New-York tribune., 1869-04-16


The negatives were all Republicans, except Dyck-
man and Suffern. Messrs Andrews, Arms Avery
Barker. Berry, Cameron, Conger, Cook Glenn, Could
and HOyt were absent or did not vote.
The fight for Police Commissioner in place OF
Acton, resigned has narrowed down to ex-SuperVlsor
Henry Smith of New-York and Sas B. butcher OF
Brooklyn. Ex-Judge Henry Il. Low has Withdrawn
from the race and the majority of his friends are
working for Smith, who will in all probability be
nominated as his strength tonight is two to one OF
that of his opponent The City Tax Levy was re-
ported to-day from the Senate Committee on NUM-
cipa Affairs. 1t has been considerably reduced, ana
many of the suggestions of the Citizens Association
in regard to cutting down amounts. which have been
reported already in these dispatches, have been
adopted.
The Senate confirmed the following nominations
to-day To be He'll Gate Pilots: Chas II. Palmer
John F. Arlema. To be Notares Public; Martin A.
Kelly, Horace w. Fowler. John J. Davenport, James
s. Fuller, Thomas c. Ingersoll Simon H. Stern, John
Ahern, Thomas G. Campbell, VIM. Coulter. n. G.
Dunn G. p. Hawes Jno. J. Riley, Fred thinner.
The bill Furnishing the issuing or using of fTaudu-
lent certificates of naturalization came up in the
Senate to-day, when Mr.. Creamer moved to recon-
NIT it to the Committee of the Whole. Mr.. ODon-
nell opposed the motion 1t would be disastrous to
O measure which he thought was demanded by all
persons interested in fairness and honesty Mr..
Creamer said the law was intended to prevent natu-
ralization of foreign born citizens, and keep them
from the polls, on the heels Of the action of the
Senate yesterday in granting certificates of natural
izaton to every negro in the State. There
might be some merit in the bill, and in
case the rights of naturalized citizens were
protected he would favor it, Mr.. Hale said theSen-
ator little unfortunate in referring to the vote
& he on ar1a
related to citizens of the United States this bill was
simply to guard against fraudulent certificates OF
naturalization. Does this infringe upon any PERSONS
rights unless it be the right to cheat and defraudi
In order to convict person under any section of the
BILL it was necessary to prove that the person know
ingy and wlfully used or issued false aud fradu-
lent certificate of naturalization. He would like to
know if the Senator was opposed to such
proposition as this Whose rights were
interfered withi If the bill had the effect
to drive a single legal voter from the polls
he would vote against it. But 1t had no such effect
1t simply guarded against fraud. Mr. ODonnell
said he was surprised Mt the of the friends of
the present Executive, who, he argued, held his
place by virtue of frauds in naturalization but who
had recommended in his message q general bill on
this very subject. Mr, ODOnnell read from the re-
port of the Congressional investigating COMMITTED
showing the frauds that were peTpetr9ted NJ the last
election After some further debate Mr. Parker
moved to recOmmit with instructions to amend the
title so as 10 add and to permit foreigners to vote
lost. and the bill passed. Mr.. Creamer alone voting
in the Negative.