Mr. President. I do not wish to discuss the immigration. question nor the advisability of legislation on that question during this session. but I think there is no reason why the unfinished business of the Senate. which is the revenue bill. should be summarily laid aside in order that the immigration hill may be considered. I think it is more important that we should dispose of the revenue bill than that we should dispose of the inmmigration bill at this time. We mave had a program here. A part of that program is the pending revenue bill. A bill to raise the money to pay a larger part of tie expenses of the Government was. after due deliberation on the part of the Senate. made the unfinished business. Suddenly we find tfhe Senate has expressed itself in favor of action on the immigration bill. That new situation. Mr. President. I do not think calls for any change :n the action of the Senate on Saturday in making the revenue bill the unfinished business. Of course. when we finish the revenue bill then the immigration bill can be taken up. the Senate having expressed its will that it shall be acted upon at this session of Congress. but I trust that Senators will not vote for taking up this measure and thereby displace the revenue bill as the unfinished business.
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