I have legislation now before us is absolutely necessary to correct a. seen these long lines complained of by my colleagues from New condition that is both scandalous and deplorable. York. This condition is certainly scandalous. and it is the duty Picture to yourself hundreds of men coming to the clerks of Congress in one way or another to enact such legislation as offices daily. standing in crowded hallways. awaiting their turn will enable these men to secure their naturalization papers. until the clerks can reachthem. Now. it may be urged by some As a matter of interest I have gone to the United States.courts -Members that these men ought to be taken there during all of and in the corridors of the federal building and have observed -the hours of the day. that is. on every business day of the week these men. As a rule they were intelligent looking. who. in throughout the year. It will be observed that the naturaliza-- my judgment. and from what I could learn of them. would tion law requires. and very properly requires. a very consider make excellent citizens of this Republic. Let us by all means able amount of data to be recorded and registered prerequisite so change these laws in the way indicated by the bill now to the naturalization of the alien. The clerks.are compelled by under consideration so as to provide the necessary remedies a regulation of the Department of Commerce and Labor to for speedy naturalization. Let us change them now. so that transmit duplicates of some of the papers required in these pro- they will accomplish the purpose that was intended when they ceediugs to Washington. so that in some cases they are coiu- were placed upon the statute books. thus facilitating the naturpelled to make out duplicates. and in other cases triplicates. and alization of deserving aliens who came here to make their in all of the cases are compelled to index. register. and to record homes in our favored land. the things that are required by the naturalization law. Now. Mr.
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