Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-04-25

he would object till the case Of DIR. Hou-
ard. an American citizen, now held a
prisoner by the Spanish authorities, was
taken up and acted on.
The House then took up the Goat
Island bill A motion to lay on the
table was negatived by 70 to SO.
Mr. Holmanis first amendment, re-
aalirinp a minimum annual rental Of fif-
tv thousand dollars, was rejeeted-yeas
S., NAYS SO. The Republicans who voted
for il were Messfs. Amber, Banks,
Beattie, Bigler, Burlington, Burehard,
Coburn, Cotton, Donelan, Fans, Fink
lenburg, Garfield, Havens, Hay [IIi-
noisl, Kellinger, McCraTy, Monroe,
Shanks, Speer lGeorgial, Sprague, Ste
venson. StoughtOn, Strong, Tyner Up
son and Walden. The Democrats who
voted against it were Messrs. Barnum,
Barrett, McHenry, Mitchell, Sloeum and
Voorhees,.
Mr.. Holman's amendment, requiring
the Company 10 refund the interest paid
on its bonds, was also rejeeted-yeas 79,
nays SO.
The substitute was agreed to withou.
a division, and then the bill, as thus
amended, passed-yeas l0l, nays SIS.
In addition to the Republicans named
above, the following voted against the
bill: Messrs. Bingham, Butler Massa-
chusetts1, Foster [Michiganl, Maynard,
Smith fOhio1, Wilson llndianal, and
Wilson [Ohiol
A resolution to pay Mr.. Gooding, the
unsuccessful contestant for the seatof
Mr. Wilson, of Indiana, three thousand
dnd eighty dollars for expenses, was of
fered and agreed to,
Mr.. Banks called up the report of tue
Committee on Foreign Affairs in tie
case of DR.. Houard, with resolution
declaring an American citizen by birth,
and continued and uninterrupted chOiee,
and as such entitled to the protection of
this Government, and that the Prei-
dent should demand his unconditional
release, and the restoration Of his pros-
erty.
The legislative appropriation bill was
taken up, aud after debate, was recon
mitted,
A resolution, giving salary from the
4th of March, 1871, TO April %, l8R,
and milage, to Mr.. Abbott, Of Norb
Carolina. was passed. III
Mr., Cox suggested that the title should
be changed 50 as 70 make It read, "A
bill To give to railroad companies oyfr
five millions Of government property I
without considerations |
Mr.. Banks stated the facts, claiming 1
that DR.. Hou3td was an American cih /
zen, and that he should be tried by ! |
court Of law, on any charge prefefre |
against him, and not by military coul-
martial. +
Mr.. Perry Ohiol inquired whether 1
was not Incumbent on those who claim
ed that HOuard was not a Spanish sub
ject after residing in CUBA continuously
for twenty-eight years, to show thal
fact.
Mr.. Banks replied that the Spanls
Government was bound to show thSl
the man was subject 70 its laws. n
member of the committee on Foreigl
Affairs argued against the resolution
The question was whether Houard II
the time Of his seizure by the SPANS
Government was citizen of the Unite.
States; if he was, then he comedies
there had been violation of his right
as citizen in the matter of his trial
and that the Spanish Government wa
bound under the treaty Of 1875 TO furnis
| the United States Government VIII
| COPY of the record of proceed
1 ings, which it had not done. HI
own conviction was that citizen
ship had not only its rights, but its dd
ties, and he was not aware that durinl
the late civil war in this country thu
man had assumed to have or to dis
charge any duty to the Government 81
the United States.
Mr.. Amber said that for twenty
eight years Mr.. Houard had never
his foot on the American soil. He dl
MED that any case could be found in ab
4 law book TO Justify the claim that I a
man was an American citizen. Til
claim was an impossible one. Tht
/ State Department had beed inclined Il
stretch its authority, and had been enS
/ deavoring to interpOse its kind ofhces
between HOuard and the bloody, tyran
nieal government which was undoubt
edly depressing him. Before this gov
! eminent interfered as nation, it shouFi
be sure that ii had right to interferet
Before it commenced to sucef
| its citizens, it should at leasf
have good, healthy ground of sus.
1 picion that the fellows are citizens Of
the United States. i.
Mr. Garfield suggested that Il his govs
eminent was resisting claims madN
against 1t by. British subjects domieilee
/ in the South during the war, whom i
/ had treated as American citizens.
Mr.. Banks denied that there was any
analogy between the cases.
Without proceeding further in the de-
bate the House took a recess until hall
past seven o'clock. The evening session
is to be for action on the pension bill.