Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-02-11
L|TERACY TEST IN
ALIEN BILL PASSED
Measure Wins in House by Vote
of PAL to 1926.
WILL BAR OUT MlLlTANTs
Provision Also Prohibits .Anarchists-
Burnett Passes "Lie" to Manahan
During Hot Debate and Body
Is in Turmoil.

Washington, Feb. 6-The Burnett
immigration bill providing a Iiteracy
test for applicants for admission to the
United States was passed by the
house by vote of 241 to 126 Wednes-
day. All proposed amendments relat-
ing to the exclusion of Asiatic immi-
grants previously had been elm
mated
Representative Goldfogle of New
York lost by $40 to 140 his motion to
recommit the bill to have stricken
from it the provision requiring all
alien immigrants sixteen years of age
or over to be able to read or write.
The New York and New Jersey
state delegations voted against the
bill. The New York state legislature
passed a resolution opposing the lit
eracy test
Material amendments written by the
house into the original bill penaliZe
railroads in this country and Ameri-
can steamship lines for encouraging or
soliciting immigration, and provide
fines or Imprisonment for those who
encourage and assist in the admission
of aliens who preach the doctrine of
destruction of property to right al
legged wrongs.
House leaders prevented the return
to the Japanese exclusion question.
but the Republicans injected the wom-
an suffrage problem into the discus
sion. Representative Manahan of
Minnesota opposed provision of the
bill requiring deportation of foreign
ers who begin within five years after
landing to preach destruction of prop
erty, bomb throwing and other forms
of acute suffragetism. He held 1t a
shame to deport women who are fight
ing for their rights denied them by
action of the Democratic caucus.
after refusing to recognize SUI
frage," said Republican Leader Mann,
THE Democrats now propose to de-
port English women who are fighting
for their rights. After your caucus you
are bold indeed"
Representative Lenroot, Republican.
of Wisconsin. said:
OuClI HOW the SuAIdSC tduSS liz JIG
United States and in England were on
entirely different planes The Demo
cratic caucus has put the suffragists
of the United States in the same class
with the euffragettes of England. The
Democrats have denied the women and
men who believe in suffrage the oppor-
tunity to be heard. That is a right the
women of England are lighting to Sc
cure"
Representative Slayton Of Texas de-
clared there seemed to be DISPOSE
ton to fail to differentiate between
revolutionary movements and indi-
vidual crimes of anarchy and arson.
Chairman Burnett moved to end de-
bate on the provision and was charged
by Mr.. Manahan with using unfair
methods to rush his bill through the
house. Mr.. Burnett characterized the
accusation as lie. The house was
in turmoil as the men tried to get at
each other, but friends brought about
peace. Manahan modified his charge,
and Burnett contented himself with a
defense of his course In seeking to get
the bill through the house and before
the senate.
Following passage of the bill there
was cheering on the house floor and
applause in the galleries, which Speak
or Clark was unable to check for sew
eral minutes