The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-21
scandalous Naturalization Proceeding.

Mr.. WILLIAM E. CHANDLER. Senator Of
the United Stated from New Hampshire. is
said recently to have visited the Superior
Court in this city to see how naturalization
proceedings were conducted therein by
Judge McADAM. The Judge declares that
Senator CHANDLER or anybody else was q
welcome visitor. and invites the fullest
scrutiny Of everything done in his court.
Judge McADAM enjoys IN excellent reputa-
ton. and 1t will require cogent nom partisan
proof to convince the public that he has in
any respect failed to do his duty.
But II Mr.. CHANDLER is anxious to study
naturalization proceedings which are or
have been scandalous beyond a doubt, we
invite his attention to what has been going
on for years In the Federal courts in Boston.
under the sanction Of tho District Judge Of
the United States for the District Of Massa-
chusetts.
By sending across the Capitol to the doc
ument room Of the House of Representa-
tives. the Senator can obtain printed COPY
Of Report No. 8.83S OF the Second Session of
the Ffty-trst Congress. It Is a report Of
the Committee on the Judiciary. pursuant
to resolution adopted by the House of
Representatives on April I, 1880, In
structing that committee Ito investigate
certain alleged illegal practices Of the
United States COURTS" Among the prac-
tees so investigated were the methods of
naturalization prevailing In the courts held
in Boston by Judge THOMAS L. NELSON Of
the District Court Of the United States, and
on page 2s OF the report Is Q statement
Of the facts found by the committee upon
the testimony Of the clerks. their deputies,
and the Judge himself. In these words:
IAN allen wishing to be naturaii.sd and frequently
great numbers OF them together In the habit of
applying Of these clerks or OF his dsputies
who provided with blanks, printed at the sxpenss
or tho Government setting forth all the requirements
Of the law which are oiled up and by the ap-
picant This IL deemed suficient declaration of in.
tenton. and for this work. II the clerk nils out the
blank he charges . fee Of -; but II tho applicant
In with the blank already oiled the clerk charges
u foi administering the oath. when aliens apply
become fully naturaxed the blanks arc ned both for
the applicant and the witnesses which brings with
him. And then tho clark deputy the cass may be-
proceeds with the applicant and his witnessed and
sometimes quite number Of applicants ss the same
time. into the court room or to the door OF the
court ROOM and In either he says the applicant
and his witnessed. Nov. you In tho presence OF
the Court and administers tho oath 70 him and his
witnesses reres to his once issues the GER
ncate and no Oils the blank. he charges the sppIi
fec Of -. but the applicant brought In his pa.
pers already alled tho fec 10 hut half that sum- The
Jdoes attention. rhsa prssnt and Aeldhg court 70 nspsr
called 10 ns a al o unles he eevk sss up douh a. 70
xAsT ne applicant entitled b RatraIised uss 10
refers Tic matter b ne Judge uhic % aos n rsy Jrsqusat 90
aTreaos.
"Just before elections TO DO held whom there ID
great pressure OF applicants for naturalization backed
UP by committees from the different political psrtiss
the Judges give In such cases. psrsonA stention
to these matters but Usually M appliass put through
and adj ud9d be citizens ~ United States b. 1s clerk or
No dpge IN n< aaae Ae Judge and eihoaf III, knosel
edge Neither 10 1t tho practice in said make
Of who the witnesses are or whether
they worthy unworthy OF credit. Any two wit
nsssss generally accepted competent and credt
BILE prove up ten but the clerks say they re-
fuse to take the testimony Of the witnesses
for more than ten applicants at ono time"
We commend this plain statement OF facts
to the consideration OF the Senator from
New Hampshire who is Just now SO much
interested In the subject OF naturalization.
We call his attention particularly to the
declaration OF the Judiciary Committee of
the House OF Representatives that In the Fed
eral courts in Boston, presided over by Re-
publican Judges. the applicants for citizen
ship are usually put through and adjudged
to be citizens Of the United States In the
absence of the Judge aud without his
KNOWLEDGE!
II MIR. WILLIAM u. CHANpLER wants to
reform naturalization proceedings. there