In explanation of the amendment. I desire to say that it does not call for any outlay by the United States. that is. it requires the payment of overtime to immigration inspectors to be made by the transportation comparty at whose request they work overtime. It makes the law with regard to immigration inspectors correspond with the law now in force regarding customs examiners. who work alongside the immigration men at the same ports and on tile same piers. Under the present law. if it vessel comes in on Sunday and wishes to clear its passengers it has to pay customs examiners the amount of overtime pay that they earn by workIng ol Sunday. As a matter of fact. some of the liners so schedule their arrival that they get here on Sunday. being perfectly willing to pay that overtime for the sake of getting their ship cleared on a day when the wharves are not thronged.
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