It is not limited alone to New York and New Jersey. The protests have come from all sections of the country. Therefore it is that I think the amendment of the House of Representatives should be agreed upon now by the Senate. in order that the Committees on Immigration may take full action in the matter. and immediate action. to enable the Secretary of the Treasury as well to fit out a place. and a suitable place. for the immigrant business for the city. I think that Ellis Island is a proper place to locate it. for certainly the Government must remove its powder magazine from that island. as it is only a few thousand feet from the New Jersey shore and a densely populated district. with. as I said before. hundreds of vessels located in and about those islands lying at anchorage. The vessels of course are required to anchor at some point outside of the main channel. and this is one of the points selected by the Bureau of Navigation where vessels may anchor.
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