Yes. I prefer to go on today and make a brief statement. A few days ago there appeared before the Senate committee in opposition to the bill representatives of the. various steamship companies which bring immigrants into the United States. So we have arrayed against the passage of the House proposition the steamship companies. and we have also the Secretary of State. the Secretary:of the Treasury. and the National Superintendent of Immigration. Moreover. the Secretary of thq Treasury antagonizes the demand for consular certificates with a counter proposition of his own. which is section 4 of the sub. stitute reported by the committee. This opposition plan is a provision that the Secretary of the Treasury may appoint immigrant inspectors at such foreign ports of departure as he may deem necessary. and his scheme contemplates the examination of all the immigrants by thoso Treasury inspectors upon the docks of the steamship companies in the ports of departure of the immigrants. in order in each case that the inspector may form an opinion as to the right of the immigrant to enter the United States. If the immigration inspector believes that an immigrant has the right to come he may make a report to that effect. If he believes the immigrant ought not to come he can forbid the steamship company from bringing him here. Here. then. are the two conflicting plans. the one a requirement of consular certificates to be issued by our consuls abroad to persons intending to immigrate to the United States. the other a proposition for Treasury officials upon the docks of the steamship companies abroad. Mr. President.
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