The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-24
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RecOhStFutti0p Bill agreed upon
Bill Relative to citizenship Agreed
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w WAsHINGToN, January %. - The
Committee on Reconstruction this
morning, agreed on the following bill,
to be hereafter presented
Be it eHdcted, dc, That the ap-
pelate jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court Of the United States shall not
extend to any act which shall be done,
or to any proceeding had, or which
shall be had under and by virtue of
the act entitled An act to provide
for the more efficient government of
the rebel States" passed March 2,
1867. OF. any of the several supple
mentary acts thereto, and all such
cases now pending in said
Court, either by appeal or other
wise, from any decision or pro-
ceeding had in the premises, In any
District or Circuit Court of the
United States shall be dismissed by
said Supreme Court, and no record. of
any proceedings had, or such as may
be had before either ofethe District
| Commanders under either of said
acts, shall be removed to or renewed
in any other tribunal, either upon
hdbeds corpus Qao 'warrants or In any
other manner whatever.
The vote of the Committee was ia
| the affirmative as follows Yeas
Stevens, of Pennsylvania; Boutwell,
of Massachusetts,: Bingham, of Ohio;
Farnsworth, of Illinois Beaman, of
Michigan, ard Payne, of Ohio-6. I.
99NAYs-Messrs Hubbard of New
York (Rep.), Brooks of New York
(Democrat), and Beck of Kentucky
| (Democrat). sfr
The bill, if it should become law.
would apply to the McArdle and
other cases. involving a similaracen-
stitutional question.
The United States steamer Qulnne-
burg arrived at Rio Janeiro Deeem-
Der 9Th. The storeship Idaho had
also arrived there.
\ The Waucllusett, from the East
| Indies, reached St. Thomas on the
18th january. She would sail in a.few
days for New York.
The Iroquois, from the United
States, arrived at Hong Kong No
vember 2, and the Onward at Nago-
ski November Y.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the
House this morning agreed upon the
| following bill, which viii be-reported
by Gen Banks: fa Talls
/ SECTION l. Beft enacted by the Sen
ate and House Of, DC, That all natu-
| ralized citizens of the Uuitea States,
while ia foreign States, Shall be en-
4 titled and,reeeive from this Govern
Il ment the same protection of person
1 and property that's is accorded TO ma
tive born citizens in like situation
and Circumstances, and the President
is empowered.to use the iphuenee.and
authority of this Government IN all
JUST 8ndeavors to secure the recognI-
ton of other Governments of the
7 principles of public law which have
been insisted upon and maintained BY
the Government of the United States
in regard to the right of naturalized
citizens; provided, always, that no
citizen, native born or naturaliZed
who is guilty of crime against the
laws of any foreign State, committed
within its jurisdiction, or of desertlou
from actual service In the army or
navy of such State, or who shall have
/ acquired naturalization By misrepre-
sentation or fraud, or who as to resi-
dence or otherwise, By treason OF
other crime against the United States
shall have forfeited or who shall have
renowned his rights as naruraifzeo
citizen. Shall be entitled to the pro
lection contemplated by this act.
+ + SEC = 4Ra be II further enacted
THAT Whenever 1t shall De duly made
known to the President that any nat
uralized citizen of the United State'
has been arrested or detained 5y any
lforeign Government. in eontroventi0I
of the intent and purposes of this nc
, upon the allegation that naturaliza
, ton Ia the United States does no
operate to dissolve his allegianc,
, to his native sovereign; tha
any native born citizen shal
have been arrested and detaine,
|! without charge of crime eommjttet
/ within the jurisdiction of such State
> and whose release shall have been un
reasonably delayed or refused the Pre-
e sident shall be and is hereby empower
q ed. by way ofindemuity and reprlsal, t
= order the arrest aud to deJain in Gus
! todv any subject of sucn foreign gov
vernment who may be found With
the Jurisdiction of the United States
> and the President shall, without ~
= reasonable delay, give information t
Congress OF such proceedings OF IN
demnity and reprisal.
SEC. 3. And be It further enacted
That if auy naturalized citizen of th
i United States. shall return to MS ua
10 tive country, with the intent TO IT
sume his domicA therein, or if h
shall leave the United States with tn
A intention of permanent residence
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