The New York herald., 1870-06-10

the Senate bill 70 provide national currency Of coin
notes. and TO epuaze the distribution OF circulating
| notes, with substitute therefor.
Mr.. Cox, member OF the committee objected:
that no meeting OF the committee had been held 10
Mr. GARFIELD explained that the meeting
held during the ten minutes recess this morning
The substitute then read, being the Ninety-ive
Millions Currency bil with the funding and other
sections struck out. The omitted sections are hfee,
The nys M egn s e rea am M Cox again
| made the point OF ORDER that Mr. Garfield Was not
authorized to make the report.
The speaker ruled that the point OF order came
too laie adding that II It had been persisted In when
u iau been nrst made he would have submitted the
| Mr.. Cox appealed from the decision OF the Chair
anu called FOR the yeas and nays.
adjourn and called for the yeas and nays aiding, IN
an under tone, that they would filiDuster on tins bill
session.
During the roll cal! the monng hour expired and
ne bill went over till the morning hour on Tues lay,
| been withdrawn.
PETITIONS PRESENTED
Mr. Urs0N (rep.l Of OHIO presented the petition
or citizens or Cleveland ONO for the pas sage of the
b 10 inSorporate the International Society for the
frotecllon Oh Immigration.
Mr. MYERS Fep.l OF Pa, presented the petition OF
toDacconlsts OF Philadelphia for uniform tax OF
sixteen cents per pound on manufactured tobacco
| and snuir
| NEW METHOD OF TAKING THE YEAS AND NAYS.
structing the Committee on Rules 10 report whether
some improved method OF taking the yeas and nays
u, ~
letter from an inventor OF maciue for the pur-
pose-Wiiliam NJ. springer. The resolution
UNIFORM SYSTEM or NATURALIZATION
Mr.. DAVIS, ON r.. from the Judiciary Committee,
reported for discussion and action bin esi,b
S anaep 81 the sas T%e aa n maS no e
following conditions Of c.tizenshp;-fhree years
residence Ia the United States with the intention 70
become citizen, and SIX months residence in the
parish before aPSlcatIsn is mads the appllss.
proceedings for naturalization to be had before tie
United States Circuit and District Courts. In coun-
Ties or parishes where there are not more than two
stated terms OF those courts proceedings may be had
In any state court Of general jurisdiction having
clerk and SEAL The natuialzed citizen rs not to
ercise all the privileges OF citizenship till after the
end OF six months from the date OF the Judgment.
and honorsby discharged thereirom may become
citizens upon one years actual residence. The bill
| consists Of seventeen sections, containing detailed
| provisions for carrying II out and penalties for
| fraudulent actions under it.
Mr.. DAVIS proceeded TO explain the provisions Of
the bil, comparing them with the existing proyi-
slons OF laws on the subject The effect OF giving
jurisdiction to state courts where not more than
annually. was he sad, to give jurisdiction 10 the
State courts generally throughout The country, but
| TO deprive them OF il in the large cities where
felerA courts held more frequently. the object
| being to prevent the frauds alleged to have been
popng the exercise o all rights OF ci,zeoshp for six
! months after the date Of Judgment OF
eeept % s ae a s al
the frauds connected with the present system have
been hitherto perpetrated under the spur and ex
element Of heated political struggles All parties
bad been lii some degree aIgeale with such
| frauds He should not nc empt to shield his own
party, nor should any democrat attempt to shield
his by setting himself against change OF the law
! which would prevent such frauds on citizenship
| such as all good men should deplore. That princ
pie existed under the constitution of New York
| where naturalization must cease some time beioie
teent section, which provides legal proceelin to
ee taken against persons charged with having frau
dulenty obtained naturalization papers.
| Mr.. WARD advocated the passage VI the bill which
was founded on resolution offered by himself and
referred 10 the Judiciary Committee. The Dhl
seemed TO be well considered, and TO meet the
guirements VI the resolution referred the
tee he would have it amended however, by increas-
ing the residence requirement from three years 10
four years before an alien obtain naturalization
papers. He did not think that his proposition
would be regarded as unjust by aliens themselves,
who were Interested In not having American citizen.
ship made too easy or TOO cheap, in that c0nnec-
| ton he spoke OF the seventy thousand fraudulent
| naturalization papers issued In New YORK city
ana OF the iact that fraudulent naturalization papers
at two dollars piece az a means OF projection liz
also referred giving the statistics TO The New York
before Mr. Lawrences select committee on the sub
Iect declaring that OF the hundred thousand votes
poea New S horS CITY nlty Thousand @ sand Were cast by
when the question would arise whether tie people
Of the United states would allow their President aud
Vice President to be counted ont Dy the fraudulent
there would be civD He acquitted the mass OF
eminent by fraud he believed that they desired
tnat there should he an honest ballot and therefore,
their representatives should support the pending
hill designed 10 accomplish that object Speaking
the necessity OF purifying the ballot box
, MI HALpsMAAs, Sem.l OF Pa, called out How
| Mr.. WARD DO not know what Mr.. Whittemors
In few days and we will see about him. He went
| on to speak OF the Tamlnany organization com.
posed OF a set OF men who had no principles, no
honesty. no integrity; who were simply pnbllc
thieves, engaged In the business OF robbing the city
Of New York and OF controlling the State ot New
York
Mr.. SCHuMAKER, tden.) OF N. Y. made remark
about buying up republican State senators.
Mr.. WARD replied that II republican Senators sold
themselves, and II corruption had grown tO tnat
point then they ought all the more try 10 keep the
York were purchased they were purchased by the
same set OF men who purchased the election inspect.
ors, who purchased certain republican organize
| tOn and fraud.
Mr. HALDEMAN made a remark about tue republi.
can party having the control OF the banks aud bonds
aud tariff and internal revenue.
Mr.. WAND dbl not see that the bonds or the tarr
had anything 10 DO with the pending Dill, and le
went on TO advocate It's passage,
Mr. ELDRIDaE, tdem.) Of Wis, member OF the Ju-
position 10 the bill. II might not properly called
war measure, but 1t had i6 origin and life In the
M a s %as ny hs e ws
order ana long settled policy Of ihe government on
the subject q naturalization ana immigration. It
was one Of the waves Of the revolution that had
during the last ten years been surgng and beating
with almost resistIess force against tile constitution
OF the several coordinate departments OF the gov.
ernment; against the Union and the States, and
against all the laws and barriers set up by fathers
OF the republic for the preservation ana protection
OF The rights and liberties OF the people, It was
party measure for the perpetuation OF party power
! In his Judgment the title Of the bill would be I'm.
proved and It's character much more clearly nuica-
ed by styling 1t u bill TO establish most Intricate
and difficult system OF naturalization and 10 hinder,
delay. and as far as possible prevent naturalization
| and TO discourage intelligent foreigners from eml.
grating TO the United States Ana yet the bill was
very great Improvement on all the bills introduced
| on the subject. But there was nothing IN It that
| commended II to his judgment He was opposed 10
every form and feature OF 1t. The people had
| not demanded any such legislation. IL was
! the work OF the schening politician. Its pre-
ence and title were untrue. Itw was not intended or
designed TO establish uniform system Of naturaliza.
ton. That system had been established long ago by
statesmen In the interest OF the country and not by