Session #62 · 1911–13

Speech #620291670

Speaker. it is to be hoped that Members of the House will not deceive themselves with regard to the character of this bill. This is not the House bill. nor is it anything like it. Our own committee. headed by the gentleman from Alabama. as able and honorable a Member as sits in this House. after a most careful and exhaustive consideration. which extended over a year. decided to report a modest bill. with only the literacy test as a change in our immigration laws. That bill passed this House and was sent to the Senate. Instead of a single provision upon a single subject. we have returned to us an elaborate code of 38 sections. 58 pages in length. which.
Keywords matched
immigration literacy test

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
HORACE TOWNER
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
IA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
620291670
Paragraph
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