Mr. Chairman. I would say to the gentleman from New York that the object of this amendment was really for the benefit of the immigrants. The proposition made at the time this bill was drawn was the exclusion of all immigrants from the United States for a period of one year. At this time. with a view to ascertaining what would be a proper safeguard. the terror of the cholera being introduced solely through immigrants. these facts staring the immigrants in the face. certain physicians of the city of New York were examined. and their testimony has been adduced. and the consensus of opinion of all these physicians was this: that unless immigrants were quarantined abroad that the immigration itself should be suppressed for the period of one year. so that the object. intent. and purpose of this act was to allow immigrants who esire to come to this country. to have the advantage of quarantine there. and not to be subject to quarantine on their arrival in this country.
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