President. I am somewhat surprised at the motion made by the Senator from New Hampshire. From the reading of the dispatch of the Secretary of the Treasury it is plainly evident that the Secretary intends to proceed to take possession of Bedloes Island. or what is now called Liberty Island. and upon that island to erect all kinds of structures. barracks. or whatever they may be. together with docks and piers along the shore of the island to accommodate the business of the immigration department. Now. it seems to me as though that is an unwarrantable proceeding. It will be remembered that when the statue of Liberty was given to the peopleof this country byadistinguished citizen of France. it remained on the other side of the ocean for years before the Government of the United States had even prepared a site or a lbundation upon which to erect the monument.
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