The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-20
DRASTIC BILL ID
 CUT IMMIGRATION
 PASSED IN SENATE.
Substitute Measure, Passed By Vote of 61 to 2, Is Even More Drastic Than
 House Bill
By Associated Press

Washington, February 19.-A dras- tic measure against immigration dur ing the next year was adopted today by the Senate which, by the over whelming vote of 61 to ?, passed the Dillingham; immigration restriction bill, after adding amendments to in- crease it's restrictive features. In the form adopted, the bill, it is estimated, would limit the number of immigrants during the next F months to slight ly over 355,000.
 The Dillingham; bill was adopted as a substitute for the Johnson bill passed recently by the House. The latter would bar for year all i'm migrants except relatives of aliens now in this country. The bills now go to conference for adjustment. Sem ators Colt, Rhode Island, and Dil- linghanl, Vermont. republicans, and Core, Oklahoma democrat were ap- pointed Senate conferees.
 Advocates of the Dillingham; substi- tute declared that 1t would keep out more immigrants than the Johnson measure. Both bills would go into ef- feet within two months, with the Dill lingham measure effective for Is and the Johnson bill for If months.
 RECORD FOR SPEED
 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. Maryland, and Reed demo crat, Missouri
 Before passing the Dillingham; sub stitute, tue Senate defeated. 43 to ly, a motion to adopt the Johnson bili.
 Forty per cent less Immigrants would be admitted under the Dilling- ham bill as it passed the Senate than as reported by the Senate inl- migration committees. This was ac- complished by reducing the basis of immigration from per cent to 3 per cent of the total number of aliens in this country, according 10 the 1910 cen sus. The amendment was offered by Senator Harrison, democrat, Missis-s s3prs, who led the flight to make the 1egissation more drastic.
 tfnder another amendment wives an1 ell~dren of aliens who have applied foia citizenship would be given pref erence n admissions Another amend ment struck out clause authorizing admissions when deemed justifable as "a measure of humanity"
 NUMBER PERMITTED
 The 3 per cent standard of the bill. according to committee estimates, will permit the following number of iin- migrants during the next year after the bill becomes law: Belgium, i,4S2; Denmark, A4f9 France, 3,523 Ger many, 75,o40; Netherlands 3.694 Nor way, 12,t16; Sweden, 119956: Switzer- land, 3,745 United Kingdom, 77,2o6, or a total of 202,212 from western Europe The maximum number esti- mated from northern and southern Flu rope is: Austria Hungary, 50,117; Bull garia, 345; Sergia, 139; Montenegro 161 Greece 3,03S; Italy, 40,293; Portu- gal, 7SI; Rumania. 1878; Russia, 5l.- s7f Spain, 663; Turkey in Europe, 967 Turkey, in Asia. 4.795, or q total of 153.249 from that district.
 Efforts to bar all immigration for . year were defeated an amendment by Senator Trammel,, Florida, to erect such barrier being rejected without a record vote, as was an earlier amend n, ,ent by Senator Harrison to make the restrictive basis of the Dillingham; bill instead of per cent.
 Advocates of the legislation in brief debate today declared that it was de
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