Grover Cleveland: “The cruel treatment of inoffensive Chinese has, I regret to say, been repeated in some of the far Western States and…”

It is not claimed, I believe, that the time has come for the further restriction of immigration on the ground that an excess of population overcrowds our land.

The ability to read and write, as required in this bill, in and of itself affords, in my opinion, a misleading test of contented industry and supplies unsatisfactory evidence of desirable citizenship or a proper apprehension of the…

I indorse the recommendation of the Secretary of State that Congress authorize the printing of a special edition of 10,000 copies.

A departure from this rule, even in aid of cases of hardship, can not fail to establish precedents inviting the abandonment of reasonable and justifiable pension theories.