Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-07-27

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The bill s amsnded Was passed.
& a uunber q ruoo)usiOus ao9 bils 0uaaly |
AZ 4 private character were reported BY the |
cumsnities On lnt1an Affairs and dlspcsed
~. eci,ssck from coamitase on military
adalrs, reported back with amendments.
The Senate joint rss0luti0n to psovide for
publlcaaion Of O@ciAl history II the rebel
lion. The amendment Was sgreed TO and
bill passed.
Also House bill to establish and prot.c,
Xselnual CemsteSies Wse poeusd.
The anuse proceeded 70 the consideration
Of the bill reported yesterday b. Mr.. Banks
from the C0mmittee on Foreign Affairs 10
preserve neutral relations.
III. Banks proceeded to explain the bill
and show The change it proposed The Oh.
ject Ofthe C0mnittee had been IN scale the
neutrality laws of, 1912 10 the standard Of
the foreign enlistment and not Of Great
Britain OF 1879. There was nothing in this
bill that was not contained in the English
enlistment oct, except thu provisions author
ialng citizens Of the United States 10 sell
vessels and munitions Of war to govern.
ments OF to the citizens Of governments,
with which the United States is not at war.
propose TO repeal the oppressive provisions
Of the neutrality act OF 1878. Section 4th OF
the oct OF 1918 made the government respon-
sible for acts of its citizens outside OF It's
jurisdiction. This repeated that but pro.
vided that citizens who lad committed
crimes against other governments beyond
the jurisdiction of the United States should
ON their return be prosecuted.
That was the same proposition that was
contained in the foreign enlistment act. IL
repealed section Q of the act Of 1918, Iequir.
ing owners and commanders Of armed vcs-
sells departing from this country to give
bonds for good conduct.
II also repealed the very oppressive and
onerUus provisions Of section II, which
commanded Collectors of Customs to seize
and detain vessels whenever there shall BIZ
cause for suspicion that they are going 10
commit acts Of hostility against other Gov
ernments On the other hand, the bill gave
TO the Government every requisite power
for maintaining neutrality with other ma
tions. II witholds no power givensto other
g0vernm snts TO maintain or enforce neu
trality laws and it enforced upon the people
no prohibition or restriction inconsistent
with the good order OF society. Its policy
laws of the country to the same level as
| those Of Great Britain.
Mr.. Raymond, member Of the committee
moved Is substitute for the following:
Be il enacted that a Joint committee OF
three members of the Senate and six men,
bers of the House Of Repre- sentatiyes be up
pointed TO revise the several statutes affect
ing the neutrality OF the people Of the
United States with those Of other nations /;
and 10 consider and report what legislation
is necessary TO secure TO the United States
and other nations the largest liberty OF in
tercourse and trade, consistent with perma-
nent peace, and to harmopixe the statutes Of
the United States upon this subject with
those Of other nations and with the pro-
gressive spirit Of the age.
| The cursOry statement just made by the
chairman Of the committee would, he said,
show the House that the changes proposed
In the neutrality laws were Of very sweep
ing character, and that they ought not TO be
made without more careful and mature de-
liberation than could now he gwen The
position which this government had always
held in regard to neutrality had always
commanded the respect OF other nations as
well rs the confidence and support of its
own citizens. He knew Of nothing which
required the country TO change the laws,
aud on the other hand caution was more
than ever necessary in making such change.
lie could easily see how such change would
encourage individuals to enterprise at war
with the spirit and real interest and honor OF
the nation. The argument that our neutral
ity laws should be scaled to those Of Great
Britain, was not one which should have
been made.
Mr.. Orth---Another member Of committee
on foreign affairs, supported the bill report.
ed ~ the committee and opposed the sub
stitute proposed by Mr.. RayDold.
Mr. Patterson-Membero of committee tx
pressed his hearty concurnece with the pur-
pose and scope OF the u very able report
made by Mr. Banks, but said that lie had
nevertheless signed the minority report
because that he had never heard OF the bill
in Congress until yesterday morning, when
their was meeting OF committee Of about
fifteen minutes, a suject Of such wide mag
nitudc required more time than could posi-
bly, given to it,
Mr.. Conklin expresses his concurrence
with Messrs. Raymond and Patterson that
u longer time and great deliberatien might
have been given TO the bill, he was opposed
to any action on II except tia, decisive &C.
tion, which Il ough there is plenty of tire
to take. His colleague Mr.. Raymond, has
cy now holds up the nation.
Mr. jerks asked Mr. Banks whether this
bill was not the original neutrality law OF
the United States, the first one ever Adopted
by any nation.
Nj. Banks replied that it was almost iden
tical with the law passed in Washington's
administration and from which the govern
ment had departed.
Mr.. jerks asked also that portion of our
neutrality laws most complained Of in late
years had been imposed at the request OF
Portuguese and Spaniards during the South
American revolution.
Mr.. Banks replied that such was the i'm
preston made by history.
Mr.. jerks inquired further whether in the
Adam-Rus. ellis correspondence the whole
history Of imposition Of those laws on the
nation had not expired.
| Mr.. Banks replied that he thought ii had
been.
Mr.. Banks closed the debate. he trusted
the House wouldn't assent to the appoint
ment Of a joint committee, but would ap
prove or disapprove the bill in accordance
with its judgment.
The question was taken on Mr.. Raymond's
conduct and il was rejected without divi.
sion.
The yeas and nays were then taken on the
passage Of the bill and resulted yeas 124,
nays none
The Speaker directed the clerk to call his
name and respond aye.
Mr.. Raymond did not vote md Mr.. Pat
terson voted aye, 30 the bill was passed