Speech #600006263

In that respect it ought to be changed. It is a rather dangerous practice for three different committees of the House to have possible jurisdiction of the same bill. appropriating money for the construction of a public building. and we know that there are efforts made at different times to get public buildings in certain Congressional districts of the United States. There ought to be some practice adopted by the House. and it seems to me it would be a very wise practice in the future to refer all of these publicbuilding bills to some one committee. or if the limitation be made that. different bills shall be referred to the Immigration Committee because appropriation is to be paid out of the immigrant fund. then it ought not to carry an appropriation with the bill itself. There ought to be simply a limit of cost. On the committee on which I have the honor to serve. where we report various additions to the LightHouse and LifeSaving Services. we invariably strike out of any bill a direct appropriation and fix merely a limit of cost. leaving the appropriation to be put in the appropriate appropriation bill. so that the fund can be properly kept track of. and that ought to be done in this case.