Speaker. the letter which was readin the hearing of this body is enough to make the blood boil in contemplation of the efforts on the part of these steamship companies to dragoon this House and its members to support a bill contrary to their own ideas of what is in the line of their duty. Could it be suspected that a member on this floor would yield to the influence of the spirit contained in that article? "If you do not oppose that bill. it will cost you your election." Who gave this steamship company the power to dictate to Congress what it shall vote for or what it shall not? How dares any corporation. no matter how proud in the height of its monetary power. to declare to a member of this House. "Vote for this bill. or at the next election you shall be among the missing?" That is the influence which is antagonizing this billthe influence of corporations that gather from every immigrant coming across the waters twenty shining dollars. I say. Mr.
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