Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-07-27

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established that while ave men we're guarding the
Oonser Vas fsttins guard srOund, ibis Lieut. Doh.
gers could drive him out Of it and now Lieutenant
Doherty came in and claimed that be did the whole
Er ssd Referring tSst e ths sIsSn yssh
no had never received compensation In proportion TO
MS ar BRfGGs dspoupcsd ibs Ysport Nh. com.
slm1d get ~ least $4,000, bat be could not under
stand what infue ced Che committee 70 give nearly
M HUTCHKiSS wanted the House TO take no.
toe thatimp-oPer Influences we're charged upon the
coHpittee by the gentleman from Michigen. .a-pdil
. Mr. nlIGGS disclaimed any personal Allusion,
wTngnS mars nose sn and sSsn telling % hin him he % meant
a6S% niS Isut DSRsry being Ell s'SSdsa SSSdsS tRe
,MERAwEs inquired why thoyprOpOSod toeiys
/ Mr.. HOTOHKISS replied that they did 80 indefl
erence TO popular clamor.
Mr.. FARNSW0 0RIH remarked that be supposed
. Mr.. TROW BRIDGE expressed the hOpe that his
colleagues DriggO amendment would not be
who bad eordnand Of the e&peditou, but whose
muster out Of service Fasa few days before and was
IA Alter "61S fa1Vbef discussion the House Proceeded
TO vOte The question was first taken on the amend
ment offered by Mr., DTiggs and it was rejected. The
question Tecurred on the amendment offered by Ms
gives q TohSer SiS S6o l.. q. BatSr S575o. "a b.
Baker $1,000, Lieut.. Doherty $3.50 Mtjs o! Bierne
% 0O0 and the detectives 900, and Boston Oorbet
and each man Of the party of the 18th New York
cavalry 81, ,653. The bill as amended was passed.
"A number Of resolutions and bills, mostly Of a
on indian a FAIRS and disposed 0g EariousDy. II 3
! Mr.. SHENCK, from the committee on Military
Affairs, fair reported back with snendpents ! =,
ss se,sl asSI' g a5 5i Sa .TiRs 2.a
House bill to establish and protect national ceme-
Mr.. BENZ AMIN. from the same committee, re-
ported Tie Joint res9lption sol tic to pay 70 Miss Mary
penlitures bv her in raising and equipping troops
in the late rebellion and for expenditures in behalf
O soldiers Of the Union wounded in battle, and Of
Also. ajrintresolntion directing the Secretary Of
Warto contract with Henry l.. Brown, Of Newburg,
New York, att price not exceeding $4,000, for an
equestrian statue in bronze of Lieutenant General
Winfield Scott, 10 be made yof guns captured in
Mexico, 10 be placed over isgrave at West Point.
Passed.
The morning hour having expired, the Speaker
presenteda message FROM the President iu reply to
the House resolutous Of the 23d Of July, in relation
to the Fenan prisoners, which was laid on the table
The senate amendments 10 the Civil Appropria-
tion bill We're taken from the Speakers table. .,
Mr, STE EMS moyeo their reference 70 the COM
Nj. WILSON, Of Iowa, moved their reference,
with instructions to report back q. an amendment,
was agreed to- and the amendments were SO referred
with Instructions.
the bill reported yesterday by Mr. Banks, from the
committee on Foreign Affairs, to preserve the neuE
trality OF the United States. ,,ux-s
Mr.. BANKS proceeded to explain, the blu and
show the change. il proposed. The obj tct of Ii
committee had been 10 suit the neutrality act Of
1918 TO the standard of the foreign act Of Great Brit
ain Of 1919. There was nothing in this bill that was
not contained in the English foreign enlistment act
1 except the provision, authorizing citizens Of the
states to sell vS; and % munitions Of war
which the United States is not at war. It proposed
toreport the offensive and oppressive provisions Of
of 1878 made the. Government responsible for the
acts Ofufits citizens outside Of its jurisdiction.
This repeated that but provided that citizens who
mad BsyHSd 1is aFa5sS e
United States should be on their return
prosecuted. That vas thetsame provisions as was
cd section nine Of the act of lsls requiring owners
and cOnsgnees Of armed vessels departing from this
country % give bonds for their good conduct. II
also repealed the oppressive and 0nerOus provisions
Of section eleven, which commanded Collectors of
Customs to seize and detain vessels whenever there
shall be cause for suspicion that they are going 10
commit acts Of hostility against other GovernTnents.
the other hand, the bill gave 10 the Govern
ment every requisite power for maintaining neu-
States. IL withheld no power given to other Gov
ernments to maintain enforce neutrality laws aud
on inconsistent with the prosperity Of the country
or the good order Of society, Its policy and purpose
was to bring the neutrality laws Of this country to
the same level as those of Great Britain. ..,
Mr.! RAYMOND, a member Of the committee,
moved as asubstitgte for the bill the folloBing: 4
Be 10 enacted, That a joint committed Of three
members of the Senate aud six members of the
House of Representatives be appointed 70 revise the
several statutes aeeting the neutrality of the peo-
plsCf the H9itod States gith those Of
sary to secure to the people the rights enjoyed by
other nations to secure the largest liberty Of COM
and 70 harno6ize the statutes Of The United States
upon this subject with those of other nations and
with the progressive spirit Of the age. y ~ 1T0
/ The cursory statement Just made by the chairman
Of the committee would iheD said, show the House
that the changer proposed n the neutrality laws of
the country were Of very sweeping character. and
that they ought not TO be made without careful
and mature deiberation than could now he given.
The position which this Government had always
held in reference 70 the neutrality laws had com
manded the respect OF other nations, as we'll as
the confidence and support of its own citizens.
| The, Government had provided more fully than
any other nation for observing the rights and obl
cations of neutrality towards all other powers But
it had held, at thesAne time that war was an affair
Of the Goysrpmept and that the individual citizens
Of nation should never be allowed to make war or
commit acts CALCULATED TO lead the nation into war;
He knew Of no exigency that required change in
the neutrality laws. On the contrary, circumstances
existed which inclined him to believe that caution
was more than ever necessary IN making such a
change. He could easily see how the enactment OF
such law as this might encourage individuals to
enterprises at war with the spirit and the real inter-
est and honors of the nation, The argument that
our neutrality laws should be scaled by those of
Great BritAins was not one which should have
been made. This Government owed it to its honor
and dignity to continue to do hereafter il always
had done, base its neutrality lawson public prine-
principle on the subject Of international law Not
wthout great reluctance should there be any depar
lture from the traditional policy Of the country.
| Mr.. OkTH, another member of the committee on
ForegnA Afarss supported the bin reported from the
committee and opposed the substitute proposed by
Mr. PATTERs ON, member Of. the committee. ex-
pressed his hearty cqncurrencse with the general
the chairman (Mr. Banks. but said that he had
nevertheless signed the minority report, because he
had never heardOf the bill in oommittee until yes
terday morning. when there was meeting Of the
committee for about fifteen minutes A matter of
qured more time than could possibly be given to it
now, az g " " sla ~ s8Ges
| Mr.. C0NKLIN expressed his concurrencs with
the two gentlemen (AIessFs.- Raymond and Patter-
son) in wish that longer time and mature delib-
GRAFTON should have been given to this bil He was
opposed TO any action upon it eycept that decisive
action which there was time epdugh 70 take.l His
colleague (Mr. Raymond had Spoken we'll Of the
by foreign nations. but he was sorry to say Che
godenrule had not beenH Hpracticed towards us by
Mr. JEN0Ks asked Mr.. Banks whether this biI
was not substantially the original Neutrality law Of
the United States-the first one ever adopted by any
nation? I'LL MGA.3s stsNieJ lnR lCJ1If
Mr.. BANKS replied that it was almost Identical
with the law passed in Washington's administra-
ton, and from which the Government had de-
Mr. yENCKS inquired, also, whether that por-
ton Of our neutrality laws most complained Of in
late years had not been imposed upon us at the re-