Show ON IMMIGRATION BILL SENATE Lafollette Leads Fight on Certificate of Character Clause TV ASHINGTON Jan 20 Following W WA v. v A m vigorous fight upon It led by T T Senator the conference con con- ference reports oh on time the Burnett- Burnett 1 Immigration bill was rejected by the tho Senate today because of a clause clausi which it was claimed would exclude a majority majority ma ma- of Jewish Immigrants front from Russia Rus ala sia and At the tho request ot of Senator Lodge the bill went back to conference which will bo be asked to eliminate time tho feature Senator attacked the clause put IUt Into time the bill by lY time the conference committee corn com under which immigrants might b bo debarred from the tho United States unless they brought certificates of character when their native country had imad a law authorizing such certificates He lie declared that conference committees should not miot- have tine tho power to put new provisions Into bills over oven which tho ti-ne two houses had disagreed A 4 determined fight In which Senators Sena Sen-na- tors Stone t ne OGorman O'Gorman and Simmons joined was made on the ti-ne certificate of character clause Senator Lodge contended that the tho provision did not ot affect Russian ira 1 migrants and held that the conferees had not exceeded their authority I Senator declared Russia could prevent Its people leaving for forthe the that United States by refusing to Issue certificate of good character Russians who now flOW come comae to the United States surreptitiously sur sur- ho said would under the new provisions be excluded All those who believe In republican principles of government could be re refuse refused re- re fused fuse a certificate he said Russia knows that ono one free tongue in in-i New NewYork York Is more nore harmful to Russian despotism des than subjects in Siberia Russia does not want these people seeking freedom admitted to the tho United States and I believe that Is why some others tb do pot not want them admitted for these people are a menace to plutocracy racy and there are certain people In Inthis Inthis this country who do not favor faOr en encouraging en time tho menace to plutocracy |