The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-03
REGULATING IMMIGRATION.
What the Bill as Finally Agreed Upon
Does.

Does.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March .
The conferees on the immigration bill
reported an agreement today. The bill
remains practically as amended by the
senate. The educational test provided
by the house is stricken out. The
senate provision fixing two years as
the time within which an alien coming
into the United States unlaWfullv or
FOUND to be public charge from
causes existing prior to the landing,
may be deported. remains; also the
provision for detailing immigration
officers for temporary service in for
eign countries. The provision for spe-
clal board of inquiry fixed by the SEN
ate amendment remains while the pro-
VISION made by the senate authorizing
the secretary of the treasury to ar
range with transportation lines for the
examination and payment of head
taxes goes out. The house conferees
accepted the senate amendment pro-
Viding that aliens arrested in the
United States under the provisions of
the bill be depOrted to trans Atlantic
or trans Pacific ports from which they
embarked; also provisions relating to
children of aliens where the latter
nave declared intention to become cit
liens. -
The last sections added to the bill by
the senate, providing for the exclu-
sion of all persons who disbelieves in
organized government, or belong to
any organization 50 disbelieving or
VINO advocate or teach, or belong to
any organization that advocates or
teaches 1t to be unlawful to assault
or Kill any officer of the United
States, or of any organized govern
ment, and which provide further that
no such persons shall be made citizens
OF the United States, and provide pen
altles for any person who aids or pro-
cures the entry "of naturalization of
such person, were concurred in by the
house cOnferees.
Fhe rate of head tax, raised by the
senate to 81, was accepted by the house
conferees, but the provision is to read
LOT each and every passenger, instead
or alien immigrants" The senate
amendment providing that head tax
snail not be levied on aliens passing
through the United States, or on those
who once have been admitted, re-
man. The house provision requiring
the transportation lines with which the
United States authorities may con-
tract regarding the entry and inspec-
uon OF aliens along the borders of
canada and Mexico to agree as far
as practicable to- assume. all the obli-
cations imposed by this act on the
masters, agents and owners of vessels
- - ttSinS 0lieHS 10 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 the
provision relating to persons whose
migration to the United States has
been induced by officers of service re-
mains. The word unemployed" re-
lating to skilled labor, and the word
Wlllfully go out of section 8, making
IT misdemeanor for any person to-
bring into the United States any alien
not duly admitted by an inspector.
With"the" passage of the bill as agreed
to by the conference committee, in
toXicatng liquors no longer can be sold
in the capitel.rr