The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-12
DENOUNCEST HEA.P.A
Senators Daily and Hinch-
life Approve the Natur-
a1izdtion Bill.
BRADLEY ON "4GaaaAI FOREIGNERS"
Mr.. Voorhees, Acknowledges the
Measure Is Weak and Will
Have 1t Amended.


TRENTON, May IL, 1S94-The a. P. A. and
Senate Chamber yesterday afternoon, and
woke up the spectators whom the drwosy
humdrum proceedings had put to sleep. MIR.
Storrs' bill which changes the Naturahza
lion laws of the State, came up on final pas
sage in the Senate yesterday. The main
features OF the measure are that all naturali-
cations are TO be made in open court. and
not within thirty days of an election Sen
ator DAILY, who bitterly opposed the bill, de-
clared that it was a strike at the foreign
population. and he affirmed that no State IN
the Union had q similar law on 1ts statute
book.
He looked with alarm, he said, upon the
organization of a Columbian order In opposI-
ZION to the A p. A. That tended to create
a dangerous spirit IN the state, ana when ~
was learned that the party in power was re
suricting naturalization, the foreign born
residents would look upon the measure as an
attack upon them.
1.-THE foreign element look for this law"
interjected Senator Voorhees,.
mo, they DON'T" declared the Hudson
Senator. 81 can speak for them, and l
know what / I'm talking about"
SAFEGUARDS CITIZENSHIP.
The law was intended simply for the pur-
pose of throwing additional safeguards
around American citizenship, Senator Voor--
hees declared. It was in the interest OF
pure elections and made American citizen
ship worth having.
Senator DAILY took exception to that state
ment, and declared that the measure was
hostile to American Institutions He Feiter-
ated his former declaration that it was an
A.P. A movement against foreign porn
citizens, and was proceeding to score Inat
organization when Presidenb Rogers called
him to order and directed him to contne
himself to the question.
The Senator from Hudson declared that he
was speaking to the question, and then went
row minded class of legislation which fer
mented and revived the old spirit OF know
~nothingism.
Mr.. voorhees, suggested that perhaps it did
that TO send bach pauper foreigners.
ssDoyou reflect upon the foreigners" fierce
;1y demanded Nh. DAILY, because OF the few
4saupers and undesirable immigrants who
some to this country? The Republican ma
sjority must take the responsibility OF such
Legislation as this"
Lam TAMMANY HALL.
sThere is no intention of rejecting IN any
foreigners, !" replied Mr.. VOORHEES, earnestly.
1--WE merely wish TO dignity citizenship.
The Senator from Hudson claims with i'll
grace that the Democratic party has always
been the friend of the foreigner, when he
knows the organization which gives 20 ms
party its greatest pride, which moulds and
sways the councils of his party and domi-
mates over its National conventions had its
origin in its opposition to the foreigner /
refer to Tammany Hall, which was n
for the so-called protection of American In
situations"
Mr. DAILY continued his attack upon the
enemies Of the foreign born citizen and fhen
Senator Bradley took a hand in the debate
stTboca l04,or-Df fNroiVnorz y he said do
not value the franchise and are made tools
Of"
Ignorant foreigners sneered Senator
DAILY, In that bitter way of which he Is such
a master when he wants to be particularly
scathing. But his sneers were wasted on the
Founder of Asbury Park.
Eyes, sir, ignorant foreigners" ne replied
with much warmth, turning upon Mr.. DAILY:
.'They ara jeopardizing the p~ernanency OF
our institutions"
Sena or Ketcham declared that the na-
turalization business had become a scandal.
He had on his desk a petition to the United
States District Attorney asking him to take
steps to disfranchise thirty men In Orange
alone for frauds committed in securing their
naturalization
Senator DAILY asked him if he was in favor
of DISTINGUISHING the German and Irish
citizens of Essex, and the Essex Senator re-
pliedfthat he was not obliged to answer that
question. He was DESTROYS of throwing all
reasonable safeguards around the citizen
ship.
Mr.. ~DENOUNCES THE BILL
Senator Hinchliffe also denounced the bill
as an A. P. A. measure pure and simple, 1t
was directed against foreigners and those
who favored it would make the term OF
prohibition thirty years instead OF thirty
days if they could
The bill passed with the eleven Repub-
lican Senators voting for it and Messrs DAILY
and Hinchliffe against it.
Senator VOORHEES,, said subsequently that
he did not know but that Mr.. Days OBJ
lection to- suspending naturalization thirty
DAYS before election was a good one and On
his motion the bill went back TO second read
ing for amendment. The amendment which
viii be proposed viii probably provide that
those naturalized within thirty days of an
election cannot vote at that election