The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-01
Proceedings of the House.

Proceedings of the House.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-When the House
met, to-day, the Senate joint resolution for
the transfer to the State of Illinois OF the
model battle ship Illinois was laid before
the House, and was, on motion of Mr.. Cum
mings, taken up and passed.
Mr.. Josephs reported bill to enable the
people of New Mexico TO form a State gov
ernment and to be admitted into the Union,
and it was placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Sayers, chairman of the committee
on appropriations reported a resolution au-
thorizing that committee to sit during the
recess; to be convened at such time as the
chairman may order, and it was agreed to.
The bill to amend the naturalization laws
was then taken up, and Mr.. Oates went on
with the argument which he began yester-
day. He suggested several amendments,
one of them being that nothing I'm the bill
shall be construed as affecting the property
rights of aliens
A message was delivered from the Sem
ate announcing the passage OF the silver re-
peal bill, with an amendment in which the
concurrence OF the House was requested.
AS the message was delivered Mr.. Fitch
and other members in his vicinity INDUCED
in hand-clapping as a form of exultation,
but Ii was hushed down, and there was no
attempt to continue or repeat il. The bill
was handed up TO the Speaker and laid on
his desk, where it was allowed to remain
for the present.
The discussion of the naturalization bill
was resumed Mr. Oates yielded the five
minutes left TO him. Mr.. Campbell gave
notice that he was opposed 10 the bill.
MIR. Goldzier, from the bottom OF his
heart, was opposed to the spirit which ami
mated such a bill. The naturaliZed citizen
of the United States considered himself as
good in every respect as any man born in
the country. The naturaliZed citizens had
well earned for themselves the right to be
treated in every respect like all citizens.
He said he stood recently on the battle
field at Fredericksburg Va, where Meagher
led his Irish brigade and where his men
had cemented their love Of the country with
their hearts blood. He had stood on the
very spot where his nearest of kin had fall
len leading his regiment in forlom hope.
As he stood there he thought OF the stream
OF blood OF adopted citizens who had died
fighting in the cause OF liberty. The state
ments in the report to the large proper
tions of foreigners in the almshouses pris-
ons and insane asylums he assailed as ut
terly untrue, and when Mr.. Oates tried 10
interrupt him and TO assert their correct
ness Mr. GoldZier declined absolutely TO
yield. III the committee had gone TO the
trouble of consulting the census tables they
would never have penned such an infamous
siur on the good name and fame of the i'm
migrant.
MIR Grain opposed the bill. and said that
its title ought TO be "a bill TO ressurrect
know nothingism i'm the United States" He
criticised the provision OF the bill requiring
man who applies for naturalization TO
be able to read the Constitution. Why, he
asked, was il the Constitution and not the
Bible he should be able TO read? Was IL
that the alien was wanted TO understand
the Constitution while there was not a
Democrat who would agree with a Repub-
ltcan as TO the meaning OF certain phrases
in the Constitution. lie asked the father
of the bill (Mr. O,s.es) 10 explain. why IL
imposed educational qualifications on for
eigners while there We're in the South mil
lions OF voters who could not read the Con-
stitution.
but how many OF them" Mr.. Milliken
asked, as he CROSSED the aisle, do you let
vote and do you let have their votes
counted after they are throwng'
Mr.. Crain-Thers are millona ef nisssAte