Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-05
ATTEMPTS TO REPASS iMMi0RA-
TON BILL WITH LlTERACY
TEST BLOCKED.
FIVE VOTES SHORT OF
NECESSARY TWo-THiRDs
Underwood Makes Vigorous Speech
cri.ioizins President Wilson For
Exercising Veto-Fisht For Restrio-
tive immigration Legislation TO Be
Continued.

washington. Feb. 5-An attempt TO
pass the immigration bill prescribing
li,e-acy test fer the admission OF aliens
owe, Pres.den, Wilson'S veto. failed in
the house late yesterday, the arirEna-
tive vote lacking i've OF the necessary
thirds
OF the $50 member present Isl vot-
ed to override the veto, i26 voted 70
sustain the president and TWO an
swe-ed present"
The final test came al the close Of
3 day OF debate in Which party lines
temporarily were obl:erated- Major
lily Leader Underwood made q VigoT-
Gus speech cri.;cising the president
reasons for vetoing the bill, and urs
ing the house 20 override executive dis
approval.
People Favor Restriction.
Underwood told the house that ms
country in several elections had re-
turned najorities II congress favor =
ing the restriction OF immigration, an
that the presidents contention that nc
political platform mad placed the is
sue before the people was futile
The question is" said he 'whethe'
YOU stand for the American stAndard
Of living and the American standard Q:
wages.
Representative Moore. Of Pennsy,
vania. republican. urged the house &c
support the president and defeat the
| bill. He declared that immigration
had had no bad effects on wages and
| working conditions in this country. and
asserted that the Restrictions imposed
In the bill we're contrary 20 the funda :
mental principles upon which ihe
forefathers based this republic
Thruout the day scores OF member
on both sides made brief speeches.
VIII Keep Up Fight.
Representative Burnett, OF .Aiaha ma
chairman OF the house immigration
committee and author OF the oi3. de-
clared that the fight for restrictive
immigration legislation would CON-
tinue.
we lost by a very narrow margin.
| he said. land a swing of a few votes
would have passed the bill. The Syn
will he made again in the next CON
gress''
The vetoed bin passed the house jus
a year ago yesterday by a vote OF 20
| to 40. Yesterdays vote showed a gail
Of % votes for it and a loss Of vote
from the opposition strength.
/ The 2s1 votes for passing the bill
over the veto were cast as follows:
! Democrats 1876, republicans 1s. pro
gressive and progressive republicans &c
f. independent !.
| Against the bill the vote was:
Democrats 1ol, "insurgent" de no
Gratis l. republicans 80 progressive re
publicans ..
Last Years vote.
i Members VINO were IN the hous
when the bill passed last Februar,
and who changed their votes yesterda
were:
Voting for the bYll and against over
riding tire veto:
Bailey, Bartlett Of Georgia. Bease
: B-umbaugh. Mcguire OF Nebrask
: Park, whai-y. Reed, Smith OF Mar.
J land. Taylor of Alabama
Voting against the bin and II
. overriding the veto:
Representatives Cooper. johnson
Utah, Klnkeed Of Nebraska and Scot
, Representative Garner OF Texas WI
l voted present when the BIN was passe
l voted against overriding the veto. Rel
. resentative Cteenerson, Who vote
against the bill voted present toda