By the law of 1862. any unnatural ized alien serving in the Army one year is entitled to citizenship upon his honorable discharg . For some reason the naval service and the Marine Corps are not included. I would not ask for a suspension of the rules in relation to this matter. had it not been that. for nearly twelve years. nnaturalizcd persons enlisting in the Army have had the privilege of taking out papors of naturalization at the end of one year. while the saie privilege is not given to persons in the naval service. or in the marine service of the United States. Bills of this ciaracter have been introduced into this House. but have never been heard of again. For that reason I ask a suspension of the rules for the purpose of passing this bill. giving the saime privilege to unnaturalized persons who enter the naval seivice or the Marine Corps -which is now given. and which has been given since July. 1862. to the same class of persons who have served in the Army.
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