Mr. President. I do not think that he has anyviews that will be of use to us concerning the suspension of immigration on account of cholera. I do not believe that he wishes after the 4th of March to take this subject up. and to answer the Senatorfrom Tennessee over again. I think that here is a question which.under existing circumstances and with the widespread danger that exists in this country. we should not commit to the discretion either of the present President or the incoming President. I think that here and now in January we ought to say that steerage passages shall be broken up and that no alien immigrants shall come here to stay during the year 1893. If we do this it will not be necessary to impose lengthy quarantine upon our passenger steamships. Cabin passengers. tourists. visitors to Chicago can come feeling that they will not be detained at quarantine. while if we do not adopt such laws and regulations that European visitors may feel sure that they are not to have a lengthy detention at quarantine they will not come to the Worlds Fair. and moreovef.
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