Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-22
IMMIGRATION TO
BE LIMITED TO
$4,000 IN YEAR

WASHINGTON, Feb. ia dras.
tic measure against immigration
during the next year was adopted
today by the senate, which by the
overwhelming vote of 81 to 2, passed
the Dillingham; immigration Testric-
ton bill, after adding amendments
to increase it's restrictive features
In the form adopted, the bill it is
understood, will limit the number of
immigrants during the next twelve
months to slightly over $4,000.
The Dillingham; bill was adopted
as a substitute for the Johnson bill
passed recently by the house. The
I latter would bar for a year all i'm
migrants except relatives of aliens
now in this country. The bills now
go to conference for adjustment
Senator's Colt, Rhode Island, and
Dillingham;, Vermont, Republicans,
and Gore, Oklahoma, Democrat, were
appointed senate conferees.
Advocates of the Dillingham; sub
stitute declared that it would keer
out more immigrants than the john
son measure. Both bills would &c
into effect within two months with
the Dillingham; measure effective for
fifteen and the Johnson bill for
fourteen months. ..
Passed in Record Time
It took the senate less than five
hours today to dispose of the immi-
grafton legislation, a record, accord
ing to leaders, for subject of such
Importance. The only two senators
who opposed passage of the bill
were France, Republican, Maryland
and Reed, Democrat, Missouri.
Before passing the Dillingham; sub
stitute, the senate defeated, 43 to
10, a motion to adopt the Johnson
bill.
Forty per cent less immigrants
would be admitted under the billing
ham bill as it passed the senate
than as reported by the senate i'm
migration committee. This was &C
complished by the reducing the
basis of immigration from five per
cent to three per cent of the total
number of aliens in this country
according to the 1910 census. The
amendment was offered by Senator
Harrison, Democrat, Mississippi
who led the fight to make the legis-
lation more drastic.
Under another amendment wives
and children of aliens who have APP
piled for citizenship would be given
preference in admission. Another
amendment struck out clause au-
thorizing admissions when deemed
justifiable as a measure of hui
mainly"
Immigrants Allowed
The three per cent standard OF
the bill, according to committee es-
Inmates, would permit the following
number of immigrants during the
next year after the bill becomes
law: Belgium, 1882; Denmark, s..
o r.
040; Netherlands. 1884; Norway, 12,-
116; Sweden, 1886; Switzerland, 81
745; United Kingdom, 77,206; or 6
total of 202, PIP from western Eu
rope.
The maximum number estimated
from northern and southern Europe
is: Austria Hungary'o 5O,117; Bull
Portugal, 1871; Rumania, 1878;
Russia, 51,974; Spain, 663; Turkey
in Europe 967; Turkey in Asia, A.
1876, or a total of 153,249 from that
district.
Efforts to bar all immigration for
year weer defeated, an amendment
by Senator Trammell, Democrat
Florida, to erect such a barrier, be-
ing rejected without a record vote
as was an earlier amendment by
Senator Harrison to make the re.
SIElCllNG DdSlS VI lie IidIl
one instead of three per cent.
Advocates of the legislation ir
brief debate today declared that il
was designed as a temporary stor
until congress could at the next ses-
sion enact reform legislation deal.
ing with immigration.
Senator Dillingham;, author of the
senate measure, and Chairman Colt
of the senate immigration commit.
tee, said the bill. was designed tc
allay fears Of a FLOOD of immigra-
ton. In opposing the bill Senator
Reed said it was marrow" and iT
conflict with generous American