The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-04

for the. gradual reduction of the army
Of the United States, nd the dlscon-
tinusnce of unnecessary grades. Re-
terred! 3EatHI ~ sIaIi 81 Gze'o ii 1d
u Wilson introddeed a bill recurring
PERSONS applying TO Congress for the
extension or removal of certain pat
]ehkSs TO give. publio. notice thereof sd1
IS LIE mQFnlRg4 heFgF having expired II
the Char a4noupced thatldebate on
Reconstructlqn4 was in order,gF I'd .be
~ Ferry was entitled TO the floor
~, Johnsop Sid he Fonld not ask a
vote on Senat0r Thonias's case until
the Reeohstruction debate termil =
mated ioui 81 3Fi5sM9dI aaifafa - ne
Ferry spoke at some length in favor
of the Reconstruction Bill r.3
4 Stewart followed. ON the same side,
when-+ 4 .4.rt T1f9 ,eds dupor.fi rti
The Senate adjourned. d.ilfs0r Finn III.
- HOUSE. = Bills and > resolutions
were introduced as follows: Relative
to taxing National Banks; for the
enforcement Of. contracts payable in
doin; to, authorize the building of a
military and postal railroad. from
Washington to New York; relative
to the naturalization iaws-the latter
provides any man may become "a Iciti7
zen, ON. application to- any law, court,
on taking the usual oathei also. afbill
Of legal tenders ,to to supply the, def !
cheney caused BY, the cahceihtion.
of legal tenders and compound inter
est notes; to provide for orphans Of
soldiers and sailors who died IN ser
vice; an asylum for disabled veterans 4
for the relief of the aWinnebagolIndi
dians 4 to provide for 0the settlement
Of the war debt lneaTed in New I
Mexico. in9aid of the suppressi on of
the rebellion and Indian hestilities 81
to pay bounty to soldiers enlisting for !
a specified term Of service and hona
orably discharged before the expira-
tioB OF term, ameudatory of the act
of July 9th, 1865; relative to bridg-
ing the Mississippi River; removal of
the National Capital to st. Lonisl; in
relation to claims of colored soldiers;
making appropriations for improving
harboFsp in Michigan, to- reguiatei
charges of Express Gompaniesg ihs
relation to taxationaef United States 4
notes, National currency, &e.. ieorIl
State and municipal purposes; to.
establish a District of Justice. -. +.
g q The pTill pEqyiides. for ! q Secretary j
to be the head qfi the, Law ,Depart7T I
'ments for an Attorney General, ! a So,
licitorT Gene dapd an assistant for
each; abollshes theNflce. of Solicitor |
to Departments, and fOrblds the en-
'p1oyn1entgbf 1sy8ci aid c6aiHsel bby qthe
heads of3depaFtments,d 1 except whereil
the aghole5foTce of ithegTI9tw d D6partza
ment nis) meff cfent Z: til e. SoiieftBr96f
the Court.1of5 Claims IS also 9pl8eed
Fithin, tbs .depa}r tInent5 also c9neeTp- 3
ing Amer san cit zen 81 !, ! I'D slFe pro ]
1tectiVh taae To- lkfh cream ,cfti izens, ,so !
f6reTan States the bill IS Ipteaded as ]
a substitute for that now before the
House, 1T decIares the tights
of expatriationn' and hnatdrali-
cation n $ apaftsl of the public law
Of the United Statesg and reqHires the.
ExecutivelDe Department togaff0rd sHeha z
protection as may be- within its power
erS, ltoia all American citizens transaetl4
ing lawful business in all parts of the
world, and, to report to 4 C9qgress any
case where. such may be iuterferedd 4
Withlor denied, in any foreign conn
try, in order that, the GoYernmcnt
may lnterYene with effect, It also !,
provides that American acitizenship.i
may be lost by naturalization in any
foreign Government, or leaving the
country withont an intent ITO toreturn
1t excepts from the protection of the I
Governments persons who expatriatesl
themselves who p commit crimes
in foreign countries; y who have
bee q abroad five years with paying
taxes aannuallyin the Uhited SrateSp'
who enter into the Service of any
belligerent contrary to the peAtrality .
laws; who return to their native coun7 /
tries with intent to resume domiclle
there; who shall desert from actual
service in the army or navy in a for
eign State, or have -emIgTated to 4
avoid eonscriptlon actually ordered. /.
81 The memorials and JOINT resoln
tiOns of the Michigan Legislature con-
cerning the improvements of the Har-i
Dor of Manitowoc; concerning the
rights of naturalized citizens in for
eign countries. Referred. -
Hubbard, Of West Virgin ia, offered
a resolution directing the Secretary Of
War TO transmit copies Of correspond
ence between him and the Executive,
limiting his authority as Secretary of
War to issue orders for all cores
pondence between him and the Gen
eral-in- Chief on the same subject, and
all correspondence that may have
been furnished him between tbs. Pres
ident and the General in Chief relat-
ing to disobeying by the General of
any orders of the War Department. /
Adopted. ac So - 81 4
Cleayer offered a resolution in
structing the Judiciary Committee ito
inquire whether additional legisla-f