The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-24
Bureau of Information for In.
 migrants is Authorized
STATES MAY HAVE AGENTS
A Commission of immigration Will Be Located at New Orleans-Educa- tional Requirement for
 Aliens Is Specified.

Washington. May 2S.-In addition to passing half a dozen bills. 10 which no objection was made. the Senate devoted it's entire session today to the immigration bill, which was passed just before the hour of adjournment. The major portion of the discussion was devoted to the pro- vision for supplying information concerns ing the different sections of the country to newly arrived immigrants
 The bill consists of a series of amend- ments to the existing law, all of them inc tended to institute stricter regulations for keeping out the defective classes of aliens. The head tax is increased from E to $5. The Senate adjourned at 5:20 D. m.
 Bureau of Inforamtion.
 When the Senate resumed consideration of the immigration bill today the commit tee amendment authorizing the creation of a bureau of information for the bene- fit of the immigrants was taken up. Sena- tors Spooneer. Lodge, Gallnger and others criticized the provisions providing for the collection and distribution of data con corning the resources of the various states and territories.
 Mir Gallnger moved to strike out all of the amendment except that portion per- hitting the various states to be represent ed by agents at the migration stations, and Senator McCreary opposed the mo- ton. He said that especial afforts had been made to secure better distribution of immigrants than is obtainmle under the present system. Now he said, most of the new corners locate in the eastern states and large cities, where they are nor needed, whereas the south. where iInmi- grafton is desired is almost entirely over- looked In support of his contention he said that 2S5,0oo aliens located r New York last year and only eco sought homes in Kentucky. He also called attention 10 the fact that the south is not represented in the immigration service and criticised the arrangement as sectional
 May Have Agents.
 After further debate Mir Gallinger's amendment was modified and adopted. As agreed to, 1t authorizes the creation of division of information. limits the expense 10 $2O 900, and authorizes states and ter ritories and corporations interested In im- migration to maintain agencies at the im- migration stations.
 A suggestion by Senator McCreary au- thorlzing the appointment of comniis- sioner of immigration at New Orleans was agreed to.
 The discussion then recnrred to the methods for the restriction of undesirable immigration and was of a very desultory character.
 An amendment requiring an educational test for immigratians and also requiring that no immigrant carrying less than s25 should be admitted, was presented by Sen ator Simmons, who spoke in support ot it. Senator Lodge offered substitute for Mir Simmons amendment confning the test to an educational requirement. and providing that no alien more than 16 years of age, who cannot read in some language shall be admitted except members of the families of male adults now residents Of the United States
 MT. Simmons accepted the substitute and 1t was adopted.
 The bill was then passed without divis- lon.