Mr. MORGAN. Mr. President, it has been the policy of this country for many years to encourage immigration. I think it is the policy of the country still. I think it is for the interest of the country to encourage immigration. Governor Marcy when he was SecyState sent an agent to Europe. at a very large expense, who was gone nearly a year, on.this particular business of encouraging immigration by giving information to persons desiring to come to this country. I think we need the labor, as has been said by the Senfrom Maryland; these immigrants dig our canals, they help us in agriculture, they especially help the West, and we confer a great benefit and blessing on the men, women, and children that we bring to this countr. In view of all this, gongress in 1864 passed the law for the encouragement ofimmigration. Its Operation has not been very eXpensive. I do not undertake to say that that law is correct in all its details; but some such law is very necessary. When this amended bill came from the other House the committee would not really entertain it for a single moment. The Senfrom hinine, I think, will admit that the ComCommerce did not intend to pass the bill that came from the House increasing the powers of the Commissioner, on which he has commented; but they never, as far as I understood, entertained the idea of repenlin the law of 1864. Although I am a member 0 that committee I never heard the proosition suggested; but on one occasion being a sent I heard that a bill was brought in for its re enl. I need not say that I was greatly surprise at that result, because I had heard no complaint of that not either here or in the country. by that act there was a bureau establilshed mm, with an agent at NewYork. What are the duties of that agent? They are simply to direct the immigrant when he arrives as to the best lines of communication for him to take to find his abode in the western States. It is not a money making affair. It is to keep him from being defrauded by railroad agents, shop keepers, and others who might get hold of him, and I think it is a very proper duty for that olIicer to perform. Now, sir, I am not prepared to say on such a bill as this that a law of so much importance should be repealed. It has had no consideration. I am quite willing, however, to let the matter go over until tomorrow if that is deemed better than an indefinite postponement, and I will modify my motion by moving simply that the bill be postponed until tomorrow, so that the other lJllIS which the ComCommerce desire to pass to night may be taken up! The PItESID NG OFFICER, (Mr. Pom: ROY.) The motion of the Senfrom NewYork is that the further consideration of the bill be ost oned until tomorrow.