Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-09

showed contempt Of the House by refusing 70
rtlert, the majority could take setion.
Mr. Ward sand this delay vss al asabterfage
20 defeat the order Of the House.
MIR. Brooks, N.Y. = member OF the commit
tee, said the icomnittee had not reported bili
because lt was no; zfi0wed 20 d. -.
After fnrt discussion the sahiect Ma
cropped, and the Committee on BAnking and
Currency was called.
Mr.. Garfield, from the BANKING and CIR
rency Committee, reported senate cnrrency
bill with an amenirnerit, in the form os a s,hsS
tute, which substitute consisted Of TIE ursf
second, tenth and eleventh sections OF the hil
which WAS defeated by the adjournment OF the
Mr.. COX, IN I.l q member OF the COMMITTEES
on Banking and Currency, objected 60 the
reception Of the report. IS il WAS not the report
ordered It 20 be reported.
Mr.. Garfield said, the committee having au-
thorIty 10 SIT during the session OF the HDase,
had held a meeting during the ten minutes re-
cess and had authorized him 20 repOrt the bill
ana substitute. The gentleman Mr.. Cox) Was
not IN bis seat when the meeting was called or
ne would have been summoned.
After the reading OF the bin Mr. Cox ra,ses
the POINT OF order that ss the bin did not come
from the committee al any regular meeting, Il
The Speaker overruled the point OF order, a,
coming too late.
Mr.. Cox appealed from the decision Of the
Chair.
Mr.. IngersoIl (nl.) moved TO lay the appeal on
the table, and pen ling that motion
MIR. Randall Pal moved that the House al
journ. The question was taken by ayes and
noes, ,resultng-ayes 9, noes Isl.
The morning hour expiring, the bill went over
under the rules.
Mr.. Logan till.D obtained leave 20 introduce
resolution, which was adopted, directing the
Communities on Rules to inquire whether Some
improved mCthodOf calling the ave and no votes
OF the House cannot he devised. and sent To the
clerks desk 20 lie read a letter from William 4
spinger, who called attention 70 has invention,
and stated that working model was on eNhibi-
ton in the Speakers room.
Mr.. Butler Mass asked. but failed 20 obtain
consent, TO hold an evening session 20 70 70
business on the Speakers table
Mr.. Wood N. " remarked that he wanted
broad day light and not in darkness. There 30
too much wrong there.
Mr. Davis, N. Y.,) from the Judiciary Coz.
mittee, reported bill 10 establish a unifor
systemof naturalization and 90 regulate proceed
ings under the same, and yielded 20
Mr.. Fitch lNev.l who offered a substitute. eS-
eeptlng natives Of China from the provision,
Mr.. Davis then took the foor and proceeded
TO explain the provisions Of the bill. and %
urge the necessity OF some action IL il was de-
slrable to protect the purity Of elections, aud TO
prevent frauds at the polls.
MIR. Wood IN. Y-) said he had the honor last
year 10 Introduce a resolution directing the
Committee on the judiciary TO report bill hat
would confine the proceedings IN cases of
naturalization TO courts which would be the
freest from the influence and excitement OF
State elections. He had carefully examined
the blu DOW reported, and it seemed TO him to
have been well considered, and in the main he
believed it met the requirement OF the resOlu-
ton. he denounced the frauds which he
charged had been perpetrsted in New York by
which be and his constituents had been pre-
vented from expressing their preferences by
Tsmmany Hall. He implored the House tOfpass
the bill without opening IL TO sea Of amend
ments that would overslough it.
Mr.. Eldrfdge (wis.) oppose the bill. IL might
not be a war measure, but IL was one OF the
waves OF the revolution which had been beating
against tne constitution, the union OF the States
and the rights and privileges Of the people. II
was aparty measure 20 make naturalization in
tricate and difficult. The bill had not been de-
manded by the people, but was the work OF
scheming and designing politicians in the in
terest Of party.