Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-30

journment of this session, and before
any serious injury was inflicted upon
the cane growers Of Hawaii.
Test Modified.
A split was made in the educational
test. 1t was SO modified that the
entering alien must only be able to
read in the language of his country.
He is not required to write.
A summary of the conference report
on the immigration measure is made
by the managers on the part CT the
house. This summary says:
The managers on the part o. the
House at the conference OF the DIX
agreeing votes OF the Two Houses on
Senate bill Is. "3T75) regulating the
immigration Of aliens. submit the fol-
loving detailed statement il expIana-
ton of the effect agreed upoi and rec
oIimended IN the conference report:
The Senate having disagreed 10 the
entire House amendment, which in its
turn had stricken out the enhre Sen
ate bill, the whole subject of mmigra-
ton came before the confereice COM
mittee.
The bill as it passed the House con-
tanned no features. except the litter
acy test. The Senate bill coRemplat-
ed many changes in the law and an
ilJiteracy test substantially similar "a
that proposed in the House, the prinj
Ciral difference being that the. Senate
included writing" in its test and diff
fered somewhat from the House as Il
the admil sibility of illiterate relativel
If qualified immigrants. On all SUI
stantial matters of difference betweq
the Senate and the House touchiB
the illiteracy test the Senate recedd.
The principal CHANGES in existhg
law proposed by the bsnate to WHICH
the managers on the part Of the Hose
, agreed are as follows
First An increase OF the headtax. :.
from 81 to IS per alien.
| Second. The exclusion of alien not
eligible for naturalization.
Third. Making is. IernlissiBe for
! the Secretary of Commlrce andha,or
to decide beforehand IS to ting neces-
, sity of importing sucf skilled ontfact
1 labor as is now ADMISSIBLE uIder the
existing contract lalbr law. II
! Fourth. ProvidiR more severe pen /
allies for transpetation li1es witch i
| violate the law asinst advertising for !
migrants and With bring 70 the Unis |
| States aliens WHARF ineligible to en- =!
ter. II p
| Fifth. Providg for / matrons, in :
s1.eetors. and skgeons on Immigrant. I
ships at the deftion OF the Secretary
OF Commerce q Labor. !
| Sixth. Prqdlng machinery for ,
| compelling thattendance and >testi-
| meny of witnSes before the immigra- /
tion authoritj when required. !
! Seventh. bviding for the depor a.
t;on of aIiei. who become criminals
within threfears subsequent to en- J.
try. -. = I
Eighth. foviding for interior i'm +
! migrant stpns. II .s
I Ninth. ioyiding against tn lille,
gal entry Seamen and stoWaways. /
] Tenth. }rmitting aliens to be rep
resented Icounsel in the case of ap-
4-pcals- frekhe decisions Of boards OFT
| special iffry. -. j 90.
Eleven Proyiding experts In In
! sanity atrge ports of entry.
/ Twelff A definition of the mean
| ine OF word alien" where it ap-
1 pears ire Dill. ~. 81
"A prdion was added in conference {
/ reouirf1the production of penal Ger I
i tifieaten certain cases for the pur-
l poses faciiitating the execution OF
ltlrat 81 Of the Senate bill and of the |