In the short time which remains to mel shall not restate the argument in favor of the amendment. nor is it necessary. as I understand there is substantial unanimity here on the part of all the members representing the committee and others hi favor of the increased appropriation. I have only this to say in answer to the gentleman from fassachusetts . I have examined carefully all these reports concerning Chinese immigration. I have not done it as a matter of mere idle curiosity. looking to a footing here or a footing there. but I have gone through all the details of the returns in the customhouse and the reports of special agents. The result is. I find that the immigration of Chinese on the Pacific coast last year was in excess of the average Chinese immigration for the thirty years prior to the restriction act.
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