Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-02-01
Congressional.
NAsuINGToN, Jan. 2

w 'AoHlNhION, Jan. -.
A large number of bills were introduc,
ed and referred, including the following ::
For the taxation of national bonds.
Giving the right to vote at Presiden-
tial elections and all state elections to
every citizen of the United States who
have resided ten days il the District.
To prohibit internal revenue officers
being interested in any forfeiture for
violation of the revenue laws.
To provide a temporary government
for the territory Of Wyoming.
Making all purchases and sales on COM
missions OF the United States loans and
bonds open to public competition.
Providing for the bounties to the wild
ows and children Of certain soldiers kill
ed or died in the service. ....
To prevent the compromise of offences
against the revenue laws and making
such compromises telonies.
Providing that in case Senator OF the
United States becomes Vice President of
the Urited States by reason of being
President Of the Senate pro tenn. ard in
case lis Senatorial term of office expires,
he shall continue in office until the end
Of the Presidential term, the office of
Senator alone becoming vacant.
Gen. Howard sent to Congress to-day
large number of letters, memorials and
reports protesting against the withdraw
al OF the Freedmen's Bureau from Ken
tucky and Tennessee on the 18th of next
month, as proposed in his order of last
December Among these documents was
strong official letter from General Bur-
bank, commissioner for Kentucky, who
says that the effect of the withdrawal in
that state at the present time would be
disastrous In every way to the freedmen
and their interest. He thinks that the
rebels would soon reduce them practical
ly to state of slavery, and that the
freedmens schools would be nearly all
broken up. -.
General Banks will present to the
House report ef our foreign relations
from the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs, upon the rights of naturalizcd
citizens. 1t is very long, making ten col
umIs. 1t says that the treaty of peace
between the United States and Great
Britain at The close of the war of 1912,
left unsettled the following subjects of
international Importance: First, the i'm
pressment of seamon; second the right
of search ; aud third, the right of cxpa-
triation. The question of the right Of
expatriation is the most important of all
and npon which these other claims rests.
1t still remains unsettled and under diff
ferent circumstances becomes one of the
most important questions Of our day and
generation. Foreign governments at
tach much importance to the fact that
the laws OF the United States as inter
preted by its judicial tribunals sustain
their claim to the perpetual allegiance of
their native subjects. This is one OF the
many cn1barrassments that attend this
difficult and delicate question. The re-
port concludes-"Whtn all the resources
of the government shall have failed to
produce the recognition BY other govern
mentS of the principle of public law, so
long maintained by this country in re-
gard 20 the rights of naturalized citi-
zens, the President shall he invested with
the same authority within our jnrisdic-
tion as TO the subjects of other govern
ments, that foreign States enforce upon
American citizens within their jurisdic-
tion. In case of reprisal or war, a State
is justified in detainng a foreigner a.
gainst his will, according to Won Mar
tins law of nations, but it was anticipa-
ted that such proceedings will not be re-
quired. 1t cannot be in this age, when
all the political traditions of the middle
ages are tumbling, that Europe will rash
to extremities 10 sustain claim repudi-
ated by every authority Of law, human
civilization, or justice.