Mr. President. as a member of the Committee on Immigration. I assented to the report of the original bill. I voted for the bill when it passed the Senate. I am in favor of a reasonable restriction of immigration. The bill. however. has been changed in two particulars by the conference committee. to which I object. Those two particulars are. first. the provision which substantially excludes the wife although the husband is a competent immigrant. and. second. the provision which substitutes the words " resident country "instead of the words "or any other language." In my opinion. the bill ought to be changed in those particulars. and I appeal to my friend the Senator from Massachusetts to allow the bill to be recommitted to the committee of conference. without further objection on his part. in order that those two changes may be made. If that can be done. I think the bill ought to meet the approval of the Senate. at least. so far as I am concerned.
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