The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-22
GENERAL NEWS.

ABROAD" renewed in the House of Representatives at
Washington Wednesday, February 5h Weare indebted
to the Daily Globe for the following report:
The SPEAKER.-The morning hour has commenced,
and the House the consideration of House bill No
S concerning the rights of American citizens abroad upon
which the gentleman from Illinois Mr. judd entitled
the floor for thirty-one minutes.
Mr. LOGAN.-I ask my colleague TMr. judd to yield to
me for few minutes.
Mr. JUDD-I willing to do so if it does out
of my time.
The sPEAKER-It will not unless the regular order is
insisted on.
Mr. WAsHBURNE of Ilinois.-Will it come out of the
The SPEAKER-It will come out of the morning
hour.
Mr. LOGAN.-I rise to a privileged question.
The SPEAKER.-A member cannot be taken from the
floor by privileged question without his consent
Mr. BURR.-I call for the regular ORDER
The SPEAKER.-The regular order having been called
for, the member from Illinois Mr. Judd must proceed
surrender the floor entirely.
Mr. JUDD then concluded his remarks begun Yesterday
His entire speech is follows:
Mr. Speaker, my for Directing to the honorable
member from California Mr. Highly to postpone this dis
cusson until four o'clock and then take and hold
evening session be devoted exclusively debate upon
this question: that regard the proposition before
the House of sufficient Importance command the
ton OF the entire House. and experience and observation
have been that evening sessions rather devoted to pre-
pairing matter for home than occasions for seeking
information from each other and comparing views for the
purpose of actual legislation and business. For that
reason and with idea of limiting this debate did make
the objection
When this question of the protection of the rights of
naurazed citizens first presented to the House by the
honorable member from New York, Mr. Robinson, took
occasion express the House, remarks that then
made of the real and serious wrongs inflicted upon
naurazed citizens abroad and undertook show the
House that the policy of this Government indicated by
the action of the Executive neither fish esh
The legislative branch of the Government having never
acted upon this question did believe and do believe now
that the duty of this Congress declare in plain
the principles that lie the foundation of the Republic of
the United States, and to fix and determine policy for the
Executive and that that policy enforced had the
address last: two
months have by and nothing accomplished the
information from the State Department to enable to act
undertandngy During these months the people have
been speaking in doubtful Tone by public meetings. NUM-
cpal organizations, organized societies. and through the
press
The comments which I shall make at this time will be
confined to the law and the bill reported from the Committee
on Foreign Affairs leaving my views the general ques
ton of how citizens have been treated and how the Ex
ecuve of this nation has acted upon the questions they
presented in the remarks that made upon former
occasion.
Mr. Speaker the Importance of the question involved in
this bill need not be urged upon the attention of this House.
10 the individuals whom have invited to shores and
given the rank OF citizenship and to those who
seeking country it of vital importance know whether
when they assume the duties of citizenship they obtain
the time the protection that every Government bound
to give to its citizens To the nation it is important
question of duty, dignity and power What member of this
House would like to record his favor of declaration
that this nation dare not and could not protect its citizens
And desire this House consider well the course that
intends to pursue because when entered upon if our
demands with refusal and resistance we must be pre-
pared if need be to carry declarations the "ast
arbitrament of natons With freedom now guaranteed to
all in human form within boundaries will this nation
suffer citizens in foreign lands be treated with
tumely and contempt Impressed into military SERVICE i'm
prsoned for ofense punished without crime, and when
charged with crime denied in the administration of laws the
privileges accorded to every other nationality?
The protection of personal liberty me, Mr. Speaker
superior to the protection of personal property is idle
for us to talk of nationality if citizens be pro-
teced IN their rights citizens of the United States when
abroad We have fought for principle than once
Our origin as nation in defense of principle. The
of q
test Just closed far the conflict of arms concerned
was Tor principle In all these success has crowned
he right The question of the rights of naturazed citizens
reached point requiring the action of Congres-a
OF the rights of American citizenship and pre-
the and bill now before the House remit again