Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-02-25
RUSH To L. s. IS
HAL TED BY SENATE
Measure Setting 355, 600 Limit
Up to the House.
GOOD FOR FOURTEEN MONTHS
ONLY Two Votes Cast Against PROPOSE
tion-Fight to Make Act More
Drastic Was Engineered by
Harrison of Mississippi.


= Washington, Feb. 21.-The senate
voted to restrict immigration into the
United States between April 1, l9zl,
and June 80, 1922, to maximum OF
$4,000 persons.
If passed the Dillingham; bill by a
vote of 81 to 2 after amending 1t TO
limit admissions from any country TO
3 per cent of the number OF natives
of that country residing in the United
States in 1910. The only votes against
the measure were cast by Senator
Reed of Missouri, Democrat, and Sen
ator France of Maryland, Republican.
Refuses Tight Gate.
At the same time, the senate went
on record against the Johnson Dill
passed by the house suspending all i'm
migration for year. 1t rejected the
Johnson bill by 43 to 10. Senators
Borah, Jones of Washington, and
Willis, Republicans, and Senators
Ashhurst, Beckham, Harris, Harrison,
Heffiin, King, Mcclellan, Myers, Over
man, Pittman, Pomerene, Ransdell,
Swanson, Thomas, Trammell and UnS
derwood, Democrats, supported the
Johnson bill.
The measure now goes to confer
ence. No serious difficulty is antici-
pated in getting the differences OF the
two houses adjusted.
Call Bill Restrictive.
1t is contended by some advocates
of the Dillingham; bill that it will be
far more restrictive than the Johnson
bill for the reason that the provision
I'm the latter permitting the admission
of relatives of immigrants already ar
rived furnishes loophOle for whole
sale evasions.
Senator Dillingham; said he was I'M
able to state whether the measure
would permit the admission of enough
immigrants during the next year ade-
auately 60 supply the country with
''pick and shovel" labor.
Senator Harrison of Mississippi,
Democrat, led the fight to make the
bill more drastic. He first offered an
amendment limiting admissions to l
per cent. This was beaten by viva
voce vote He next offered the amend
ment for 3 per cent and it was car
ried. Senator Harrison also proposed
an amendment to change the basis of
lied citizens. This was. beaten with
out roll call.
Humanitarian" Feature Killed.
An amendment offered by Senator
Smith of South Carolina struck out
the provision giving the secretary of
labor authority to admit individuals if
such action is justified as measure
of humanity. This was adopted. An
other amendment by Senator Smith
requiring the immigration authorities
to give preference to wives and chill
dren of aliens already lin the United
States was carried.
Senator Phelan of California raised
the Japanese question. He told the
senate that the Japanese in Hawaii
were obtaining naturalization papers
by taking advantage of the act passed
during the war to facilitate the natur-
alization of aliens enlisted in the
army. No less than 800 of them have
obtained papers in this manner, he
said. He proposed an amendment to
remedy this condition.
Coltfor Qpick Action.
Senator Colt of Rhode Island, chair
man of the immigration committee
said that raising the japanese ques-
ton might defeat the bill and Senator
Phelan did not press the amendment
Senator Reed bitterly condemned
the bill. He declared conditions had
been greatly exaggerated by propa.
gandists and told the senate the bill
was as marrow as the middle ages
and belonged to ''the era of the thumt
screw and rack"
If the house agrees to the senate
amendments the bill will take effect
April /, 1921, and remain in effect un
til June so, 1922.