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Show BURNETT BILL KILLED BY THE : LITERACY TEST House Sustains Veto of the President by Narrow Margin; Mar-gin; Five Votes Neces-' Neces-' sary to Turn Tide. PARTY LINES SWEPT AWAY IN THE FIGHT Leader Underwood Argues for Measure; J. Hampton Moore Opposes; Scores Federation of Labor. By International News Service. WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. By the narrowest nar-rowest of margins, following a debate in which the floor leader urged all Democrats Dem-ocrats to override the objection of the president, the house of representatives late today voted to sustain the veto of the .. 'urnett immigration bill. file final count showed that the proponents pro-ponents of the bill, who numbered 261, lacked five votes of the two-thirds necessary to put the measure through despite the veto. Those voting against the bill numbered 136, with two, Representatives Rep-resentatives Kahn of California and Steenerson of Minnesota, answering "present" to their names because they were paired. The consideration of the bill occupied five hours today. Just before the vote was taken, Floor Leader Underwood urged the house to override the veto, while Representative Moore of Pcnn-i Pcnn-i sylvania, charging that the sentiment throughout the country which has appeared ap-peared in favor of the bill was manufactured manu-factured by organized labor, begged- his colleagues to support the president. And in this mauner, through the debate and voting, were party lines swept into the discard. Underwood's Reasons. Floor Leader Underwood prefaced his talk with the declaration that for twenty twen-ty years he had advocated legislation of restrictive character for immigration. "The reason that I support this legislation," leg-islation," he said, "is the samo reason that the president of the United States Bays that he vetoed the bill. He says '. that the objection to the literacy test is restrictive and not selective. There iB no man in this house who is not in favor of selective restriction. But that is not the purpose of the bill. I went before the American people with the avowed purpose of restricting the foreign for-eign immigrants from coming to this country. And why? Not becauso we have not benefited in tho past from immigration, but because conditions have changed. "Now, the real question which confronts con-fronts this house today is whether, acting act-ing on your own responsibility, you will support the verdict yu rendered in favor of this bill. The real question is whether or not you stand first for the American standard of life, the American standard of living and the American standard of wage." Moore's Reply. Replying to Mr. Underwood, J. Hampton Hamp-ton Mo ore of bVnnsylvania declared that the verdict of the American people hus never been had on this question. He referred to the circular lotters sent out by the American Federation of Labor to their component organizations and declared that this body had per-j per-j haps 2,000,000 members among the working men of the country. "There are perhaps a million more organized workmen not belonging to the American Federation," ho said, "which brings the total of organized labor up to 3,000,000. But what of the 27,000,-000 27,000,-000 men who make up tho ranks of unorganized labor?" he asked. "Who is speaking for them? "The American Federation of Labor has sent out many letters during the past few weeks. I respect the federation federa-tion vet I use my own judgment on this bill. "Who is Mr. Gompers? Where was he born? He was born in England. "Who is the secretary of labor of the United States and where was he born? He is Mr. Wilson and born in Scotland. "Who is the secrotarv of the American Amer-ican Federation of Labor and where s lie born7 He is Frank Morrison and is a Canadian. "And these thrco distinguished men sent out these letters." Declaring that the statements of the American Federation of Labor should be disregarded. Representative Manahan of Minnesota lined up with Representative Representa-tive Moore. "It was easy enough," he cried, "for 'he American" Federation of Labor to send messages to their lieutenants and foster a fale sentiment in favor of this measure. ' ' Fight to Continue. Representative Burnett of Alabama, chairman of the house Immigration committee, com-mittee, and author of the hill, declared that the flIH for restrictive immigration legislation would continue. "We lost by a very narrow marKln." he eald, "and a swiiiff of a few votes would have passed the bill. The fight will be made asaln in the next -oncrress." 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