Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-12-22
EXCLUSION BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
One-Year Ban on Alien Goes to
the Senate.
REPEALS TIE WARTIME LAW
vcte On Adoption q the Voistsae Res
Gluten Is Unanimous, 323 Mem
GERS Registering Approval
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Washington. Dee. 1.-THE Johnson
immigration bin. as amended 20 pro-
hIfIt aIl immigration Tor a period 81
one year was passed by the house.
The vote was .g3 Tor The bin and
~ against SIX members voted pres
euL7
Dc now goes 90 the senate. where its
defeat IS predicted by senate leaders
The Sie-el amendment, eXempuns
brothers and sisters ~ aliens who
haze become American citizens was
approved. g3 % "a
Immediately after the vote was an
uCuuCed Chairman Johnson ~ the im-
migration committee issued q state
mgut saying that the 1-5J Immigrants
who arrived 90 New Yors Saturday ln
tle white Star liner EdriaJic had been
sent tB Hoffman island because II an
outbreak 0F tyUhus among them, aud
that at Gloucester. y. j.. IN aliens had
been taken from the steamship LiaY-
srfuai and sent CD the detention sta
rau suffering VIth Uplus
-MaIady 30. g" Coming.
The French senate said AIr. John
son. els considering closing the doors
T- that republic tU immigrants. owing
tr tlc spreading &c mysterious dis
ease known as maIaIy No. g. aud with
which tens ur thousands OF Polish and
Russian refugees Goo Paris have sul-
fered the l.st year. French police say
that thousands ~ these immigrants
ere crossing the French borders daily,
Intending 90 80 Go America despite
that fact that they have not obtained
American ylsls to their passports
while we are splitting hairs over
the method 81 suspension. the Com
muuIst party 81 America has flooded
the country with the most vicious cir
suia- % has yet put out IL calls for
stralEht0ut revolution"
Repeal % mos a the wartime
laws was voted BY the house. which
adopted the Volstead resolution FOR
that purpose after two hours Of de-
tate.
TIE vote on adoption % the resolu-
tIOn was unanimous. 313 votes being
recorded as favoring "a. with none Op-
passed. The house. before taking the
hnaI vote. accepted an amendment
providing Tor inclusion ~ the Lever
food control act among the laws which
the resolution would repeal
An embargo for one year against
che importation 81 wheat, wheat -four.
barley. rye. oats. lax. wool. hogs. cat
tie and sheep Is proposed in a bin
introduced by Representative Young
tgpp1 of North Dakota.
Tie also introduced "a bin establish
inc q permanent schedule ~ import
duties up0n these items after the one
year embargo.
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Initial steps in the framing OF new
revenue legislation by congress were
taken with tire opening 81 hearings
before the house ways and means CON-
mlttee un tax questions and the ma
lions revenue needs.
ur Thomas ;. Adams tax expert
and economist ~ the Treasury depart
meut. told the committee that the first
NENEEfa.H aNa aA va At-AaNF was ANEAltE
the level ~ taxes should be retained
GO StUn1upOuO0 annually lie ex-
pressed the belief that no reduction
could ar should be considered
Before Doctor Adams began his tes-
tIuUuy. Chairman Furtiney and Rep
reseuratIye Garner CDem.l. Texas. had
q lively tilt when the Texas member
demanded that statement be includ-
ed in the record. shooting the exact
purpose 90 the hearings
Mr. Furiusy finally announced that
fhe cummittec proposed Ca gather in
formation on which % base confem-
ElatasI revision uf tax laws lie said
b. planned ru continue tiir hearings 20
December - and then adjourn 90 Jan
uary e when tariff questions would be
taken Un
Mr.. 6zruer objected o. this plan on
the ground that the terms of Office
q I've - the Democratic members %
the -oumitI-e would czpire uu March
l. IIr said O: Was unfair 90 place tax
questions hefu-e thS new members
who had bad ms opp.ztunity 60 crcSs-
examine Witnesses.