It may be noted here that the business of the office was transacted. until a. coinparatively recent period. without the: assistance of: such officers. and that. too. at a time when the busil ness. of the office was much greaten than It Is- now. including. as it did. questions of customs classification. since transferred to the Board of General. Appraisers.. and questions arising. In the Bureaus of Imilgra tion and Chinese Exclusion. of. Steamboat Inspection. of the Lighthouse Inspection. and of Navigation. since transferred to the Department of Commerce and Labor. 2. The office of chief cleric in this bureau is practically a sinecure. and should. when a vacancy occurs. be combined with that of assistant solicitor. as it is in the. office of the Solicitor for the Department of Commerce.
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Chinese Exclusion