The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-24
From Wa.l,Inrton.

WAsHINaToN, Jan. 28.-The Commit
tee on DEMONSTRATION, this morning
agreed onthe following bill:
Bet enacted, DO, That the appellate
Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court Of tht
United States, shall not extend to any
act done, or which shall be done, or q
any proceeding had, or which shall be
had under and by virtue of the act en-.
titled an act to provide for the more ef.
dcient government of the rebel States,
acts supplementary thereto, and all
such causes now pending in said court,
either by appeal or otherwise from any
decision or edtng had in the prem
Uses, In any District or Circuit Court of
the United States, shall be dismissed
by the said Supreme Court, and no
record of any proceeding had, or which
may be had before any of the District
Commanders, under either of said acts.
shall be removed to or revived in any
other tribunal, either upon habeas
corpus, quo tCaTTGnto, or any other man
ner, whatever.
The vote Of the Committee was in the
Affirmative. The bill, 1t should be-
come a law, would apply to the Nc
Ardle and other cases, Involving SINH.
lar CONSTITUTIONAL questions.
WAsH1NGroN, Jan. 23.-The Commit.
tee on Foreign Affairs of the House,
this morning, agreed upon the follow.
Jug .1AA4N A14ou Will IGpOEt6u UYN36Qs
Banks:
SEC. i. Be u further enacted, &c., That
all naturalized citizens of the United
States, while in foreign States, shall be
entitled aud receive from this Govern
ment the same protection of person and
property that is accorded to native born
citizens in ike situation and CirCum.
stances, andithe President Is empower
ed to use the influence and authority
of this Government in all just endeaV-
ors to secure the Recognition of other
governments of the privileges ofpublic
law which have been insisted upon
and maintained by the Government OF
the United States in regard to the rights
of uaturalized citizens; provided, al
ways, that no citizen, native born or
naturalized, who Is guilty of crime
against the laws of any foreign State,
committed within its jurisdic.
ton, or of desertion from actual
such State or who shall have acquired
naturalization by misrepresentation or
fraud, or who, as to residence or other.
wise, by treason or other crime against
the United States, shall have forfeited,
or who shall have renowned his rights |
as a naturallzed citizen, shall be enti-
tied to the Profession contemplated by
this act.
SEC. 2. AHd6e 4 further enacted, That
whenever It shall be duly made known |
to the President that any natuEalizsd |
citizen of the United States has been |
arrested or detained by any foreign |
government in centravention of the |
intent and purposes of this act, upon
the allegation that natVfnIiZationin the |
United States does not operate to dis. |
solve his allegiance tosl1fs native SOW
ereign, that any native born citizen |
shall have been arrested and detained
without charges of crime committed
within the Jurisdiction of such State,
and whose release shall have been un-
reasonably delayed or Eefused the
President shall be and Is hereby sm-
powered by way OF iDdemnitY.aud.Pe rep.
Iisal, order the arrest ana defHin
In custody any subject Of such
foreign government, who mag be found
within the Jurisdiction of the United
States, and the President GhaIl, with
ont unreasonable delay, live Infofm6s
ten TO Congress of such edfngs OF
indemnity and reprisal.
SEC. B. Ind bel fitTtheF enacted That
IL any naeuraIized citizen Of the United
States shall return to his native coun-
#tEyiWtth intent 20 resume his donii.
oil therein, or shall leaYe tho United
States with the intention of permanent
residence in any foreign State, and
engage % an army or navy belligerent
In any foreign war or service such I'M.
natuTalized citizen ahall moi he entf-
tied 70 the tnterpo ION Of the GpVarp-
nent IN his behalf under the pFpYiss
ions of this act,
sK. Z. AID 81 q e. q "a. MAT
the term dornici3 In the pr nelline $40
ton shall be oonstrHed n mean 4 e0ns