The last time the bill was up. objection was made to it on the ground that it should have gone through the Judiciary Committee. I assume. on the broad general principle that all matters of arrest should properly be considered by that committee. During the discussion on it. the statement was made that the bill originated in the Department and referred by the Department to the Immigration and Naturalization Committee. That is. of course. not exactly true. A similar bill to this was introduced in the last Congress and was in the regular course of business sent to the Speaker of the House. whose cflice feferred it to the Immigration and Naturalization Committee. We are not concerned with what committee handled it. Technically. of course. under the rule. the Judiciary Committee has lost jurisdiction because it did not follow its objection before the bill was reported by the Immigration and Naturalization Committee.
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