As I now understand: the Senatorthe: Rricoea will show what took. place.. and I. do not care anything: about the form of .statementhe takes the position at least that we are :accomplishing the sameend without giving offense. That is the very question in dispute. The Senate committee amendment does not give to the immigration officials a single substantial right which they do not possess under the present law. This bill is substatially a reenactment of :the present law. It was because the prqseat law has been -found ineffective. because it has been discovered that the inspections in our own ports do -not bring the desired result. that It was sought to place aboard these vessels agents. who would have an opportunity of observation during the. voyage. It was further deemed advisable to so place the immigration agents in order that there might be an observation as to whether or not the vessel was equipped in accordance with the laws of the United States and the passengers accorded that treatment which we all sought to :guarantee them by the laws of the Unifted States. Now. the Senator states that we are accomplishing the same end without giving offense. Manifestly an inspection in a port of the United States. made with the haste that such inspections must be made when there are as many as 40.000 immigrants landing in a day. can not be the equivalent of an inspection aboard ship during an entire voyage. neither can it take the place of the inspection at a port of entry by an officer of the United States. as provided by the House bill.
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