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 | | Under the circumstances it must be regarded as an act of bad faith upon the part of the House, and, could the bill become a law, upon the part of the country. |
 | | It is impossible, however, that the Senate should concur in such legislation or that the President should approve the bill, which would even forbid the return to this country of Chinese residents who had left it for any purpose, however large and valuable their pecuniary and other interest here might be. |
 | | Other countries are not to be allowed to impose their duties upon us by transferring their swarming criminals and paupers to our shores, and for the same reason the refuse population of semi-civilized or barbarous lands is not to be thrown upon us. |
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