The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-11
lII1rERATE IMMIGRATION.
snnpIlnrd ms TO he introduced In the
EIfIN.EIfth COmRreaI.


Fifty.FiEth Congress.
THE Immigration Restriction League
announces It's intention to have the fol-
lowing bill introduced into both houses
OF the F'lfty-hfth Congress, and to flght
for It's adoption: A Bill to amend tho
immigration laws Of the United States.
BE 1t enacted by the senate and house
OF representatives OF the United states
OF America in Congress assembled.
That section OF the act Of March 3,
1891, In amendment to the immigration
and COMMUNICATION acts, be and hereby
is amended by adding TO the classes of
aliens thereby excluded from admission
to the United States the following:
All persons over fifteen years Of age
and physically capable OF reading and
writing who cannot both read and
write the English language or some
other Language; but an admissible i'm.
migrant or a person now in or hereafter
admitted to this country may bring In
or send for his wife. his children under
eighteen years OF age, and his parents
or grandparents over nifty years OF age,
whether they are SO able to read and
write or not
Sec. :. For the purpose OF testing tho
ability Of the Immigrant to read ana
write. as required by the foregoing sec
ton, the inspection officers shall be fur.
nished with copies OF the constitution
of the United States, printed on num-
bercd. uniform pRsteb0Rrd slips, each
containing not less than twenty or more
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tuition, printed In the various languages
OF the immigrants in double small plea
type. These slips shall be kept in box
IS made for the purpose, and so con"
structed as to conceal the slips from
view, each box to contain slips OF but
one language. and the Immigrant may
designate the language in which he pre-
fers the test shall be made. Each i'm.
migrant shall be required to draw one
of said slips from the box and read. and
afterward write out in full view Of the
immigration officers the words printed
thereon. Each slip shall be returned TO
the box Immediately after the test Is
finished, and the contents OF the box
shall be shaken up by the inspection Of
iicer before another drawing Is made
An Immigrant failing TO read and write
out the slip thus drawn by him shall
NOT be admitted. but shall be returned
10 the country from which he came at
the expense OF the steamship or rail-
road company which brought him, as
now provided By law The inspection
officers shall keep In each box ut all
times full number Of said printed
pasteboard Slips. and in the case OF each
excluded Immigrant shall keep cert!-
fed memorandum OF the number OF the
slip which the said Immigrant failed 10
read or copy out IN writing. II In any
case, from unavoidable cause, the fore
going slips are not at hand for use the
Inspection officers shall carefully and
thoroughly test the ability Of the immi-
grant To read and write, using the most
appropriate and available means ut
their command. and shall state fully in
writing the reason why the slips are
lacking, and describe the substitute
method adopted for testing the ability
OF the immigrant,
Sec. 3. That the provisions OF the act
Of March ,, 1899, 10 facilitate the en-
forcement OF the immigration and con-
traCt-labOr laws. shall apply To the per-
sons mentioned in section OF this act.
Sec. 4, That this act shall take eject
three months after Its passage.