New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-12
TO PREVENT NATURhLI/4UON W1TDS
DISCUSSION ~ THE NEw-JERsEY LEGISLATURE
OVER THB sTORRs BILL

| DISCUSSION ~ THE HEw-JERsEY LEGISLATURE
| OVER THB sTorWs BILL.
| Trenton. y j. May II (SpeciaD.-The S,orrs bin.
| concerning naturalization. was the subject Of an
| animated discussion In the Senate to-day, and the
| majority was roundly denounced for us worthy
effort to prevent the villanOus practices 50 common
I'm this State Just before every election Of turning
ont 'citlzcns' who supplied with naturalization
napers hv political heolors 10 enable them to roll
I'd Democratic ina iortifs The bill IL said TO have
| been drawn by Major Carl Lcntz. OF Newark. and
| Il IS intended TO throw safeguard aroun" the
naturalization courts OF this State. IT provides that
every applicant for citzenst f. shall give his street
and house number file the affidavit Of "A citizen
| with his application showing that he has been
resident Of the country for FIVE years and Of the
STATE one year; application must be filed fourteen
| days before final hearing The hearing must be In
open court and living witness must be produced at
| the final hearing The most important change In
the law is section which provides that no political
committee party and person who shall accept
a nomination for office shall make any payment OF
money for fees Of application for naturalization No
person shall be naturazed within thirty days next
preceding any election. Any violation Is punishable
by "A fine OF 500 1900 Senator Voorhees, In ex-
planning the bill said the clause providing that no
application should be granted in the thirty days
prior to election might be Objectionable
Senator DAILY made violent attack on the Dill
and said It instigated by such organizations as
the ~ l.. n. ana was a direct dow At tpc io'''sh
element.
1.-THE foreign element asks for this bin said SEN
ator Voorhees, pointing to Major Ientz Z,
DAILY charged that the bill deprived foreigners OF
their rights after they had been five years In me
| country. He spoke Of the Columbian order Which
| has he said. been organized 10 night the u J.. A.
| and he predicted dire disaster TO all ana eVcry-
| thing. THE Democratic party has aI"hys p,en
| the friend OF the foreign clement sald senator
| DAILY land | am protesting in the name OF my
| party for the foreigners" ,.,
This law is intended to dignity American citlzen-
ship" said Senator Voorhees,. 1T VIII 40 no marin
| to any honest foreigner. but viii stop fraud.
Senator Bradley told how NATURALIZATION papers
| were made out In blank FORM ana pcdled hrouIu
| TO the ignorant OF the foreign element VINO Sot
American citizenship for their vote. senator
Kctcham corroborated the Monmouth Senator, ana
| senator Hinchine opposed the bill, declaring II 10
| he the work Of the 4. l.. A., who, he said. wanted
| the foreigner prevented from voting Tor ihirty
wears instead OF thirty days. The bill passed Dht
was rccommitted later for the purpose or changing
| the phrasooogy Of the objectiOnal section;
| Among the bills passing the senate To-Day was
| the congressional Redistrictlng bill Not word
was spoken In opposition. Also n bill by Presldeht
| Rogers TO equalizc the Assembly representation
! NJ Camden County. The Constitution provides
| that the quota for Assemblymen shan be one
sixtieth OF the total population Of the state. which
| the excess over the required population Is lbi4l
| according TO the last census, which Is greater
| surplus than that In any other county Hunter.
| dom County having two members ana only IozIa
| nonulation more than enough for one, ~ VIII mere
| aS;er have but one Assemblyman, while Camden
countv will have four members In the lower house