Mt. Pleasant Pyramid | 1915-01-15 | Page 6 | Conferees Reject Changes

CONFEREES REJECT1 CHANGES- Do Not Favor Exempting Belgians-From Belgians-From Literacy Test. Washington. House and senate conferees con-ferees on amendments to the immigration immigra-tion bill has agreed to eliminate th& senate provisions barring negroes and exempting Belgian farmers from the literacy test and certain other requires ments. All other differences, none, substantial, were compromised and the-perfected the-perfected bill will next be presented t0 both houses for final passage before-it before-it goes to the president, who will hold-public hold-public hearings on the literacv test before deciding whether to sign or veto it.