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I desire to address a parliamentary inquiry to the Chair. 7his bill is set down for discussion this afternoon under a rule which the Rules Committee has brought in. Now. it has been developed during the debate On the rule that the bill itself was not introduced until we met on Monday. December 6. and it appears from the discussion that the Committee on Immigration. to which. according to the RECORD. that bill had been referred by the Speaker on Monday afternoon. had considered it in the morning and had directed it to be reported out. Now. the RECORD. on page 8. states that the bill 11. R. 14461 was introduced by Mr. JOHNso of Washingtonto provide for the protection of the citizens of the United States by the temporary suspension of immigration. and for other purpostsand was referred to the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization. The gentleman from Illinois . in answer to a question. says that there was no meeting of the Committee on Immigration after the introduction of this bill to pass upon it. In that event the question arises as to whether the bill is subject to a point of order. and I reserved such a point of order. Now. my parliamentary inquiry is this.