Word: jointed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Defeated, 191 to 171, the joint conference report on the Immigration Bill setting forward the date of proposed Japanese exclusion to March 1, 1925, and ordered that phrase removed...
Senator Smoot estimated that the bill, as passed by the Senate, would produce a deficit of $162,150,000 not allowing for the enactment of the bonus or other extra drains on the Treasury. Nevertheless he voted for the bill finally, in hope that it would be improved in joint conference...
...final vote in the Senate was 69 to 15, a few of the regular Republicans voting adversely. Either the House must agree to the Senate provisions, or a compromise be evolved in joint conference...
...provision had been written into the Immigration Bill excluding all alien immigrants not eligible to become citizens from entrance into the U. S. after July 1 of this year. The bill was in joint conference after having passed both Houses. Minor differences were being compromised before final approval...
...Joint Conference took the bill up once more. The date "March 1, 1925," was changed to "July 1, 1924." in which form it was deemed likely of acceptance. But there was truth in Mr. Longworth's remarks. President Coolidge may feel obliged to veto the entire bill in the interest of international amity