The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-31
Assembly.


GENERAL ORDERS.
The House went into Comm ttes OF the Whole an0
ordered The following bills q tnrd reading unless
otherwise noted:-Io allow eacn town, city ana
county TO determine by ballot whether licenses to
sell intoxicating liquors slail be granted WiGnouu
taking any vote on the que ,tion committee re-
ported progress and tne bill was made speclal order
lor Weauesuay evening next. 10 ascertain Dy proper
proofs who were impr0perl; nlturallZed by the
supreme and superior Courts III New York In Octo-
Der, 1865. Mr.. HAWKINS explained the necessity Tor
the blli ana proceeded 10 snow TIE extent OF the
frauds perperated In the year named. thousands
OF Illegal NATURALIZATION papers, ne SAID, were issued,
anu persons were yet VoJns uJon them The IN
vestlgalion instltutcj by Congress- showed that
~, o9I fraudulent certificates nad been issued.
Mr. Mos clay maintained that In 1868 there was
avery large number oi men eat,ted to naturaiza-s
hon. ana who made application Tor their papers.f
The investigation wnch WAS insutuled, and which
pronounced against tnose naturailz itiOns was ant
er part one, lie said. ana many OF the witnesses
examined were mpcacae l.. As to this bill. ita
effect would he general withdrawal OF the papera
issued IN that year, and be very unjust 10 y.
large number OF people. He was IN favor oi allowing
the readiest iacies to adopt III citizens 10 becomes
voters IL - tne best mode to maze them good c:i-l
zens and we know ~ how much benefit they have
been to The country aL tue lime Trial and IN de.
veioplng It's resources There may have been fraud.
ulent papers Issued, nut ne beeyed the vast ma.
jOrlty were perectly legal.
MT d. Is. HILL looked upon the bin as unconsti.
tutiOnaL The judiciary Committee was opposed TO
H. The bill provides that all those certificates snail
be regarded AZ invalid uatil proved 10 be valid.
For the LEGISLATURE 10 eoact this, said, would De
exceeding us powers. lie SPOKE AZ length upon the
injustice 10 poor men wnicn would follow the
Mr.. ALvORD said he never before heard and never
expected 10 near, denial OF the charge that there
GROSS FRAUDS IN NEW YORK
In the issue OF naturalization papers at the time
stated in tins Gill. lie ught this OIL In some
respects objectionable. II makes 1t obligatory upon
the party holding the certificate show tnat ne IS
entitled TO It, whereas he thought me onus OF the
proof should rest with me other side. He proposed
TO amend The OIL SO as to change the onus
Mr.. HAWKINS called attention to TIE TACT tnat the
records of the Court did not cOuain the names OF q
II would he Impossible 10 serve paper, upon then.
Mr.. ALyoRD SAID he was II TINS was the fact
very sorry, ior no Court can sustain TINS law II II
passed. He asked II ne could be obliged to 90 INTO
Court ana establish his ute to anytAln before any
This was preposterous. Tne only remedy was in
purifying me JUDICIARY which, IL appears, was
rise IN their majesty and purge the Bench OF It's
corruption. He maintained That 1t should not ne
nod regal papers to 60 into Court and prove they
are legal.
OF citizenship ihis law was Intended to maintain
the principle and we are told that this bin Is mon
vested right; that a man being declared a citizen
once cannot be deprived or that citizenship. He
Hill, OF Ohemung, coming from city where thew
are about 10 Dud State Prison, which will Do
filed with men deprived OF citizenship.
Mr. d. h. HILL explained tnat wlat he said waE
that there was way 20 deprive man OF MS,
citizenship, and This was not it.
Mr. H. SMITH tnen proceeded 10 show that these
men held their citizenship through certain paper,.
and that that paper Is fraud. lns was
NOT QUESTION OF VESTED RIGHT.
The bill does not propose 10 lake away citizenship
rghtully possessed Nv any one. Is there any thing
position by showing the power OF the Legislature
TO. require proofs or Judgments dOcketed
In courts founded on irauuuenL and Iase
papers This the Case here. The lie ylslature
SETS ASIDE these cltiZenShiDS because they are
founded on false ana Translucent papers. lie Is in
favor OF sucn iron clad statutes, rigid and strn-
gently guarded as To secure TO the people OF this
State-trOube 10 poor men or rOt-an nUnest and
legal vO,e at the ballot box. lie thought 1t would
be no great hardship Tor THESE men, II lney are
titled to the certificates, to step INTO Court and
get another one.
mad no right To interfere win the DEGREES OF tn6
Courts. Those Courts derive their powers from the
same constitution which to the Legislature It's
powers. lie argued MS point at length, and insisted
tnat this proposition was monstrOuS ole.
Mr.. HAWKINS said the gentlemen seemed to for
get mat While the individual had rights, the whole
people, as body, had rights Also IL IN benalf
act was asked Tor He then argued the right OF the
Legislature to make the PROVISIONS contained In the
bill.
After further debate the proposition Of Mr.. AL
word 20 relieve the holders OF certificates from the
Onus or proving the validity OF their papers
negatlved.
Mr.. u. b. HILLS proposition TO include the Court
OF Common Peas Tor the read ustment OF the pa
pers was lost Mr.. ID. Il. Hin moved to substitute
the District ATTORNEY of New YORK for the Attorney
General as prosecutor. Lost. lie then moved to
amend 80 mat parties can appeal TO ngher Courts
Lost. He tnen moved 10 add q provision allowing
the trials OF the by jury Lost. The bill was
then ordered TO a third reading.
Adjourned till Monday evening, ut half.past seven
O'Clock.