Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-05
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In SENATE

Mr. EVANS. from The Committee on Finance, TO
which had been referred The Army Appropriation bill,
us amended by the lousc, made report thereon, re
commenting that Tie Senate insist on all OF lis amend
ments and concur that OF thc oasc, WV specify
inp that no more than S46,26 - shall he applied Tor
atfearagcs OF the appropriation OF 00oo for pre-
venting and suppreesing hosttes IN FoFida and that
Committee of Conference he appointed to meet that
which may he appointed by the nosse'o confer on 'he
disagreeing points. -,
The report of the committee was concnrred IN, win
the exception Of the part in relation to the Committee
circumference the farther consideration OF which was
postponed until tomorrow
Mr. WALK Err, in pursuance OF notice, asked leave
20 introduce n bill 10 reduce from five 10 two years, the
term of residence required by law Tor the naturalization
OF foreigners.
MIR ARCHER Observed TINT the request was an
eAtraordna.v one and ne hoped that the Senator would
not press H. Every must he aware that our na'u'
ralzation law sUlc'ent and he was surprised mat
Tic Senator from Mississippi had asked leave 10 miro
duce Suc u modification % IL ae has been suggested.
The subject likely TO lead Ia debate, and lac wond
give no counehancc 10 he proportion whatever IN this,
lis acipcnt stage.
Mr. WALKER lie had merely asked leave TO in.
troducc bill 10 revive original act passed by The
trainers Of this Government IN the first Congress as
sembled under the Constitution, and which received
the sanction of the Father Of his County. Was !,
extraordinary that lie should ask 10 revive an act passed
under these circumstances and was 1t one so cAtrao'-
binary that the Senator from Virginia should oject 10
granting leave introduce the hill This act was re-
peaed on TIE 25ih Of March, l19s and, by the Alien
law the time required for naturalization was extended
TO fourteen years But, after its repeal the term was
gradually reduced TO what 1t no@ was-that ls, five
years In le30 according 10 the census OF that year,
the number persons the United States not natural
ized was lG7 S52 Most unfortunately, by strange
inadveency there was returns made by The census
ofls:0 upon this subject But, If the number OF aliens
had increased ia proportion to the population OF The
country the number was IA i-i and, II had m
creased proportion 10 en- grafton, 2o31l5 lie o'lect
ed TO an exhibition of lcrge number OF persons among
us who did desire be aeGs but no, from tile trst
moment they came here had the bOna file intention of
lecomipr American cizenS--oi making this tacr
adopted country-and Of defending In war and sup
pornp i, IN pence in common with the natives OF the
soil Ills attention was FIRST brought To this matter by
the attention Which he had paid 10 the debate growing
out Of the Mcleod question In proportion as they in
creased the number Of aliens, they extended the Jrrs
dction IF the Federal courts. These courts were for
civil causes yet there was undouhed jurisdiction,
in which aliens appeared as plaintiffs or defendants
In consequence o. vast population, The business
of these courts and the Supreme Court OF Inc tned
States had prodigiousy increased; the business OF
the latter particularly; much so, that II had not
been able 10 reach half of The cases on The docket
during it's last session. When he looked ut VIVA, had
been done this session, in the passage OF the OIL ITO
proyde further remedial justice IN the courts ot Tue
and the principles which IL passed, 10 WI: 10
transfer criminal causes from the highest TO Tue iowts
IN which aliens concerned, from Tue Stae TO Tue
Federal courts, he was still more ai1Imea Ut 'i'S
stretch Of Federal power and with regard to "hom 'hs
stretch of jurisdiction 10 be applied lhele were
other reasons which could be stated for asking leave 10