The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-02-18
THE BIhL ON
IMMIGRATION
Now Awaits the Presidents Signature
TO Become Law.
TO BAR THE CANADIAN WORKHEN.
Strong Provisions to Prevent Residents Of
the Dominion From Earning a Living
Here--The House opens Up to
Settlement the Reser-
walton Sites

washington, Feb. 1s.-The immigra-
tion bill now goes to the president, the
last legislative step having been taken
IN the senate yesterday by an agree
ment to the conference report on the
bill Strong opposition was made 70
the report but on the final vote the
friends Of the measure rallied a small
majority, the vote being: Yeas, "a;
nays, 81 The bill as passed extends
the immigration restrictions against
"all persons physically capable and
over 16 years Of age who cannot read
and write the English language or some
other language; but person not SO
able to read and write who Is over 90
years of age, and Is the parent OF
grandparent of a qualified immigrant
over p years Of age who is capable OF
supporting such parent or grandparent,
may be sent for and come to join the
family of a child or grandchild over q
years Of age, similarly qualified and
capable. A wife or minor child not Sc
able to read or 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 immi-
grants iteracy he is compelled to read
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United States constitution. Aside from
these extensions Of the present law the
bin inaugurates a new system of re-
stricting immigration from border
countries, and is designed to apply
principally to immigration from Cam
ada. The provisions are as follows:
1t shall hereafter be unlawful for any
male alien who has not in good faith
made his declaration before the proper
court of his intention to become a citi-
zen of the United States to be em-
ployed on any public works Of the I'm
tied States, or to come regularly OF
habitualy into the United States, 10y
land or water for the purpose Of en-
gaging in any mechanical trade OF
manual labor, for wages or salary, re-
turning from time TO time to a for
eign country.
1t shall be unlawful for any person,
partnership, company or corporation
knowingly to employ any alien coming
into the United States in violation Of
the preceding section. Provided, that
the provisions OF this act shall not ap,
ply to the employment of sailors, deck
hands or other employees Of vessels OF
railroad train hands whose duties re-
quire 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 northern border of the
United States.
A violation Of these sections is made
a misdemeanor 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
a
the present disorder there. The law is
to take effect July 1 next.
The house yesterday, after a two
hours debate, passed a bill Of con-
| siderable importance to the arid re-
/ gions of the west 1t opens to use and
/ occupation under the rights of way
act of March 3, 1891, all the reservoir
/ sites reserved by the geological survey
There are 1873 Of these sites scattered
/ throughout the arid country, and this
act will enable them to be put to prac-
teal use by individuals or corporations
Two amendments We're attached to the
bill, one Of which permits states or
territories to occupy these sites II they
choose and the other empowers the
states and territories in which they are
located to fix water rates The con-
sideration of the Hopkins Kendall con
tested election case from the Tenth
/ Kentucky district was entered upon
and vote win be taken today
/ The conference report on the legisla.
/ tive, executive and judicial appropria.
/ ton bill and the bill to fix the times
and places Of holding court in Utal
/ were adopted, and a bill was passed
/ to remove the political disabilities OF
/ Colonel william e. Simms, Of Ken.
lucky who was a member of tn,
Thirty-hfth congress.