Speaker. the one danger to this country. in the ju dgment of every writer who has given his forebodings as to the life of the Republic. consists in the surplus of labor. which. when it can find no other avenue by which it can support itself. will resort to violence. And we are admitting this turbulent. lawless. violent. dangerous class of people. reckless of the future. and the attempt that is now made to put a bar against it is characterized as a deprivation of liberty to those who are entitled to it wherever living. We are told that immigration does not decrease wages. We were told yesterday by the distinguished chairman of the committee that the Commissioners report so states. Well. sir.-I have seen the Commissioners report. and it distinctly states that wages have been lowered in those localities where there has been congestion of Italians.
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Immigrants are a turbulent, lawless, violent, and dangerous class of people who depress wages.