New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-01-11
The GENERALIZATION Layvs-Mr. IngeTsoIIs
Bill.
Correspondence of The New. York Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 1916.
According to promise I ssnd you synopsis Of
Mr. ISGERsoLL's


To ascri tie Naturalization Las file Ja,tei States.
Section Provides tina, each Collector Of Customs the
Of nay h sss a ls0a RI free Ns b ef.an s lie o."
caue registry 10 be made OF TIE height complexion CO.
reserce por, OF ergrGn intended pacc residence nibc
pni:el State. time Hpd Place Of Arrival nGms ri vessel mem
certicate Of such registry with the particulars
Fifty to be received for mixing the registry, and fifty
Sei;on 2HFfyide. that the Clerk; Of the Circuit, and Dir:
trc Courts Ut the United Sate shall keep books Cf accord
in which ey shall the petition any Alien. registered
Aforesaid al lens, thc years previously the cctiiicne du
all foreign allegiance and declare himself herself to he the
er.on referred said certificate. The petitioner to sign
Record The onh and signature be ofte sase
Of ;af 70 s9 reava INC men
and issuing certificate, euch, 6Iiy cents.
have expired from the entry ofecaraon OF intention and pc
ttiou and five after Tie frs; registry, said alien ap
case 70 NE Of one t2a;ad d9as q belize r. Cir
| rulzsd on lie following conditions
l. Certificates of Registry and declaration to be fled among
g. Tint the Court shall be satisfied of the identity Of the
Of the Of The cericaie and the absence Of
preceding the United States and in the state Dis
fu has not been Convicted Of felony
has sustained Eood moral Character which hu &c proved
and residences shall be recorded and form part OF the cei
s. The PETITIONER shall take an oa of ubaraon specified
similar that use, upon which the Court rnny
nGoSe re- a no
while the country OF SAID alien with the United
Section Provides that the children ofsuc Alien who were
under 10 years OF al the tine Of ch Registry 1 who
shall have been registered part of said Aliens family may
he naturnzed without ce'tlicnes OF Registry or Declaration
Section s. Provides that no certificate et Registry. Decarn
ton or Naturalization shall be issued wou, the direction and
second certificate shall be obtained except satisfactory proof
the Ion. the first. which shall be advertised IN public Ga
zee two months previous to issuing the second, &C.
who shall the United States two years during the wnr
hoe of
may proper certificates Of such SERVICES be admitted 10 Cit
izens!p taking the oath OF remuneration and allegiance
Seeon Provides that certificates OF record a'e necessary
for proof Of such records. -,
Section g. Provides that decree Of Naturalization shall be
granted within three months of Presidential Electlon,
within three months Of he Sate Election 10 which he Court
held And certificate OF citizenship shall cattle To my
States, District or Territory where II Is granted.
Section Provides that person who shall Swea falsely
under INV of the provisions Of this act shall he guilty Of uRd
punished for perury md that any person aiding i. eyade the
Section iO-Prcvides that any decree Of Natulzaor
cured by fraud mny be cancelled by the Court within
given to all the parties by advertisement for three months
tssS Sy obu an N6taTazaoa Without producing
Ssetioa I2~Repea ali laws and parts of laws inconsistent
with the provisions Of this act
The bill s not liable TO any serious objections =
II does not require any longer time Of residence
than at present, with the exception OF the provision
that no person shall vote till three months after tho
pspers OF Naturalization are Issued. This might
be amended by permitting papaIs TO be issued thee
months previous to the expiration OF i've years
residence. The bill will be presented TIE fret OPP
portunity No bill extending the tine ct residence
will pass. either this or The next Congress. Both
Whigs and Loco Focos oppose it. ALI that the
true Wings want is 10 see the laws OF our country
| frirlv administered. Yours. RicHELlfu.
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