I suggest to the gentleman from Texas that by delegating this authority to the Librarian of Congress he becomes the servant of the House for that purpose. This designates a person who for the time shall be the servant of the House. And we very frequently do that in public law. For instance. in the case of the Commissioner of Immigration. the duty of looking after analogous public servicethe Chinese restriction law. and I think that in giving this duty to the Librarian we do not give it to one who is not our servant. but we make some one ad hoc our servant for the purpose and duties with which we intrust him.
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