The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-03
THE IMMIGRATION BILL
SENATE AND HOUSE ooNFERBEs
 AGREE.
Most of the Amendments of the Up, per Body are Accepted-Will Prohibit Sale of Liquor
 in Capitol.

Washington, March a.-The conferees on the immigration bill reached an agree ment today. The bill remains practically as amended by the Senate
 The educational test provided by the House is stricken out. The Senate pro- vision fixing two years as the time with. in an allen coming into the United States unlawfuiiS or found to be public chargs from causes existing prior to landing. may be deported remains; also the provision for detailing immigration officers for tenn porary service in foreign countries. The provision for special boards of inquiry fixed by Senate amendment remains, while the provision by the Senate author izing the Secretary of the Treasury to arrange with transportation Lines for the examination and payment of head taxes goes out.
 The House conferees accepted the Sem ate amendment providing that aliens ar- rested in the United States under the pro- visions of the bill be deported to trans Atlantic or trsns- Pacific ports from which they embarked, also the Senate provision relating to the entry of children of aliens where tho lakter have declared their intention to become citizens. The last sections added to the bill by the Sen- ate providing for the exclusion of all per sons who disbelieve in organized govern ment or belong to any organization so disbelieving or who advocate or teach or belong to any organization that advocates or teaches 1t to be a duty to unlawfully assault or kill any officers of the United States or any organized government. and which provide further that no such per. sons shall be made citizens of the United States and provide penalties for any per sen who aids or procures the entry or na- tu' 'aliEation of such persons, were con- cured in by the House confeFees. The rate of head tax raised by the Senate to g was accepted by the House conferees. but the provision Is to read for each and every passenger" instead of "alisn inn mis, ant"
 The Senate amendment providing that head tax shall not be levied on aliens passing through the United States or on those who have once been admitted. re- main.
 The House provision requiring trans portation lines with which the United States authorities may contract regarding the entry and inspection of aliens along the borders of Canada and Mexico to agree as far as practicable to assume all the obligations imposed by this act on the masters. agents and owners of vessels bringing aliens to ports of the United States" Is stricken out; also the House provision requiring steamship and transportation companies to post copies of this act at offices of their agents in foreign countries.
 The Senate amendment striking out the provision relating to persons whose mi Rra tion to the IYnitad Statas bas baav in duced by offers of service remains. The word unemployed" relating to skilled bor, and the words "willfuIy," 20 out of the section. thus making 1t a misde- meanor for any person to bring into the United States any alien not duly admit ted by an inspector.
 With the passage of the bill as agreed 10 by the conferees. intoxicating liquors no longer can be sold in the Capitol,