This work. so far as the prevention of smuggling is concerned. comes directly within the purview of the Coast Guard Service. In fact. there is a bill pending on the calendar of the House today. providing for the construction of motor boats for the very purpose which is the design of the amendment offered by the gentleman from Washington. There is no need for the Department of Labor to use a launch for merely patrolling and keeping out Chinese when there is another department authorized by law to perform that servicethe Coast Guard Service. formerly theRevenueCutter Servicehaving the same character of patrol. and where they have a broader and more general purpose. not only to keep out smuggled imports but also the enforcement of the immigration laws. So I take it that It will be merely a waste of funds. We all know the desire of the respective bureaus to amplify their work. and we all agree that the work should be centered in one department. and in this particular instance it is the Treasury Department under the Coast Guard Service.
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