This bill permits the act to be administered by the Bureau of the Census. through the Post Office Department. where it seems the postmasters throughout the country will finally pass on the question of citizenship. H. R. 6600 would administer the act through the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization. in charge of the Department of Justice. It seems to me that on such important matters. the Bureau of Naturalization. with its experienced and equipped staff. should be the agency to handle these matters. The question of authorship. unfortunately. I think. has been too much discussed. As a matter of fact. there were several bills similar to H. R. 6600 referred to the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization. Some of them were by Democrats and others by Republicans. One of them. as I recall it. was by the distinguished gentleman from Indiana . another by the able gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr.
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