Speech #530033272

The first of these letters goes on to stateI will only read a part of the letter. as it may not be necessary to read it allIt will be seen that the balance available on the 7th instantThat is the 7th of Septemberfor the current fiscal year amounted to $63.502.13. This amount includes the unexpended balance of the appropriation for the last fiscal year. $20.692.33. It is estimated that $38.000 will be required to pay the salaries and necessary expenses of the officers regularly employed to enforce the Chinese exclusion acts for the remainder of the current fiscal year. leaving an estimated balance available for the deportation of Chinese. found to be unlawfully within the United States. of $25.102.13. Then. the Secretary goes on to make an estimate as to the cost of deporting 10.000 Chinese on the assumption that that number may be disposed of by the courts within the present fiscal year. I am quite willing to have the whole of the letter appear. and perhaps it would be better that it should. I ask that it may be incorporated in my remarks.