Tie principal part of this report. or tile most interesting lart to 111e as a Representative of California. is tie last proviso of section 1 . and it is hiteresting because. as we interpret it. it gives the President of the United States the authority to put aii end to at least twotliirds o(f tile immigrltion. troubles froili vhich we are suffering ol tie Pacific coast. 1. sylnpat:lize with nearly all that tile gentlellll floilt Miss5iil)i I.Mr. WllJ.A.AlSj said a few mnolents lgo ill his reimarks. Ilie people of California ilre practically a unit fin their desire lo prevent the ilniigrationi of any J.iplliese or Chinese or other Asiatic coolies or laborers to their State. T.lhey will go as far as tile gentlelnan fro t Mississipii to prevent that. and will not cease their efforts until "t perlmanent exclusion act is passed by Congress. W\e expect this proviso in bdiahlf of the State of California to reach olily the present energency. and I believe \vieun the citizens of Califorilia come to understand this tit they will gratefulhly ac(elpt it as a temporary expedient which. as I said before. will cure a large part of their difficulties. and I have every reason to believe that ii tile near future a permnent and satisfatctory pUovision will be put into effect that will remove all of the troulbles arising from this sort of imnhligration. Therefore we who represent California oii this floor have agreed that we will support tihis report. icluding the provision referred to.
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