Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-05-23
IN THE HOUSE.
Education nal Test for immigrants Pass
ed as an Amendment.

Washington, May 22.-The House, To-
day. resumed discussion of the imml-
grafton bill. Almost the entire day was
taken up with the amendment offered
by Underwood, Ala. requesting an ed
ucational test for immigrants to this
country. 1t was adopted.
The House disa greed to the amend
ments of the Senate to the omnibus
public building bill and it was sent to
conference.
An amendment to the rules was
adopted requiring that conference re-
ports should be printed in the Congress
Sional Record before being presented
to the House.
At the opening of the House, Rev.
Dr. Couden, the chaplain, made refer
ence to the birthday of the new re-
public OF Cuba. Some routine busi-
ness was transacted before the House
resumed the consider alton of the i'm
migration bill.
The Senate amendments to the bill
providing for :lie Improvement of
Governors Island, Boston harbor, was
conCurred in.
The House then resumed considera-
tIcII VI liit Illliili-si ilioil Jill uIldtI lit
five minute rule. The provision in the
bill for a tax of S1.5G on each passen-
ger not a citizen of the United States
or the Dominion of Canada or of Mex
leo gave ris. 70 some discussion.
Powers, Maine, offered an amend
ment which was agreed to, exempting
citizens of the republic of Cuba as in
the case of Can ida and Mexico from
the payment of the tax.
An amendment by Shattuc was agreed
to which includes within the tax provis-
ion passengers coming to the United
States 'by any railway or any other mode
of transportation from foreign territory
to the United States"
Another amendment was adopted eX-
tending the exclusion provisions to those
aliens who have been, within one year
from the date of the application for ad-
mission to the United States, deported as
being under offers, solicitations. promises
or agreements to perform labor or service
of some kind therein.
An amendment by Rucker (Mo.) was
adopted providing that the provisions of
law applicable to contract labor shall not
be held to exclude professional actors,
artists. lecturers, singers. ministers of
any religious denomination, professors
for colleges or seminaries. persons be
longing to any recognized learned profess
sion or persons employed strictly per-
sonal or domestic servants.
an amendment by Underwood (AIa.) en-
bodying an educational test for immi-
grants, which the Chair overruled
Underwood then urged the necessity for
the adoption of such a provision, insist
ing that the steamship companies would
see to it that the passengers could pass
the test if they knew they would have
to carry them back unless they could.
Shattuc charged that a certain element
in the House in years gone by had per-
sisted in hurting immigration legislation
by offering amendments providing cdu-
cational tests. He then sent to the desk
an amendment to that of Underwood's,
which. he said would treat all right and
at the same time make the rule applica-
BILE at the places it was desired to touch
1t provides that all persons, whether able
to read the English language or some
other language or not able to do So who
shall enter the United States except at
the seaports thereof or at Vanceboro,
Me, Newport or st. Albans. Vt, Platts-
burg, Niagara Falls or Buffalo. N "
Detroit or Sault Ste. Marie. Mich. Penn
bina, N. D., Sumas. Wash, Laredo, Ell
Paso or Eagle Pass, Tex, or Nogales
Ariz., shall be adjudged to have entered
the country unlawfully and shall be de
ported as by law provided.
After a long discussion the Shattuc