Evening star., 1924-05-15
House Acts and Issue Is Now
Up to Senate-CooIidge
Views Disregarded.
MOTION TO RECOMMIT
is DEFEATED, 246 TO SO
Veto Is Hinted, Although Presi-
dent Has Not Announced What
His Course Will Be.

Overriding the opposition of Presi-
dent Coolidge, the House today
adopted the conference report on the
immigration bill which would make
July this year the effective date of
Japanese exclusion.
The Senate now will be called upon
to act after which the bill will go to
President Coolidge for signature. His
course has not been determined.
In adopting the report the House
developed an overwhelming majority
against any delay in putting into ef-
feet quickly the japanese provision.
which the administration had sought
to delay, in order that diplomatic ne
gotiations might be entered into in an
effort to settle the question.
Before adopting the conference re-
port the House rejected by a vote of
246 to 33 a motion by Representative
SABBATH, Democrat, Illinois, to recon-
Der of amendments. He expressed no
objection, however, to the Japanese
exclusion provision of the report.
The overwhelming opinion in favor
of the July l clause in the House,
which rejected the conference report
embodying the Presidents March 1
suggestion. was explained to Mr.
Coolidge yesterday by Republican
and Democratic leaders and he was
told that a similar view was in
dicated in the Senate.
Three Courses Considered.
President Coolidge is giving thought
to the action he will take on the
measure when it reaches the White
House, but was said authoritatively
today to have reached no decision on
the question. Indications are, how
ever, that he is giving thought to
three courses of action.
Signature of the bill without any
statement or declaration.
Signature of the bill with an ac-
companying statement expressing
disapproval of the exclusion provi-
sion in such a manner as to mollify
offended Japanese sensibilities.
Return of the bill to Congress with
out signature, and with a message
declaring the Executives approval of
all provisions of the measure with
the exception of the exclusion section.
Indications were given by some of
last two courses are being given the
most thought. The expiration of the
present immigration act June 80 and
the approaching adjournment of Con-
gress are the complicating factors.
Some advisors of the President have
told him that approval of the bill
with an accompanying statement of
disapproval of the exclusion provision
would not greatly soften the blow TO
Japanese feelings. Others believe
that IL would be at least partially ef-
fective.
See Veto Sustained.
The President. in considering the
thlrd course, has been told by friends
Of Congress that in event of a veto
based on the exclusion provision.
those who agree with the administra-
ton view, combined with those who
are opposed to the whole bill would
comprise a group large enough to
resist any attempt to pass the bill
over the veto.
These same friends are convinced
and have informed the President that
Congress, actuated by an impelling
desire to enact an immigra ton bill
further restricting the arrival of for
eigners in the United States, would
modify the exclusion provision in
order to pass the measure before ad-
journment.
When the conference report on the
bill was taken up in the House, Rep
resentative SABBATH of Illinois. rank
ing Democrat on the immigration
committee, announced he would seek
to have it reeommitted to conference
with instructions to the House man.
ayers to insist on elimination of the
race origin provision, to be effective
after 1926, which was inserted by
the Senate.
The Illinois representative also said
he would attempt to have the nom
quota provisions altered to include
parents of American citizens fifty
five years of age, the wives and chill
dren of immigrants who have de-
clared their intention Of becoming
American citizens, and the wives and
children of former service men. He
voiced objection to the alien sea-
mems provisions of the bill and pro-
posed substitute.
The vote by which the conference
report was approved was 30S to SIS,
representing a wide margin over the
two thirds that would be necessary
to repaSS the measure in case of a
veto,