Speaker. I move to strike out the last two words of the resolution. A few nonents ago reference was made to the Philadelphia immigration station as being " finislned." I wondered .whether it was " finished " or " complete(]." because I notice in the annual report of the Secretary of Labor tine statement that the station at Charleston. S. C.. has been completed for several years but never finished. That is a distinction which we will shortly make use of here. because I can see tie finish of this place as an immigration station if this resolution passes. It is a curious commentary upon Congress. especially in view of the very general sentiment throughout the country. whether true or false. that there is a little too much Iorkbarrel legislation in Congressit is a curious eommuentary upon Congress that a few years ago the Committee oil Inmigration and Naturalization reported into this House a series of bills for the erection of immigration stations. One of the bills was for ali imniigration station at Clarleston. S. C.. which they say has been conipleted for four years and never had an innigrant in it. The gentleman from South Carolina a moment ago said the doors had never been openedthat is. for the transaction of businessthat by some process in the committee on immig ation some gentlemen wanting a new station at New York. some at Philadelphia. and some at New Orleans. they provided one at South Carolina where there is no need whatever of ann immigration station. Congress in its wisdom or. I might inmore properly say. in its lack of kinowledge. accepted tile suggestion of. the coiniiiittee and authorized an inmigration station at this l)oint.
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