Speaker. some days ago. when the Presidents message vetoing the inmigration bill was read on the floor of the House. the usual request followed for the publication. of that message. and it wits objected to. Since that .time several resolutions have been introduced and referred to the Committee on Printing asking for the publication of this message. As a House document there have been printed 420 copies of the Presidents message in a pamphlet. which also carries the full text of the Burnett immigration bill. As a House document we are entitled under the present arrangenent to 420 copies of itnot enough to supply one copy to each Memberbut the Joint Committee on Printing under the law has the privilege of ordering a reprint of any public document to a number costing not lmore than $200. Under this law I have signed an order. as chairman of the Committee on Printing. for the publication of $2C0 worth of copies of this message and the bill combined. which will furnish 23.250 copies for the document room.
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