This amendment was suggested and. in fact. drafted by Ion. Joseph Buffington. of the United States court of western Pennsylvania. and sent by him to my colleague . who is unavoidably absent. It will enable many of the foreigners who have almost unpronounceable names. and who are now being naturalized. to change their names to English names corresponding to their foreign names or abbreviate their original names. They can now. by filing applications and duly advertising according to law. accomplish this result. but as it entails great expense and trouble very few avail themselves of the present law. They can now of their own free will drop a portion of their name. but very few people are aware of that fact and others are deterred from fear of legal complications.
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