Mr. Chairman. I shall not enter into any discussion of the substitute proposed by the gentleman from Alabama . especially the naturalization feature of that substitute. The Committee on Immigration and Naturalization has not taken into consideration the question of naturalization. We have before us bills on that subject. but with the investigation we have had on hand we have not had time to reach that matter. I will say. however. that the committee does not concur in the substitute. either in its immigration feature or its naturalization feature. The committee has made an extensive investigation into the workings of the immigration law. The bill which we have prepared has been presented to the House not only after an investigation into the workings of the law but after consultation with the present superintendent of immigration. with the late commissioners of immigration of the State of New York. and with public men all over the country who have given careful consideration to this question. The bill which we have presented met the unanimous approval of the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization. of which the gentleman from Alabama who offered the substitute is a distinguished member.
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