Then we come to the alien seamen. That provision will be explained in detail when we reach the paragraph. To maintain a rigid restriction of immigration It Is necessary that ships shall not be filled with stowaways. and that sailors entitled to leave sldp under the La Follette Seamens Act shall not be permitted to leave ship for the purpose of remaining here. But after all. the nub of the billthe fighting pointseems to be what year shall be taken for a census basis. and what quota we should establish In the bill. We have taken the year 1890 as the basis of the quota. and 2 per cent as the percentage.
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