The Washington times., 1913-02-19
IMMIGRATION VETO
UPHELD BY HOUSE
Vote Is 213 to ia Against Pro-
posaI to Follow Action of
Senate Yesterday.
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sufficient absenteees to pass the biz.
ever the veto. The bill was repassed
by the Snat yesterday The immigra-
ton measure was vetoed by President
Taft because il bars from American
soil all immigrants unable to read their
own or some oiheT language.
The literacy test has been the storm
center of the debate since the immi-
grafton bill was first brought into the
House.
After the transaction of the routine
morning business in the House Con-
gressman Burnett moved to take the
immigration bill from the Speakers
table and pass it over the veto of the
President He ordered the previous
question on the motion, which, under
the rules, limited debate to only forty
minutes.
Mr.. Burnett has been confident since
the Presidents veto that the House
would vote overwhelmingly to override.
When the immigration bill originally
passed the House the opponents OF the
measure were never able to muster
more than seventy-odd votes against 1t,
and the advocates Of restricted immi-
grafton apparently were in complete
control Of the situation and able to roll
up more than a two-thirds majority
against the Presidential disapproval.
Before the short debate on the immi-
grafton veto began members of the
House were flooded with night letter
kilograms protesting against the at
tempt to override the Presidents veto.
bers of the House distributing the yel-
low envelopes containing the kilograms,
which were of two classes.
Messages to Congressman.
The following message was sent by
Louis N. Hammerling. of New York, to
each member of the House:
"At a special meeting of the
board of directors of the American
Association of Foreign Language
Newspapers, representing 100000
naturalized American citizens, am
directed to appeal to you to sus-
tain the Presidents veto of the inn
migration bill with its iniQuitous
literacy test clause"
Mr. Hammerling is president of the
association.
Democratic members of the House
also received this telegram:
Continued Democratic success in
Massachusetts, would be imperiled
by Democratic Congressman vot-
ing to override President Taft's
veto on the immigration bill.
Therefore, We urge you to sup
port Veto.
Inc Iel6RIdHl was Skueo py
Thomas P. Riley. chairman of the
Massachusetts, Democratic State COM
mittee.
Here and there members received
kilograms from other organizations
composed of Americanized foreigners,
all of whom protested against the i'm
migration bill and urged members to
support the attitude of the President
that the literacy test was objection
able and would keep worthy immi-
grants from American shores.
Democrat Praises Republican.
The peculiar spectacle of Democratic
members praising a Republican Presi-
dent for his veto was presented when
the House opened debate on the immi-
grafton bill. Mr.. Hamill, of New Jersey.
was thankful that the Executive had
rot yielded to unpatriotic influences"
and accepted the bill which contained
the literacy test. Mr.. Gurley, of Massa-
ehusetts, defended the veto. and SO did
Co. gressman SABBATH, of Illinois, who
has strenuously fought the Burnett bill
since II was first introduced in the
House,
On the other hand. Congressman
Gardner, of Massachusetts,, a Republi-
can, spoke in advocacy of the terms
Of the bill and restricted immigration.
The lineup in debate today was prac-
ucally Identical with that when the
Burnett bill was first before the House
and upon the adoption of the confer
ence report. the illiteracy test being the
bone of contention.
Congressman Moore, of Pennsylvania,
said the bill contained other objection
able features. however. He reminded
the economy Democrats" that such
drastic anti immigration measures
meant reduction In the amount of
the head tax and consequent loss in
revenues to this country.