(reading) j On 1May 11. 1898. Mr. Lorenzo Danford. of New York. called up froem the Speake!fs table. by direction of the Committee on Immigration. tl5 bill to amend the immigration laws of the United States. ana asked Its onslderation on the. ground that it was substantially thd same as a House bill already on the House Calendar. Now. I do not say. Mr. Speaker. that that point has ever been precisely ruled that the bill must be .t the time on taie House Calendarand the Chair sees in the case I cite the statement is that a substantially similar bill was pending on one of the House calendars.
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