Speech #620285336

The fact is this: The amendment adopted by the House not only inserted certain words in lieu of the Senate bill. but it provided that the enacting clause should stand. The Senate and the conferees agreed to strike out the House amendment. which may be construed as the equivalent of saying that the enacting clause shall not stand. and therefore that its reinsertion is required. We gave this question some thought. and then we looked the matter up to see what happened under precisely similar circumstances on February 18. 1907. when the conference report on the immigration bill of that year was adopted. In fact. we used that report as our model. and copied tile exact wording. used. under exactly the same circumstances. Here is what we found: That the Senale recede from its disagreements to the amendment of the House. and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: Strike out all of said amendment and insert Il lien thereof the following: "An act entitled An act to regulate the immigration of aliens into the United States. " The cases are exactly parallel. and that was why we included the title in our conference report. Mr. Speaker. it does not make t particle of difference whether the bill has a double title or not.