Show SENATE APPROVES immigration BILL cobit CONTAINS INS THE restrictive lit LITERACY TEST POR FOR THE AD MISSION OF ALIENS exemption made in case of belgians who will be allowed to come to this country to engage in agricultural pursuits washington the immigration bill containing tile tho restrictive literacy test teat for admission of aliens which has been tile the obstacle in immigration reform legislation for the greater part of two national administrations passed the senate on saturday by a vote of fifty to seven the overwhelming majority was recorded despite the fact that president wilson had indicated he would veto tho the measure as did former president taft if it should conic come to him with tho the educational test included tho the vote in the senate indicated that the bill could bo re passed by more than tho the necessary two thirds majority should the president reject the measure senators who voted against the bill were brandegee mccumber Al almartine artine Mart lne ogorman rans rana dell reed need and walsh the bill passed the house on february 4 last by a vote of to although the senate amended the house bill in several particulars the literacy test was unaltered save for an additional exemption to belgian subjects which was adopted after prolonged debate already several american eions are endeavoring to induce belgian refugees to settle in this country the amendment as aa finally adopted by a vote of 34 to 22 follows that the provision of this act relating to the literacy test or induced or assisted immigration shall not apply to to agricultural immigrants from belgium who come to the united states during the course of the present european war or within one year after its termination owing to circumstances or conditions arising through the war if it is shown to satisfaction of the commissioner general of immigration that the said belgian immigrants come with the intention ot ol engaging in agriculture in the united states and to beco become nie american citizens |