The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-18
A BAR AGAINST ILLlTERACY
THE LODGE IMMIGRATION BILL
 PASSES THE SENATE,

to Vitiate Its Effect, Rejected-Ten Sena-
 tors Vote Against Its Passage.
 Washington, Dec. IA motion by MT. Hale, rep. of Maine, that when the senate adjourned to-day 1t adjourn until Monday met with some remon- strances on both sides of the chamber, but was agreed to without division.
 The house amendments to the senate bill as to the lands of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad company were laid be- fore the senate, and were on motion of MT. Hill, dem, of New York, not con- cured in and conference asked, Sena- tors Hill of New York, Platt, rep, of Connecticut, and Clark, rep, of Wy oming, being appointed conferees on the part of the senate.
 In presenting a lot of petitions from Alabama, declaring that there was no law for the state government in that state, MT. Chandler, rep, of New Hampshire, clashed with MT. AL len in reference to the fac tor of Mir Aliens reason of inquiry on that subject last session, MT Chandler asserting that the resolution has failed because of some incorporate remarks of MT. Allen questioning the motives of republican senators; and MT. Allen denying that, but asserting that lie had a grave suspicion that the resolution never would be acted on in good faith on the republican side of the chamber.
 After the passage of two senate bills on the calendar Gas to accounts of ar my officers who were graduates of West Point military academy; and for the relief of Major William M. May nedier), the house bil to amend the immigration laws was taken up.
 The senate amendment was modified so as to make the exclusion paragraph read: "All persons over sixteen years of age who cannot read and write the language of their native country, or some other language; but an admissi- be immigrant over such age of sixteen may bring in with him or send for his wife or parent or grandparent or minor children or grandchild knowing their inability to read and write.'
 MT. Morgan, dem, of Alabama, nov ed to amend the bill so that it shall not apply to immigrants from Cuba. The demands of humanity, he said, were obvious in relation to Cuba. The United States could not afford to send back a Cuban to the merciless grasp of the men from whom he had escaped. The exception, he argued, could be made without interfering with the gen @,, favored nations"
 Mr. Hoar rep, of Massachusetts, suggested that the better way would be a provision authorizing the secretary of state to provide for the admission of immigrants fleeing from war or po- ltical oppression or in consequence of political disorder.
 After a long discussion MT. Morgan's amendment modified so that the acts shall not apply to persons arriving in the United States from any port or place in the island of Cuba during the continuance of the present disorders there, provided that such persons have been heretofore inhabitants of that island, was agreed to; yeas 47, nays g. the negative votes being given by Senators Caffery dem,. of Louisiana, Hill, dem, of New York, Lindsay, dem., of Kentucky, Palmer, dem., of Illinois, Pettigrew, sil. rep, of South Dakota, and Walthall, dem., of Missis- sippi.
 MT. Ell1ins, rep, of West Virginia, offered an amendment for the collec- ton of head tax of $10 on all immi- grants coming to the United States in vessels not of the United States.
 Mr. Nelson, rep, of Minnesota, op- posed the amendment, saying that he would rather vote to prevent immigra- tion altogether than vote for an amend ment that would be tax on common humanity and that would make the United States the most mercenary and abject of all the nations of the earth.
 MT. Elkins spoke in support of his amendment, urging that the American steamship lines could bring in all the immigrants and that besides it was de- sirable to restrict immigration.
 MT. Chandler, rep, of New Hamp- shire, opposed the amendment, saying that he was willing to aid the American steamship lines by appropriations from the treasury, but he was not willing to have a head tax imposed on immigra- tion.
 MT. Perkins, rep, of California, fav- ored the amendment, the effect of which, he said, would be to make a gift of ten dollars to the immigrant who came to the United States in a ship flying "Old Glory" and also to give the immigrant his first lesson in American citizenship.
 MT. Hill, dem., of New York, declar- ed that in his opinion the amendment was entirely in the wrong direction. It was the principle of protection run mad, of paternalsm run mad. It would be better to provide that there should be no immigration at all.
 Mr Wolcott, rep, of Colorado, also opposed the amendment The effect of it would be. he said, to cause immi- grants from Europe to land at Cana dian port and to cross the St. Law renee into the United States, and to cause immigrants from China and Jap an to take steamships to Vancouver, inasmuch as the amendment would not apply to immigrants coming by land.
 After further discussion MT. Elkin's amendment was rejected.
 Mr. Morgan, dem., of Alabama, of- fered an amendment prohibiting the read correctly the ten commandments and the constitution of the United States printed in some language, and