Evening star., 1924-05-16
IMMIGRATION BILL
READY FOR COOLIDGE
carrying Exclusion Clause Meas
ure Is Passed in Congress by
!. Large Majorities.
PRESIDENTS MOVE DOUBTFUL
Understood to Have Three Courses
Under Consideration.

! The imm grafton bill was en- route
to the White House today. having
iheen completed yesterday by both
shouses of Congress and started
through the routine process pre!imi-
mary to its submission to the Presi-
dent.
Carrying the provision excluding
Japanese and other Asiatics after July
-, and abrogating the gentlemen's
iagreement despite the desire of Pres
ident Coolidge to make this the sub
:iect of negotiations with the Toxic
government, the conference report on
.the measure was adopted by the
.ltouse, 30S to 5S, and by the Senate,
."9 TO =, majority of considerably
.nore than two-thirds in each cham
sber.
, The President has reached 40 deci-
.Slon with reference to his action on
the bill. and is expected to send il to
the State and Labor departments for
study and recommendations before de-
Iermining his course. RE is under
stood, however. to have under consid-
Grafton three possible concluSlons-
signature without comment. signature
with a statement expressing dIsap-
proval of the exclusion clause, and re-
iurn of the measure without sigma
ture. but with an expression of ap-
sproval for all provisions except the
SeACIuSlOI SSCtlOn.
Ban UnoppOsed on Floor.
, Although objections to the confer
tence report were voiced in both
:chambers yesterday. none of the op-
'position was based on the exclusion
provision. Administration leaders
supported the report, maintaining
their stand that immigration was a
domestic problem solely within the
jurisdiction of Congress, and party
lines did not appear in the voting,
which, unless a large number should
he changed, indicated ballots to spare
for repassage if the measure should
! he vetoed
Three Democrats joined with five
, Republicans and one FarmerLabor
port. Those voting in opposition were
Colt. Rhode Island Frazier and
lad North Dakota: Mclean, Con-
nectlcut. and Sterling. South Dakota
! oven, Oklahoma. and Walsh. Massa
rhusetts, Democrats, and Shipstead
Minnesota, Farmer La bor
Efforts to Recommit Fail.
| There were efforts in both houses
TO recommit the report with instruc-
tions. That in the House, which was
, sponsored by Representative SABBATH
of Illinois, ranking Democrat on the
Immigration committee. was voted
down. 246 to So. Senator Shipstead
moved to recommit in the Senate. but
. his motion was ruled out on a point
OF order raised by Senator Reed Re-
publican. Pennsylvania. chairman of
. the conference managers on the part
IF the Senate.
Both houses moved with unusual
'eterity in disposing of a conference
report. House action consumed only
ilttie more than an hour, and with
in twenty minutes after the final roll
call the report had been transmitted
10 the Senate. where it was called up
Immediately by Senator Reed. A vote
was had there within less than three
= hours
Chief opposition in the House to
) the conference report centered on the
Senate provision that after 1926 iim-
migration would be based on race
) Representative SABBATH also said he
would attempt to have the non
: quota provisions altered so as to in
clude parents of American citizens
nifty five years of age. the wives and
children of immigrants who have
declared their intention of becoming
American citizens and the wives and
! children of former service men.
Harrison Attacks Provision.
: The Senate bill provided for no nom
quota admissions, and the Senate con-
fereeS came in for sharp attack from
Senator'S Harrison of Mississippi and
Shields of Tennessee, Democrats, for
, agreeing TO the admission outside the
quota of the wives of American cit-
ZenS resident in the United States
the unmarried children unde eighteen
Years of age of such citizens and
ministers and professors accredited to
American colleges.
. Calling attention that all of the
Senate conferees had voted against
the provision for per cent quotas
based on the census of 1890, Senator
Harrison declared that if he had had
any idea that they would have agreed
IN conference to permit exceptions he
would have made fight against their
appointment He added that he would
offer bills today to wipe out the ex-
ceptions. and that if he could get
enough help in Congress I will try to
put them through
Reed Contradicts Shields.
Senator Shields characterized the
measure with its exemptions from the
Senate quota as Legislative abor-
tion" and brought a sharp reply from
Senator Reed. who declared that most
OF the things Senator Shields COM
plained of were i'm the original Senate
measure. This Senator Shields dis
puted.
PraiSing the conferees for their
work. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,
the Republican leader. declared that
the great end that would be accom-
plished by the legislation was far
more important than any detail.
Senator Lodge predicted that the
legislation. if maintained. would be
Of far-recahing Importance through
the centuries and would change the
current of the infusion Of blood into
the American people.
Replying TO Senator Harrison, Sen
ator Harris, Democrat, Georgia, said
he had no apologies to make for his
wnrk in the conference, adding that
he believed there had been evolved a
measure which meets the approval
of the country"
Shipstead Leads Fight.
Senator Shipstead took the lead in
the fight against the seamen's pro-
visions. and was joined by Senator
King. Democrat, Utah, also one of the
ccnferees. Senator Norris. Republi-
can, Nebraska, said he did not want
TO do anything that would weaken
the La Toilette law.
Senator Reed of Pennsylvania said
Andrew Furuseth, president of the
International Seamens Union, had
complained about provisions of the
seamen's section, but he declared that
these provisions did not weaken in
any way the La Toilette act. Diff
ferent views were expressed, how
ever. by Senator Shipstead and other
senators.
REVERSAL OF VETO