Well. I applyit to section 4. and I ask the Senator if every man who desires to make his contract for help abroad should avail himself of the privileges of a steamship line to Quebe--which is a direct route to the United Stateswhether or not he could not escape entirely any penalty whatsoever. and he could by the Grand TrunkRailroad send all his immigrants into the United States? Why it is that. section 4 is of so grave importance I do not see myself I believe in the purpose of the bill. I propose to vote for the bill. but I do agree with the Senator from Delaware thatthat section 4 contains a fearful provision against the captains and masters of immigrant ships. and I think I would insist very earnestly that it should not be permitted to remain in this bill if we had any immigrant ships. Fortunately. the punishment -which the section provides will fall on Englishmen entirely. I believe out of two hundred and sixty ships that sailed from the port of New York on foreign voyages in six days one carried the American flag. and out of probably five hundred ships sailing into the port of New York bringing immigrants not ten will bear the American flag. So this provision applies to foreign masters and not to our own. Iam not so particular wtlen the application is made to them.
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