The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-24
Senator Trumbull's Reply and Advo-
cacy OF tho Dill.
Another Scheme to Restrict the
Powers Of the Supreme Court.
Proposed Law for the Protection 0
Naturaiized Citizens Abroad.
W ssa,Naros. ian. -, 1868. /
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The Pres.deat to-day sent the following message to
the Sena,e bui has yet been formally tad before
that body
10 TAX SENATE UNsrsD STATES
have received the following preamble sesotui,o
adopted By the Senate the Sth Instant
Whereas the Senate bill numbered ii and entitled "An
q co having s % psssu Session s sos
ssmSs dS sss ~ s % s DAY e s
State. 70. his approval and sgn.are aud whereas
%scs. .s S having ass Ossn
esss red o. y REF
quesed TO inform the Senate whether said bill been
July. lsS9
vsucy TO the subject under inquiry presumed that
it tho intention Of the Senate to rofer the Law Of
prsscrioss .nss whenever b order resolution or vote
Of the Senate and House Of Representatives. having been
approved and signed by the President Of the United
States not having been returned by him with his OBJ
Jecttons, shall become Law or take effect. Il shall
forthwith thereafter be received by tho said Score.
order resolution or vote shall DO returned by the
President with his objections aud shall, on being
two.thrds Of both houses OF Congress and thereby
become y Law take effect. It shall IN such case be
received by tho said secretary from the President OF the
Senate the Speaker or House Representatives.
IN whatsoever house It shalt last have been 81 APP
proved Inasmuch the bill for the further security OF
equal rights the District OF Columbia has not become
law In either Of tho modes designated in the section
above quoted 1t has NOT been delivered to the secre
stitution expressly declares that II any bill shall
not DO returned by the President within ton
days, Sundays excepted after II shall have been pre-
sented 20 him, the same shall be law ia like
IL he has signed it, unless tho Congress, by
sne, aa,ournmen' proven. us return wn1oe case
resolution. the bill TO which refers presented for
my approval on the il.h day Of becember 1857 On
OF the ten days after the presentation Of the bill
TO the President the two houses, N accordance
with q concurrent resolution adopted ON the Sd Of
December adjourned until tho 9th OF January, 1868
Congress, by their adjournment, thus prevented tho
return OF the bill within the time JToscr,bed by the
consultation and therefore loft in the precise
condition which that instrument positively declares
bin shall not 10 . law IL the adJsurnment in Deem
ber did not cause tue failure Of this bi because not scb
Adjournment contempla .ed by the constitution
ia the clause which have cited il must follow that
such tho nature OF tho adjournment during the
past year the 30h OF March, until the first We'd
nesday OF July and from the Goth OF July until the 2ist
OF November Other bills will therefore be affected by
the decision which may be rendered In this case among
them one having the sane title that named IN the
passed by both houses In the month OF July last
faied to berolne lag by Of the adjournment
Of Congress before Cen days for W c9as'dasoa had
been allowed the Executive.
q. ANDREW JOHNSON.
NhOsher congregational Assault on the SUI
Z preme Court.
The C.mmttee on Reconstruction this morning agreed
u.on tho following bill, to be hereafter reported
Be il enacted &C. That the appellate jurisdiction OF
tue supreme Court the United states shall not extend
soy done which shall be DONE OF 70 any pro-
ceedng had which shall be had "n""r ana "" ...c
81 the act entitled IAN &C. 70 provide fST Tue more en-.
cicnt government OF the rebel States" pas.e1
1857 Of the supplementary thereto; and
all such pending 10 said court either by ap
peal or otherwise, from decision or proceeding had
in the promises In any District Circuit Court OF the
United States shall be dismissed by sa,d Supreme Court
and no record OF proceeding had or which may be
had before either OF the district commanders, under
either oil said acts, Shall be removed 10 or revowed
any other tribunal, other upon habeas corpus quo
rdnfo, or in any other manner whatever.
The vote Of the committee the Affirmative, as
follows
YEAs-Messrs Stevens, OF Pennsylvania, Boutwell,
OF Massachusetts,; Bingham, Of Ohio; Farnsworb,
OF Illinois; Beaman, OF Michigan and Paine, Of Oho-6
NAYs-hessrs. Hulburd, rep OF New York Brooks,
dem OF New York, and Beck, dem, of Kentucky
The bill, II 1t should become a law would apply 10
the acArdIe aud other involving similar mporan.
constitutional questions.
Proposed Inv for the Protection Of Natssat.
lied Citizens Abroad.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs Of the House this
morning agreed upon tho following BILL which DO
reported by General Banks, OF Massachusetts,
SEcrIoN !. BE it enacted &c, That all naturazed
citizens OF the United States while in foreign States
shall DO entitled TO and from this the
protection OF person properly that IS accorded
10 native born citizens in like situation and cirrum
stances aud tho President empowered to the
nuence and authority OF this government IN all Just
endes9ors 10 the recognition Of othor govern
menis OF the principles OF public law which have been
insisted and maintained by the OF
citizens; provided always that citizen,
tive born naturaized, who IL guilty OF
committed within It's Jurisdiction, Of dcseron NON
actual service in the army navy OF such State
shall have acquired naturalization by misrepresentation
fraud. Who. residence otherwise by
other crime against tho United states shall have for
fsied or who shall have renounced his rights as
raxed citizen shall be entitled 10 the protection
tcmpated by this at
ssc .. And DO it further enacted, That whenever 1t
shall be dnly made known TO the President that any
natuzed citizen or the Unod states has been arrested
and Is detained BY foreign government In
ton OF intent and purposes Of this allie
CATION that naturalization in the United
operate dissolve his allegiance to bis native sovereign
that any native citizen shall been arrested
and detained without charge or crime committed within
Jurisdiction OF such State aud whose release shall
have been uure DELAYED or refused the Pres
dent shall DO, ana hereby IS, empowered by way OF
dcmnity and reprai To order the arrest and TO deian
custody uny subjcc, of such foreign government who
may found within the jurisdiction or the United
States; and the President shalt without unreasonable
delay syc Information to Congress Of such proceedings
OF iucemnly ana repriSa
gc B And he further enacted Tsa, If any na,ural-
lied Of the Urtod sa'es shan return 10
tive country With intent 10 resume h- domice therein,
shall leave The United states with the intention OF
perfnsrent residence any foreign State, shalt
engage IS an army Or navy oelngeren in any foreign
war service such naturaiLsd citizen shall not be
entitled ~ tbe intrnosion Of The goyerpnent his
behalf under he pro- eions Of tins act
SO 4 Ant lie 4 Further enacted THAI the
"dotntoe ~ lie preceding section shalt be construed
10 connauois residence Of more taan one year
IN the native eOansry Of the nalraled citizen, es-
tabshug himself IN any business which denotes an
intent 10 resume permanent residence
The Treatment ot Union Prisoners in the
south.
meeting vas ntld This evening at Mstzerou Hall by
gentlemen interested reviving memories OF tho rebel
Identified With the prisons Of Richmond Charles
ton sad Andenenvile General Slianks, Of Indiana,
spoke length about the proprssty OF maintaining
an association to keep record the horrors which
Union soldiers endured In the infamous prison pens of
Rebellion. Colonel Hawkins, OF Tennessee, followed
in . similar strain, and then General Benjamin
v Butler gave his experience Of what the rebel
method OF treating and exchanging prisoners
was like. He said he found men suffering
punishment 81 New Orleans because thoy furnished
nourshmsns to Usiop prisoners captured In the nght al
Bull Run. He thought u . strange proceeding On sha
part Of the sxsespve 70 pardon General Lee. whN day
~ day sac We Union prisouors psrishins undAr ha
very eye is ths prisons Of Libby and Belle Isis me