Mr. President. the Senate took action on a similar resolution offered by the Senator from New Mexico rMr. JONES] by referring it to the Committee on Immigration. and I think the joint resolution Introduced by the Senator from Wyoming should likewise go to that committee. While I am not authorized to speak for the whole coinmittee. I will assure the Senator that we will try to secure for the joint resolution early consideration. Mr. President. may I add also that if the Senate is going to set the precedent of admitting immigrants in special cases by resolutions of this sort. the work of the Senate will be very much retarded. because every Senator here will have hundreds of such applications. I am sure. like the Senator from Ohio . I have applications over in my office affecting over a hundred such immigrants. Yesterday one came in. a similar case of hardship to the one brought to the attention of the Senate by the Senator from Wyoming. The only reply that I could make was that if the relatives in America were able to support them. they ought to support them abroad until the new quota opens up on the 1st of July. It is going to embarrass the Senate very much if we take special action for the benefit of particular individuals. I ask that the joint resolution may be referred to the Committee on Immigration.
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