Speech #630282047

Verywell. The next amendment was. under the subhead ". Immigration Service." on page 159. line 7. after the words " Secretary of Labor." to strike out "$2.649.500" and insert "$2.700.000." so as to read: For all expenses of the enforcement of the laws regulating immigration of aliens into the United States. Including the contractlabor laws. cost of the reports of decisions of he Federals courts. and digests thereof. for the use of the Commissioner General of Immigration. for salaries and expenses of all officers. clerks. and employees appointed to enforce said laws . enforcement of the provisions of the act of February JULY� 7. 20. 1907. entitled "An act to regulate the Immigration of aliens into the United States." and acts amendatory therdof. necessary supplies. including exchange of typewriting machines. alterations. and repairs. and for all other expenses authorized by said act. also for preventing the unlawful entry of Chinese Into the UnitedStates. by the appointment of suitable officers to enforce the laws in relation thereto. the expenses of returning to China all Chinese persons found to be unlawfully in the United States. Including the cost of imprisonment and actual expense of conveyance of Chinese persons to the frontier or seaboard* for deportation. and for the refunding of head tax upon presentation of evidence showing conclusively that collection was made through error of Government officers. all to be expended under the direction of. the Secretary of Labor. $2.700.000: Provided. however. That the commissioner of immigration to discharge at New Orleans. La.. the duties now required of other commissioners of immigration at the respective ports. of the United States shall be appointed in the same manner and for. the same term as the said other commissioners. and shall have the same official status as they. and that section 34 of the immigration act approved February 20. 1907. is hereby repealed in so far as it conflicts with the foregoing provision.