Mr. Speaker. this proposition has been before tile House onl several occasions during the present session. The gentlemen who have spoken would give the impression that the reason for the failure to erect a proper immigration station at Baltimore was because of the dereliction of duty on the part of Congress. Yet there has been no dereliction of duty on the part of Congress. The fault lies somewhere else. because at this present moment and for years there has been available $280.000 that could be used at any time for the erection of a proper and adequate immigration station. That $2S0.000. if I amn not mistaken. was appropriated to be used for building a station at the present quarters. proximate to the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. This Congress earlier in this session. in its magnanimity to Baltimore. donatedl for its use the Fort MleHenry grounds. and also permitted them to use those grounds for an immigration site.
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