Whoever says that is mistaken. This is to verify the manifests of the immigrants who go on board the ship. They are to be made out in convenient lists. not exceeding twenty persons on each list. and it will be very inconvenient. to require the commanding officer to verify every one of the lists. Therefore it is provided that the commanding officer or the officer next in command. or the officer next to him in command may verify these various lists. and the protection to the United States is just the same. whether the commanding officer or the two officers next to him verify the lists. while it would be very inconvenient. when a thousand immigrants are going on board a ship. to require the commanding officer to examine and inspect every one of those immigrants and to verify every one of the manifests. The bill is strict enough with these amendments.
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