Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-20
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PASSES IN SENATE
BY VOTEOF 81 TO z.
Would Limit Number of
Aliens Coming to Amer
lea in Year to $4,000.
DILLINGHAM; MEASURE is
SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE ACT
Keeps Out More Immigrants
Than Johnson Plan-Confer-
cnce Now Necessary.
CUT PERCENTAGE FROM 5 TO 3
Wives and Children of Those Who
Have Declared Intention OF Citi.
zcnsliip to Have Preference.
DILLINGHAM; MEASURE is
SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE ACT
CUT PERCENTAGE FROM 5 TO 8
Wives and Children OF Those Who
Have Declared Intention OF Citi-
zcnsliip to Have Preference.
fBy Associated Press. !

BY Associa. ed Press.l
WASIIINGTOS. Feb. ia drastic
measure against immigration during
the next year was adopted today by
The Senate. which by the overwhelm-
ing vote OF 81 to 2 passed the Dill
bingham Immigration restriction bill.
after adding amendments to increase
its restrictive features. In the form
adopted. the bill, It is estimated
would limit the number OF Immigrants
during the next twelve months to
slightly over $4,000.
The Dillingham; bill was adopted
az substitute for the johnson BIN
passed recently by the House The
latter would bar for !. year aii i'm
migrants except relatives of aliens
now in this country. The bills now
20 10 conference for adjustment. SEN
ators Colt, Rhode Island. and Dilling-
ham, Vermont. Republicans. and Gore,
Oklahoma. Democrat. were appointed
Senate conferces.
Advocates OF the Dillingham; sub
Stitute declared that 81 would keep
out more immigrants than the John
son measure. Both bills would go
into effect within two months, with
the Dillingham; measure effective for
Gfteen. and the Johnson bill for four
teen months.
IT took the Senate less than FIVE
lours today to dispose Of the immi-
grafton legislation, record. accord
ing to leaders. for Il subject OF such
appearances. The only two Senator'S
who opposed passage OF the bill were
France. Republican. Maryland. and
Reed, Democrat. Missouri.
Before passing the Dillingham; sub
st!,utc, the Senate defeated, 43 to
10. II motion to adopt the johnson bill.
Basis Is Reduced.
Forty per cent less Immigrants
would be admitted under the Dill
bingham bill as II passed the Senate
than as reported by the Senate I'm
migration Committee. This was ac-
complished by reducing the basis Of
immigration from per cent to per
cent of tho total number Of aliens
In this country according TO the 1910
census. The amendment was offered
by Senator Harrison, Democrat. Mis-
sissippi, who led the fight to make
the legislation more drastic.
Under another amendment wives
and children OF aliens. who have APP
piled for citizenship. would he given
preference In admission. Ano'ner
amendment struck out a clause au-
thorizing admis sions whac deemed
justihabie ns measure OF hrInan'-
""
The 8 per cent standard of tho bill.
according to committee estimates.
would permit the following number
of Immigrants during the next year
after the bill becomes law; Belgium,
1852: Denmark, $40: France. 1929;
Germany. 1890: the Netherlands,
:.694; Norway. 1915; Sweden. 49,
$50; Switzerland, 3745; United King
dom. 77,ao6, or total Of 2o2,212 from
Western Europe.
The maximum number estimated
from Northern and Southern Europe
is: Austria Hungary, 50,117: Bulgaria,
345: Serbia. 1879: Montenegro. I6l
Greece. 3.03S: Italy. 1929: Portugal
ISL: Rumania, 1878: Russia. 51,97i
spain, Goa; Turkey In Europe. 967.
Turkey in Asia. 4.795, or a total of
1920 from that district.
Defcnt 1rammcil Amendment,
Efforts to bar immigration for a
year were defeated. an amendment By
TO erect such barrier being rejected
without a record vote. as was an
earlier amendment by Senator Harri-
son. to make the restrictive basis Of
the Dillingham; bill instead OF 3
per cent.
Advocates Of the legislation In
brief today declared that It was de-
signed as temporary stop gap until
Congress oculd at the next session
enact reform legislation dealing with
immigration.
Senator Dillingham;, author of the
Senate measure, and Chairman Colt.
OF the Senate Immigration Commit
tee, said the bill was designed to
ailay fears of flood" OF immlgra-
ton. In opposing the bill, Senator
Reed said it was narrow" and in con-
ilict with generous American policies.
House leaders who favor restric-
ton of immigration predicted tonight
the Senate bill probably would re-
ceivc House approval. Chairman
Johnson. of the Immigration Commit
tee whose bill was sidetracked,5 in
the Senate. said he would go more
IS than halfway In agreeing with the
Senate on restrictive policy.
The,senate bill specifically provides
that 1t shall mot be construed as
amending, repeating or modifying any
law or agreement now existing which
,Sforbids the admission Of any allen
4 s5of any nationalitySfor Biographies:
boundary. This was interpreted To
4 mean that treaty. provisions covering
the subject Of iimmigrsti on with
q ChinA and y a pan would not In any
way be afis cted by the measure.