| Show to restrict immigration senator I 1 odge has introduced into the cenate a bill designed to restrict immigration whereby provision Is made tor the exclusion from admission to the united states of all persons of between fourteen and sixty years of age who cannot both read and write the english language or some other language A similar bill has been in produced trod into the house of Ke present by congressman alker while congressman morse has introduced an other bill tending to the same end which provides for a tax on steamship companies of a head for every im migrant they bring A fourth bill Is introduced by congressman atone providing that no immigrant shall be ad matted into the united baates unless be can show a certificate signed by the united estates consul at the place near est his last residence setting cortti that he does not belong to any of the classes excluded under the terms ot our himml gration laws the introduction of these various measures appears to turn sh strong indication of the fact that con gress is awaking the do no barm to sift immigration still more thoroughly than has yet been done bradstreet s |
