The majority. including every Democratic member. of the Committee on Elections have made a report against Whites eligibility. He is a native of Scotland. and began his residence in Indiana many years ago. He legally declared his intention to be naturalized and to become a citizen of the United States in The majority of the committee report that lie never did complete that intention and never was naturalized until a few days prior to his election. and that under the Constitution of the United States he. not having been a citizen for seven years. was ineligible to the office of Representative in Congress. The minority of the committee. composed entirely of Republicans. report that he was naturalized in 1865 and received a certificate thereof. which has since been lost or destroyed. that. although no judgment can be found upon the records of the court. nevertheless his naturalization can legally be and has been proven by parol evidence. This statement sets forth the legal phase of the controversy in this case. to which alone I shall speak. I do not care whether the deterluination of this case will have any effect upon the voters of foreign birth in favor of the one party or the other.
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