(Jewish Daily Bulletin)
The Wads worth amendment for the admission of of 35,000 wives and minor children of declarants was defeated yesterday in the House Immigration Committee by a vote of eight to two.
Congressman Sabath of Chicago, it is understood, may attempt to obtain some other form of relief.
Congressman Perlman, co-author of the Wadsworth amendment in the House, who is not a member of the Immigration Committee, declared that as soon as the Committee’s present deliberations are completed, he will ask that the Wadsworth amendment be withdrawn from the Committee and a vote taken on the floor of the House. He hopes thus to force action despite the Committee’s unfavorable attitude. He will attempt to duplicate the feat of Senator Wadsworth who succeeded in getting the Senate to adopt his amendment after the Senate Committee had rejected the proposal.
Congressman Perlman conferred with Senator Wadsworth and Congressman Tilson, majority leader of the House, yesterday. Congressman Tilson promised his support of the amendment. Congressman Perlman states that while he has not yet received a definite promise to be recognized by the speaker of the House, he feels confident thereof. He declared that the Committee does not rellect the attitude of the House and therefore he sees the possibility of a different decision by the House.
Consideration of Congressman Sabath’s bill will continue today in the Committee. This bill provides for the admission of about 23,000 wives and children under eighteen of declarants by increasing every quota in certain proportions up to a maximum of 1,500 per quota. Congressman Sabath believes that his bill is more acceptable than Wadsworth’s because it preserves the present ratios of the various nationalities and the total number admissible thereby is less.
Congressman Dickstein, who moved the adoption of the Wadsworth amendment in the Committee, stated he will propose an amendment after the Sabath Hill has been acted upon to exempt the parents of citizens.
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