mar 2, 1897 - Veto of Immigration Bill. Notes that the bill proposed an educational test excluding persons over 16 who can not read and write the English language or some other language. He also objects to criminalizing temporary immigration for the purpose of employment. The veto was overridden in the House on 03/03/1897 but was not acted upon in the Senate
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