Proffitt. and 41 other citizens of Charleston and Patrick. of F. C. Gandee. Clyde 0. Watson. M. M. Lowe. A. L. Buchanan. and 102 other citizens of Walton. Buffalo Lick. and Walnut Grove. of W. L. Cunningham. Frank Stolfer. and 95 other citizens of Hedgesville and Allensville. all in the State of West Virginia. praying for the enactment of legislation which will more effectually restrict immigration and prevent the admission of illiterate. pauper. and criminal classes to the United States. As the bill on this subject has already passed the Senate and is now pending in another body. I move that the petitions lie on the table.
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Generalizing immigrants as illiterate, paupers, and criminals.