I made no insinuation about any sinister 11otives. I have no doubt the gentleman marked his bill " Referred to the Committee on Foreign Agairs." either through inadvertence or momentary forgetfulness of the jilrisdiction of the committees of the House. But the Committee on Foreign Affairs knew it did not have jurisdictitn over the bill. and the rules of the House provide that where a private bill is referred to a committee which does not have jurisdiction it will put it back in the basket and refer it to the committee which does have jurisdiction. And if this bill had been referred to the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization it would be quietly reposing in the pigeonholes of that committee tonight.
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