The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-26
The Fish Basis Of Settlement for
the Alabama Claims.
resident Grant Hanging to the Con-
$ Sequential Damages.
TEE DEFICIENCY Bill ASSIGNMENTS
DR.. Houard's Case Argued AL
Day in the House.
CRESWELLs CRUSADE AGAINST GOLF "

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WASHINGTON, April rs, 1872
Secretary Fish's Plan for Settlement OF
the Treaty Questionable Presidents
Arguments.
The immediate basis Of settlement o, the troubles
in regard to consequential damages, which it is
understood is now under consideration on both
sides OF the Atlantic, attract good deal OF atten
ton here, and is generally laughed at by the demo
Gratis as puerile. 1t will fall to give satisfaction to
strong minority, which is ready upon
every opportunity to arraign tho foreign
policy OF the administration and it Is known,
besides, that this panacea of the Secretary of State
is far from proving acceptable to the President. If
he consents to it it will be only in the interests OF
peace He still cings to his original opinion, that
the question OF consequential damages Is question
to be determined only by the arbirators at Geneva
and, while award is expected, he thinks this
government ought to insist upon the question being
disposed Of by the only tribunal which is competent
to settle 1t.
1t Is urged by the adherents OF the Secretary of
State and the lobby Interested in the withdrawal OF
our claims for consequential damages that their
clients may be speedily paid for direct losses that
the settlement of the point in dispute between the
two governments Is OF great interest to the United
States, because it will settle oil doubt regarding
the liability OF this government for the payment OF
claims arising from injuries done to British sub
jects during the Fenian raids In Canada.
Indemnity for Injury to a British Ship.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs to-day agreed
to report the bill appr0priating $4,000 to indemnify
I. II. Hoderness a British subject for damage to
his ship, the Duke OF Edinboro, occasloned by col
lision with the ship General MCPHERSON in the Bay
OF San Francisco.
The Morrill, Southern Claim Amend-
ment I'm the Senate-COlc on Sar-
gents Personality.
The Senate spent nearly all day again to-day
upon the amendment to the Deficiency Appropra-
ton bill, offered by Mr. Morrill,, which forbids pay
ments to claimants who have heretofore obtained
Judgment before the Court OF Claims. There were
several amendments added to Mr.. Morrill's propo-
stion but none that do away with It's pernicious or
unjust effect. No one believes that the House will
ratify the action of the Senate In this regard, as
that body would have undoubtedly repudiated so
unjust provision had anything like a full vote
been had. The vote stood % for to II against the
/ amendment, only one more than quorum voting.
i Mr.. Cole undertook to edify the Senate with a
! personal explanation in relation to an assault
made upon him in the House by Mr.. Sargent I'm that
gentemans discussion of the Goat Island bill. In
violation of the rules Mr. Sargent used disrespect-
full language toward Mr.. Cole and, it is asserted
inserted I'm the Globe an extract from a speech OF
Mr.. Cole in the Senate upon the right OF actual set
tiers to that island which he did not use in the
debate. The Senate refused, however, to hear Mr..
Coles grievances until the Goat Island job comes up
for action. 1t is reported that the President win
veto the Goat Island bill If it is passed by the
Senate, owing to the fact the republican party in
California is hostile to the measure.
DIR. Houard's Case Before the House for n
Whole Day-Banks Defying Dawes.
The case OF Dr.. Houard occupied the entire day
In the House, and vote was not reached. The
democrats who spoke to-day took occasion in favor
ing the resolution to attack the administration.
Wood, OF New York, thought it was clearly proved
that DR.. Houard was citizen OF the United States,
and as such entitled to our protection. He criti-
csed the action of the administration in neglecting
to take steps to have his wrongs righted, which, he
thought ought to have been done long ago. Mr..
w. r. Roberts followed Mr.. Wood in an eloquent
appeal for new policy in regard to
the protection OF American citizenship
ABROAD. III CONCLUSION COlOnel RODcrLS HuVOC0Ueu
the recognition of Cuban belligerency. He had to
deal more with sentiment, but not less with logic,
than Mr.. willard, who followed with an argument
against the validity of Dr. Houards claim to pro-
lection from the government the ground OF
American citizenship. He went on to show that
DR.. HOuard's father was Frenchman, who emf
grated to Cuba from France. His argument was to
the effect that the Doctor was Cuban
by birth, and after receiving his educa-
ton in Philadelphia had returned to that
island, where he afterward resided, receiving his
medical diploma, and practising his profession for
thirty years in that country. He argued that DR..
Houard having performed none of the duties of
American citizenship, could claim none of its
privileges. Mr.. willard claimed that In adopting
the policy proposed we go back on the doctrine Of
expatriation, to establish which we went to war
with England in 1912.
Mr. Bingham said that declaration ncces-
sary by the laws of spain for a naturazed citizen
or any other country to become citizen OF Spain.
lie took the ground that DR. Houard clearly
citizen OF the United States II he had committed no
act by which he had forfeited the right OF citizen
ship, and entitled 20 protection. He claimed
that the seventh article OF the treaty of 1906 had
been violated to bring this point forward. At five
O'Clock General Banks announced his intention to cali
the previous question, which was the signal for
another struggle on the part OF the Ways and
Means Committee for the floor tomorrow. At this
point General Butler asked for ten minutes to be
heard in reply to the attacks which had been made
upon the administration, and proceeded to argue
that its course had been consistent and the resolu
ton proposed by the House was impertinent inter.
ference He addressed himself to the remarks
made by Messrs. Wood and Voorhees, character
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