Show SENATE an N BILL CONTAINS THE restrictive LIT TEST FOR THE ADMISSION OF ALIENS exemption made in case of belgians belgian who will be allowed to come to this country to engage in agricultural pursuits Pur aulta washington the immigration bill cont containing anIng the tha restrictive literacy test for admi admission galon of aliens which has haa been the obstacle in immigration reform legislation for the greater part of two national administrations pas passed sod the senate on saturday by a vote of fifty to seven the elm ing majority was waa recorded despite the fact that president wilson had andl indle bated he would veto the measure as aa did former president taft it it como come to him with the educational test included the vote in the senate indicated that the tha bill could be re repa p aided ased byi more than tho the necessary two thorda majority should tile the president reject the measure senators who vote voted against tho the bill were brandegee Hrand egee McCuin ber Al Mart artine lne ogorman runs nans dell reed and walsh tho the bill passed the alie house on ferrul febbi ary 4 last by a vote of to although tile tha senate amended the tha house bill la in several particulars thel litera y test was unaltered save aavo tor for an additional exe action to belgian subjects which was adopted after prolonged d debate already several american eions are endeavoring to indue induce del bet glan refugees to settle in this country the amendment as finally adopted by a vote of 34 to 22 follows I 1 that the provi provision slon of this act laing to the literacy test or induced or assisted immigration shall not apply P y to ag agricultural cultural immigrants from belgium who come to the united states during the course of the present european war or within ono one year after its termination owing to circumstances or conditions arising through the war it it t is shown to the tion of the tha commissioner general ot of immigration that the said belgian immigrants como come with the intention ol 01 engaging in fit agriculture in the united states and to become american citizens 11 |