Through the war period. the Sixtythird. Sixtyfourth. and Sixtyfifth Congresses had Democratic majorities. RAKER and myself had been lieutenants for Chairman Burnett. Throughout the strain in connection with the several rewritings of what became the immigration act of 1917. which was the Burnett bill. vetoed by President Taft in 1913. rewritten in coimmittee and vetoed by President Wilson: again rewritten. again vetoed by President Wilson. again rewritten and finally passed over the Presidents veto. The Sixtysixth Congress had a Republican majority. and the honorable and responsible position of chairman was given to me. I knew that I could count on RAKER and Burnett as lieutenants.
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