I desire to say a word in favor of its adoption. In the Statesmans Year Book for 1892 1 find that the three countries Sweden. Norway. and Denmark. furnished. in 1882. 105.226 immigrants to this country. in 1891. 60.107. and a total for the last ten years of more than 600.000. These people have gone largely to the Northwestern States. and have contributed their full share to the growth and prosperity of that section. They are a brave and libertyloving people. industrious. sober. and intelligent. they deserve wen of their adopted Government. There must be much correspondence between these people and the relatives left behind. besides more or less visiting back and forth. Complications necessarily arise in the settlement of ancestral estates and it is important that our diplomatic and consular service shall furnish all necessary assistance. It only costs about S1.000per annmun to support the present diplomatic service. and for the last ten years has cost only about 25 cents for each immigrant from those countries. These people havebrought with them money and property and have thus added to the nations wealth. not to speak of that still greater sum which by their brain and muscle they have contributed to our wealthproducing forces. The bill as reported by the CoMmittee consolidates the two missions which we now have and appropriates Weeo for the one thus formed.
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