Mr. .hairlnan. this paragraph in my opinion shows the danger of putting legislation on appropriation bills. It happens that the Committee on Naturalization and Immigration has a bill on the calendar. H. R. 10404. and the very first paragraph of that bill is a provision canceling this steamship certificate. This comnittee put that paragraph into its omnibus naturalization bill upon the statements exactly the same as those made to the Committee on Appropriations. by the same gentleman. as plausible as you please. I am not prepared to say at this lmoment that this change should not be done. but after the bill was placed on the calendar the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization was given authority to make some .investigations. On returning from a minor inquiry we reopened our bill and the first flaw we found in it was with regard to these steamship certificates. and thereupon the Committee on Naturalization and Immigration appointed a special committee to. make a special inquiry. and that subcommittee is now at work. We went into this same question and have testimony in our hearings. four or five or six pages. advocating this change. the testimony.all being from one man. Then a little later on we obtained supplemental evidence from the same gentleman.
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