New-York tribune., 1921-02-20
Modified Dillingham; Bill,
Providing Admittance
of 3 r. C. Foreign-Born
Residents, Is Adopted
House Expected to
Agree to Measure
Provisions To Be i'm Force
Is Months From April L;
Reed and France Vote No
From The rrioune's Washington snreo.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-Early
enactment of an immigration restric-
ton measure into law for fifteen months
loomed UP tonight as probable as a
result of the action of the Senate to-
Gay. That body passed the modified
Dillingham; bill, as reported from the
immigration Committee, with amend
ments which make the measure dras-
tically regulatory. In the form adopted
the bill, it is estimated, will limit the
number of immigrants admitted during
the next twelve months to about
355,416.
After the Senate had rushed the bill
through to passage, by vote of 81
to 2, Representative Johnson, of Wash
ington. chairman of the House Immi
grafton Committee, predicted there
would be little difficulty in reaching an
agreement in conference on the House
bill and the Senate measure. In conse-
quence of this situation he expects leg
islation before March 4.
Before passing the bill the Senate
to-day cut from per cent to per
cent the number of aliens who may
be admitted in any fiscal year. The
bill as it stands, therefore, provides
that the number of aliens of any ma
tionality who may be admitted in any
fiscal year shall be limited to 3 pei
cent Of the number of foreign born
persons of such nationality resident in
the United States as determined by
the Census Of 1910,
An amendment was added which pro.
vides that preference shall be given
to the wives and children of citizens
or Of aliens now in this country who
have applied for citizenship.
Johnson Predicts Agreement
The Johnson bill, which is the House
measure, was definitely defeated in the
Senate and preference given to the bill
reported from the Senate committee.
However, in view of the per cent
amendment, Representative Johnson ex-
pressed the view that the Senate bill
more closely approximated the House
bill than it did and that there would
be little delay in reaching an agree
ment.
The only votes in opposition were
those of Senators France, of Maryland
Republican, and Reed, of Missouri,
Democrat.
The test as between the Johnson bill
and the Dillingham; bill was on a mo-
ton by Senator Mcclellan to strike out
the House bill. He made this for the
purpose of getting a test, though he
himself voted no. The motion was de-
feated 43 to 19. This vote was as fol-
lows:
Against the House bill:
Republicans-Ball, Brandegee, Cap
per, Colt, Curtis, Dillingham;, Fall, Fer
nald, Frelinghuysen, Gooding, Gronna,
Hale, Kellogg Kenyon, Keyes,, La Fol
lette, Lodge, Lenroot, McCumher, Nc
Lean. McNary, Nelson, New, Poindex-
ter, Smoot, Sterling, Sutherland, Wads-
worth, Warren-29.
Democrats - Culberson, Fletcher,
Gerry, Gore, Hitchcock, Jones, of New
Mexico; Kendrick, Phelan, Sheppard,
Simmons, Smith, of Arizona; Smith, of
Maryland Smith, of South Carolina,
Stanley-14.
For the House bill:
Republicans-Bor Borah, Jones, OF Wash
ngton; Willis.
Observation-Disclosures, Beckham, Har-
Myers, Overman, Pittman, Pomerene,
Ransdell, Swanson, Thomas, Trammell,
Underwood--16.
Harrison Offers Amendments
Senator Harrison, of Mississippi, Of
fered ar amendment to reduce the
number of immigrants to l per cent of
resident foreign born. This was beaten
without roll call. He the. offered the
8 per cent amendment and this pre-
vailed, also without & roll call. Sem
ator Harrison offered an amendment
which would have still further cut
down admissions by making the basis
O, calculation the number of former
immigrants who have become citizens
of the United States. This was de-
feated without roll call.
Senator Harrison spoke in favor of
the Johnson bill. He wanted also to
bar out even the relatives of foreign
born residents. He also referred to
the fact deaths were occurring from
typhus in New York as an additional
reason for shutting out immigrants.
This country is a dumping ground
for all the undesirables of Europe" he
declared.
Senators Dillingham; and Colt ex-
planned the provisions of the commit