Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-18

WASHINGTON. December 17.-The SEN
ate to-day passed the immigration bill
known as the Lodge bill. with a new sec
tion 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 % to 10. As passed the
bin amends the immigration laws so as
20 exclude from admission TO the United
States all persons over 10 years of age
who cannot read and write the language
of their native country or some other lam
guage, but an admissible immigrant over
the age of 10 may bring in with him, or
send for his wife or parent or grand par
ent or minor child or grandchild. notwith-
standing the inability TO read and write.
For the purpose Of testing the ability
Of the immigrant 20 read and write as re-
qulred by the foregoing section the lnspec-
tion officers shall be furnished copies of
the Constitution of the United States
printed on numbered uniform pasteboard
slips. each containing hve lines of the
Constitution printed in the various Ian
guages Of the immigrants in double small
plea type These slips shall be kept in
boxes made for that purpose and so con-
structed as 20 conceal the slips from view.
each box TO contain slips of but one Ian
guage and the immigrant may designate
the language in which ne prefers the test
shall be made. Each immigrant shall be
required to draw one of these slips from
the box and read. and afterwards write
out i'm fun view of the immigration Of
rcers the ive lines printed thereon. Each
slip shall be returned TO the box imme-
5atcly after the test is finished and the
contents Of the box shall be shaken up
nv am inspection officer before another
drawing is made. No Immigrant falling
to read and write out the slip thus drawn
by him shall be admitted; but he shall be
returned 10 the country whence he came
ar the expense of the steamship or railroad
company which brought him. as now pro
v.I-d by law. The inspection officers shall
Keep in each box at all times a full number
o.. these printed pasteboard slips and in
tr. case of each excluded immigrant shall
Keep q certified memorandum Of the num-
'.- OF The slip which the immigrant failed
-n read or copy out In writing.
The Cuban section added TO the bin pro-
vi5es that the act shall not apply to per-
sons arriving i'm the United States from
amy port or place i'm the Island of Cuba
during the continuance OF the present
disorders there. provided that such per
sons have heretofore been inhabitants OF
that island
An amendment by Mr.. Elkins. proposing
q l1 head tax on Immigrants coming in
other than American ships. occasioned
considerable debate and was finally tabled
as were several other amendments The
immigrant measure now goes into con-
ference. as the bill passed to-day is a sub
ti,ute for the Corliss-McCau bill passed
hy the House.
The House to-day passed the third Of
the regular appropriation bills that for
the support of the army. and entered up
ON the consideration Of the legislative
executive and judicial bin. Fair progress
v1s made to-day. Tt is expected that
this bul and the military academy ap-
preparation bin will be passed before the
holiday recess.