The gentleman knows why it is not. The gentleman is on the committee which can provide by law what the salaries shall be and what the appropriation shall be for an immigration station. It is within the province of the committee to bring in that kind of legislation. What we have done here is to appropriate so that we can compare the appropriations and expenditures with the previous year. This year we are increasing the appropriation $400.000. The gentleman complains about this. The bill also carries a provision out of which it is proposed to take in a lump sum $100.000 from the Health Service and use it for the Immigration Service. So next year they will have $3.100.000 for the service. I submit to the membership of this committee. if we do this. we should give an increase to all the Government employees in the small cities of the country as well in all parts of the country. and that we do not limit the increase to Ellis Island alone. If we were going to make an increase. let the committee of the House that has jurisdiction of the subject bring in a legislative bill readjusting the salaries in the Immigration Service and every other service. so that men who are employed in the North and the South. in the East as well as the West. will have their salaries measured by the same yardstick. When we came to this service we did what we had done with every other service. which was to provide for additional service where needed. but not for increases of salaries. More than that. I think it is unquestionably true there will be legislation. and there ought to be legislation. shutting off some of this immigration that is pouring into the country. c And if we have that kind of legislation. if we have the kind of legislation that is needed. the amount we have given here is ample to administer this great service.
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