This is practically the identical. bill that was introduced. discussed. and passed by both Houses and then vetoed by President Taft. It was passed by the Senate over the Presidents veto. but it was defeated in the House by a small majority. It was then reintroduced. and at the beginning of the present- session of Congress it passed the House overwhelmingly and came to the Senate and Was considered by the committee and reported nearly six months ago with a full report made by the chairman. with the assistance of the Commissioner General of Immigration. meant to cover all the points and giving reasons for the fewerbal changes that the Senate committee made. for we made none of any .vital importance in :the general text of the bill. We merely corrected some verbal errors. and in one instance alone did we leave out a section which was objected to and Whichobjection appeared valid to the c6mmitdee. the section in reference to putting matrons. inspectors. and surgeons on board foreign vessels bringing immigrants to offr shores. We simply changed that so as to provide for inspection on this side.
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