Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-27

crosses the river on the ice. He is there
tor the convenience of the people who.
wish to come into this country and.
Wish TO bring themselves within fhe|
law so that they may be inspected and.
perhaps have the benefit of that in~5
speetien
It seems to me they may be able to
look him up and find him. even If he is
not at the custom house office If they
want To find him. they can do so. Be
cause the State OF Maine has assisted
in building this international bridge,
it does not seem to me. that 1t bestows
the burden upon it to build this office.
There may be many ferries. up and
down this river, operating for years
this inspector has been on for several
years-why should not they say they
win appoint an inspector at one end
OF ferry, and that the State or the
county, or the community affected
shall build shelter or an office for
the inspector ut that point?
The reasons for this do not under
stand. | have inquired of the gentle
man from Van Buren,. He informs me
that there is absolutely no desire for
this from his section. He tells me they
ere n@t particular about Il, and that
he never heard anything about ii un
Ill it was introduced here. He has nev
er heard from anyone in his locality
in regard to it. | do not understand
that the senators from Aroostook
county ire asking for it, or care for
it CT believe ii is necessary. From
such information as we have / do not
believe the Senate is warranted in
passing this measure at this time.
Mr.. President, l move that the re-
solve he Indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. MOREY of Androscoggin: Mr..
President, this matter came to the
committee on federal relations for in
Vestisation, and the information that
we have with regard to the desirable
ity of it is partly contained in the let
ter OF the Senator from oxford, wh@
has read it to the Senate.
1t seems that the bridge built at
that point was built jointly by the
Dominion of Canada and the State Of
Maine, and upon its completion il
became necessary that d government
official be established there And per-
haps, to give the Senate the entire in
formation | will say that as far as
the committee was concerned, it was
matter they had no personal knowl-
edge of. and the information we have
we furnished the Senate with entire
ly, but if you could read between the
lines in the letters, it meant that the
place would be abolished as a port
of entry, provided a structure. not ex.
ceeding the cost of $500, was not es-
tablished. And they thought it would
affect the portion of Aroostook coun-
ty near that point
| understood at the hearing that Il
the port was closed, the nearest place
to which aliens could come from Can
ada into the State of Maine would be
some 80 miles from that point II
was question of how much it would
affect Aroostook county, at that place.
and whether it was desirable for The
county that this port of entry should
be retained.
Here are the letters:
Department of Commerce and Labor
U. S. immigration Service
Office of the Commissioner.
Montreal Canada, Jan. 8, 1913.
The Attorney General,
State of Maine,
Augusta, Maine.
Dear Sir:
In the fall of 1911, there was COM
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