Then when they eliminated from the Norbeck amendment the provision which repealed the national origins law. as the Senator understands. that really made the rest of the Norbeck amendment innocuous. because it was confined to 1 per cent of the numbers shown by the census of 1890. The Senator from Georgia has offered this amendment. The Norbeck amendment provided for the admission of 120.000 immigrants. The Senate has voted for 81.000. On an examination and on representations made by the Senator from South Dakota and others we found that a great many people had made their arrangements to come to this country this year. next year. two years hence.
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