The Chair will first dispose of the point of order made upon these two amendments. The bill before the House is a bill regulating the immigration of aliens into the United States. The scope of the measure is exceedingly broad. and any amendment relating directly to the general scope and intent of the bill would be germane. These amendments bring in an entirely new subject not alluded to in the bill. but relating to contract labor and contractlabor laws. If the Chair did not feel convinced in his own mind on this point of order. lie would feel inclined to follow the decision made by Mr. Speaker Reed in the Fiftyfourth Congress. which the gentleman from Michigan will undoubtedly recall. On an immigration bill similar to the pending bill amendments similar to the pending amendments were offered. and points of order were made against them. The points of order were sustained by Mr. Reed on the ground that the amendments relating to contract labor were not germane to an immigration bill. In view of the precedent established by Mr. Speaker Reed. and in accordance with what seems to the Chair to be correct parliamentary practice. the point of order is sustained on the ground thatthe amendments are not germane to the subjectmatter of the bill.
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