The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-01-16
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MONDAY, January Is.


Mr.. LINCOLN moved that the House take up
for consideration the memorials from the Native
American Association of the District of Columbia,
praying Congress TO amend the Naturalization Laws;
agreed TO.
Mr.. LINCOLN withdrew his motion to commit
the memorial with instructions for the report OF
bill prolonging the term required for obtaining clti
ZenShip and providing means for the prevention OF
the importation Of convicts, Migrants, and paupers
The question being on The motion OF Mr.. Lincoln
to refer the memorial to Select Committee,
Mr. LINCOLN said that one-ffeenth part OF the
citizens of the United States were foreigners, and
that the laws OF naturalization mad mol oeen alteTed
for thrty-fve years. II was now much more neces:
sary to REQUIRE longer term for the admission of
aliens to the rights Of citizenship than in the infancy
of the country. To of the Atlantic States and
cities the subject had become one of great interest
and was worthy of the attention of special com
mittce.
Mr. PAINTER. of Pa, said as the proposition
involved question of the propriety OF modifying
existing taxes he thought it ought TO be referred to
the Judiciary Committee. The memorial was then
referred 10 the Judiciary Committee.
The House then proceeded TO receive petitions
beginning with Virginia, where the call was len oil
on former day.
great number of petitions and resolutions, Of a
private character, were presented, and num-
Der praying the abolition of slavery in the Dis.
trict of Columbia Among the petitions presented
were the following:
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
BY Mr.. ALLEN of Ohio,
Petition of D. H. Nash and others, OF Medina
county, Ohio praying the passage OF a general law
under which any association OF thlrty-hVe persons,
nav purchase an entire township OF the public lands
on credit Of fifteen years, upon certain conditions
as to settlement, &C.
Petition ofCharles Wilkison, of Clcveland, Ohio,
praying for pension of injuries incurred while act
inc as Superintendent of the works carried on by the
United States, at Turtle Island in Lake Erie
Petition of Simon Parkinson and others, OF Por-
tage and Medina counties, Ohio praying the es,a,
bliShmcnt Of a mail route from Akron, in Portage
county, TO Medina Court House
Petitions of III. r. Ferris and others, OF Cayahoga
county, Ohio, PRAYING the abolition ofsayery IN inc
District of Columbia. o-.u,,,
Mr. BIRDSALL presented the petition o. 5 ,i:
RAY Of Seneca Falls, New York widow OF w ll',a
Raw deceased, with sundry documents cohheI.eu
with same which, on motion OF MT d. was ieiei-
red 10 the Committee on Naval Affairs -
Also the petition Of Randall Hewitt, seneca = alla,
New YORK praying compensation for property lost
and services rendered in the war of the revolution
reforrad ~ The Committee on Revolutionary Clans'
hlso a communication from J. w =. Lewis VI
I'll Eryinoer on the subject Of making Indian hey,
Florida A port of entry referred to the Conni'0
on Commerce.
Nv Mr. WHITE, OF Indiana, , m, e..,.
A memorial of the General Assembly % 49,, ~ y
of Indiana in relation TO the hafbor az McnIsai
cty Committed to the committee q Wv 5aa III
The state orthe Union, to accompany Dill NO. ''i anu
ordered 10 be printed. -, .;,;,ors Ar IN
diana Far mail route on the east side OF the wa