The conferees have been at work on it for many days. It has been a bill which involved the greatest possible care and study. I have no doubt there are mistakes in it. in a bill of such magnitude there are certain to be mistakes. but I believe it is as nearly perfect as the department. the Immigration Commission. the immigrant officials. and the two Houses of Congress through their committee can make it. and I am extremely anxious that the report should be agreed to. If I did not firmly believe there was misapprehension In regard to this clause and the fears suggested by the Senator from New York were wholly unfounded. I should feel exactly as he does. but I am certain that if by any possibility. which I consider to be out of the question. there should be any attempt to use that clause for the purposes the Senator from New York suggests. no Member of Congress would tolerate it for a moment. and the clause would be stricken from the law as rapidly as the forms of legislation could be complied with.
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