Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-20
Anti-.Alien
Bill Passed
By Senate.
Dillingham; immigration Re.
striciion Measure Approved
BY Final Vote of 81 to ?
With Amendments.
Cut Entries to $4,000


Washington, Feb IA drastic
measure against immigration during
the next year was adopted today by
the senate, which by oil to 2, passed
the Dillingham; immigration restrics
ton bill after adding amendments
to increase its restrictive features.
! The bill, it is estimated, would limit
immigrants during the next ~
months TO slightly over 355,00O.
The bill was adopted as substi.
tutc for the Johnson bill passed by
the house. The latter would bar for
year, all immigrants except rela-
tivcs of aliens now 'terc, The bills
now go TO conference Tor adjustment.
\ Advocates of the Dillingham; sub
declared thar il would keep out more,
immigrants than the Johnson meas
ure.
Both, bills would go into effect
within two months, with the Dilling~
ham measure effective Tor Is and the
Johnson bill for IA months.
Quickly Disposed Of
1t took the senate less than five
hours to dispose of the in,nigra-
~tion legislation The two senator's
opposing passage were France, re
publican, Maryland, and Reed, demo-
crat, Missouri.
Before passing the sub, the senate
defeated, As to 1o, motion to adopt
the Johnson bill.
Forty per cent less immigrants
would be admitted under the Dill
lngham bill than as reported by the
senate immigration committee. This
was accomplished by reducing the ba-
! sis of immigration from to 3 per
cent of the number of aliens here,
according to the 1910 census. Tho
amendment was offered by, Sena-
tor Harrison, democrat, Mississippi,
who. led the fight to make the leg
islation more drastic.
Under another amendment, wives
and children of aliens who have ap-
Piled for citizenship would be given
preference. Another amendment
struck out clause authorizing ad-
missions when deemed justiilable as
measure of humanity"
/. liable OF Admissions.
The per cent standard of the bill,
according to committee estimates
would permit the following number
Of immigrants during the next year
after the bill becomes law: Belgium,
i,4S2; Denmark. $40; France,
3,525; Germany, 75,04O; Netherlands.
1904: Norway, l2,116; Sweden
1896: Switzerland, 3,745; United
Kingdom. 77,206, or 202,2l2 from
western Europe
The maximum number estimated
from northern and southern Europe
is: Austriar Hungary, 50,1l7; Bulgaria,
345; Serbia, l39; Montenegro, 16l;
Greece, 3,03S; Italy, 1925; Portugal,
1871; Roumania, 1878; Russia, ST.
974; Spain, 663; Turkey in Europe,
967; Turkey in Asia, 1,795, or 1885,
249 from that district.
Full Bar Defeated.
Efforts to bar all immigration for
a year were defeated, an amendment
by Senator Tranfmell, democrat,
Florida, to erect such barrier be- :
ing rejected without "a record vote,
as was an earlier amendment by
Senator Harrison, TO make the re-
strictive basis Of the Dillingham; bill
| instead of 3 per cent.
Advocates of the legislation de-
clared that it was designed as
temporary stop gap until congress
could enact reform legislation.
Senator Dillingham; and Chairman
Colt of the senate immigration conf
mittee, said the bill was designed to
allay fears OF "food' of immigra-
tion. In opposing the bill Senator
Reed said it was narrow and in
conflict with generous American poll
cies.'
, House leaders who favor restric-
ton of immigration predicted tonight
the senate bill probably would re-
ceive house approval