The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-01-09

| zens who had been guilty of no crime, but at
the most mere act of indiscretion, to the life
long associate of feons. The Legislature had,
therefore, instructed its Senators and request
| ed its Representatives in Congress to take ac-
| ton in the matter It's resolution on the SUBJ
| lect had been referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and the measure now report
4 ed was the results of the examination OF the
| question by the committee. Mr.. Orth pro-
ceeded to argue the int national question of
inaienable allegiance, claiming the right of
all men to go where their interests may lead
! them and to become the citizens of the conn
| try in which they may be resident.
| Mr.. Paine asked Mr.. Orth whether he wsuld
| permit an amendment to be offered, inserting
also the name OF John Lynch, of Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, who had been captured at the same
time with Father McMahan, and had been
condemned to the same punishment.
MT. Orth declined, not wishing to have MIR.
Mahan.s case complicated with any other case.
MI. Cuilom, of the same committee, spoke in
| support OF the joint resolution. The time hal
come, he said, when the American Govern
| ment must assert it's rights and the rights of
| its citizens, and maintain those rights, peacea-
| bly, If possible AMI by the power of its armies
/ and the power o. its navies if necessary
! American citizens, confined in British bas-
/ tiles, were calling on their Government for
] protection. Not to be protected IN the COM
| mission of crime, but 10 be secured in their
rights as American citizens. He claimed that
| there were no gradationS in the rights of citi-
| zens; all, whether native born or adopted cit-
zens, were entitled to the same equal rights
He then proceeded to argue in the same direc
| ton as MIR. Orth.
The morning hour expired during the dis
cuss'on, and the joint resolution went over I'M
| til Tomorrow
The Speaker presented resolutions of pub
lie meeting at New Haven, Conn.,, the
| rights of American citizens abroad and me-
mortal on the same subject signed by George
| English, Mayor Sperry, and several thousand
| citizens. Referred to the Committee on For
| eign Affairs.
+ An Executive communication and petitions
| were presented and referred,
Mr.. Schenck presented resolution for print
| ing 10000 copies of the report of the special
| Commissioner of the Revenue with all the APP
| pandices, and 1000 for the use OF the Treasury
| Department. Referred to the Committee on
| Printing. j r. ] + ao
| Mr.. Schenck also offered resolution calling
the attention OF the Committee ON Military
| Affairs and the Board of Managers of the Ma
| tonal Asylum for disabled volunteer soldiers
to the idea of making provisions at the Cen
| tral Asylum and its branches for furnishing
| and repairing hereafter artificial limbs free of
| cost to disabled soldiers, the work to be done
by mechanics who are inmates of the Asylum,
| Adopted
| Mr.. Schenck also offered resolution in
| structing the Committee on Military Affairs to
| inquire into the expedielcv of providing by
law for the transfer of the Soldiers Home, at
| Washington. with the property and fund per-
the reception and support OF disabled soldiers
| of the regular army well as the volunteers,
| and of changing the name of the institute to
| that OF the National Soldiers Home. Adopted.
The Senate amendments to the bill repeating
| the cotton tax were taken from the Speakers
table and referred to the Committee on Ways
| and Means. 1 sF s|
The House then proceeded to the considera-
ton of the report of the Election Committee
| in the contested election case of the Sixth
! Congressional district of Missouri, which re-
| port closes with resolution that John III.
Burch, the contestant, is not entitled to the
| seat, and that Robert s. Van Horn is entitled
to it. After speeches by Mr.. Poland the sit
ting member and the contestant the resou-
| ton was adopted. - -
| The Speaker presented Executive commu-
MICA ons,lamong them one from the President
| with report from the Secretary of State, in.
! reference to the alleged interference of Rms
! sian naval vessels with whaling vessels of the
United States, in response to resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Eliot; referred to the Committee
on Foreign Affairs. Also communication
from the Secretary of War, with reports from
| commanders of five military districts relative
to swamp lands, and with them report from
| the Chief of Ordnance relative to the manu-
facture and repairs of arms at the Springfield
Armory for the year ending June 80, 1867.
| Mr.. Broomall of Pennsylvania, offered res
| olution directing the Committee on Ways and
Means to inquire into the expediency of i'm
mediately abolshing the internal revenue tax
ON iron and steel, which was adopted.
Mr. Broomall also asked leave to offer res
oution reciting that the vote recently given in
the House on the question of the impeachment
of the President was liable to be construed
into an affirmance of the position Of the mi
nority of the Judiciary Committee on the law
of impeachment, and be thereby drawn into
a precedent not sanctioned by the Judgment of
the House, and resolving that in the opinion
| OF the House the power of impeachment of
| public officers for official misconduct was not
| limited to those off noes that are indictable
under the laws of the United States.
| Mr.. Eldridge objected and the resolution was
| not received.
| AT 415 the House adjourned. Flll8t