Mr. Speaker. on yesterday the House of Representatives concluded the consideration of the bill known as "an act to suppress polygamy in the Territories of the United States." That bill received the almost unanimous vote of this House. I did not participate in the debate then. beeause I believed that in the c iseussion of the present bill to restrict the immigration of Chinese to this country the remarks I had intended to submit would be eqn sly applicable to the bill now under consideration. It has been asserted in the most unmistakable as well an positive manner by the thoughtful people of this country that poly amy was a twin relic of the barbarism of slavery. I believe that to be true. and I further believe it to be a companion to that other relic of barbarism. the Chinese cooly contract system as found on the Pacific coast.
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