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RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE IN FOREIGN LANDS
Mr.. WILCOX asked the unanimous consent of the
House to offer the following preamble and resolutions
Whereas it has been represented by travellers in foreign
countries by missionaries preaching the Gospel in foreign
lands that American others owing allegiance other
Government than own free constitutional Government
compelled to submit to forms OF religious worship while
emporary residing travelling through countries with
which Government has treaty spulaon to which their
and concences soemny opposed Therefore
BE resouod That the representatives OF this Government
at foreign Courts instructed to such amendments all
existing treaties between the United States ard the other
Powers Of the world as will secure the same liberty re
gious worship all American citizens residing under foreign
flags which guaranteed to all citizens ofevey nation OF the
whole world who reside under the protection of the flag of
our Union.
Resolved That all commissioners hereafter appointed to
goate treaties shall consider themselves instructed to
cure this provision II possible in their treaties.
Mr. STUART did desire to object to the resolution
but he suggested to the gentleman from Mississippi if
this matter which belonged entirely to the Ex
ecutiye Department of the Government?
Mr. WILCOX said that he introduced the resolution in
obedience the request of very large and respectable
religious denomination in his State They simply asked
that freedom and liberty of worship abroad for them
selves which granted to foreigners in this country
He merely wished to introduce the resolution and have
il referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mr. STEPHENS, of Georgia, said that he had no OBJ
lection the reference of the resolution to the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs, but far as precedent was con-
adopting it, it would that they did not understand
those duties which belonged to their appropriate sphere
lie did not see how any good could be accomplished by
the resolution but he should not object to its reference
Mr.. TAYLOR said if he understood the object of the
resolution proposed to give perempory instructions to
Ministers abroad in relation to the subject to which
it referred To this he utterly opposed Not that
he had any objection its reference to the Committee
Foreign Affairs inquire upon the subject but in his
Judgment they would be departing from their legitimate
sphere and duty by adopting such resolution lie con-
with wha h0dh sn
the gentleman from Georgia, Mr. STEPHENs,) that any
resolution of the House in the form of instructions to
Ministers abroad would be going beyond their pro-
vince They should be careful while exercising their leg
innate constitutional powers trench upon those
which confded to the Chief Executive Magistrate of
the country He entered his protest against at and
hoped they might never lose sight of those constitution
al limitations which should guide all their legislation and
of proper courtesy to the National Executive.
Mr. WILCOX said that he merely desired to have the
resolutions referred to the Committee Foreign Affairs,
which could consider all the questions arising of them
To this he hoped there would be objection.
There being no objection
The resolutions were referred to the Committee Fo
reign Affairs.
STATE RESOLUTIONS. u
Mr.. HUNTER, by unanimous consent, presented reso-
lutons of the Legislature of the State of Ohio in favor
of granting land to actual settlers which referred
to the Committee ON the Public Lands
sACKETT's HARB0R AND ELLIsBURG RAILROAD.
Mr.. IVES, by unanimous consent, in pursuance of
previous notice, introduced bill granting to the Sack
etts Harbor and Elisburg Railroad Company the right
of way through the military reservation at Sackets Har
Dor; which was read twice
Mr.. l. asked that this bill might be put upon its
passage it important that early action should be
had upon it.
Mr.. JONES' of Tennessee moved to refer the bill to
the Committee Military Affairs.
Mr.. HAVEN could see reason why the bill should
be referred to any committee. The House had been in
the habit of passing bills of this character, and if the
under consideration well guardedas those which
had heretofore passed. it might well receive the sane
ton of the House He asked that the bill might
be read
The bill accordingly read when the motion to
fer to the Committee on Military Affairs was disagreed
to, and it was read the third time and passed
AN EXPLANATORY LAW.
On motion of Mr., MEADE, by unanimous consent, the
House proceeded to consider the joint resolution of the
Senate explanatory Of an act supplementary act
approved the 23d of May 1885, when it read twice
1t provides that the third section of the act entitled
supplementary to act to provide for the taking OF
the seventh and subsequent censuses and to fix the
number of members of the House OF Representatives,
and provide for their future apportonmen among the
several States shall be construed as that no allowance
compensation shall be made to for consruc-
tive or any other services rendered Secretary to the
Census Board after the first of June, 1850.
Mr. NJ asked that the joint resolution be now put upon
its passage.
Mr. STEPHENS, of Georgia, desired to know the OBJ
feet of the joint resolution.
Mr. MEADE said that in the law providing for the tax
of the error was committed Dy Whlch inc
Superintendent Of the Census might by the strict letter
of the law draw his pay both clerk to the Census
Board and Superintendent Of the Census When the
Senate became Of the they passed the reso
luton before the House. in order that there might
be ne mistake in relation to the matter. He trusted the
House would pass the resolution and let it become
q law.
The joint resolution then read the third time and
passed.
MODIFICATION OF THE TARIFF.
On motion of Mr.. HOUSTON, the House went into
Committee of the Whole the state of the Union, Mr.
STUART Michigan in the chair and resumed the con-
sderation of the Presidents message the question being
on the resolution of Mr. Brooks, that so much OF the
message relates the tariff and the revenues from Gus
shall be referred select committee OF seven with
power to examine witnesses and collect testimony here
and elsewhere and with instructions to report by bill or
otherwise before the 25th Of January next and the
pending amendments thereto.
Mr.. JONES, of Pennsylvania, confessed that he was
somewhat surprised the other day. at the proposition in
troduced by the gentleman from New York. Mr. BRooKs)
He had supposed the gentleman to be what was commonly
known q National Wing, and, such, he was under
the impression that he in favor Of protection How
he could offer such resolution at this particular crisis
and thus open the tariff question, to him something
which he could not comprehend. Certainly If the gen
teman was advocate of protection he must know that
constituted as the was nothing could possibly
that would not be injurious to that particular IN
terest
When the gentleman introduced his proposition ne
stated that his object to reduce the revenue He
wished know II the gentleman had looked abroad when
he spoke of surplus Did he know that in less
surplus revenue but be deficient Of it. He Mr. he
STATED not one moment say, that Europe had retro
graded fifty years within the last six months Fifty years
ago there was an empire in Europe That empire was