Mr. Speaker. the gentleman named in the bill as the beneficiary came to this country when he was 5 years of age. and after he arrived at manhood he acquired the property described in the bill. He was uncertain whether his father ever became a naturalized citizen. and shortly after he purchased this property he sold it to a maiden lady here by the name of Rowell. He was uncertain. as I say. whether his father was a naturalized citizen. and in order to make the matter certain he applied for naturalization and was naturalized. but his naturalization did not take effect until after the sale of this property to Miss Rowell. Now. if it was a fact that his father never was naturalized. the property escheated to the United States. Of course it is unfair. under the circumstances. to take advantageof the matter. and the United States attorney has never taken advantage on the part of the United States to acquire the title. because they dislike very much to enforce forfeitures of this kind. Now. this man McNulty went into the servic6 of the United States and served during the war as a soldier. and there is no reason why the bill should not pass and this woman be protected in her property rights. As it stands now there is a cloud on the title. She paid for the property in good faith. and there never would have any question arisen if it had not been for the fact that McNulty applied for naturalization papers. and that called the attention of the officers to the fact that he was born abroad.
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