The Commissioner of Patents does nothave the mioney tlit is paid in for patents credited to his. appropriation. It is credited to miscellaeous receipts. ail he runs his office out of what appropiiatiol Congress sees fit to give him. The Commissioner of Immigration does not have the head tax aiy longer. He had it at one time and lad unlimited authority over it. but that was taken away from him in tile wisdol of Congress. The Commissioner of Naturalization does not get the profits from naturalization. le clailms that his otice earns a profit. but he does not have tile nioney tihl) colies iifronl the operation of his -department. But there are amnong the -appropriations many- indefinite ones. each of which has caused .untold difficulties to the Committee on Appropriations. The appropriations In such department are made by some other committee of Congres.. and then we are confronted by the fact that we have appropriated in many cases without having in mind this definite appropriation. and therefore given the department more money. than they anticipated or had in mind when we ntade the appropriation.
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