The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-01-23
coMpRoMIsE IMMIGRATION Ell.
Prevents EntFaaee Of the Ignorant
and MeReenaFY Peraana.


Washington, Jan. M.-The compromise
immigration bill, which has been agreed
upon BY the conferees OF the house and
senate. and which will come before the
two houses for acceptance within a few
days. contains several features which
have not been made public.
The first section OF the senate bill II
retained and excludes from the United
States all persons over 1s years of age
who can not read and write the English
laguage or the language OF their native
country. but Il 10 amended by the words
''or resident" before country" in ac-
cordance with a suggestion made by
Chairman Bartholdt Of the house com
mittee.
For the purpose of testing the ability
OF immigrants 10 read IL IL provided that
they shall draw from a box a printed
slip containing between 20 and Is words
OF the constitution, instead OF hve lines
OF Il. as required by the senate bill. and
read these words.
A clause Is added to the bill that IL
the sllps are not at hand for use the Of
ficers shall make the test by the most
appropriate and available means at hand,
and state In writing the reason the slips
are lacking and the sub-test applied.
The COFIess Plan.
The plan Of Representative coriiss Of
Michigan for excluding aliens from tenn
porary employment In the United States
reads as follows:
That 1t shall hereafter be unlawful
for a male allen who has not in good
faith made his declaration before the
proper court Of record of his intention TO
become a citizen of the United States or
TO come regularly or habitually into the
United States by land or water for the
purpose Of engaging in any mechanical
trade or manual labor for wages or sal
airy. returning from time to time TO a
foreign country.
That it shall be unlawful for any per
knowingly to employ any alien coming
into the United States. In violation Of the
next preceding section Of this act: pro
| vided. that the provisions Of this act
shall not apply TO the employment Of sail
ors. deck hands or other employees Of
vessels. or railroad train hands, such al
| conductors, engineers, brake1nen, FIRE
| men or baggagemen, whose duties require
| them to pass over the frontier to reach
| the terminus of their runs. or TO boat
| men or guides on the lakes or rivers OF
| the northern border of the United States
Violations OF these sections by alien
| or citizens are made misdemeanors. pun
| exceeding one year. or both, and person.
coming into the country In violation o
the sections are to be deported TO tn
country whence they came"
The secretary of the treasury Is au
thorized to permit the entrance of me;
to teach new arts or industries undo
such rules as he may provide.
1 The section of the senate bill ex
emDting from the act persons who ma,
enter from Cuba during the disorder
there Is retained.
New Section.
A new section is added TO the bill
which follows:
That any allen who shall in yiolatio
Of this act or any other existing Law
secure entry into the United States with
out inspection or examination or throug
Misrepresentation. collision. deception G
fraud. may be taken into custody b
| the properly authorized immigration Of
1cers within 80 days after the facts b,
come known TO them and such alien uI
on a special inquiry at the most CONVEX
lent place conducted according TO sectio
S OF the immigration act OF March, lsS
shall be dealt with as provided by la
for alien immigrants upon their mr.
| arrival"
Instead of taking effect three month
after its passage. the bill is amendt
to take effect July l. 1897.