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

frou VIVA fO0''
osa ~ a,isns hecme nariized at through viola
lions Of the law and the intelligent moral cass VI aliens
were kept on the outside Of ao term Of real
dence to two years. He would be willing that ho on
arriving in the United States shall thge so for he be-
eved that the average Immigrant was equi W '"o nv
MT. FITCH Gsep, Nev) advocated his amendment to
exclude natives Of China and Japan from naturazaUn'
sargent he said that bismarck that Dsrae and that
Buwer never caud become naturazed Amerlcau ~.
aspjrations; while on the other hand Charles Dickens,
John Bright and Victor Hugo eond become naturaIlea
never oould be natazed. The eanaie OF Paris and the
Ldz-oroni Of Naples have republican ideas But WHEEL
True thew were frugal sober and Industrious but they
had civilization of their own, with whch american
cond NOT be converted they would contribute nothing
To our schools and nothing to our churches ihey Wou
% nro t and would se them in gross highest bid
der without its ever occurring them that they had done
and japanese included in the tifte trnm
Amendment, they could 9e eh ot california
Nevada and Oregon who could pass bills simply provin
ing that no natives OF Asia should be entitled 70 vote
That would not conflict with the Fifteenth Amendment,
Which only refers 10 race or color previous condition
OF serytude to place OF BIRTH but In the mean to
there would be 5000 Chinese and Japanese voters on inc
Pacific Coast and all those would be contracted for by
six Chinese firms in San Francisco and deVered acc1f
ing 10 contract He warned his Republican rlends thI
the passage this bill would be the destruction OF ther
a
some, and calculated to embarass and retard MAUI
MT FINKELNBURG Rep MOI opposed the bill,
AZ he believed il would render naturalization difficult
burdensome and oppressive He stated his objection 10
fine various provisions In the bill, among Others that
relating TO soldiers well to the absence OF poVi-
sion for giving notice Of intention to become clen,
persons having given such notice being now entitled 10
vote in eleven states OF the Unon and who would under
this BILL be prevented from voting While symPathiznS
with the object of the biltO purify elect0ns-e couu
not support account OF its burdensome PROPOSITION
He much preferred the bin rspTsSd at S b
proposed to punish the guilty, while the pending Dill
proposes to punish the innocent - T..
Mr. CONGER 0lep.. Mlch.) opposed the bill, because 1t
would dsranchse thousands of the citizens OF Michigan
who under the Constitution of that State, exercised the
elective franchise having declared their intention to be-
Mt BINGHAM Rep.. ohio) asked If he believed that
Il ever was competent for any State to allow that, and
whether it was not competent for congress 10 over
Mr. CONGER declined to discuss that question with a
gentleman OF such eloquence IA the member from ONO.
Attorneys the powSr To- cite before any person
having naturalization papers in his possession supposed
10 be fraudulent That section was enough to condemn
the BILL even If there not others equally oiectOha
| Mr.. McNEELY Dem, ND moved an amendment re-
ducng the condition from three years to one
year He said that that was the only amendment which
The gentleman having charge OF the bill would allow MN
to offer otherwise he would have moved to amend the
bill in other particulars including that 81 postpong inc
right to exercise the privileges or czenshp LOT SIX
months after naturalization He ndorsed the views ex-
pressed by the gentleman from Wisconsin ONT Eldredgel
Mr.. HAY Rep ILL opposed the bill as oppressive ana
hostile to immigrants and he therefore moved TO Lay the
| bill on the table. .
on the intmation that that motion would cut off sew
eral members who desired to speak, Mr. Hay withdrew
| the motion. ..,
| Mr. SCHUMAKER Dem, n. " opposed the bill as a
direct stab European emigration. III 1t became law;
| no respectable foreigner would come TO the united
States reside. The provision fora six months prOa
tionary term after naturalization should be known as the
"Greeey Tribune provision" for Mr.. Greeley was the
author OF ii, having proposed I'm the New YORK CoStu
tiOnal Convention limiting 1t to one month"; Inc Dill was
calculated TO retard immigration, which added much
\ to the wealth OF the country. -
Mr.. DEGENER Qlep., Toxas) thought the bill had
given a splendid opportunity to tho Democrats to make
| political capital for themselves.
| Many Democrats Qaughing)-"That is So" ,
| Mr.. DAVIS Uep, y. " gave notice that he would
move the previous question tomorrow morning. and
| moved an adjournment. .
Mr.. DAWES Rep., Mass) hoped the bill would be dis
| posed OF this evening
| The motion TO adjourn was negatiyed
Messrs cox and JUDD moved that the bill DO laid on
| the table.
Mr. DAVIS asked to have the bill recommted, but OBJ
| lection made.
Mr. WARD renewed the motion to adjourn, but 1t was
| again voted down. =.
The bill then laid on the table-feas l02 ana Nays
| ~. As follows: