The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-18
HAS AN EDUCATIONAL TEST.
The Senate Passes a New Immi-
grafton Bill.

Washington, Dec. 1;-Thc Senate to-
day passed the special order. the inmi-
grafton bill. known as the Lodge bill
with new section providing that the eX-
clusion shall not apply to persons arriving
firm Cuba during .he continuance of the
present disorders there. The strength of
the bill was greater than h,d been cx-
pccted, the final vote being - to 10.
-AS passed the bill amends the immicro.
ton laws as To exclude from admission To
the United States all persons over lG
years of age who cannot read and write
the language OF their natl 5e country or
some other language, but an admissible
Immigrant over the age of i6 may bring
with him or send for his wife or parent
or grardparcnt. or minor child or grand
Child, notwithstanding the inability to
read and write
Fox the purpose of testing the ability
OF the immigran To read and write as re.
quircd by the bill, the inspection officers
shall be furnished copies Of the consttu.
ton of the United States printed on mum.
bere'i uniform pasteboard slips, each con.
tWnng five lines of the constitution
,, printed in the various languages of the
immigrants in double small pica TYNE.
These slips shall he kept in boxes made
FOR that purpose and 50 constructed as to
conceal the slips from view, each box To
contain slips of but one language and
the Immigrant may designate the lam
Sulge III which he prefers the test shall
be made. Each immigrant shall he re-
| CURED To draw one of these slips from the
! box and read and afterwards write out in
full view of the Immigration officers the
five lines printed thereon. Each slip
shall he returned Immediately after the
test Is finished and the contents of the
box shall he taken MP by the inspection
officer before another drawing is made
NO Immigrant failing to read and write
QBt the slip thus drawn by him shall he
admitted, but he shall he returned TO the
country whence he came ut the expense
of the steamship or railroad company
which brought him, rs now provided by
law
The inspection officers shall keep in
each box ut all times full number of
these printed pnsteboard slips, and in
the ease of each excluded immigrant shall
keep certified memorandum of the mum.
Der of the slip which the Immigrant failed
To read or copy out in writing.
The Cuban section added to the bill
provides that the act 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 pres
cnt disorders there, provided that such
persons have heretofore been inhabitants
OF that island.
An amendment by Mr.. Elkins, propos-
ing $40 head Tux on immigrants coming
in other than American ships. occasioned
considerable debate and was finally
tabled. AS were several other amend.
ments
On the final vote the negatives were:
Blackburn. blanchard. Cacery, Lindsay.
Mills, Mitchell, of Wisconsin Morgan.
Murphy, Palmer. and Villas, all Demo.
Gratis.
The Immigrant measure now goes into
conference, aS the bill passed dag is
substitute for the Corliss Mccall bill
pas scd by the House IA year ago.
Mr.. Chandler presented II large number
by reason of the election methods prevail
ing in Alabama the State was without Il
republican form Of government at the
present time. 1t brought Il statement
from MIR. Allen that the Alabama investi-
cation proposed 10y him had been defeated
by Republican votes.
Mr.. Chandler responded that the defeat
was due 10 MIR. Aliens mismanagemcnt
Of his resolution and that the investigu-
ton could he resurrcctcd
Mr.. Call offered resolution, which
was referred, approprating $4,000 a. a
relief fund for the sufferers from the
tidal wave and storm which occurred on
the Florida coast last October
After brief executive session the SEN
ate adjourned at 4:l5 until Monday.