The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-18

measure rallied a small majority, the
vote being: Yeas, "a; nays, 81.
The bill as passed extends the i'm
migration restrictions against "all per-
sons physically capable and over six
teen years Of age, who cannot read
and write the English language or
some other language; but a person not
able to read and write who is over
fifty years of age and is the parent
or grand parent of a qualified immi-
grant over twenty-one years of age
and capable of supporting such parent
or grand parent may accompany such
immigrant, or such a parent or grand
parent may be sent for and come to
join the family Of a child of grand
child over twenty-one years of age,
similarly qualified and capable, 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
parents, similarly qualified and capa-
ble''
Aside from these extensions of the
present law the bill inaugurates a new
system of restricting immigration from
border countries, designed to apply
principally to immigration from Can
ada The provisions are as follows:
That it shall hereafter be unlawful for any
male aliens who have not in good faith made
their declaration before the proper court OF
intention to become citizens of the United
States to be employed any public works
Of the United States, or to come regularly
or habitually into the United States by land
or water for the purpose of engaging in any
mechanical trade manual labor, for wages
or salary, returning from time to time to
foreign country.
That 1t shall be unlawful for any person,
partnership, company or corporation, know
ingly to employ any alien coming into the
United States In violation CT the next pre-
ceding section of this act. Provided. that the
provisions of this act shall not apply to en-
ployment of sailors, deck hands or other
employees CT vessels or railroad train hands,
such as conductors, engineers, brakemen,
fremen, Or baggagemen, whose duties re-
Gufre them to pass over the frontier to reach
the terminal Of their runs, or to bOatmen or
guides on the lakes and rivers on the north
ern border Of the United States.
A violation Of these sections Is made
misdemeanor punishable by fine up
to $500 or imprisonment up to one year,
or both. special provision exempts
from the operation of the law persons
arriving from Cuba during the con-
tinuance of the present disorder there.
The law is to take effect July next.
Mr.. Palmer opposed the report when
it was called up by Senator Lodge. He
said he knew of no sentiment for
which he had greater detestation than
'nativism." He held the right Of mi
grafton and expatriation to be essen
tial to the liberty of individuals. This
bill was an extention of the same SEN
timent Of nativism. He pointed cut de. q.
| fectS in various sections. The test
| Of illiteracy would operate against
worthy class and not against the dan
! gerous men, the "braWling anarchists"
who were able to read and write. The
restrictions on Canadian border i'm
migration was without parallel In the
| legislation Of the world. 1T was
renal rk able movement to originate in
! the land Of the free and the home Of
| the brave" With the adoption of the
miserable narrow policy, our neigh
| bOrs, north and south, would be in
vited to adopt a similar course. II
was an outrage on the comfy Of ma
| tions and the civilization Of the age
Mr.. Carter also opposed the report
He said the border restrictions were
| worse than any civilized country prac-
! ticed today.
Mr.. Gibson Oem., Md, in opposing
| the report, appealed to senators on the
Democratic side of the chamber to
vote against this measure, which he
| declared, was as bitterly partisan as
the force bill Mr.. Lodge, answering
i criticisms on the Corliss amendment.
said it provided against alien labor on
public works and also against those
coming regularly and habitually to this
| side to engage in any mechanical trade
| Of manual labor The bill as a whole