The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-02-09
|L|TERACY TEST FOR
ALIENS IS DEFEATED

washington, FEB. Am attempt
to pass the immigration bill prescrib-
ing literacy test for the admis-
sion of aliens over President Wilson's
veto failed in the House today, the
Affirmative vote lacking five of the
ne.o,.a,y two thirds. or 399 mem
Ne. . ..esent 261 voted to override
the .e.o, 1876 voted to sustain the
PRESIDENT and two answered present.
The final test came at the close
Of u day of debate, in which party
Ines tempo. arily We're obliterated
Majority Leader Underwood made a
vigorous speech critici2ing the Pres
ident's reason for vetoing the bill,
md urging the house to override ex-
ecutive disapproval.
Underwood Criticizes President
Mr.. Underwood told the House that
The country in several elections hau
eturned majorities in Congress fav-
oring the restriction of immigration
and that the Presidents contention
that no political platform had plac-
GU the issue before the people was
lutile. THE question is" said he,
whether you stand for the Ameri-
can standard of living and the Amer
lean standard of wages?"
Representative Moore OF Pennsyl-
vania, Republican, urged the House
! to support the President and defeat
the bill. He declared tina. inning a.
ton had had no bad effects on wag-
es and working conditions in this
country, and asserted that the re.
strictions imposed in the bill were
contrary to the fundamental princi-
pies upon which the forefathers bas-
cd this republic"
| Throughout the day scores of mem
bers on both sides made brief speech
es.
Fight to Be Continued
| Representative Burnett of Alaba-
ma, chat. man Of the House immlgra-
ton committee and author of the
bill, declared that the fight for re-
strictive immigration legislation
would continue. 1--WE lost by very
narrow Margin" he said, "and a
swing of few votes would have
passed the bill. The fight will be
made again in the next Congress. II
The vetoed bill passed the House
just a year ago today by vote OF
239 to 40. Today's vote showed a
gain OF 20 votes for 1t and loss OF
votes from the opposition strength
Il How Members Voted
The 261 votes for passing the bill
over the veto were cast as follows:
Democrats 1866, Republicans rs, Pro
gressive and progressive Republicans
l6, independent /.
Against the bill the vote was
Democrats 101, "insurgent" Democra
1, Republicans 32, Progressives ant
progressive Republicans 2.
Members who were in the Hous'
when the bill passed last Februar!
and who changed their votes toda!
were:
Voting for the bill and against oy
erridng the veto: Bailey, Bartlett o
Georgia, Beakes, Brumbaugh, Maguir
Of Nebraska, Park, Whaley, Reed
Smith of Maryland, Taylor of Ala
bama.
Johnson Changes His Position
Voting against the bill and 70
overriding the veto: Representative
Cooper, Johnson of Utah, Kinkhea
of Nebraska and Scott.
Representative Garner Of Texas
who voted present when the bill wa
passed., voted against overriding tn
veto. Representative Stevenson, VIII
voted against the bill, voted presen
today. Representative Yolstead VIII
was paired against the bill when
passed, voted to override the Pres
dents veto.
Presidents Taft and Cleveland VIC
toed similar measures and attempt
tn OVarrida thap, fai1ad