Evening journal., 1897-02-18
ImmlgratIon am Pas.ed.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.-The immigra-
tion bill now goes to the president, the
last legislative step having been taken in
the senate by an agreement to the confer
ence 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 81 yeas
and 81 nays.
The bill as passed extends the immigra-
tion restrictions against all persons phys.
ically capable and over l6 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 80 years old and who is the parent
or grandparent Of qualified immigrant
over 81 years old and capable of support
ing such parent or grandparent may he
sent for and come to join the family Of
child or grandchild over 2l years Of age
similarly qualified and capable, and wife
or minor child not so able TO read and
write may accompany or be sent for and
come to join the husband or parent SINH
larly qualified and capable For the pur-
pose of testing the immigrants literacy
he is compelled to read and write from 80
to % words of the United States constitu
tion. Aside from these extensions Of the
present law the bill inaugurates new
system Of restricting immigration from
border countries and designed to apply
principally to immigration from Canada
The provisions are as follows:
Sec. 4-That it 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 citizen Of the
United States 70 be employed on any public
works OF the United States or to come regu.
rIv hohf nj the ITuitnd Efufpq nv
land or water for the purpose Of engaging in
any mechanical trade manual labor foi
wages salary, returning from time to time
to foreign country.
Sec. 5.-That it shall be unlawful for any
person, partnership company OF corporation
knowingly to employ any alien coming into
the United States in violation of the next Pre-
ceding section Of this act Provided, that the
provisions Of this act shall not apply TO the
employment Of sailors, deckhands or othei
employees of vessels or railroad trainhands
such as conductors engineers, brakemen, fire
men or baggagemen, whose duties require
them to pass over the frontier to reach the
termini Of their runs or to boatmen OF guides
on the lakes aud rivers on the northern Dor
der Of the United States.
A violation of these sections is made a
misdemeanor punishable by fine up to
$500 or imprisonment up to one year, or
both.
Takes Eject July 1.
A special provision exempts from the
operation of the law persons arriving from
Cuba during the continuance of the pres
ent disorder there. The law Is to take ef
feet July next.
The debate brought out speeches in op-
position to the bill from Senators Palmer
of illinois, Carter of Montana, Caffery of
Louisiana, Gibson of Maryland, Blan-
chard of Louisiana and Gray Of Delaware,
and in support of the bill by Mr.. Lodge Of
Massachusetts,.
The following was the final vote OF the
measure;
Republicans, Aldrich, Allison,
Baker, Brown, Burrows, Cullom, Chan
dler Davis, Elkins, Frye, Gallinger, Gear,
Hoar, Lodge, Mcbride, Morrill,, Nelson,
Perkins, Platt, Pritchard, Proctor, Quay,
Sewell, Sherman, Thurston. Wetmore-
26; Democrats Chiffon, Faulkner, Hill,
Mnrtin-4 Populists, Butler, PETER Pet
tigrew-S; Silver Republican, Teller
total, 34
Nays-Republicans, Carter. .Hansbrough,
Hawley, Shoup-4; Democrats, Bacon,
Bate, Berry, Blanchard. Gallery, Call
Cookrell, Gibson, Gorman Gray, Lindsay
Mills, Mitchell of Wisconsin, Morgan
Murphy, Palmer Pasco, Pugh, Roach
AAlAhdAf 4hARA~f NooNf ' mas NOhiDtC0
White-25; Populist, Stewart; Silver
Republican, MANTLE; total 81
Proceedings OF the House.
The house, after two hours debate
passed bill of considerable importance K
the arid regions of the west. 1t opens {,
use and occupation under the right of wa,
act Of March 3, 1891, all the reservoir site
reserved by the geological survey Their
are 1888 of these sites scattered Throughout
the arid country, and this act will enable
them to be put to practical use by individ
uals or corporations. Two amendments
were attached to the bill, one Of whicl
permits states OF territories to occup,
these sites if they choose and the othe
empowers the states and territories il
which they are located to fix water rates.
The consideration of the Hopkins Ken
dali contested election case from the Tent
Kentucky district was entered upon, ant
a vote will 10 taken this afternoon.
The conference reports on the legisla
tive. executive and judicial appropriation
bill and the bill to fix the times and place
of holding a court in each were adopted
and a bill was passed to remove the politi
cal disabilities of William K. Sims of Ken
tucky, who was member OF the Thirty
fifth congress
The property of John e. Torbe
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