New-York tribune., 1872-04-27
HOUSE OF REqrEsENTATIvEs.

TIE CASE OF DIR IOUARD
The House resumed the consideration of The
uouard rC5oluon.
MI BANKS Icp., Mass.). Chairman of the Committee
on Foreign Affairs. supported the resolution He denied
that there was shadow Of evidence show that Hou-
arj5 father took the oath Of allegiance to the Span
lsh Government. If he had done So 1t record,
bnd the Spanish Government could produce it, and that
would be end to this lie conceded that If the
father OF the HOuards had aluTed his allegiance TO tie
SG synmcn pan ana fEor" M ndgIfI lad y Ho &
TO come TO this Government for protection
IN American. Ii lie had been lIishman, German
African, or even corporation, the House would
have risen 10 protect him; but he was Only an American
and what rights had an American from an American
Government II would soen, from the arEnments
nsanst tdo resolution that ne LdI none ~ DE- iiouII
had been an Encshuan not one halr OF hs head would
have been touched by the Spanish Government. These
facts could never Lave occurred WIN reference 10
Enehshmen, or IrehcHMeD, or CoIma,f. oIa,fs., me
CuDa Cubans. on Chinese and on Japanese lay upon
the United States The United states were responsible
cruel and relcntess vOiun in Cuba within the last
five years The United States were responsible for the
charge having violated the OF CastanOn Tue
ISLAND OF CUBA was OF s9ch moItahce 10 tne c0unly
should lay hands on it, or assume to control ITS
Government tie consequence was that what done
there was the eris sion of the United states
Great Britain would have interiered against those
Nronss If IL were for the fact that tine United States
stood betw, en- Great Britain and Cuba. How long was
that state Of things to continued That was question
Tor other men ana Tor ahOher mc Dut ia regard 10 tIs
question OF the protection Of an American ,citlzeu who
had
compact between the two countries this man ought at
least TO have kind word from an American House OF
1ne House then proceeded TO vote. The amendment
offered by Mr.. Bingham, last evening" was agreed 10 Dy
MI sCOFIELD called attention to the inconsistency Of
The resolution which affirmed the American citizenship
OF Dr. HOuaId, and the portion just added in Mn Bng-
hams motion. which cast Il doubt upon me matter.
The SPEAKER said taat there could be q separate
vote on preamble III which Dr. Houards citizenship
f6e resoluiion. apart from the preamble, then
adopted. Yeas, l43; Nays, 43.
TIC preamble was then amended and passed. The fol-
lowing is tue preamble and resolution IS adopted:
Bersas. alleged that Dr. John Emilio loaaid has a one
sc;ei Of corpct7 irecol against tie ars Go'cmert
rea eoosy Of SPAN for the term egt years,
don snsne punishment be aPpa ioF protection the Govern
B11s5s il sppar,-is That the said Dr. Hoaa native
s segsnce tie has claimed be and
s,s e'en eelGa lS Of the e rhd o s al 7i osa
81 suy form o l1O that ne ever became By any act satec Or
Wi1Tsa i isribei stsr. rs trial sentence and punishment
n the Und Constitution acd laws Lerco The
reatv Oct ~ 1895 between tie United States and slani here'
sSired That Judgment Of Tbs Hose the said Johu Emilio
Ind rrraTtc eboc such entitled all ana IIOe
lent sSou PrompJ Gcspd release rt,ior
s6 o. DIS Si0e T b. maze 10 apes on i1ye iSacn 10 tie
a4on Executive Department that the said HGd has been
sscon Of soso aud hs. been cu,ed therefore % eT a'ody
md that PRIVILEGES secured tieI Of tie Cne Sttes b, Tie
'Iy The s IneInbeGs Voting IN sie negative were:
Mesr. AmGs, BsrtsI, leaTy E.f a. Sa j. bsy Brqe, (al
ssc1Td 6.. csI M H1. '2a alon & o,5 Lsnng Nav
sd hGJu9An Asire3 ASaISy S ,. OK & '13iJ % e e u.s.
Smith (Nex York, Smith Olo Ia-e UIso1' Wheeler Viii
Mr. DAWES rep, Mass) made effort to 90 into
Committee OF the Whole on the Tariff bin.
Mr. DICKEY Qep, PENN. as question Of privilege,
,ered concurrent resolution for iLai adjournment
u Mr. f COX dem n " remarked that that was "pro-
Mr' DAWES appealed to the House not 10 adopt the
resolution, and remarked that the Committee OF Ways
md Means had been having conferences with senators
n regard to the condition Of the public business, and
.aiicyeI that If the House were to meet IL clock
very day and sit till hvc the pdhc business could DO
arrcd through IN time to adjourn Oh the z9h Of May
mi ho thought 10 would he unwiSe 10 TX the time now.
Mr. BROOKS (Dein, n. " opposed the resolution and
mggested that II came IRON an appropriate quarter III
coming nom The gcDtienaA WLO represented tAe hcAcI
district OF Pennsylvania. ,, ,,on,,,,,,
The resolution was also opposed by Messrs. COBURN
>haIrlnan of Committee Foreign Affairs;
ucCKAIiY, Chairman OF the Committee on Elections
IN tnc ground that the important Of tese various
KELLEY OF Pennsylvania, X ERR, ana other'. ,
,Irab 'lJ fnc and eSciicmcnt Mr. DIcKEY WITH
Ircg the resolution. but Mr.. BROOKS tN. ~ renewed
in order 10 Lave the decision of the House upon it.
rhe vote taken, and the resolution was rejected
Nj LtT,Ei. Gep. Mass), from the Judiciary Com
Dlttoc, reported bin TO remove political disabilities
rom some l6,cOO persons which was ordered TO be
2rutcd and recomnitted.
THE TARIFF.
The House then at 325, Wrut into COI1mittce Of the
WAole MI ScOncd in the chair, the TaIn bill, the
ir.t reading OF which dispensed with, and the gen
,ral debate ~ he closed on FRIDAY next.
MIR. FlNXELNBURG Ucp, MOI, Il member of the
Committee Ways and Means, ADDRESSED the Commit
zee u support Of the bill lie sai II tue 1rs step ia
he scaling down the Inauguration Of the policy OF re-
Iucon ana such he bes0ugh, or Il the support Of all
iicnds revenue sefOrm. IL was true that tho reduc
proposed IN were very moderate 81 much 80 that
o bill ght, with apparent justice, be criticised for no.
tOng enough. II not what he should like 10 sect
tpd his idea Of fair revenue rciy0, bat he
his support practical measure Of reduction
In regard tea and coffee lie remarked that tue phrase
free tea and coffee" g,ittcrlng generality, but
hat all mat gteTs Is not gOif and 40 would be found
mat A. a measure revenue reform there was good
ica o. ncbbcck about free tcd aud coffee. The dulles
)u these irlcics strictly rovenuc duties, not
,rptOnaly igh and yet they had Yielded revenue Of
~ OO1GOO last year. The proposed teducton OF 10
,cnts aud twO cents per pound was equli
rnt OF coffee ad vaiorem. II was ssld tLat
~, and cOce were artcles 0f almost universal con
fm2iion and such should he dnt, free. lie admit
Ia tbey we're OF universal consumption. but he could
al admit that they peCessaes OF NE in as high
tgrce as clothing salt, ncchaaics tools, bed blankets
sd many other articles in the tsrr on which there were
fues some exceeding 100 per cent, some 100 per cent
.ud some approaching 800 per cent. He appealed to
roth sdcs o: the House. Free Traders ana Protection
Tae conference report tue Legislative. Executive.