The Washington times., 1902-05-23
House Accepts Mir. I'm
derWood'S Amend
m9nt to Bill.
EXAMINATION AT OUR PORTS
Tests Not to Be Made at Port of En-
ba-kment - Cubans Exempted From
immigration Tax-Raiiway Passen-
gers Included.

Almost all of yesterdays session of
the House was devoted to the consid-
Grafton OF various amendments to the
immigration bill
The major portion OF the time was
consumed in discussion of the amend
Inent offered by Representative Under
wood Dem. Ala) providing for an edu-
cational qualification for immigrants.
Members Of the Committee on Immi-
grafton and number of others yigor-
tusly opposed the proposition, but the
alabama member finally won. and the
provision was inserted in the measure
by the decisive vote of Sc to q
This was done after a substitute pre-
scented by Representative Bartholdt
tRep.. MOI, requiring mental. physi-
cal, and moral examination of imni-
grants at the place Of embarkation, to
be conducted bv the United States con-
suls. had been defeated-34 to IS.
immigration Restrictions Urged.
During the course of the debate upon
the amendment Representative Hepburn
tRep.. Iowa) made vigorous speech
IN favor OF restricting immigration as
means OF protection 20 American la
Lor.
After disposing of several conference
reports on pension bills the House went
into Committee of the Whole for the
consideration Of the immigration bill,
and the measure was read Under the
Eve minute rule. 40
The provision in the bill levying tax
CT $50 On each immigrant occasioned
considerable discussion. Mr. Powers
(Rep., Mel offered an amendment which
was agreed to exempting the citizens
Of the Republic of Cuba from the pay
ment of the tax. the same as the citi-
zens Of Canada and Mexico.
Railway Passengers Included.
An amendment by Mr.. Shattuc was
agreed to which includes within the tax
provision passengers coming to the
United States by any railway or any
other mode of transportation from for
sign contiguous territory to the United
States
Another amendment was adopted ex-
ending the exclusion provision to those
aliens who have been within one year
rom the date of the application for ad-
mission to the United States deported as
icing under offers. solicitations,
or agreements to perform
abor or service OF some kind therein.
An amendment by Mr.. Rucker (Mo)
vas adopted. providing that the pro-
iisions Of Law applicable TO contract
abor shall not be held to exclude pro.
essional actors. artists. lecturers, sing.
RS. ministers of any religious denomi-
lation. professors for colleges or sem
naries. persons belonging to any .rseog-
lied learned profession or persons en-
loyed strictly as personal or domes-
ic servants.
The Educational Test.
Mr.. Underwood then offered the fol.
owing amendment fixing the educa-
ional test:
Section 8. That in addition to tho
ersons excluded under the foregoing
ection admission into the United States
hall be denied to all persons over ff-
cen years of age and physically capa-
lie of reading who cannot read the =.
.nglish language or some other Ian
uage; but an admissible immigrant or
person now in, or hereafter admitted
D, this country. may bring in or send
,r his wife. his children under eighteen
ears of age. and his parents or grand
arents over fifty years OF age. IL they
re otherwise admissible. whether they
re so able to read or not.
That for the purpose of testing the
bility of the immigrant to read the in.
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