I want to say that it is the idea of the Department of Labor and the idea of the immigration commissioner and those persons charged with the administration of the immigration laws to build at Baltimore a model immigrant station. to build there all the necessary appurtenances belonging to an immigration station. and this committee. after considerable inquiry and investigation. after a number of the committeeI think 10 or 12made a visit to Baltimore and a personal investigationand I will say to the gentleman that I did not go and did not get any of the terrapin that he talks about. which I regretafter these gentlemen made this investigation they reported unanimously that this building ought to be constructed. that it is a disgrace to this country. that it is a shame upon the civilization of this Republic that these conditions should be allowed to continue there any longer. and for that reason. acting upon the best information we have. upon the personal inspection of a majority of the committee. upon the statement of Government officials under oath to properly discharge their duties. and under the estimate of the building organization of the Government. your committee saw fit to report this bill. Of course. if Congress does not think the station ought to be built. it is for Congress to determine. We have done what we esteem to be our duty.
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