The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-02-25
NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
THE IMMIGRATION BILL.
4 Special Provision Exempting Cuban
Refugses-Ths Vote.

The immigration bill now goes to the
President. The last legislative step having
been taken in the senate Wednesday by an
agreement to the conference report on the
bill. Strong opposition was made to the re-
port, but on the final vote the friends OF the
measure rallied a mall majority, the vote
being: Yeas, "a; nays, 81. The bill as passed
extends the immigration restrictions against
''all persons physically capable and over IL
years OF age who cannot read ard write the
English language or some other language;
but n person not so able TO read and write
who is over so years Of age, and Is the parent
or g~randparent OF a qualified immigrant over
81 years OF age and capable Of supporting
such parent or ~grandparent, may accompany
such immigrant or such a. parent or
grandparent may be sent for and come to
join the family Of a child or grandchild over
n years Of age, similarly qualified and cap
able, and a wife or minor child not so able to
read and write may accompany or be sent
for and come to join the husband or parent
similarly qualified and capable" For the
purpose OF testing the immigrants literacy,
he is compelled to read and write from 20 to
% words OF the United States Constitution.
Aside from these extensions Of the present
law. the bill inaugurates u new system OF re-
s~tricting immigration from border countries,
and designed to apply principally to immi-
grafton from Canada. The provisions are
as follows:
Section 4.-That 1t shall hereafter be IN
awful 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 the United States, to be employed
on any public works OF the United States, or
to come regularly or habitually into the
United States by land or water, for the pur-
pose OF engaging In any mechanical trade or
manual labor for wages or salary, returning
from time to time to a foreign country.
Section b-That it shall be- unlawful for
any person, partnership compahyo or corpo-
ration knowingly to employ any allen COM
Ing into the United States In violation OF the
next preceding section OF the act. Provided,
that the provisions of this act shall not ap-
ply to sailors, deckhands or other employees
OF vessels, or railroad train hands, such as
conductors, engineers, brakemen, flremen,
or Engagement, whose duties require them
to pass over the frontier 10 reach the ter
mini OF their runs. or to boatmen or guides
on the lakes or rivers on the northern border
OF the United States.
A violation OF these sections Is made a mis-
deme' n n. punishable by a fine up to $500
or Imprisonment up to one year, or both.
A special provision exempts from the
operation Of the law persons arriving from
Cuba during the continuance Of the present
disorder there. The law is to take effect
July l next.
The final vote was taken and the confer
ence report was agreed to, yeas, "a; nays, 81,
as follows:
Observation-Disclosures, Allison, Baker
Brown, Burrows, Cullom. Chandler, Davis,
Elkins, Frye, Gallinger. Goar. Hoar, Lodge,
Mcbride, Morrill,, Nelson. Perkins, Platt,
Pritchard, Proctor, Quay, Sewall, sherman.
Thurston, Wetmore-26. Democrats-Chil-
ton, Faulkner, Hill. Martini. Popnlists-
Butler, PETER, Pettigrew-a Silver Repub-
licans-Toller-l. Total "a.
Observation-Disclosures, Hansbrough,
Hawley, Shoup-i. Democrats-Bacon.
Berry, Blanchard, Cafrery, Call, Cockrell,
Gibson, German, Gray, Lindsay, Mills, Mitch
ell (Wis.), Morgan, Murphy, Palmer, Pasco,
Pugh, Roach, Tilman, Turple. Vest, Villas,
Voorhees, and White-25. Populists-Stew-
rrt-l. Silver Republicans-Mantle-1.
Total 81.