Speech #670004521

So we brought In a report and t bill here. not a bill that originally passed. the House. btt a bill that was placed upon the House bill i asn amlendment by the Senate. and in conference dring the ltst six or seven days of the Sixtysixth Congress the comittee. of the House. not being in favor- of the percentage plan but knowing the. importance oi: legislation of some kind lhat would restrict. adopted with. several atnendlntcnts the Senate amendnent. and the conference report was then. submitted to the two Houses and was pfissed by both Houses by a very large vote. It. seemed to many of Its we ought to come back to restriction at. he present tinie admitting only the husband or the wife or tihe child. unnarried. itale or female under 16 years of age. then let it. work for two years. and we would have had some better resulls. c.xeCepting those excepted classes which are provided for in this bill. and practically ali others. The only antendinenti tiat ihas been placed on this different from ltat which passed tile hfouse is in fact relating to soldiers. and while it is in here it -is noli necessary because the law anthorizes thetm to come. ns they are American citizens. by declting Itileir intentions. or they may be naturalized abroad ant coIe here. so the only tiling is that it relates to those who are fleeing front religious persecution. and the testimony before the committee. not only on this bill btt for the last three years. demonstrated practically beyond a loubt that. so far as religious persecution is concerned there is today none in the Old World at this time. as was clearly stated by my distinguished friend and colleague on the committee [Mr.