The Irish standard., 1913-02-22
Immigration BILL
PASSED OVER VETO
TAFT's OBJECTION plsREeARoEp
~ SENATE AND LiTERAcY
TEsT GOES THROUGH
7e TO -.
HOUSE LIKELY TO PASS IT
Believed That Lower Body WI Also
| concur-Debste Short
TAFT Severely
| Criticised.
HOUSE LIKELY TO PASS IT

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE Burnett.
Dillingham; immigration bill, vetoed
by President Taft because It imposed
fteracy test upon immigrants, IVES
passed over the presidsnts veto in
the senate by a vote Of - to Is. The
overwhelming majority given at the
end of 4 short debate. In which PYeal-
dent Taft's attitude was vigoeoualy
criticised. has strengthened tho prob
ability that the bill WI b paapsa
over the veto In tho house.
Few Support Tsss.
Support Of the psssidsnts poaat3no
vas voiced By only Nv ssnstsss Aae-
ing the debata.
Senators Lodge ana DnnnAan, hA
ing the fight 10 over5ids tie Dpssa-
Dent declared tbs maa0gU % Uapv
important provis3ns Anr the sDensioo
Of criminal, diseaoeA nd insane a,ecns
that great harm would rssuk - ~
United Stakns u II "a 1T bnoaana
nav.
Senators voting - Dass 0Ae ~ 1vr
the vsto we're: AshaTok, BaeA.
Bankhsad. Bor,h. Bourne. Bx,dSs1,
Brady. BTandeees, Briseow, Bsovu,
Bryan, Bsruham. Bwta. OAamhsr-
laaa. Csark (WyoaaAg), CsMe. Cruv.
ford, C.ibssson. C~noQ, CunnaaA
Dilltnghan. Dixon. FsA. Ns1uAw,
Foster. GaRinesr. 0snhSs. oardaes,
Goro, .lacksoa. Jutnsea. (lgains,s
Johnston. (Ahbaua); Jsoa4 Kava,
nsush. Kenyon. K@o, Ia JessttA
La. Appstt Lodga Nolan. Aast.a.
Owen. Paso. PsnVoss. Pss1v. Psskina.
Ptttman. PoasdenAsE, PumsFvoa, Riaar
ardson, Root, Ghsup3A. sannsua.
Smith. (ArjsoaA>; Smith. tGeorsja1;
Smith, tsoath Casuona); Smoot,
5outheriand- Swanson, Thomas, Thorn.
ton, 1'illman. Townsend. Webb. Wet.
more. Williams aud WORKS.
Those Favsrabss to vste.
Senators voting 70 sustain the veto.
Clapp, Catron. Clarke. (Arkansas);
Curtis, Du Pont, Grunna, Guggenheim,
HcCumber. Martina o'0orman, OH.
yer. PAINTER. shtveiy. Smith, (Mary.
land): Smith. (AtSehisan>; Stephen.
bOn. SUODe anu W0tT0n.
Il fail to understand Why It 10 that
die United States alone among ma.
tons is not thought to have the right
that ali nattsAs have to say who shall
come within its borders" said Sen.
ator Lodge. TT 10 the only country
In the world where It is argued that
people born IN other countries who
never have seen the United States. are
entitled TO certain rights therein.
1T IL for the citizens OF the United
States to aay Who shall come into
their country. That n . primary
right. stu lass do I understand thir
extreme Opposition to requiring that
a. man small be able to read before
hs enters the United states. We do
not allow . naaa 10 become q part Of
our body poaitSe unless b can read
and write bis name.
Test AVpstsd I. chlssns.
Wa do net hsssaate TO appsy hteH
aey to or own psopls. Why h Il
We shouDd besitate 70 apply 1t to for
si8Ders.
The opposaRisn 10 this task b -
bottom t,se Same o1pusdtion t1,at II
made 10 svWy snost to imuso0s saA
immigration levs a b restrict tn aAS
degree the nnmhsT q fmmjgraaR. h
comes from the steamship ooUpan1es.
"For 1b years " have nj 1T o.
position At evesy tina. N - hoo -
day"
my reason for supporting IL h1"
said Senator WiHiamA, - thnt I a.
afraid of ignorance. an s6FuA -
the man who stsfbes out btnAIy to
ut" w.