The herald., 1897-02-18
immigration Bill Passed by the
Senate
BITTER OPPOSITION MADE
To the Radical Change in the American
Policy
Illiterates From Cuba and BrawIing Anarchists
May still Come in Imp, r. ant Work
In the House
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE immi-
grafton bill now goes to the president,
the last legislative step having been
taken today in the senate by an agree
ment to the conference report on the
bill. Strong opposition was made to the
report, but on the final vote the friends
of the measure rallied small majority,
the vote being yeas a. nays 81.
The bill. as passed, extends the M
migration restriction against AL per-
sons physically capable ana over 10
years Of age who cannot read ana write
the English language or some other
language; but person not so aple 10
read and write, who is over 30 years OF
age and is the parent or grandparent
of a qualified immigrant over Il years of
age and capable of supporting such
parent or grandparent. may accompany
such immigrant. or such Srandpareht
may be sent for and come 10 JON tne
family of a child or grandchild over Il
years OF age. similarly qualified ana ca
pabe, and a wife or minor chlld not so
able to read and write may accompany
or be sent for and come TO JON the nus,
band or parent similarly qualified ana
capable"
For the purpose Of testing the imfnl-
grants illiteracy he is compelled to read
and write from 20 to % words OF the
United States constitution. ASIDE from
these provisions of the present law tte
bill naugurates new system OF fe-
stricting immigration from border coun
tries. and designed to apply pflhclpahH
to Immigration from Canada.
The provisions are as follows
Section T. That it shall hereafter De
unlawful for any male alien VINO mas
not in good faith made his declaration
before the proper court OF ms INTENTION
to become a citizen OF the nlted states
to be employed on any publlc WORKS or
the United States or to come regularly
and habitually into the United States
nv land or by water. for the purpose
of engaging in any mechanical trade or
manual labor, for wages or salary, re
turning from time to time to foreign
country.
Section 5. That it shall be unlawful
for any person, partnership, company or
CORPORATION knowingly to employ any
alien coming into the uniteo states III
violation of the next preceding section
of this act. Provided, that the proVis-
ions Of this act shall not apply TO the en-
ployment of sailors. deckhands or other
employees of vessels, or railroad hands'
such as conductors. engineers, praNH-
men, firemen or baggagemasters, Wnosc
duties require them to pass over the
frontier to reach the termlnl OF tneir
runs. or to boatmen or guides on the
lakes and rivers of the northern poruer
of the United States
A violation of these sections is made
misdemeanor, punishable by hne up 10
$500 or imprisonment UP to one year, or
both. A..
A special provision exempts from the
operation of the law persons arriving
from Cuba during the continuance nf
the present disorder there. The Ia" is
to take effect July 1st next
During the morning hour Allen of Ne
braska. Populist, spoke on his resolu-
ton relative to dismissals from once
at South Omaha, Neb. He said the
alleged causes of dismissal were utterly
puerile. The senator declared that IN
the case of two ladies who were dis
charged their offense was that Oh nas a ins
Bryan's picture in their windows Ihere
we're six other ladies, Allen said, who
had Mckinley pictures in their WINDOWS
hl,t they were not disturbed. The LADIES'
who displayed the Bryan pictures dld
If in honor of a citizen of their own
state. and yet. Allen said, this admins
tration had brought about the ols-
charges. The senator cited other cases
of men who had been dismissed. he al
legged. because they had spoken Tor
BRYAN. Allen declared that from this 1t
appeared the civil service law was
fraud and delusion. and the civil ser
vice commission was using it for most
unworthy objects. Aliens resolution
calling on the civil service commission
for full information as to the South
Omaha discharges was adopted
Lodge of Massachusetts. Republican,
then brought forth the conference re-
port on the immigration bill. Mr.. Lod;.e
explained that the bill as now present
ed modified the language in the proVis-
ion by which the immigrant is to real
or write the English or some otner IAN
guage It also overcame the objection
that husband and wife might be sera-
rated The Corliss amendment relative
to Canadian border immigration was re-
tanned.
Palmer of Illinois. Democrat opposed
the report He said he knew Of no sen
timent for which he had greater detes-
tation than "natism" He held the right
of migration and eXpatriation to be es-
sential to the liberty Of individuals. This
bill was an extension of the same SEN
timent of natism. Palmer pointed out
defects in various sections. The test
of illiteracy would, he said, operate
against a worthy class and not against
the dangerous men, the "brawlng anar-
chist" who was able to read and write.
He said the restrictions on Canadian
border immigration was without par
allel III llle ltSlSldllOl u lile NoiIu -
was g remarkable movement to origi
nate in the land of the free and the
home of the brave"
With the adoption of the miserable,
narrow policy our neighbors north and
south would be invited to adopt a SINH
lar course. 1t was an outrage. he de-
clared, on the comfy of nations and the
civilization of the age.
Carter (Mon.. Rep), also opposed the
,c,.+ la ii h.,
committed in order that he might move
an amendment providing that the re-
strictions shall not apply to resident
citizen of any country on this hemi-
sphere. 1t would, Mr.. Carter declared,
lead to retaliation by every government
on this hemisphere. thus arraying the
United Stetes against its neighbors.
Caffery ia. Dem.,) spoke against the
general principle of restricting immi-
grafton.
Chandler interiected the statement
that Louisiana had furnished Italian
riots, a number of Italians had been
killed and the United States had been
compelled to pay indemnity.
The final vote was then taken and the
conference report was agreed to, yeas
34 nays 81, as follows:
Yeas-Republicans Aldrich, Allison,
Baker. Brown>- Burrows, Cullom,
Chandler, Davis, Elkins, Frye. CALM
ger Gear, Hoar, Lodge. Mcbride, Nor
rill. Nelson, Perkins, Platt, Pritchard,
Proctor, Sewall, Sherman. Thurston,
Wetmore - 26. Democrats: Chiffon,
Faulkner. Hill. Martini. Populists
Butler, Peffer. Pettigrew. Silver Re-
publican: Teller-1. Total a.