There is no doubt about that. Early in the debate I said that my action and my neglect to make the ordinary motion to refer the bill to the Committee on Foreign Relations was based on the idea that I then assumed to be accurate and correct. that the President of the United States had information that this treaty would net be ratified. and therefore that the Congress of the United States would be at liberty to proceed upon that basis. Proceeding upon that basis I was willing that Congress should by law put an end to this whole system of Chinese immigration. But since that time the condition has changed. We are informed officially by the President of the United States that this treaty is still under consideration.
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