Following an agreement reached earlier in the day between the Senate and the House joint conferees, the Senate yesterday passed the conferees report on the Dickstein bill for the exemption from the quota of the husbands of American citizens.
The bill as passed no longer carries the provision which would place American citizen wives on the same status as American citizen husbands, but leaves them in the previous status of unqualified exemption.
The amendment offered by Senator Reed restricting exemption from the quota to husbands of those married prior to July 1, 1932, remains.
Preference within the quota is the only provision made for those married subsequently to July 1, 1932.
The House is expected to adopt the bill in its present form and send it to the President for signature within a day or so before adjournment which may take place on Saturday.
The bill granting exemption from the quota to parents of American citizens, is expected to come up for consideration by the Senate Immigration Committee today.
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