Mr. Speaker. at the time the bill was reported to the House the committee reported in favor of an $11 naturalization fee. At the earnest solicitation of many Members of the House the amount was reduced to $5. The committee at that time stated that the purpose was simply to make the law selfsustaining. We doubted whether $5 would accomplish that purpose. but we submitted to the reduction to $5 rather under protest and to try it as an experiment. I state this. not intending to speak upon the bill. because in all particulars I am not in favor of it as the conference committee has reported it. but it is not correct to say that the committee in reporting the bill said that $5 would make the law selfsupporting.
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