The gentleman on the other side offered an amendment to impose a ceiling. and on a teller vote we lost. The ceiling would have been imposed. On a record vote. the result was very close. I believe the teller vote was disturbed. if I remember correctly. by only some eight votes. So I would say the House is fairly divided on the subject of whether there should or should not be a ceiling on immigration from the Western Hemisphere. As the gentleman knows. when we get into a conference one cannot dictate exactly what the result will be. It Is necessary to consult with all of the conferees and not only with the House conferees.
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