Mr. President. I wish very much that his original idea of introducing this matter as a separate bill. to be referred to the Immigration Committee and there considered. might have been allowed to go forward as he intended. He was asked to present it as an amendment to the pending bill. and. in his absence. It was offered by the distinguished junior Senator from Washington and is now before us. As I pointed out a few moments ago when the Senator from California graciously permitted me to interrupt him. the Resident Commissioners from the Philippine IslandsI will say to the Senator. not those who were sent here to consider and advise us with regard to the independence measure but the Resident Commissioners who have a right to the floor of the House of Representatives and the right to speak in the House and the right to the floor of the Senate but not the right to speak in the .Senatehave expressed themselves in a brief letter. which I had printed in the RECORD. requesting the privilege of being heard by the Committee on Immigration with regard to the question involved in the amendment now pending. I am very sorry that the Senator from California declined to accept my suggestion that he permit his amendment to go to that committee and there be considered with the bill which he has introduced and which has been referred to that committee. The Senator from Washington injected in the debate an insinuation that I was merely interested in postponing this matter and that the postponement of the consideration of Philippine independence had been the result of various machinations in which I had engaged.
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