The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-09
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Senate.

Continued from Second Edition.
Mr. Pomeroy thought that il the previous question
Senate would have to be pSrpetuS to dispose Of DuS
busnsss He thought in few years we would have ten
making one hundred Senators,
spportionment Of Representatives Congress among the
first Of the Senate Committees amendments increasing
Mr. Trumbui Chairman of the 1deogy 2 gy Committee
explained that the object of the bill give early
number at 800 state wond lose present
ton and the number not large great country
States was estimated at about forty or fptyqne millions
while the present basis about 1871 600 He commented
was provide for representation of the new "colored"
R T os 10 o ReOS our V sT
ton, only threefths of that class being represented
under the present apportonment
Continued from the Second Edition
Mr.. DAVIS New York; from the Judiciary Committee,
uniform system of naturalization and regulate proceed
ngs under the same This bin makes the following
United states with the intention to become citizen, and
county parish before applicationi made Also twenty
1 70 e d aoT Toas5 % a oT
In counties or parishes where there not than
had ia any state court of general jurisdiction having
The nauTaiized citizen exercise all the priv.
ieges of citizenship till after the end OF mouths from
States navy and honoraby discharged therefroo
may become cltlHenS upon years actual
The bill consists of seventeen sections containing de
fraudulent actions under it,
MIR Davis proceeded to explain the provisions the bill
comparing them with the existing provisions OF law
the subject The effect of giving jurisdiction the
courts where more than 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 it in the large cities where Federal Courts
held frequently, the object being to prevent the
cities The provision postponing the all rights
of citizenship for six months from the date of Judgment
naturalization he regarded the great conservative ee
of the BILL because all the frauds with
h system have been hitherto perperaed under
the and excitement of heated political struggles
All parties had been in degree chargeabe with such
frauds.
He should not attempt to shield his own party nor
should any Democrat attempt to shield his by setting
such frauds citizenship all good hpuld depore
that the principle existed under the constitution
York, where naturalization must time before
the election He defended the principle of the thirteenth
section which provides legal proceedings be taken
against charged with having fraudulenty
tanned MAJ turaliZRtion papers
Mr.. Ward advocated the passage of the bill, which
founded resolution offered by himself and referred
Judiciary Committee. The bill seemed to be we'll
tion referred to the commitl ee. He would have it
however, by increasing the residence require
ment from three to four years before alien
obtain naturalization He did not think his
proposition would be regarded unjust by aliens them.
selves who interested in having American citi
zenshp made too and too cheap In that
he spoke of the seventy thousand fraudulent