The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-10
EXCLUSION PROPOSAL VOTED Entire Measure Thrown Back Into Joint
 Conference HEATED DEBATE TRAGEDIES ACTION Administration Forces Had Felt Confident
 Of Victory MOVE FOR TIME
 IS VOTED DOWN
 ~------------- Executive Advised That Con- gress Is In No Mood For
 Dictation
MOVE FOR TIME
 IS VOTED DOWN
By LYLE C. WILSON By Ieased yklEe To e-HeraLal

wASHTNGTQN. May S.-By vote of 1s0 to 1z4 tl.e House rejected the compromise conference report on the immigration bill after a day of heated debate. This constitutes rejection of the compromise on Japanese exclusion forced by President Coolidge and Secrs- tary of State Hughes which was de signed to prevent affrone by Japan hs deferring until March l. 1925. the op- eration of the legislative exclusion clause, giving the administration time in the interim to negotiate treaty with Japan.
 Twenty-thFee republicans voted to re commit; II democrats voted against recommifaf; and Representatives Der ger of Wisconsin, Kvale of AEinnesota. and WefaId of AIinnesotss the three independents in the House, voted against acceptance of the confereea' report.
 The provfAi0n. recommended by the confsrees on pressure from Coolidge. advanced the date when the exelasiuu becones effective l6 AfHkch I, next zeeKk so that treaty paighk he drawn ID with 3apan. Coolfdss wantea the date eet MAfch de2d. bat the eoAferees Compromised On the eatlier date
 Reopens Whsgs 1Eaaaer
 Overthrow of the adninistsati0n forces in the House opens the way to reconsideration of the entire immigra- tion program, according to Reprseenta- tive Albert Johnson of Washington. chairman of the House immigration committee.
 The entire bin is nov thrown hack into conferenee,n Johnson, said, -aBd ! don't know what will happen The Alien Seaman provision and Senator Reeds clause relating to determination of migration after 1927 in reference to national origin were on thin ice during the last conference It is not unlikely that both clauses will be eliminated when the biii again comes before the House"
 Repudiation of fhe Coolidge com promise on Japanese exclusion was an unexpected shock to the White House. The President has made no attempt to minimize the gravity of what the ad- ministration considers as a useless af- front to Japan. 1t is known that the President believed that summary dis EEIUEu Od LME L&AlaELzlE4l 6 NAAsC4A4EA1Ae now in effect, would lead to an inter national situation of some discomfort and he has not concealed his view that such an affront is uncaIIed for.
 Present DietafiaA
 President Coolidge has been advised by republican leaders and some of the immigration conferees that Congress was not in mood to submit to dictn- tion on the question.
 The administration went into the im- migration fight confident that the pecu- liar circumstances of the situation would give it a small margin nf victory.
 Long after his usual hour. the Presi- dent remained in the executive offices awaiting the report which be believed would be favorable. Shortly before 6 o'clock he was advised that the House had refused to accept his plea for time in which to determine the question uf Japanese exclusion by treaty.
 During dehate and votes on the con ferees' report the temperature of the House steadily scared. Republican and democratic leaders were securing the Iobbies and corridors for stray Votes Cheers and clapping greeted every speaker and when the EeM call took place the buzz of conversation became roar. The speaker repeatedly rapped for order and in the confusion number of names were misread and votes wrongly recorded by the c2erEs.