Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-15
Alien Ownership Of Land.

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| lhl9 pih proNldes that the act entitled
| An act to better define and regulate tl.e
| rights Of aliens to hold and own real esfa-..
| in the territories, annro,.ad NE.,c1, - 10
| d. -, " i'i'i - io''''
~ 'ii'eil"eo so as 10 extend to aliens he
| same privileges concerning the acquisition.
| holding, owning and disposition Of real e.-
tate in the District of Columbia as ny thar
act are conferred upon them IN resl,ecr ,,F
real estate In the territories Of ,be T-Nit..l
States. All laws and parts of laws so To-
as they conflict with the proytsiou. nf rs
act are repealed.
Nisi"hs oi the Bill Explained.
Mr. Babcock yielded TO Mr.. Jenkins. VIII
explained the PROV iSions of th,. hill us ....-
lined ahove
A. y,-i,I.-
~ iti'ait Aiueh 9in'h oi MIcnle'
Questioned the necessity for the passage cr
| the bill, and Mr.. Lacey OF Iowa asked 70.
| have the alien laws read
Mr. Jenkins then went into q a.,oir,.1 -,
planation of the Ia ~ pc,-a,,,i,,g .ii.,,, -,
| ship and its application To The Dis,rJc, ~
Columbia
Mr. Henburn of Iowa said tbet I,o NJ.
afraid some of his nonulist friends ~, tb,
| OF her side of the Housf were moi au,sL.. ~.
the proceedings This nnestjon ~ 1t.
owrershin he s,ia ,,sad to he ,,,,aii,., ~
question with the populists, who were fear
tul lest the Foreigners would turn out the
Tho c,,,p,r, H. b,-,g ..--,,1s.,.- -
come To the front nov, when tSere * =
proposition to enlarge the power of ;u,.
foreigner in the capital Of the nation.
DO | understand the gentleman 10 adt'-
60 * amen o"hershlp OF lana! SsheA M
baIteH u leAdS-
am mere simply as friend 9f 10"
PNPunSt' said MT hepnurIl, amidst -ttsH-
- - % N liots' az" sttleI f.uN uO' -''- =
or opposing me DlI. ohlJ want 10 NAN
up me poDuilsls.,
-hr. Sdiley repleo that whAe ne Was ''f'
d i,opoitsS' ne "@s SFHosvG 70 AItSn 'W'''i
mp anu ne 'haikeu MI. h'ppurA lpl NdN-
!hE MIN up as ne "Oula uy 10 uel'-i Il"
oi,i NJ Pi5oe,,- =. L,o,sas ,,,,r.,,,is. az.
ar flqgtly OF hahsas, poPuiis' Sln'
5,,.Ii 1850 nAs 80 NV Htl
was going ON up to thai tine
Mr.: VIM. A. Smith of Michigan then t07k
''!g l tIo1t 70 1ppGse "; sne pLll, 49,. -, 90,
the ,f+sI ~ Htihje.,, ~ asl,s
Yes" replied Mr. Smith.
Then why should he not acquire Town
iot IN me cap .tai OF the nation!
ne m' ,I,'laA 80 we ,,,ifas n
anart for the government. and foreigDers
who owe no allegiance to the United States
should not De allowed to take up properly
'te'' ,,,
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ACT s""h Apply oihs 70 'ii'se WIZ ii"'' a'-
ready purchased Iahd mere.
Bailey said such people were owning land
in violation of law and fl was the obje.,- 4
,h,s I'm ., -,r,,,.,,, ~, 1o,,- of,7o.,. ,,.,,
dai7,o "a; I,ty h,. a,,tnrir,, ,.S,..5ir,,,.
~ 'idIe -, tb. ,,,,,a,, :, -
,Sr papcorl, saJ5 ,bsso ,,.o,,,a nod l.5,,..,,-
hi, rro,ort', and ,,aid fo,i it T-l,is In
n-o,,id anfbnriza tbeIn to nass the .itts -
tbaj. IandS if tba,, ,,.a,ted 10 s.1I
NJ PajIa,1 sat1 tbat n.bi1a b. ,,-,,,l1 .+rYt
49, ~ u : St, . -, - :, ~ ls - ~, -
tt, a,t,li q ratosd.i,, ~, -, N ~
brI III ~, which
On Mr.. Bailey's suggestion, the bin wss
temporarily lald aslde untll a snoHniuI" 10
this effect could be prepared.
Tax Office Fsciiitfe,
Mr. Babcock then called up House ha-
5n32. which provides:
That in order to enable the CommiesiCi--
e,s of tho District of roI,,r,oF,in 50 .a,la,s,
me iooiiiS no" 00"pieu NS .-1o "ss'99o, ~.'"
collector of taxes OF the District "f Co
lumbia and to rearrange the space SO as
IN fc,ter ,cconY,o5ate tbe n,,flic who I,.,,-..
So, -. ,.l,.fe. -. -
~, ~ u "''i-
offices, ana 10 provide nNtdres ana pay
other necessary expenses incident rhelsto.
and IN nut in oDera,ion the card e,sfco,
fo, .bo ir,,,ro,.,,,,,,, of tt, t,,,s,,,,ss ,,,,,
ioi 'iie iIiipi eifehl VI tiie JUSTICES ii'"i-
DDS of those ofbees, including the Tempo
rary hire OF clerks, the sum OF four thou-
sand dollars, or SO much thereof Is may
be needed, is appropriated, one-half ouI cf
any moneys In the treasury not othcrE iss
.il diiu Ine 0lHel nan an oul ~ tl'
be Immediately available,
The report on this bill. made by the Com
missioners, recommended certain changes
IN the @ oIIlCe Oh '9e assessor;
hill in its nreeant fnrn, baca-,sa ~ -
an apnropriation and should have bern r,-
ferred to the committee on appropriations
He did not oppose the plan in itself. but
only the method Of providing for its aGop-
tion.
Speaker Henderson ruled that the matter
was properly before the House. and the
House went INTO committee OF the Whole -
S444NNA N4-- '-i'' VAN -'AA. iAVlhAA'7 Az INC
chair
increase the cosf of tho serIyi1a one .l.,,i...
but in few wears would cheapen It.