Mr. Chairman. during the month of March In a discussion with the gentleman from Tennessee [Mr. HousToN] I questioned the veracity of the reports made by Marcus Braun. the special inspector of immigration. Since then I have investigated the matter fully. have interviewed the Secretary of Commerce and Labor. and desire at this time to withdraw the charges made on that occasion against that gentleman. The subject under discussion. namely. House bill No. 15442 from the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization. is of vital importance. It provides for the establishment ofa bureau of immigration and naturalization. and for a uniform rule for the naturalization of aliens throughout the United States. I have studied this question for years. watched the operation of existing laws. and introduced bills in the last and present Congress to remedy the glaring evils prevalent under our present statutes. The United States grand jury for the southern district of the State of New York having had so many cases of false naturalization. sale of certificates. and a general miscarriage of the laws on this subject that they spent months in 1903 investigating the matter. The discoveries made were truly appalling. Convictions on a fair trial were set aside on account of technicalities. or the conflict between the State and Federal law. Hearings on bill No. 12762. introduced by me early in theFiftyeighth Congress. were held by the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization. The first of these occurred March 15. 1904. In this connection I desire to quote the testimony of Clarence S.
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