President. it seems to me there is great force in what the Senator from New Hampshire proposes. It goes rather farther than I should have been willing to go. but I think we could this year provide that the Commissioner shall have authority to establish what is called "a division." Undoubtedly the operation of that would be that one or possibly two competent clerks would be put in charge of it. Then its duty is defined as being "to promote a beneficial distribution of aliens admitted Into the United States among the several States and Territories desiring immigration." And then what gives life to it is added. that "when any State or Territory appoints and maintains at its own expense an agent to represent it." they shall be given office room and facilities for commending their States as good places for residence. it all being in conjunction with the work of the Commissioner of Immigration. The result would be. as I have stated before. that with this joint and harmonious action for a year to come we would then get a report. and the States would get their reports. of the operation of the law. and then we could enlarge it to such an extent as we might deem wise. We might then think we knew enough about it to endow the Commissioner with a larger force and amplify what would be a limited division.
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