The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30
CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE, Jan 23-The morning hour
was occupied by Mr.. Doolittle in
speech against the House Reconstrue-
ton bill sE
The report of the Conference Com
mittce on the Cotton Tax bill was agreed
to. The tax is repealed, and foreign
cotton may come in duty free after July
T President was requested to send
III ahN instructions given to Gems
Pope aud Meade in reference 70 their
course in the Fourth Military District
A bin for the sale Of iron ciads be-
longing to the Navy Department was
reported rE .se9a 8asIlsaxa
A bill was reported to amend the
Homestead laws.
The case of the Senator from Mary
land came up, but was not debated,
there being general discussion aa to
allowing Mr. Doolittle 10 finish his
speech on the Reconstruction bill.
After the announcements of the death
of Representative Hamilton Of Ohio,
and the adoption of resolutions, the Sc
nate adjourned
HOUSE, Jan. 23-The Bounty bill was
the business first in order The Senate
SUBSTITUTE IoI Gtlc blli pIoN idihS9 ehNe ~
person entitled as soldier to the
of the Act of July %, 1866, dies before
receiving it, the bounty shall be paid to
his heirs, as designated in the act, in
the order therein named, and to none
others, was agreed to--84 to So
A bill for the sale of the Arsenal
grounds st ST. Louis and Liberty, Mo-,
and part of the Fort Leavenworth Re-
seryation, was debated for a long time,
and finally passed.
The Military Committee reported back
adversely the petition Of volunteer Off
GERS praying Congress to pass an act
emitting all of the late volunteer army
commissioned since March ), 1865, to
three months extra pay, allowed.
The death Of the Hon. Cornelius S.
Hamilton, late Representative from the
With Ohio District, was announced,
and, after the usual speeches and reso-
lutions, the House adjourned.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs of
the House have agreed upon the follow
ing bill, which will be reported by Gen.
Banks:
SECTION | Be Il enacted, etc, That all
naturazed citizens ofthc United States. while
in foreign States shall be entitled to and re-
ceiye from this Government the same protec-
ton of person and property that is accorded to
native born citizens in like situation and Cir
cumstances and the President is empowered
to use the influence and authority OF this Gov
eminent in all just endeavors to the
recognition by other Governments Of the prin
ciples of public law, which have been insisted
upon and maintained by the Government Of
the United States in regard to the rights Of
naturalized citizens: provided, always, that
pottx hOr 1cff1 rnl cd rhn y
guilty of crime against the laws of any foreign
State, committed within its jurisdiction, o.
desertion from actual service IN the Army OF
Navy OF such State; who shall have &c.
CURED natural cation by misrepresentation OF
fraud or who to residence otherwise, by
treason or other crime against the United
States shall have forfeited, or who shall have
renuunced his rights as naturaizsd citizen
shall be entitled to the protection contemplated
by IL y CT.
faction 2 14nJ be II further enacted
That Sheuevcr shall be duly made known
To the President that any natusaizel ciffzen o
The United States h8s been arrested and IS lie
tained by. any foreign Government, ia contra
yeaticn OF the intent ana purposes at TINS act
upon tle allegation that naturalization in tn
! United States does not operate to dissolve his
! allegiance 10 els naive sovereign that an
native born citlzen shall have been sees
arrested aud detained without charge c
crime COMM ted within the jurisdiction Of SUci
State, and whose release shall have beel
unreasonaby DELAYED or refused. the Presiien
shall be and hereby is empowered. by way c
indemnity AMI rep IS Il, t. order the arrest aut
/ detain in custody any subject OF such foIeig
] Govern ens who may be found within tn
; jurisdiction of the United States and che Presi
! dent shall, without unreasonable delay, give in
! formation to Congress ofsuch proceedings c
indemnity and reprisal
SEC. g. And be it further enacted, That
: any naturaized citizen Of the United State
shall return to his native country with inten
to resume his domicile therein or shall leav
| the United States with the intention OF perma
| nent residence in any foreign State or sha
engage as an army or navy belligerent in an
foreign war or service, such naturalized citize
shall not be entitled to the interposition Of tn
Government in his behalf under the provision
! of this act.
Sac. 4. And be it further enacted, That tn
term "domicile" in the preceding section sha
be construed to mean o continuous residence
more than one year in the native country CT th
naturalzed citizen, or establishing himself i
any business which denotes an intention to RI
sumo permanent residence.
The Committee on Reconstructio
have agreed upon the following bill, t
be hereafter reported:
De it enacted, etc.. That the appellate iuris
dicsion of the Supreme Court Of the Unite
States shall rot extend TO any act done, {
which shall be done, or to any proceeding tax
or which shall be had, under and by virtue I
the act entitled AN act 10 provide for th