I then gaveit my males. or the provision as the bill passed the Senate. admitting the support. and I regretted very much When the conference report wife as well as the grandparents. the antagonism will be to the came in with that amendment omitted. It is the amendment end of this session. for there is a great principle involved. It which appears on page 9 of the text in the bill before us. in the would be a great hardship if the bill passed in that shape. and it following language: will not prevent opposition because a member on the other side All persons over 16 years of age who can not read and write the language of this Chamber talks about the influences of corporations and 6f their native country or some other language. but an admissible immigrant steamship companies. over such age of 16 years may bring in with him or send for his wife or par- - If the House of Representatives will agree to the bill substanent or grandparent or minor child or grandchild notwithstanding the inabil- tially as it passed here and as they passed it. then I shall have no ity of such relative to read and write as aforesaid. rious it t it t I w seriu oposition to it. But wouId not be content to send It If that clause had not been put into the original bill. I am satis- back to the conferees vith such a statement as that made by the fled it could not have passed in the Senate.
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