Mr. Speaker. I suppose I have as consistent a record for restricting immigration as any Member of the House or any member of the Immigration Committee. I see no reason myself why the passage of this resolution in its present form will break down or destroy the present immigration law. It does not add a single immigrant to the number that may come to this country under the law. and it does not increase the number from any country. and there is not anything in the hearings. in my judgment. that will fix the responsibility for this overplus of imnigrants for June on anyone. Of course. the law may be in some respects defective. I rather think there was an oversight in arranging the quota that could come in for June. In the month of July. for instanmce. 71.000 may come. and for tile month of June. the way the law is written. only 27.000. So I -think it most natural that immigrants seeking to come to this country. knowing this restrictive law was likely to be passed. would crowd the ships so that the first month would find the greatest rush. I do not know. the steamship companies may be at fault. but there is little proof of that. I think the Department of Labor published the regulations as early as possible. Some of these immigrants had sailed before the regulation was published.
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