They probably will not do as much harm in Texas as they do in Pennsylvania. Furthermore. the returns show an increase of 51 per cent for the month of July. 1895. over July. 1894. a little over 60 per cent for August. 1895. over August. 1894. and of more than 55 per cent for September. 1895. over September. 1894. With returning good times we have an increase of immigration. In bad~times immigration decreases. This bill. reported by the Commissioner of Immigration when he was a member of this House. was only efficacious during the hard times of 1893. As soon as returning prosperity begins to appear. that moment the laws which now exist are found utterly powerless to accomplish anything. The educational test is all right. I do not object to it. I hope to be able to vote for it. but it is evident that that will only reach a very small percentage. I think the total immigration for the given period reported here. if both males and females were exclded. which this bill does not do. vould be only about 7.000 of these Italians. Nearly all the immigrants from other countries read and write. So that we are not going to reach any restriction of immigration by that test. It is going to restrict some people. but it is a very harmless bread pill. and will be like all the rest of our legislationsimply throw something out to quiet the clamor of the people and allay this demand for restricted immigration. It is a bread pill. and that isall there will be of it. It will not materially restrict immigration. but in as far as it does we all welcome it. If we can only at present keep those people out of this country who are not eligible under our present lawsand that is all I seek to do nowif we can keep out the sick. the insane. the criminals. those whom the law at present intends to keep out of this country. then we shall have accomplished something. You will see at a glance that either one of two things exists.
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