The evening times., 1897-02-09
THE BILL BECOMES 4 LAW
A House Majority for the Immi'
grafton Measure.
AFTER A LENGTHY DEBATE
The Second Agreement of the Con-
ferees Finally Was Put Through.
The Educational Test Has Been
Changed The Sections Relating
TO canadian Birds of Passage"

In order that il might prepare the bill
making appropriations for carrying on the
postal service in the year ended June 80.
1898. the Committee on Postoffices and
Post Roads, on motion OF Mr. Loud,
today, was permitted To sit during the ses-
sions OF the House.
Mr.. Danford called up the second agree
ment OF the conferees on the immigration
bin, which was presented 10 the House yes
teriay, and after treating OF the sta atement
by the conferees, he demanded the pre-
vious question. This was seconded-94 TO
IL.
Ine bin as agreed upon provides for the
admission OF ilhterate wives and children
OF male immigrants who themselves are
eligible to admission. The educational test
was changed so as to admit any male inn
migrant, otherwise qualified, who can read
and write the English or some other Ian
guage- The first agreement compelled the
immigrant to read and write in the Ian
guage of their native or resident nation"
The sections rclatingto the comm & of birds
OF passage especially over the Canadian
border, have been changed to read as fol-
lows:
'-Section 4 That il shall hereafter be
unlawful for any male alien who has not
in good faith made his declaration before
the proper court OF his intention TO become
a citizen of tire United States, to be EN-
ployed on any public works Of the United
States. or 20 come regularly or habitually
into tie United States by land or water
for the purpose of engaging in any mechani-
cal trade or manual labor, for wages or
salary. returning from time to time to a
foreign country.
section o. That il shall be unlawful
for any person, partnership, company or
corporation knowingly to employ any alien
coming into the United States In yicla-
tion uf tine next preceding section Of this act;
provided. that the provisions OF this act
shall rot apply to the employment of sail
ors. deck hands, or ether employees of YES
sels: or railruad train hands, such as con-
ductorS. engineers, bra kemen, firemen or
baggagemen, whose duties require them
to pass over the frontier TO reach the ter
mini of their runs. or to boatnen or guides
on the lakes and rivers on the northern
border OF the United States.
section 6. That any violation OF the
provisions of sections 4 and of this act
by any alien or citizen shall be deemed
misdemeanor, punishable by fine not eX-
ceeding $500 or by Imprisonment for the
term OF not exceeding one year, or By both
such fine and imprisonment. in the discre-
tinn OF The court: Provided, That all per
sons convicted Of a violation OF section
OF this &C. shall be depOrted to the coun-
try whence they came
section =. That Notwithstanding the
provisions OF this or any other existing law,
the Secretary OF the Treasury may permit
aliens to enter this country for the purpose
of teaching new arts or industries under
such rules ard regulations as he may
provide
new section was added as follows:
.Section 5. That this act shall not apply
to persons arriving in the United states
from any port or place in the Island OF
Cuba during the continuance or the present
disorders there, who have heretofore been
inhabitants of that island
Mr.. Mahany antagonized the adoption
of tie conference report.
Pending the discussion Of the bin, a mes
sage was received from the Senate, con-
veying a concurrent resolution, requesting
the President to return to Congress the
Senate bin recently passed to amend the
ct TO repeal the timber culture law On
motion Of Nh Hyde, the House concarredi in
the resolution.
The immigration bill was further dis
cussed By Mr. Kiefer. Mr.. Mcguire and MI
Mccall, and the report was agreed to-162
toI4 a denandfor the yeas and nays was
seconded. The vote resulted: Yeas 217,
uays 81