As the gentlemen who oppose this bill announce their willingness to vote for a live or ten year suspension. the principle of the present bill. its rightfulness. propriety. and necessity are admitted. At the very threshold of this discussion. therefore. there is cause for congratulation. The whole subject of Chinese immigration has been mtde fauiliar to the country. From every standpoint and in every fornieconomiically. scientifically. politically. andreligiously. in thepulpit. on the hnstings. in the courts. and before the nominating conventions of all partiesthis question has been discussed as one inwoven with the future destiny and welfare of our people and involving the safety and harmony of our social and political institutions. As a member of the committee reporting the House bill. and as chairman of the subcommittee who reported a similar bill in the last two Congresses.
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