Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-21
Drastic Alien
Restriction Law
Passed by Senate

Washington, Feb. IA drastic
measure against immigration during
the next year was adopted today by
the Senate which by the overwhelnn-
ing vote of 81 to 2 passed the Dilling-
ham 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 immi-
grants during the next IL months II
slightly more than $4,000.
The Dillingham; bill was adopted az
substitute for the johnson bill.
passed recently by the House. The
latter would bar for year all immi-
grants 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. Ok
lahoma, Democrat, were appointed.
Senate conferees.
Advocates of the Dillingham; substi-
tute declared that it would keep out
more immigrants than the johnson
measure.
Both bills would go into effect with
intwo months with the Dillingham;
measure effective for Is and the John
/ son bill for IA months.
1t took the Senate less than five
hours today to dispose of the immi-
grafton legislation record. according
to leaders. for subject of such i'm
portance. The only senators who op-
posed passage of the bill were France.
republican, Maryland, and Reed.
Democrat. Missouri.
Before passing the Dillingham sub
stitutc. the Senate defeated, 40 to ~.
motion to adopt the Johnson bill.
+ forty per cent. less immigrants
would beadmitted under the Dilling-
nam Dill as it passed the Senate than
as reported by the Senate immiyra-
ton committee. This, was accom-
pl1shed by reducing the basis of I'M
migration from five per cent IN tbren
per cent. OF the total number of aliens
minis Country according to the 1910
census. The amendment was offered
oy senator Harrison, Democrat. Mis-
sisslppi. who led the fight to make the
legislation more drastic.
Under another amendment ,rivas
ana children Of aliens who have an
phed Tor citizenship would be given
preference in admission. Another
amendmert struck out a clause an
thorizing admissions when deemed
lustifiable as u measure. of human
ity." '''n
Inc three per cent. standard of the
Dill, according to committee esti
mates, would permit the following
number Of immigrants during the
next year after the bill becomes
! law:
Belgium. 1882; Denmark, 5,44s:
: France. 1923; Germany, 5000:
Netherlands. 1894: Norway, 1211s:
sweden, 1886; Switzerland, 3,745:
United Kingdom. 77,206 or a total Of
zoI,2l2 from Western Europe.
Inc maximum number estimated
from Northern and Southern Europe
| is: 'i''
Austria Hungary, 50,1f7: Bul-
! garia, 345; Serbia, 1879: MONTENEGRO
161; Greece. 3,o3s; Italy. 1929. Por,
tugal. 1,7Sl; Rumania, 1878; Rus
sla' 5l,974; Spain, 663; Turkey in
Europe. 967; Turkey in Asia, 1898.
or total of 153,249 from that dis
trict.
! Efforts to bar all immigration for
a year We're defeated. an amendment
by Senator Trammell, Democrat
Florida, to erect such a barrier being
rejected without record vote, as
was an earlier amendment by SEN
ator Harrison to make the restrictive
basis Of the Dillingham; hill one in
stead of three per cent.
Advocates Of the legislation in
brief debate today declared that it
was designed as temporary stop
gap until Congress could at the next
session enact reform legislation deal
1 ing with irnnroinrn