If the gentleman will have patience I will. in my own way. get to a discussion of the question. It was said that it would have an adverse affect upon the bill to change it in that particular. Now. that proposition to impose a tax of a dollar and a half upon immigrants would have no more effect in restricting immigration to this country than a mere cobweb. it would keep out nobody whom it was not desired to have here. The amendment proposed by the gentleman from Alabama . which is now pending. is an amendment that will restrict. It will shut out a great number of immigrants. I am not opposed to those people to whom this amendment would applyI am not hostile to them. but I believe it would be wise for us to pass some measure that would have the effect of restricting to a certain extent immigration to this country. Some six years ago I offered a bill in substance in the form of this amendment. It was considered by the Committee on Immigration. it was exhaustively debated in the House of Representatives. it came to a vote. and it passed this House by 195 to 26. At that time we had been having hard times in this country. There was a great industrial depression.
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