Speech #620285335

Yet the conferees have included in their report as a part of the amendment to be agreed to an enacting clause and a title. in addition to the title and enacting clause which go with the Senate bill. As the enacting clause and title were not in dispute. not in disagreement. it was without the power of the conferees to include in their report as a part of the proposition agreed upon a title and an enacting cla use. The conference report provides: That tile Senate recede from Its disagreement to the aiendment of the same witlh an amendment as follows: Strike out all of said amendment and Insert in lieu thereof the following: "An act to regulate the immigration of aliens to and residence of aliens in the United States. "le it 6nacted by the Senate and House of Reuicsctiices of thi Unild Statcs of America ini Congress assentbtcd"And so on. That is the matter which the conferees have included now as msatter in lieu of the House amendment. but that matter was not him dispute. and if the conference report should be agreed to we will then have this anomalous condition. We will pass an let containingAn act to regulate tlhe immigration of aliens to and the residence of aliens in the United States. Containing an enacting clause.Be it enacted by the .Scnate and Housc of Rclprcsc. tttIies of the United States of Anmcrica in. Conigrss asscmbledAnd then following that will. again appearAn act to regulate the immigration of aliens to and the residence of aliens in the United States. Be it enacted by the .Scnatc an(Z iHotse of Rcprsenlatircs of fhe Unitcd States of Amserica in Uongrcss assesibledAnd so forth. The title and enacting clause not being in disate. it was not il order for the conferees to insert that in the conference report. so that if agreed to it will appear twice il the law that may be ensacted.