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CAM�PBELLI and the gentleman from Washington receive their information and what justification they have for their statement as to the 2.000.000 unemployed in our country. Mr. Speaker. for years I have observed. and no doubt the gentleman from Kansas must have. that invariably a few days or few weeks before an immigration bill would be considered that certain gentlemen and certain organizations would give out statements and newspapers would print articles about the existing unemployment and the great surplus of labor in America. That is an old propaganda on the part of those who are in favor. who have been in favor. and who will continue to be in favor of restrictive legislation. it matter3 not how important immigration may be~to our Nation. I do not know from whom the gentleman from Kansas or the gentleman from Washington received the information upon which they base their opinion that there is a need for immediate action upon this legislation. Mr. Speaker. it is not my desire to speak at this time on the provisions or the bill and. to my mind. this unnecessary and uncalled for legislation. What I do desire is to call the attention of the House to the most unusual. unprecedented manner in which this bill is being brought in this House. At 10.30 oclock on Monday morning. before the third session of this Congress convened. a meeting of the Committee on Immigration was called for the purpose of considering a bill which had not been introduced and was reported to the House. The Committee on Rules. notwithstanding the fact that I called their attention to this action Df the Immigration Committee. which I considered dangerous. reported out a special rule making in order the bill that had not been introduced in the House. I am satisked that it matters not what I may say or how dangerous the precedent is that is being established by this move. the majority of the Members will nevertheless vote for the rule. but I do know that in the days that are to come the majority of you will regret that this precedent is being established. If it were not a measure of great importance I would not take up the time of this House to call your attention to it.