His devotion to duty was rewarded. for although he had laid down his life in the service of his country. for he wore himself out. no one can say that he had not the esteem of all his fellow Members during the entire 15 years of his service here. and how few Members of Congress have been returned for term after term without political opposition or personal criticism in their districts! JOHN E. RAKER came first to the Sixtysecond Congress. I came to the Sixtythird Congress. Each of us sought to be placed on the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization. and we were made members of that committee at an extra session. in the spring of 1913. where we served side by side. long hours. hard work. year in and year out from that time until his last illness. The membership then wasImmigration and Naturalization: John L. Burnett. of Alabama. Adolph J.
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