New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-18
prsTRICTING IMMIGRATION.
.ur EDUCATIONAL TEST BILL PASSED
BY THE SENATE.

co AS NOT TO APPLY TO REFUGEES
,,.e, AND SENT TO A CONFERENCES
COMMITTED TENT OF THE MEASURE
,.c,or Dec. 1.-THE bill which passed
,,,,se of Representatives last session, and
w hich a substitute was reported by the
p' committee. to amend the immigration
os - the United States occupied the atten-
80 the Senate for nearly the whole or TO-
w. session. The substitute was amended In
' particulars the most notable amend
ha,ng one providing that the act shall
~" ,,, 70 Cuban refugees during the existing
hies in Cuba. and then it was passed by q
e - TO 10. and a conference asked WITH
~. uouse The bill as passed, excludes Ill
,,,,on 10 those classes excluded under eNis'-
,ows all persons over sixteen years Oh age
cannot read and write the language Oh
..o,r native country or some other language
"." aoes not exclude the wife. child. parent
erandparent of an admissible immigrant
.a.,,bstanding their inability to read and
write. ,,
r,a text of the bill is as follows
-. coc,ioo OF the act of March g. 1871, IN
ilSroent of the immigration ana 'onlrac' - re
,s be- and hereby is amended 10y f, Emission
cIahe 1'nj,od States the following: All W.
yteen years of age who canno, r,'u n, othcr Ian
anguse,e "a an admissible Immigrant over such age
guage: nm' may brirg i'm with him or send for ms
OF sxteen , rnn, a. rrandparent minor child or
srandchid. Notwithstanding the ''a'"'' ~ ''"D
write tho nurpose of testing the ability or the I'M
~ 70 read and write as rec urea 10y w -
going section the iHsPe'1on of the United
nsneu "rrinted on numbered uniform pastrpoaaIu
slips eat ,hn various languages of the immigran' :
Il double small plea TYPE. InssS S' and so con-
kept IN "o s n conceal the slips from view. each
sv 10 contain slips Of bu, one ansuaEe' 1,c he
ponc,arf may designate the language IN wIicm ~,
lnSars The lest shall be made. tlcm l1i'lls az a.,
Van be required to draw ons OF sau s', mi view
sn1 and read and aftcrward write OUT III nri,fed
p9A enumeration officers. the five iineS pri, h
thereon. Each slip shall ne orihdd and the con-
in,s If the box shall be shaken up by an ~ I'M
INK oficer before anothec az WIZ ,i he slip thus
drawn by him shall he admiltsa, puo me AT the
returned to the country nr raroad company which
S~ppnght him as now provided ny Jaw, III times a
lion Officers shall keep in sacn n esoard slips and
iu IN nase of each excluded immgrani hc Sin
a certified memorandum OF thn h" ~ raad or copy
which the said immigrant failed 10 ''""
o1l IN "i snail not apply persons arriving IN
=, cubs during the continuance of the ofore
orders: provided that such persons nave
Ssen ;nha hitants of that island 49,, ,,or,bs after
That this act shall take effect three months
Its passage ouaa~ad sena-
xorc O1Cp
o,d Faulkner Dem. w. Val being "PP''
oorfsrrees on the part of the Senate
motion by Mr. Hale rep. Meo 'hal ~"
the Senate adjourn today it adjourn u''' .,,'
dav met with sor~e remonstrances on pom S'u'
- tho chamber. but was agreed to without a.
vision. . .ha Senate bill AS
The House amendments 10 the 'Dneico Pail
% the lands of the Atlantic ana facIl.u ora
road Company were laid before the Sena'e %,,'
uere on motion Of MI Hill Dem. y e nV,-
concurred in and a conference ash'u W. ,
1I;u Platt (Rep Comm. and Clark t'eP' y, ~
ha;nq appointed conferrees on the part oi INV
Senate s.,.,ors from Alabama
deciarine that there was no laWrui ,.a'e 81
ernrnent I'm that State. Mr.. Chandier u.ep,
~ HI came into collision with Mr ,-..,
rsterence TO the failure Of Mr. Aliens resoiut' r
- inouiry on that subject last sesslon,M NJ,
chandler asserting that the resolution mao ta,,,u
Sarause Of some Incorporate remarks OF MI.
a,ian's questioning the motives OF KepupIcai'
Canators and Mr. Allen denying mat ou' as
sewing that he had had a grave suspicion lia.
~ resolution never would be acted on IN eooo
to,,b ON the Republican side OF the cnalhtri
,ftsr short executive session the Seha'e d.
4.30 n m. adjourned until Monday