New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-31
RESTRICTING IMMIGRATION.
TO BE A PROMINENT QUESTION IN CON
GREss NEXT WINTER.
FLOOD OF PETITIONS FOR ACTION RECEIVED
THE IIrrTERACY TEST PROVIDED BY
SENATOR LODGES BILL.
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Washington oct So-The question OF the res'ilo-
lion OF immigration VIII be one OF 'ie mus p'
Inent before Congress at the coming session. ''
the tariff made It OF secondary Importance =. ''e
extra session With the single exception OF the
to-r M tonic Of equal interest has appeared 10
engage public attention for a long time II ,he
almost ,nnunerable petitions from all the H'a'e'
OF the Union are Indication or wha' 'n' Peoi'0
desire Tho effort to secure amendment OF 'he I'M
migration and Contract Labor act OF MaTch D. '''.
which eliminated IN the passage by congress %
what &c nopular,y known as the Lodge bill. was
finally defeated the closing day o. MS term anu
OF the LIVth Congress by a veto OF the iheaaD,e
by President Cleveland That bill minus ce''"'"
sections was promptly reintroduced Dy us au'"o'
Senator Lodge. on March g. 1t was relerreu |"
the Committee on immigration the same day. aho
renorted without amendment Oh March y by Mr.
Lodge Owing 10 the state OF business. me senate
having TO consider the Tariff bill the lnnigral4o"
bill remained on the calendar during inc sessio'
II IS probable that will be called up at reason
able time in the regular session and passed, MS
virtually the same bin has already passed the sen
ale The House before desired different OH, mat
OF Representative Stone. bat accepted the Lodge
measure with its educational RESTRICTION as Il SUI
stitute. II Is not certain what the course Oh lNe
House will be when the bill IS again before 1t for
action 1t may amend It so as 10 make II more
stringent or II may conclude again 10 take the
Senate measure.
PROVISIONS OF TIE LODGE BILL.
The bill as reported without amendment by the
Senate Committee on Immigration. is Substantially
as follows Invested Of legal verbiase; IL auuS u
the exclusions under existing laws all persons phys-
cally capable and over sixteen years OF age WHO
cannot read and write the English or some other
language person not able 10 read VINO Is
fftv wears old and is the parent grandparent OF
a qualified immigrant over twenty-one years Oh
age and capable OF supporting such parent OF
grandparent may accompany such immigrant Vi
such parent or grandparent may he sent lol an'
come and join the family OF child or era'ocniiu
over twenty-one years Of age qualified and capable
Likewise q wife or minor child not so able 10 reau
and write may be sent for and come to Join the
husband or parent qualified and capable Inc tes'
proposed is ability TO read from sips III tni, cot
image designated by the immigrant containing n9t
less than twenty more than tweny-nNe VIII VIII
from the Constitution OF the United go rs Sins
grants failing to read ana write one VI 80 80 ,pa
must be returned to the country whence III ~
at the expense OF the raiIoad OF uhsfitritn method
for the slips IN boxes Is provided II the s.ips a.
are to be stated in writing Inc Supstltu'S o not
likewise In reading and writing 1hv ac. HoeI bace
beereiofore been inhabitants OF the island during
the continuance OF the disordcrS tnele ne az 10
% The eN Omitted sections are sections and Of the
act vetoed by President Cleveland thsy redne ~
iaborers who do not make declaration OF Intention
10 become citizens. and who are barre9 pE i9s pa
visions from work on public works OF 'n nn wages
or saiarv and then return 10 foreign country
from time 10 time These sections PROVIDED pen
atty and made certain eXceptloHs.
THE SENATE COMMITTEES REIORI.
II will be remembered that the veto Of Mr.. Cleve-
land turned on the assertion made by him that the
measure was a radical departure from the NaUohai
policy relating TO immigration. He was not aoie ~
see that time had last come when the Peop'o
were determined that change was not only LOT INC
better but was absolutely necessary. The senate
prepared
M sSs n, loS here can be doubt
sba, there is general and very earnest desire
among the people Of the United States TO restrict by
proper measures. foreign immigration ~ Is So tnyr
threatens to injure the quality of CITIZENSHIP
and lowers the rates Of America1 WAGE . ,,rheyy
step has long been apparent" ..-oo r,o.,oss FOR
The committee then consider the tnree nronounced
additional restrictions Capitation YAK - pjor,vns,
severe and thorough but somewhat .mnrsc
SOnS s Srd method that Of exclusion OF
the ignorantthose not able to read ana WIZ I'll, any
S sd 0pTon Of the present Immigration
and with few exceptions Will ten e&c,usivey 0 ' II
is admitted rat no measure which can be deTised
will let in ry one who ousnt 20 iSde any tables
are presente prove that the ihieracy tesI "o1Iu
s solve the who entered into the
OF the Republic. and who until lsN ioimeu oIe oass
S OF TO show the CHARACTER Of the Immigration
since that date One OF the a6s Dse1 sn SoHg hey
You'd the Atlantic States OF the sum p02uato ION
OF NewYork and Philadelphia IN iS9t 20 a'I 81 Pc
cent respectively were OF foreign BIRTH OF chicago
On per cent The contention OF the report through
out is that the literacy test VIII affect almost en-,
tirey those races whose immigration TO the l. lted
States has begun in recent times, ana whlch are
most allen in sngSase ana origin 10 '"e pe'p'
The bin introduced by Representative Corliss OF
Michigan on March Is has not been acted on by
the Committee lmmiraton and Naturallzdtloh.
10 which II referred too late in the session tor
action II omits the educational ana includes the
other features OF the original Lodge Dill. the one
These are the only immigration measures 50 FAR
Introduced in the LNth Congress IL Is pfoDanIe
that the House committee Will frame " OH OF us