I am suppogting this $8 proposition. The bill as I introduced it called for $6. The committee in its wisdom thought. and after deliberation and discussion decided. that on account of the fact that since the law now is that every member of the family has to pay $4 head tax that there would be a great reduction in the funds and that this fund ought to be at least selfsustaining. Not only that. but I concur with the view that while. as the gentleman from New York [M.r. BENNET] has said. I do not believe in bringing about any great restriction of immigration by an excessive head taxand I never have favored that propositionat thQsame time I do think and the committee felt that people coming here and bringing but little with them. coming to a readymade civilization. to readymade favorable conditions. ought to contribute something to paying the expense of the Government in admitting them.
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