Speech #570131417

Speaker. the rule presents two propo- That provision of the House bill has been stricken out. The sitions for the consideration of the House. The first makes it bill as it passed the House of Representatives provided an educapossible to bring up at a time within the discretion of the Speaker tional qualification for immigrants. so that the honest American the immigration bill. which passed the House and has passed the laborer should not be forced to come in contact and in compeSenate with amendments. The provision is that whenever the tition with the scum labor of Europe. It was not at the instance Speaker is ready to lay that bill before the House it is in order of the great transportation companies that that provision was to do so. put in this bill. but it was at the request and instance of labor The second proposition involved in the rule is that for the re- itself. The united labor of this country petitioned Congress to mainder of this session whenever a conference report shall have protect it against the pauper labor of Europe. and yet today. been presented and read there shall be ten minutes debate upon when the Senate of the United States. at the instance of the great the report. and no more. and at the end of that time the previous transportation companies of this country. has stlicken out that