Speech #630269440

There have been several breaks. however. in the recomimendations of the committee since this bill has been under consideration. and on several occasions gemleimieu fromn various parts of the country have undertaken to question the recoiilidations. and even the wisdom of the conminttee. and have succeeded on more than one occasion il establishing a priuciple that the committee itself had not indorsed. 1 understand the value of being upon an important committee like that on Appropriations. but 1 have observed that somietinies those of us on the outside have had to knock at the door of the committee for anything we may be able to obtain. that .sonetinies wbo we have struggled for years to obtain that which our people send us here to obtain. we have had to kneel a little bit as well as to knock a little bit. \Ve have had to appeal a little bit. and we have had to yield a little bit. in order to get from the Committee on Appropriations that which we believed we deserved. While I do not say that the gentleman from New York takes advantage of his position as chairman of this committee to obtain for his district that which be would not obtain in the opeu. or that the gentleman from North Carolina would be guilty of any such conduct. yet I observed a little while ago an effort to break through the lilies to obtain a fish hatchery for North Carolina. and I observed that a little further back. in the considerition of this bill. when we canie to the appropriations respecting the rivers and harbors. without word or comment. there went to the harbor of New York for the removal of injurious deposits within the harbors and adjacent waters of New York City $94.000. an item which is not provided or considered for any other section of this country. I also observed with regard to this very matter of immigration. upon which the gentleman has raised this question. that whereas we have been striving for years and years to obtain a fair and just recognition for the increasing immigration business for the port of Philadelphia. the port of New York never has any trouble. It walks right In and takes away exactly what it wants. I observe that th3 gentleman from North Carolina was keen enough before he made his criticism of the gentleman front Philadelphia to see that the items concerning the Immigration service in the city of New York were safely passed. and that no question was raised until the city of Lhiladelphia was reached.