The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-04-25
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gawG1 9BtyAsHISeNoNI April a. !
First part Of House report notLfur.
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Mr.. Ho1MAH's first amendment redtfir.
ing q minimum annual rental Of $50 600
was relected-yeas SO; nays 03. 'a''1, I
NE HoLALA9's- second amendment, rc.
quiring the company to refund the Interest
paid on la! bonds, was also reiected-veas
20; nays 90. The substitute was agreed 10
without discussion, and the bill, as
amended, passed 10l; nays S5. .Ir
Mr. Cox suggested that the bill should
be changed as to make thread, "a bill
to give to railroad companies over tiyo
million acres OF ground without considera.
ton" -'sb a.,~go9 sg.I,l. .TI-1TT'S' :
A resolution to pay Mr.. Goodlng, the
unsuccessful contestant Of the seat Of
WILSON, Tor expenses; was offered and
agreed to.
Mr.. BANKS called up the report Of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs in the case
OF DR.. Howard, with resolutions debating
Dr.. Howard an American citizen by birth
and continuance and uninterrupted choicR
and as such Is entitled oprotection BY the
government, and that the President
should demand his unconditional releas
and the restoration OF his property. MI
BANKS stated the facts for claiming that
DR.. Howard was, an American citizen,
and that he should be tried hefnre n
court or law on any charge preferred
against him and not by the military court
martial. lI s-Ff "ir silra q H;'Is.f B4 f.I'
Mr, PERRY, ,hoI Ohio, inquired whether
It was not, incumbent on those who claim.
ed that Dr.. Howard was not a
Spanish subject after residing in
Cuba continuously; for twenty,eight years,
to show that fact. wHb51SsII
Mr.. BANKS replied that the Spanish
government was bound 10 showithat the
man was subject to Its law.,1r,,I y.a,lI
"A member ofthe Committeeon Foreign
Affairs argued against the resolution.
r. The question was whether Air.. Howard,
at the time he was seized by the Spanish
government, was q citizen Of the United
States II he was, then he conceded that
there had been violation OF his rights as
citizen in the ARREST and trial, and that
the Spanish government was bound under
the treaty Of 1795, toif1rniah the United
States government with a copy of the re.
cord OF the proceedings, which It had
not done. His own conviction was
that citizenship had not only its rights but
Its duties, and he was mot aware that
during the late civil war in this country
this man had assumed to have or dis.
charge his duty to, o,the government. A
member said ithat sfoF twenty years
Howard had dinever set q foot on Amefi.
can soil. He denied that any case could
be found in any lay book, to Justify the
claim that this man was an American
citizen. The claim was an impossible
one. The secretary's office. had
been inclined to, exceed its authority
and had been endeavorihg rs lfi. i
terpose It's kind Offices between
Howard and the bloody, tyrannical gov.
eminent which was undoubtedly oppress.
ing him, Before this government intcrieres
as a nation itshould be'sure ithad a right
to interfere. Before 1t commenced to snc.
cor Its citizens il should at least have good
healthy grounds Of suspicion that the fel.
lows are citizens of the United States.
Mr.. GARFIELD suggested that this gov
ernment was resisting the claims made
against 1t by British subiects. denunciated
in the South during the war, and who
were treated as American citizens
Mr.. BANKS denied that there was any
analogy betweeHthe cases.O Tf9G5 10
Without proceeding further in debate
the House took recess until 7:30 o'clock.
The evening session Is to be for action on
the pension bill.
.aSENATE.gHaHIH1g-ssi
Mr.. SUMNER presented petitions from
thirteen thousand citizens Of tie United
States against recognizing God in the
Constitution. 5llA 81 ,lEGTs lSITG "a I
Mr.. BUCKINGHAM, from the Committee
on Commerce reported with amendments
the House bill for the protection OF SEQ.
men by the appointment of shipping com.
missioners, &c. The amendments, among
other things provide that the 18th and
25th sections, relating to contracts with
and payment Of, seamen, shall not apply
to masters and owners, and yessels where %
seamen are entitled 10 a share in the
profits OF the voyage, nor TO coastinp and
lake vessels that touch at foreign points.
The'report Of the Senate Privilege and
Elections Committee on the House reso.
luton declaring that the Substitution bv
the Senateiof It's bill to reduce existing
taxes for the House bill repeating the
duties on tea and coffee was unconstitu.
tional, and notifying the Senate that the
same had been laid on the table, presents
an extended argument on that clause Of
the Constitution which reads: '.All bills
for raising revenue shall originate IN the
House Of Representatives, but he Senate
may propose or concur with amendments
as In other bills" Alter discussing the