Congressional Edition Volume 5568 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt: ...the Senate. Benj. F. Howell, William S. Bennet, Managers on the part of the House. The Senate proceeded to consider the said report; and On motion by Mr. Bacon, Ordered, That the report be printed so as to indicate the proposed changes in existing law. On February 14, when the report came up for consideration, Mr. Tillman directed attention to the following provision in the new text reported by the managers: "Provided further, That whenever the President shall be satisfied that passports issued by any foreign government to its citizens to go to any country other than the United States or to any insular possession of the United States or to the Canal Zone are being used for the purpose of enabling the holders to come to the continental territory of the United States to the detriment of labor conditions therein, the President may refuse to permit such citizens of the country issuing such passports to enter the continental territory of the United States from such other country or from such insular possessions or from the Canal Zone." Mr. Tillman theu said: "I make the point of order, Mr. President, that this is entirely new and extraneous matter; that it was never considered by either House; that it does not appear in either bill as it was passed by the Senate or by the House; that the conferees have exceeded their authority, and that they are entirely outside of their jurisdiction in having brought into this Senate a matter which has no business here." Mr. Lodge said: "In this case the Senate bill was stricken out by the House and a single amendment was made in the nature of a substitute--a long act covering every section of the existing immigration law. Therefore both bills in their entirety were open to the conferees and were subjec...