But in my judgincut a limitation of twenty years is the lowest that should be adopted. If itis wrong. Congress can at any timerepeal it and allow these immigrants to come here without restrictioi. as they have been doing for more than thirty years. During all this time Congress bas done nothing. Notwithstanding there have come here day after day. mouth afiter month. and year after year petitions from the people of Nevada and California asking Congress to do something. action has been delayed and delayed just as it has been upon the Mormon question. Finally. thank God. the people of this country became aroused. and we yesterday adopted a measure which we hope will sweep from existence the barbarous crime of polygamy. So I hope that on tomorrow. when this bill shall be voted on. we shall. so far as legislation can do so. sweep out of existence this other relic of barbarism. and place upon the statutebook a law which will protect the labor of this country from the infux of Chinese immigration.
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