The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-18


legislative step hsying been taken 10 the
senate today BY an agreement 20 the con
ference Eep9rt on the bi4l. Strong oppo-
sition WAS made 10 the report, but OF the
lusl vote tas friends Of the measure ral-
lied a small majority. fhe vote being,
yeas 81 nays 81
TIE BIZ. passed. extends The tmmlgra-
tson restrictions against.
'.An persons physically capable and over
is years 81 age EAo cannot read ana ~Flle
the English language or some other Ian
guase. but a person not 80 aole 70 read
and write who Is over % years OF age
and is the parent or andparent o9
qua tilted immigrant over p years of age
and capable OF supporting such parent or
grandqarenf. rsay accompany sucn iu-
migrant. or such parent or Erandparent
may be sent for and come 20 join the fam
lily OF child or grandchtld over = years
Of age. similarly qualified ana capable,
and a wife or minor child not 80 able 20
read and write may accompany or be sent
for and come 10 join the husband or pa
rent similarly qualified and capable
For the purpose OF testing the immi-
grants igiteracy he is compelled 10 read
and write from twenty 10 twenty-five
words at the United States constitution.
Aside from these extensions OF the pres
ent law the bin Iuaugurates new system
OF restricting immigration from border
countries and designed to apply principal
~ 10 immigration from Canada.
4Ne PROVISIONS are as I1kAOASs
Section l. That il shall hereafter be IN
lawsf FOR any male alien who has not IN
good faith made his declaration before
the proper court of his intention 10 be-
come citizen OF the United states 70 be
employed on any public WORKS or the
United states 10 come regularly and
habitually into the United States by lana
or water for the purpose or engaging IN
any mechanical trade or manual labor,
Tor wages or salary. returning from time
10 time 10 q foreign country
Sec. ). That IL shall be unlawful for
any person. partnership. company or cor
poration knowingly 10 employ any allen
coming into the United States in violation
OF the next preceding section or this act.
shall not apply 10 the employment OF
sailors deckhands or other employees or
vessels or railroad train hands. such as
conductors. engineers. brakemen. hremen
or baggage masters. whose duties require
them 10 pass over the frontier 10 reach
the teTrnini OF their runs. or 70 ooatmen
or guides on the lakes and rivers ot the
Northern border OF the United States.
violation OF these sections is made 4 mis-
demeanor. punishable by fine Up to $500.
or imprisonment up 10 one year. or both.
A special provision exempts from the OPP
Grafton of the law persons arriving from
Cuaa during the continuance OF the pres
ent disorder there. The law Is 10 take
effect July next.
During the morning hour Allen OF Ne
braska spoke on his resolution relating TO
dismissa!s from Office at South Omaha.
Neb. Ha said the alleged causes Of dis
mssal Were utterly puerle. The senator
windows. There were six other ladies.
who were discharged their offense was
that Of having Bryan's picture in their
windows. There were six OF the ladies,
Alien said, who had Mckinley pictures IN
their windows, but they were not dis
tuFoed. The ladies' who displayed the
Bryan pictures did IL ia honor Of citizen
Of their ogn state. and yet. Alien said.
this administration had brought ABOUT
the discharges. The senator cited other
cases of mea who had been dismissed. he
alleged because they had spoken for
Bryan. Allen declared that from this Il
appeared the civil service law was . fraud
and delusion and snat tbs civil service
commission was using &c for most un-
wcFthy purposes Aliens resolution cali
ing on Jhe civil service commission for
fuH information as 10 the South Omaha
discharges WAS then agreed 70.
Lodge of Massachusetts brought for
ward the conference report on the immi-
grafton 5.II. Ee explained that the bin as
now presented modified The provision of
the language in which an immigrant is 10
read or wri,e the Eag,tsA or some ether
language II also oVeTcame the objection
thathusas n3 and wife might be separated.
The Corlgss amendment relative 80 Cana
Ctau border immigration Was retained
Palmer 81 Illinois opposed the report. He
said hr Auea OF $50 sentiment for which he
had greater deJestation than "nativism."
HC heid The right Of migration uud expa-
triAtioa TO be- essential 10 the liberty OF
individuals. This hil was an extension OF
the same sentiment OF nativism. Palmer
pointed out defects in various sections.
The test OF i.4iteracy would. he said. ope-
rate against worthy class. and not
against the dangerous men. rhe Drawing
anarchists" who Were able 10 read and
write Sic said the restriction on Cana
dian border immigration v-as without q par
hlel la the legislation ~ tae world. Tt
vas remarkable movement to originate
IL the 'land az tae free and the home OF
the brave" Win TIE adoption oI yhc uis-
grabie. narrow po.jcy cur netghbors north
and south sou.a he invitc5 20 adopt SIM
i.as course. lt was aa outrage he Ee-
ciarei. on she cosnl5y oG nations ana civi,-
zatloU " the aee.
Garter % Montana also opposed the re-
port He aopet the ntll would be re-eeguns!t-
je8. 30 orjer that hs might move an arneH e.
meut providing thai the resi- rictloas shan
rot apply 10 S resident citz1r as ary conn
try ou th.s he1alsphere III gx0usH. Garter
declared. iea8 70 retaliation hv every gov
erament or This Hemisphere. thss array
trE The Unlte8 States against Its neigh
bors
Canery og Louisiana spoke against the
general principle of restricting iurai rra-
;ion. ard Chaailer lutsr*ertea the state
usent ehat 1souiss81a Ea1 furnished Italian
riots. "a rum brr at Italians had taen killed.
and ,he tusted States had bee1 com9~ .1e4
10 Indemnify
The NAL vote WAS taken and che confer
snce report Was agreed 10. yeas g. nsv- g.
As follows
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Rspubll.ars-A Alavleh Allison Baker.