Mr. Speaker. the aini thing I desire to eall the attention of the House to is in regard to Asiatic immigra-. tion. and particularly to the Chinese. -Iindu. and Japanese innigration. as it relates to this bill. Also to the provision in the bill which is somewhat of a substituteand I use the word advisedlyas to excluding persons ineligible to become citizens of the United States by naturalization. The bill as it was originally introduced did not contain any questions as to Chinese. and the bill provided that all laws relating to the exclusion of Chinese persons should be re-! pealed. The original bill as prepared by the committee coni tained a provision that "persons who are ineligible to become. citizens of the United States for naturalization." Then the. bill as presented on August 7. 191L. S. 3175. contained the proi vision. "persons who are not eligible to become citizens of the! United States by naturalization. This provision shall not apply to persons of the following status or occupation." Then. the bill as amended January 18. 1912. contained this provision: "Persons who are not eligible to become citizens. of the United States by naturalization." with the same provision that it shall not apply to persons of the following status or occupation. which is there specified. On February 14. 1912. Senate bill 3175 was recommitted to the Committee on Immigration of the Senate. and contained in addition to the above. "vvided. That persons who are not eligible to become citizens of the United States by naturalization. unless otherwise provided for by treaties. conventions. or. by agreement or passport." That provision. in substance. was in the bill as prepared by the committee at the first draft of it.! On August 7. 1911. February 18. 1912.
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