The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-01-24
4 Hill FOR the Protection of 3 nieTicnu
Citizens Abroad.

WASHINGTON. January 23-Thc com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House
this msrning agreed upon the following
bill, which is to be reported by General
Banks:
SEC. |. he il enacted By tie Senate and
House Of Representatives. of the United
States Of Amsrica, in Congress assembled,
That all naturalized citizens of the
United States, while in foreign States,
shall be entitled to and receive from
this Government the same protection of
persoR and property that is accorded t.
native bora citizens in like situation
and circumstances, and the President
is empowered TO use tue influence and
authority Gf this Government IN all
lust enGeavUTs to secure the recognition
of ether governments of the principles
of the public law which have been in
sisted upon and maintained by the gov
Icrnment of the United States in regard
to the right of naturalized citizens,
provided always that no citizens, ma
tive born or naturalized, who are guilty
of crime against the laws of any foreign
State, committed within its jurisdiction
or dcsertion from actual service in the
army or navy of such State, or who
shall have required naturalization by
Misrepresentation or fraud or who as to
residence or otherwise by treason or
other crime against the United States,
shall have forfeited or who shall have
renowned his rights as a naturalized,
citizen shall be entitled TO the protec-
ton contemplated by this act.
SEC. =. Ind be IL further enacted,
That whenever it shall be duly made
known to the President that any natn-
rallied citizen of the United States has
been arrested or detained by any foreign
government in contravention of the
intent and purposes of this act, upon
the allegation that naturalization in
the United States does not operate TO
dissolve his allegiance to his
native sovereign; that any native
born citizen shall have been ar
rested and detained without charges
of crime committed within the
jurisdiction Of such State, aud whose
release shall have been unreasonable
delayed or refused, the President shall
be and is hereby empowered, by way of
indemnity and repriSal to order the ar
rest and TO detain in custody, any sub
ject of such foreign government who
may be found within the Jurisdiction of
the United States, and the President
shall, without unreasonable delay, give
information to Congress of such pro-
ceedlngS OF indemnity and reprisal.
SEC. 3. And be it .Jarther enacted, That
if any naturalized citizens of the United
States shall return to his native couu-
try with the intent TO resume his DOM
icile therein; or shall leave the United
States with the intention of permanent
residence in any foreign country; or
shall engage rs an army or navy bellig-
erent in any foreign war OF service,
such natnralized citizen shall no. be
entitled 70 the interposition of The
Government in his behalf under the
provisions of this act.
SIC. 4. Ind belt further enacted, That
the term domicile in the proceed
ing section shall be construed to mean
continuous residence of more than one
year in the native country Of the nat
uralized citizen, or establishing himself
in any business which denotes an in
tention to resume permanent residence.