Speech #480052989

On the 17th of November. 1880. a new treaty for this purpose was concluded. When the Fortyseventh Congress convened. in its first session numerous bills were promptly introduced in both branches of Congress to execute the stipulations of the treaty. The Senate passed a bill fixing the period of suspension of Chinese immigration at twenty years. and providing for the identification and registration of those affected by it. A similar bill had been reported by the House committee. Our committee of the House. being desirous of securing prompt action upon so. important a subject. recommended to the House the substitution of the Senate bill for its own bill. then on the Calendar.