Speech #580066396

The Chair is prepared to rule. On page 825 of the Digest and Manual. the clause reads: An amendment prohibiting aliens from coming temporarily into the United States to work was held not to be germane to a bill to regulate the immigration of aliens. AndA proposition to prohibit the employment of Chinese on American vessels was held not to be germane to a bill to prevent their coming into the United States. The amendment proposed by the gentleman from Illinois relates solely to the exclusion of Chinese. and an amendment relating to the general policy of immigration is therefore not germane to that amendment and the Chair sustains the point of order. The question is on agreeing to the amendment offered by the gentleman from Illinois.