H. R. 5921. The Immigration Committee refused to report this bill. After vainly attempting for several years to get the committee to report this bill and afford the House an opportunity to vote upon it. I was compelled to resort to the only other parliamentary method available to secure consideration of a bill. I filed a petition with the Speaker asking for the discharge of the Immigration Committee from further consideration of this bill and an immediate vote. Of course. under the rules of the House. 218 Members have to sign this petition before the bill will come to a vote. In view of the strong opposition to my bill. it is very difficult to get 218 Members to sign it. but nearly a hundred have signed it. and eventually public sentiment is going to demand that this bill be acted upon by Congress.
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