The House yesterday passed the Johnson bill postponing for another year the national origin provisions of the immigration act of 1924, by a vote of 232 to 111, following a day of desperate filibustering. The resolution, which was passed by the Senate last month, now goes to the White House for the President’s signature.
The national origin provision would exclude many immigrants of Scandinavian and Irish decent as well as immigrants from the countries of southern Europe. Representative Finis J. Garrett, minority leader, had led a filibuster against the bill all day. Finally, Representative John Carew, leader of the Tammany delegation, with the Democrats from Rhode Island, New Jersey and Massachusetts, took a stand against filibustering.
The bill passed on a voice vote.
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