New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-18
IMMIGRATION BILL PASSED.
A DEFECT IN THE LODGE MEASURE
REMEDIED.

,,.xspoRrArIoN COMPANIES REQUIRED TO
TAKE RACK REJECTED DEPENDENT RELA-
rrvEs-rHs EDUCATIONAL TEST MoDI-
rIED-r1NAL VOTE IN TIE SENATE
FoRrY-FTvE TO TWENTY EIGHT.
Try TELEGRAPH TIE TRIBUNE.]
Washington Jan. 1.-THE Lodge immigration
,n so called which proposes to subject to a
test of nteracy all alien laborers seeking admis-
s,on to this country. passed the Senate this af-
,a~roon by a vote Of As to % Early in Decem-
Nov an agreement had been reached to take a
cote on the immigration bill this afternoon at 3
o'clock but. owing to the interruptions caused
~ the long recess and the subsequent secret
debates on the Hawaiian Annexation Treaty.
mile time has recently been given in the Senate
~ argument for or against the projected lit
.rocv test The bill was accordingly disposed Of
With what seemed rather scant and peremptory
a,.cuss,on Of the problems of Immigration and
generalization. along whose edges the legisla-
ion passed to-day somewhat hesitatingly skirts.
as II came from the immigration Committee
=, the Senate. the Lodge bill subjected aliens
.r,ering this country 10 the double test Of read
,rg and writing In the English language or
come other language the Constitution of the
United States being named as the unoffending
,,s,runent TO be practsed on by applicants for
tho right Of entry. At least twenty-five words
tram the Constitution. chosen at random. were
% ba read and afterwsrd written out by the i'm
Migrant. and failure TO qualify on either read
ing or writing TO entail the return Of the
sarnouent at the expense of the steamship or
.ronsnortation company which brought him
bore Any person over fifty years old, the parent
- grandparent of qualified immigrant over
,wsntv-one years old and capable of supporting
s,.b narent or grandparent. was TO be admitted
,r,,bout examination. as were also children OF
o qualified immigrant under sixteen years old
Va proyision was made in the bill for the return
n. the parent. grandparent or minor children OF
o rejected applicant for admission and this de-
,sc, wac remedied to-day by the acceptance OF
on amen dnent framed by Mr.. SpoOner, which
rsoures the transportation companies TO take
tock not only the immigrant himself. but the de-
,endent relatives ne has brought with him.
Nj spooner also secured an important modlh-
cation Of the test OF literacy TO be appiied-the
immigrant being allowed to read or write the
twenty-five words instead Of both reading and
then writing them. This amendment was OPP
nosed BY Mr. Lodge and Mr.. Chandler. but won
by a vote Of 80 to IS. Mr.. Caffery tried TO have
the sae at which the test TO apply raised
from sixteen to twenty-one. but this proposition
was rejected by a vote Of 81 to ~
OF the twenty-eight votes cast against the
measure. twenty-five were given by Democratic
Senator'S who were Joined by three Populists-
Nessrs Allen. Of Nebraska, Heitfeld. Of Idaho
and Stewart Of Nevada Two Populists-kyle'
Of south Dakota. and Harris. OF Kansas; four
suverites-Mantle. Of Montana; Cannon, OF
I-tah: Teller Of Colorado. and Petugrew. or
South Dakota and one Democrat-11liman OF
South Carolins-united with the Republicans III
supporting the bill.