The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-03
F0RTY.FIRsr CoNGR ass.
Second Session.
SENATE.


| by an American caole.
II directs the Postmaster General to provide for the
reception at every post Office OF messages to be
transmitted 10 Europe Dy submarine cable at rates,
nr, Ha arsa any telegraph station in BEL
dollars IN god, for single message or ten
words, including date. address and signature. and
thrty cents 10 coin Tor each word additional: the
press however, TO be charged only one half these
Rates In order TO enable the Postmaster General
squ.res, Lyman Trslnain. Hiram barney, Erassns
Corning, ", Geor9e Hartnston or any company
lay and mantaan one OF more telegraphlc cables be-
tween TIE States at Name and georgia to Belgium,
s4psgl "a munyon's rules ana yes4las2pps Yhisn
ceive twenty-three cents for each message sent
through It's agency over tue cables, and the residue
OF all receipts Tor such messages Is to be paid TO the
FUEL FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICES
Mr.. PATTERSON, ltep) or \. H., reported without
o. fuel Tor the legislative executive an judicial
departments, ana for the military and naval estab-
lishmenis oi the United states IN the Disrics OF
THE SEA ISLANDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Mr.. SAWYER repl OF 8 o., addressed the Senate
tain lands on the sea islands OF Beaufort county,
$. Q. =.
/ VENEZUELAN CLAIMS.
Mr.. SUMNER, rep.l o. Mass rfsanTed large
number OF pares rel2Ilag TO Claims OF American
citizens agangs yenasGea Ordered 70 pc printed.
Mr.. MORRILL,, rep.) OF Maine, FRO IN. Committee
OF CuuTerente on the Indian Approp iaton Oll, re.
ported that the committee were unable 10 agree IN
Con sequence OF the hat denial OF thc Hou of the
authority of the Senate to make treaty stpulations
with Indian tribes wnlch should binu the House.
A new Comml tee OF Conference was o. dered.
THE NATURALIZATION LAWS.
At 1870 O'Clock the Senate took up the special
business oil the day, the b 10 amend the natui all
zatlon laws and 10 punish crimes sanst them.
Mr.. BAYARD, (dcm.) OF Del, concluded his remarks
IN dental oi me power or Congress TO control med
die with elections III the States and pros eeded to
show that the bill was only another step towards I'M
peral consolidation. itwould annoy anu harass Ter.
cignerS yet 10 arrive upon shores and delraud
those Already Iaturazed.
Mr. TnuRaAN, tdeni.) OF Ohio, SAID the objects Of
the bin were dsst TO discoura e emigration Irom
Europe 10 the United States; second, to make natu-
ialNation mpossble; third to disfranchiss nltural-
lzed voters; fourth, to deler naturalized citizens
vide for corrupt administration OF the naturallza.
tlon laws. He procse ded TO MAKE good each OF
these assertions. He said the bill created more than
eighty indictabe offences punls hable by hne and
Imprisonment, one section a one bristhng with more
than sixty. and That \ would occasion interminab.e
litigation. His speech occupied nearly two hours.
Mr. MORTON, (rep) Of Ind, spoke OF the efforts Of
some OF the sJaIes tlirough commissioners to intro
| duce immigration ana the strong Inducenent to
posed the Dill as an obsruct ON 20 naturalization.
country was mainly indebted for its present power
and wealth and population TO the foreign element;
that our greatness has received Ats great Impulse
from that forces but Tor this element we would have
been where we were IN fS25 or 1880, Without Pa.
cine Railroad and other s,g great enterprises In re-
rights OF naturalized voter could never be vested
| because the holder Of naturalization certificate
alnlled and to an examination and punishment
| ior perjury the aildavt OF any other
person. commission TO pass upon the genIIneness
of the certificate was TO be erected a. tile polls,
| which would revise and set aside ju !gment OF q
sourt IN another s.a e ths diet e1e o. which
the impression abroad OF hostility to OF lore gn
birth. He could agree with the Senators from OHIO
and Delaware (Messrs. Thurman aud Bayard) that
| this was q party disease. He believed that the
existence OF naturalization frauds in New York city
could not be denie ID. but that fl attempting 10 do
away with naturalization all over the country US a
means Of rea hing these frauds the remedy wOdld
| prove worse than the disease.
The Senate substitute for the House bill was fur
ther opposed by Messrs Howell 5churz ana Cassery
the Latter remarkng that 1t would be easier Tor an
applicant for naturalization to calculate an eclipse
than 10 understand all the preliminary req irenents
to which ne would be subjected by the bill.
Mr.. DRAKE, tep.l OF MO-, submitted and advocated
an amendment Tor county naturalization commits
sloners, appointed by United States courts to receive
and report 10 the courts proof furnished by appli
Mr.. CoNKLING, (rep.l OF n. Y, being allowed ten
minutes before the taking OF the vote. sad IT was
proposed by UNIFORM system to prevent frauds and
thai the bill, In the judgment OF Tie com.niltee was
the midest OF all ehectua! remedies, TIL registers oil
bankrnpicy, one m eaca county being selected as
& on WIN JniteI States courts. lie deien cd the
suhstitute of tire omltee as the result of extended
reflection and examination 10y persons IN different
parts OF the country with whom the Senate Commit
tee hau been In consul asOn.
time previously nXed by the Senate Tor voting upon
the bill and Amendments.
without debate Mr. Drage's amendment was re-
jected.
Mr.. SUMNER moved as an amendment to strike out
the word "wnlte' from all naturalization laws.
Mr.. WILLIAMS, trep) OF Oregon, moved to add
that this act shall not be construed 10 authorize
the naturalization OF persons born IN the Chinese
Mr.. EDMUNDs suggested to add cor any other en-
pre-" (Langhter.I
Messrs. WARNER, CAssERLY, CoRBETT aud Ed
the unanimous agreement OF the Senate 10 vote
against these propositions irrespective Of their
merits
MI. MORTON remarked it was proposed to settle
the whole Chinese probem involving another civili-
zation and labor questions OF the greatest magni-
tude, without the least discussion.
Mr.. SUMNE. said the agreement against debate
Mr.. Nor On that his amendment merely opened the he
question OF The Declaration OF independence that all
men are created equal.
Mr.. STEWART, trep.) OF New, said the amendment
was not gernane. as the bill was to regulate natu.
radiation among those entitled to It,. while the
amendment mad reference to different class.
Mr.. WILLIAMS finally withdrew his amendment,
remarking that he would renew 1t II mir. summers
amendment was adopted,
Mr.. Summers amendment was then voted down.
yeas %, nays %.
The senate then rejected the amendment proposed
by the Senate COMM tee as substitute for the
House bill-yeas II, nays 80.
The question recurring on the bill passed by the
House Mr.. CONKLING moved to amend by adding
thereto the last sections OF the senate supstItue
He said the bill as 1t stood contained nothing but
what was IN the law a. present. The amendment
was adOpted-yeas 81, nays ga strictly party vote.
The sections provide for the appointment OF two
election commissioners one OF each party. by the
United States Circuit Court In eacn election district
OF Giles OF upwards of $4,000 Inhabitants The CON-
miss0ners are TO supervise the election challenge
any name proposed to be registered and any vote
offered. DC. Section thirteen authorizes the United
States Marshal in each district to appoint deputies,
to preserve order at the polls.
Mr. SUMNER then renewed his amendment TO
strike the word wite out OF all OF Congress,
relative TO NATURALIZATION, so that there shall be no
distinction on account OF race or color.
cir. STEWART said the proposition was to extend
naturalization not to those VINO desired to become
citizens but 10 the Chinese were being imported
here as slaves For one he would first abolish The
slavery.
Mr. EDMUNDs reminded Mr.. Stewart that debate
upon amendments was prohibited and suggested
TO him TO follow his example In voting AGAINST the
amendment OH that account
Mr.. DRAKE said he would vote no for the same