Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-02-04
CONVERSATIONAL
SENATE

unimportant resolutions and memorials !
were presented and referred.
Thayer, in presenting a resolution of
the citizens OF Nebraska, regarding
American citizens rights abroad, re-
marked that the public feeling made IL
advisable that the Government should
take some action on this subject, and IL
would give tho government which pro
tects its citizens abroad greater credit
than the purchase Of earthquakes.
Sherman, from the Committee on
Finance, reported favorably on the House
bill ia regard 10 the taxation OF the
shareholders Of national banks. He ex-
planned that it provided for the taxation
Of shares where the bank Is located, even
though belonging to non-residents.
Wilson introduced a bill for q gradual
reduction OF the army, and discontinue
anee OF unnecessary grades.
A joint resolution, placing certain
troops in Missouri ou equal footing with
Others as to ~bounties, was passed.
The reconstruction bill then came up.
Terry was entitled to the floor, aud
Johnson said he would not ask t vote ia
Senator Thomas case until the recon-
struction debate was terminated. Terry
spoke at length in favor of the bill.
Stewart followed on the same eide,
after which the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Bills AID resolutions were passed as
follous:
To amend the Law In relation to pro-
motion in the navy.
Taxing National Banks.
For the enforcement OF contracts pay
able in coin.
To authorize the building Of q military
and postal railroad from Washington to
New York.
One relative TO the naturalization laws.
The latter provides that any mar may
become q citizen on application in any
Court IN taking the usual oath.
To authorizs the issue Of SAC. 600
in legal tenders, to supply the
deficiency caused by the cancellation Of
legal tenders and compound interest
notes.
To provide for the orphans Of soldiers
and sailors who died in service, AL ~
| asylum for disabled veterans.
To provide for a settlement Of the var
| debt incurred in New Mexico in the sup
! preston Of the rebellion aud Indian h6s-
~Iilities.
One in reference to the pay and bounty
of soldiers, enlisted for 4 specified term
| OF service, aud houorably discharged
before the expiration Of the term
One a1aendatory OF the act Of July 6,
1865, relative TO bridging the Mississippi
river, and the removal Of the National
Capital to st. Louis.
To regulate the charges of Express
companies.
Oae Ia reference to the taxation Of
| United States notes, National currency,
etc for State and municipal purposes.
To establish a Department OF Justice.
This bill provides for q Secretary who is
to be the head Of the Law Department,
for an Attorney General, a Solicitor
| General, aud On assistant for each,
and to abolish the office Of So.
l~icitors to Dspartments. Il forbids the
employment Of special counsel by tie
heads OF departments, except where the
whole force of the law department Is in
effective, TIE Solicitor n the Court OF
Claims is also placed within this depart
meut.
Also n concerning American citizen
ship, and theproteetiOn due American
citizens abroad.
This bill is intended as a substitute for
that now before the House. II declares
that the rights of expafriatiou ard natu-
ralizstion are part OF the public ava OF
the United States, anu requires the EE-
ecutiye Department to afford such prCS
lection as mSy be within It's power to all
- AAGA lLAn LAAAGGLE AA+5LLAA1A a ~
ful business in Gfi parts OF the
world, and report az once to
Congress any case where such may
be iateFfered with or denied in sny
foreign country. II also provides that
American citizenship may be lost by
naturalization in q foreign country, by
taking service under = foreign govern
me1t or ny leaving the country without
Intent 70 return. 1t excerpts from the
protection of the government persons
who expatTiate Themselves who COM
NIT crimes in foreign countries whs
have been abroad Eve years without pGy-
ing tax annually to the United g1ates{
those who enter the service of aDy beilig-
erent country against the neutrality
laws; those Whs return to their native
country with the intent Of resuming
their dom,cile there those who shall
desert from ACTUAL service in the army o.
navy In any foreign StSte, or smigrate
to avoid cOnseriptiOn actually ordered.
Hubbard, Of West Virginia, offered q
resolution directing the Secretary Of War
to transmit copies of all correspondence
between him and the Executive limiting
his authority as Secretary OF War TO
Issue orders sll correspondence between
him and the General in Chief or the
same subject, and alI the correspondence
that may have bsen furnished him, be-
tween the President and the Gsrersl in
Chief, relating to the disobeyiBg by tine
General Of any orders Of the War De.
psrtmeut. Adopted. !
The House then proceeded to dispoza
of the resolutions of H-0oks, Of New
York, calling on the Secretary Of War
for ali general orders Pz2spLsGtsd by the
several commanders C. the Fifth Mills
tary District, ia tie PeLtOrohi&s Gt lie |
South. Brooks modified 1t by onlitting
the word Ptntorchias, and the resolution /
was adopted.
The Kentucky election case was then
taken up and postponed until the liza
inst in order thai Brown might have
or opportunity Of addressing the House.
Under a suspension of the rules, Rob-
iuson, Of New York, offered a resolution
recitiug st considerable length TIE farts
and allegations in the cases of Stepba..
J. Mesuy, John C0lviD, W. J. Ns-la
and other American citizens a-rerted
and imprisoned in Ireland, and request
iEg the President to institute an imme-
date investigation into the facts recited
10 the preamble, and IL found true, to de-
mand tho immediate release Of such
American citizens IS have teen con
victed for words or deeds spoken or done
in the UOited States and also
10 demand immediately q rev trial
or liberty for any American
citizen who has been denied his ehaI-
leDge to the array of a jerry, CT the
ground of perpetual allegiance, and to
demand the immediate release of W. J.
Nagle, and if the demand is not COM
piled with, then to order the srrest and
detention in custody OF any subjects OF
Great Britain who may be found within
the jurisdiction of the United States.
and withdraw all intercourse between
the United States aud Great Britain. j.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign
a lsirs- and the Hnnsa nGinnrncA u