Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-16
ABLE, BODIED VETERANS
NOT ENTITLED TO BONUS
COOLIDGE WORD IN VETO
CONGRESS ADOPTS
C0NFEREES' REPORT
ON JAP EXCLUSION

Washington, May 15.-Congress dis
regarding the desire of President Cool
idge that the Japanese immigration
problem be adjusted through diplo-
matte channels, adopted today with
overwhelming votes in each house the
conference report on the immigration
restriction bill which provides for Ash
attic exclusion after next July 1.
The measure will be sent to the pres
ident probably before the end of this
week. Congressional leaders generally
expect him to sign it, but it was stat
ed authoritatively at the White House
that he had reached no decision. In
the usual course the bill will be sent
to the Senate and labor departments
for a report before final executive &C
ton.
On the basis of the ballotting today
in both the House and Senate there
would be votes to spare to pass the
bill over a presidential veto. The vote
in the House was sos to So. or 81 in
excess of the required two-thirds ma
jority necessary to override a veto;
and in the Senate 1t was 69 to 8, or
II more than two-thirds.
Despite the big majorities finally
rolled up in favor the conference re-
port did not meet with smooth sailing
in either house, though no objection
was raised to the final action of the
conferees on the Japanese exclusion
provision. House members who voted
and spoke against the report practical
~ without exception We're those who
opposed the bill on original passage.
There was different story, however,
in the Senate. Objection there first
came on the departure from the orig
inal Senate bill against making any
exceptions to the 2 per cent. quotas
for European nations based on the CEN
sus of 1890, and then on the alien sea-
mems provision, which were construed
by some senators as tending to weaken
the LaFolletre seamen's act.
Heretofore party lines were entire
~ submerged in the voting, but three
Democrats Joined with five Republi-
cans and one Farmer-Labor in the Sem
ate in opposing the report. Those vot-
ing in opposition were: Colt, Rhode
Island; Frazier and Ladd, North Da-
kota; Mclean, Connecticut, and Sterl-
ing, South Dakota. Republicans; Gerry,
Rhode Island: owen, Oklahoma, and
Walsh, Massachusetts,. Democrats: and
Shipstead. Farmer-Labor, Minnesota.
Administration leaders in both the
House and Senate Voted for adoption of
the report. There were efforts in both
houses to recommit the report with in
structions. That in the House. which
was sponsored by Representative Sab
ath of Illinois, ranking Democrat on
the immigration committee. was voted
down GAG to IS. Senator Shipstead
moved to recommit in the Senate, but
his motion was ruled out on a point of
order raised by Senator Reed. Repub-
lican. Pennsylvania, chairman of the
conference managers on the part of
the Senate.
Both houses moved with unusual ce-
lerity in disposing of conference re-
port. House action consumed only a
little more than an hour and within
20 minutes after the final roll the re-
port had been transmitted to the Sem
ate. where it was called up immediate
~ by Senator Reed. A vote was had
there within less than three hours.