Neither do I find much weight in the criticism of the honorable Senator from New York who addressed the Senate just now because of the. inclusion of the two subjects of natunralization and bankruptcy in the same phrase of the Constitution. It certaiily was a Ieterogeneous arrangement. Naturalization is a subject as distinct as the poles from bankruptcy. and because you associate them in the same phrase for thedelegation of power to Congress over both subjects you do not thereby change the nature of either subject and its proper and incidental treatmeat. Therefore it may well be that Congress. legislating upon a subject so definite and distinct as naturalization. may prescribe in its laws the precise conditions under which it shall be controlled. whereas in dealing with a general subject touching the broad and vague question. of commercial insolvencies. so undefinable as compared with naturaliza. tion. that that which would be a wholesome and proper statute of regulation in respect to naturalization would be--and I say it not disrespectfullyabsurd if applied to a system of laws upon bankruptcies. The mere fact that two subjects axe found together in the same grantof power does not signify that they have the slightest relation to each other. or that in framing laws in respect to them the powers of Congress. should be at all governed by the same rule in both eases. I hope. sir. that because this is the first time that Congress has. proposed to enact a permanent system of bankruptcy. we may at least. take the initial steps. that we may take that which we can amend and alter more readily as time shall prove the necessity for it.
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