Session #61 · 1909–11

Speech #610098335

Mr. Speaker. I am very sorry that this question of the appropriation for the Immigration Commission has been confused with so much acrimony in debate. I suppose if there is anybody in this House who has a right to be acrimonious with regard to this Immigration Commission it is I myself. I opposed the creation of that commission. I was voted down. after one of the closest fights ever had in this House. and I was taken off the conference committee because my position in reporting the bill did not agree with that of the majority of the House. I opposed that commission because the paragraph creating it was used for the purpose of supplanting the educational test by amendment.
Keywords matched
Immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
AUGUSTUS GARDNER
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
MA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
610098335
Paragraph
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