An alien would not only have to be able to speak, read and write English understandingly but would have to possess a knowledge of United States history equivalent to that set forth in the citizenship textbook published by the Bureau of Naturalization, if the measure of Congressman Cable, that was approved by the House Immigration Committee, becomes a law.
The Committee also approved two other bills, one provided that any individual who claims to have resumed his citizenship in this country may, upon payment of a fee of one dollar, make application to the Commissioner of Naturalization for a certificate of citizenship but such person must be a resident of the United States at the time of the application. The second bill provides that before a naturalized citizen can testify as a witness for an alien seeking naturalization he must have been naturalized for five years.
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