The herald., 1896-12-18
PROCEEDINGS IN
SENATE. AND HOUSE
IIliterate Immigrants to Be
Excluded
UNDER BILL PASSED IN THE SENATE
The Substitute Promptly Sent to
Conference
FAVOR IS SHOWN TO CUBANS
During the Continuance Of the Present
Trcublous Times
All Candidates for R sidence Most Read the
Constitution
The House Passes the Army Appropri.
alton Bill and Makes Some Provis-
ion for the Inauguration OF
FAVOR IS SHOWN TO CUBANS
During the Continuance of the Present
Trcublous Times
All Candidates for r sidence Nest Read the
Constitution
The House Passes the Army Appropri.
alton Bill and Makes Some Provis-
ion for the Inauguration OF
President Elect Mckinley.
Associated Press Special Wire

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE senate
today passed the immigration bill known
as the Lodge bill, with a new section
providing that the exclusion shall not
apply to persons arriving from Cuba
during the continuance of the present
disorders there. The strength of the
bill was greater than had been expected.
the final Vote being So to 10. AS passed.
the bill amends the immigration laws
so as to exclude from admission to the
United States a persons over 16 years
of age who G mot read and write the
language of cir own country or some
other language, but an admissible I'M
migrant over 16 years of age may bring
in with him or send for his wife or parent
or gran6parent or minor children or
grandchild, Notwithstanding the inabil-
ity to read or write. For the purpose Of
testing the inability of an Immigrant to
read and write, as required by the fore
going section, the inspection officers
shall be furnished copies of the consti-
tuition of the United States, printed on
numbered uniform pasteboard slips.
each containing five lines of the consti-
tuition printed in the different languages
of the immigrants in double small plea
type. These slips shall be kept in boxes
made for that purpose, and SO construct
ed as to conceal the slips from view.
each box to contain slips of but one Ian
suage, and the immigrant may designate
the language In which he prefers the test
shall be made. Each immigrant shall
be required to draw one of these slips
from the box and read and afterwald
write out. in full view of the irnfnigra-
ton officers, the five lines print ed there
on. Each slip shall be returned to the
box Immediately after the test is fin
lshed, and the contents of the box shall
he shaken up by the inspector before
another drawing is made. No immigrant
railing to read and write out the slim
thus drawn by him shall be admitted:
but he shall be returned to the country
whence he came at the expense of the
rallroad or steamship company which
brought him, as now provided by law
The inspection officers shall keep in each
box at all times full number of these
printed pasteboard slips. and in the case
of each excluded immigrant shall keen
certified memorandum. of the number
OF the slip which the immigrant failed
to read or copy out in writing
The Cuban section added to the hill
provides that the act shall not apply to
persons arriving in the United States
from any port or place in the island OF
Cuba curing the continuance of the
present disorders there, provided such
persons have heretofore been inha bitants
of that island
An amendment by Mr. Elkins propos.
ing $40 head tax on Immigrants com
ing in other than American ships oc.
cas1oned considerable debate, and was
Inily tabled, as were several other
amendments. The immigrant measure
now goes into conference, the bill passed
today being a substitute for the Corliss-
Mccall bill passed by the house.
On motion of Mr.. Hale of Maine. Re-
publican, the senate today agreed that
when it adjourned today it be until
Monday next.
The house amendments to the bill con.
corning lands of the Atlantic and Pacific
Railroad company were non-concurred
in. ard Messrs Hill of New York, DEM
ocrat, Platt of Connecticut, Republican.
and Clark of Wyoming, Republican,
were named as senate conferees
At l o'clock the immigration bill was
taken up, previous agreement having
been made that the final vote would oc-
cur at o'clock.
Mr.. Caffery of Louisiana. Democrat,
opposed the bill as whole. The needs
of the south and west demanded an in
fiux of immigrants to aid in the devel-
opment of these sections.
The Cuban exception was adopted
yeas At, nays 6. The negative vote was
cast by Senators Caffery, Hill Lindsay,
Palmer. Fettigrew and Walthal
Mr.. Mills declared that reading and
writing did not constitute good citizen
ship. The bill was an extension of the
refinements of civil service laws to the
immigrants seeking our shores. 1t set
aside the democratic spirit of our in
stitutions. He would welcome 100, 600
Germans, Irishmen or Scandinavians
to Texas.
Mr. Elkins of West Virginia. Repub-
lican, offered an amendment providing
q head tax of $40 on immigrants coming
to the United States IN vessels not of
the United States.
Mr.. Nelson of Minnesota, Republican,
opposed the head tax idea as a tax on
humanity. He particularly opposed the
Elkins amendment. as it purported to
aid American shipping by putting the
head tax on immigrants coming on for
eign steamship lines which controlled "a
per cent of the immigration. Mr.. Nelson
said that the American merchant ma
rne could not be built UP on any such
methods.
Mr. Elllirs said The foreign steamship
lines raneacked Europe to get immi-
grants, sending paupers an> criminals.
There was about $S,c00,000 in this busi-
ness. and he believed the American ships
should get a good share of it
Mr.. Chandler opposed mixing AID "