The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-05-21
THE NEW IMMIGRATION LAW
The BarthOldt-McCall Bill Passed by the
House.
N EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION |
1t Excludes Immigrants Who Cannot Read
and Write English or other Language,
and Bars Canadians Who Become
"Citizens" for Revenue only.

WASHINGTON, May 21.-Aftor two days
debate the house, by the overwhelming
vote Of 1876 to 20, passed the Bartholdt- Nc
Call immigration bill as modified by the
Corliss amendment. The Stone consular
inspection bill, which was offered as a sub.
stltute, was defeated by vote of 70 to 13.
Inc bill as passed adds to the classes OF
aliens excluded from admission to the
United States all male persons between
the ages OF l6 and 60 years of age Except
parents of persons living in this country
VINO cannot both read and write English
or some other language.
Ihe Corliss amendment added to the
bill excludes aliens who come across the
borders year after year to perform labor in
the United States with no intention of set
tling therein. 1t declares all labor con.
tracts with aliens void, and makes parties
thereto within the jurisdiction of the
United States punishable by a fine of
$1,000, or imprisonment not exceeding one
year; makes it a misdemeanOr for natur.
allied citizens who have returned to a for.
eign country, making the same his home,
to again perform labor in the United
States; makes it IA misdemeanor for any
alien to cross the border for labor i'm the
United States except at n port of entry,
and imposes head tax of fifty cents on
each immigrant.
Before the debate began special order
was adopted setting aside today for the
consideration of the Phillips commission
bill and tomorrow for the Erdman arbitra.
ton bill. The order provoked the vehe-
ment protests of the friends of war claims,
who charged the leaders of the house with
treating them unfairly. Both Mr. Mahon
(Pa.), chairman of the war claims com
mittee, and Mr.. Walker (Mass.) served
notice that at the short session beginning
in December no bills would be allowed to
pass by unanimous consent. Their threat
is for the purpose of forcing the consider
alton of bills on the calendar.
The senate defeated a proposition by Mr..
German for the issue of Sl00000.OO0 of 3
per cent. treasury certificates to meet pro-
spective deficiencies. This was followed
by the defeat of another proposition by
Mr. PETER (Kan.) for the issue of Green
backs to meet the appropriations made by
the Notifications bill. Both propositions
were offered as amendments to the fortif-
cations bill, which was passed, thus leav-
ing but one of the appropriation bills un-
acted on by the senate.
Mr., Gormans amendment developed an
animated financial debate with Mr. Sher-
man and Mr.. German as the main partici-
pants. Mr.. Sherman resisted the amend
ment, and Urged that the proper step was
to pass the Dingley emergency tariff bill.
Mr. German made an offer to Mr.. Sher-
man that both sides Of the chamber join
in a nOn-partisan relief measure, imposing
n tax on tea and coffee and repeating the
rebate on alcohol used in the arts which
would he said, add Si000O,000 to $4,000,
900 TO the revenues and would reduce re-
bates by Sl5,OOO,OOO Mr.. Sherman did not
respond to the suggestion. A motion by
Mr. Mills to lay the German amendment
on the table prevailed by vote of ~ to 9,
Mr., Peffer's greenback amendment was
defeated without debate by 43 to II. The
fertilization bill as passed carries SO 1853,
SSS, or Sl,9lS,O5 more than the house APP
preparation. The senate also passed bills
appropriating $1,000 for public building
at Tacoma, Wash, and 100000 for pub
lie building at Salem, Ore.