New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-10

covered rather more ground than was ut hrst
the tariff on coal so as 10 that important
article OF fuel TO the people free from oil taxation M
Committee to 20 further than simply admitting coal from
abroad free of duty One member at leas,, "I we're
the ground that all direct and indirect taxes Oh oo ~
Mr.. wARD-Tho resolution was perhaps S0h'"n''
orSde 2ss ep 'Penn made the point Of order
that under the call nothing but reports ron
The SPEAKER sustained the point Of order tho uouso
Mr.. cox DEM ~ ~ homg aHe ' rsp ot' Vi
The SPEAKER said it could not he don't unur Ia a., com
Mr. COX-That Committee is contumacious' anu III 'o"
MI BROOKS DEM ", member OF the eo 0S Hery
gladly obey the order OF tho House If he were permitted
To do 80. , ,, oir, ~ order
Mr. Roofs rep Ark objected TO the morning hour
being consumed in buncombe speeches. - -, .,o
Mr.. COX asked the Speaker as 10 b9 po"oi Vi '"'
The SPEAKER replied that the Comnittee on way a
and Means was authorized to report at any Tune on uaA
bills II the Committee should, after reasonaoio ,e,
torcpor the bill as ordered II %VI e matter 0
CERTIFYING CHECKS USLAwfULLf' A.,
After further discussion 10 the same t t
lowing bill to punish the unlawful certhcaton OF eheeks
by officers of National Banks, which, after SNORT uc'S
That any officer clerk banking ,ssoa'n who sA1 u
certifying checks BY National BANKS approved MSfa D. sD aSy
ds% gu p, q Cn Of e United States. than
h, be no. more than Sd 51 saI o. act 0 Contained
sh relieve any banking from the penalties prescribed
IN '0' ''' 10 "N'T TIE III: SENATE CURRENCY BILL.
Mr. GARFIELD qep Ohio also reported PACK ot ,ie
Senate bin to provide national currency OF com notes,
and 10 equalze the distribution OF circulating oies"
Mr. cox Dem, n. ", a member OF the Committee;
objected that meeting of the Committee had Dee heu
Mr. GARFiEID Explained that the meeting was held
during the ten minutes recess this Suon, Currency
bill with the funding other sections struck out The omitted sections
AZ The substitute having been read, Mr. COX Dem, N.Y.
again made the point OF order that Mr. Garfield was not
authorized to make tho report 81, o.,ou oou,o ton
late adding that if it had been persisted IN when had
been first made he would have submitted the question 10
Mr. cox appealed from the decision of the Chair, and
called for the Yeas and Nays.
MT RANDAiL Dcm. PENN moved that the House
adjourn called for the Yeas and Nays, adding On an
under tone) that they would buter this bill every
morning hour from till the end Of the session.
During the rOll-ca the morning hour expired, and
The appeal from the decision of the Chair having been
withdrawn, Mr. uPSoN ep Ohio presented the pe tbc
bill incorporate the international Society Tor the FRO
Mr. MYERS rep, Penny presented the petition OF to-
bacconsts of philadelphia for uniform tax OF 10 cents
Mr. LOGAN Qep., III offered resolution instructing
the Committee Rules TO report whether some improved
method Of taking the Yeas and Nays cannot be devised
and adopted, and presented letter from an inventor OF
machine for the ,purpose-Wm NJ Springer. The reso
'N''''' UNIFORM NATURALIZATION.
Mr. DAVIS ep N W from tae Jndifla t Tommy
uniform system Of naturalization and to regulate pro-
ceedngs under the same
residence the United States with The intention 70 become citizen and
fore snDaon is made the application the
proceedings naturalization to had before the United States Cu
who're
an two stated term. Of those Courts proceedings ma had any
SC e SGSn' nS eIrc al the ptgs Of Citizenship iii
en Of IN months from The date Of lie Judgment Aliens enlisted
come citizens upon one years actual residence me 1 consists ~
| for fraudulent actions under IT, ,, A., -,, 81, A., =.
bill. comparing them with the existing PROVISIONS OF law
the subject The effect of giving jurisdiction to state
Courts where not more than two stated terms OF United
States Courts held annually, was, he said, to give
Jurisdiction to the State Courts generally throughout the
country, but TO deprive them of 1t in the large cities
where Federal Caurs held more frequently the OBJ
ect being TO prevent the frauds alleged to have been
ing the exercise OF all rights OF citizenship for six months
after the date of Judgment of naturalization he regarded
! cause all the frauds connected with the present
system have been hitherto perpetlraIed under
struggles All political parties had been in some degree
has own WI p sSn oad any Democrat c tmp
% shield his party ~ setting himself against change u
such good shsai dsPsre prnHp,s ex
cation must cease some time before the election lie
uofonIod o principle OF the thirteenth section which
charged with having frauduently obtained natuIalz-
Mr.. WARD advocated the passage Of the bill, which
was founded on resolution offered by himself ana re-
be wei considered and to meet the requirements of the
resolution referred to the Committee; he would nave
amended however by increasing the residence require
ment from three years years before alien
obtain naturalization papers He did not apprehend that
his proposition would be regarded unjust by aliens
themselves, who were interested in not having American
citizenship made too easy or too cheap In that t
uralizatlon papers issued in New-York City, and
of the fact that fraudulent naturalization papers
were hawked about in the markets OF Europe
at 81 piece, means OF protection He also REFEREED
ns te 10 hne tesK before Mr law
Tences Select Committee on the subject, declaring that
cast by reporters He believed that the time would
when the question would arise whether the people OF the
President to be counted out by the fraudulent OF
New-York City, and when that time came there would
party of desire control the Government by fraud.
He believed that they desired that there should be an
should support the pending bill, designed to accomplish
Mr AALDEMAN Dem. Penny called out Chow
about WhittemOre3"
Mr WARD do not know what Mr.. whittemore has
to do with this discussion. He viii be back here in few
days. and We will about him. Mr.. Ward then went
of a set of who had principles, honesty, no in
tegi,y; VINO Were Simply Pa6a seves engaged gag IN the
rons the stn Of New @ '"
Mr. sCHUMAKER dem. N " made remark about
buying up Republican State Senators.
Mr. WARD replied that If Republican Senators sold
themselves, and If corruption had grown to that point
If Republican State Senators in New-York were pur-
chased they were purchased by the same set Of men who
tain Republican ORGANIZATIONS and who controlled New
York City by corruption and fraud.
Mr. ELDREDGE (Dem Wis.,, q member OF the judi
ciary Committee addressed the House in opposition to
the bill II might not properly be called measure,
but 1t had its origin and life IN the spirit Of revolution
evoked by the war 1t was party measure for the per
peuatiOn Of party power. In his judgment the title OF
the bill would be improved and its character much
clearly indicated by styling bill to establish most
intricate and difficult system Of naturalization and to
| hinder, delay and, far possible, prevent
naturalization and to discourage Intelligent foreign
| ers from emigratng to the United States" And
| yet the bill was very great improvement on all
the bills introduced the subject. But there was
| nothing in 1t that commended 1t to his Judgment.
II seemed 10 him that could doubt that the scheme
to boo,