The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-04-26
42d CONGRESS.
,-,fH WAsHINGToN, April 26
HOUSE.

MI, BANKS, Ouereu resolution CAlllnI
on the President for q copy ofthe British
counter case. Adopted.
I The House resumed consideration o
the case OF Dr.. Howard.
] .Mr. WooD, a member Of the Committel
on Foreign Afaifs, addressed the Housl
In support of the resolution. Mr.. WooI
said there was no doubt but Howard wa
an American citizen; tho evidence In tht
case showed this. He stated that at the
time oi Howard's arrest, the fact OF hi
being registered as an American citizen
and Of having with other Americans ap
piled TO have an American mRn.of.waI
sent there, was known 10 the Spanish
authorities, He protested he was moi
actuated by any partizan motives In the
position which lie took, knowing that II
might involve the country In war. Still
he was for his country, right or wrong
and he would not by any account or word
or bis, justify tho position Of any foreign
government against the United States,
unless the, case was so Overwhelmingly
against the United States that there could
be no possible room for q division Of
sentiment among the American people,
W. RoBERTs supported the resolution.
MIR. WILLARD, o member Of the Com.
mittee Of Foreign Affairs opposed the
resolution and reminded the House with
grave importance on tho subjeot. He had
noticed that the Democratic side Of the
House was always ready and eager to
stretch the powers of tho government
for naturalized citizens, who had gone
abroad and rendered themselves amen.
able TO the justice IN other countries,
while at sometime when 1t come to the
question Of protecting American citizens
at home from masked midnight maur.
auders, the Democratic side of the House
always held It to be unconstitutional
to interfere for their protection.
When the members were found occupying
those opposite positions, It was fair to
cast the suspicion that their zeal was
rather zeal to make point against the
Republican administration Of affairs, than
to protect honestly the rights Of American
citizens. He regarded it as nothing short
OF impertinence for the House to declare
what the foreign policy Of the government
should be. This resolution was virtually
a, declaration Of war, for If the demand OF
the government for an unconditional re.
lease of Howard should be met by per.
emptory refusal on thepart Of the Spanish
government, 1t would have been followed
up by strong arguments Of the govern.
ment. e ElH FsssI sG.. -
Mr.. POLAND stated that in his Judgment
the pending resolution was utterly non.
American, and utterly hostile and con.
trary to the whole doctrine that
had been imputed to this country
as against the doctrines Of monarchial
countries. The consequence OF this doc
trine would be TO say to the English and
German Governments that although their
subjects choose to extricate themselves
and settle permanently In the United
States, still they owe obligations to their
original governments He denied that
doctrine, and this country had denied it
for half century.
Mr.. -, a member Of the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, advocated the resolu.
ton, and argued in support Of tho claim
Mr.. Howard Tor citizenship. Tho object
Of the resolution was to strengthen the
Hands Of the administration. He replied
to the legal arguments made on the other
side Of the question, and claimed that Mr..
Howard had never lost American citizen.
ship. II BE = S. I
IIr. PACKARD, of Ind, another member
Of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, said
he voted for It in tho committee, but he
would not have done so had he supposed
1t would have been made as 1t had been
made to.day--a medium ol. attack on the
administration. He claimed that the ad.
ministration had been diligent in the
matter, and had even stretched what It
considered to be Its duty, 's7 -@algl
Mr.. BINGHAM offered an amendment to
add 10 the resolution the words: "Unless
1t shall be made to appear in the inyesti.
\ cation, To the satisfaction Of the Executive
Department, that said Howard had been
held for and duly convicted Of an offence
committed within the jurisdiction OF
Spain, and has been prosecuted therefor
under authority otthe law and according
to the course Of proceedings usual in like
cases, and that the privileges secured to
citizens Of the United States by the sew.
enth article Of the treaty with Spain oil
the Cd Of October, 1895, was neither de.
MED nor disregarded on his trial" sga
J. Mr.. BANKS moved to amend MIR. BINa.
HAMS amendment, by substituting for II
these words, "unless It shall be establish
ed to the satisfaction Of the President, that
from any cause the said Howard had
forfeited his rights to protection by the
government, or taken an oath OF ale.
glance to the government Of Spain.n p
Mr. BINGHAM argued In support Of his
amendment, claiming that both govern.
lments were bound by treaty. he ex-
pressed his conviction In answer to the
Questionby Mr.. RANDALL, that Howard
was citizen OF the United States, and
had not forfeited his rights by expatria.
'Etion. |,2-'----'.,!-' 8 p De ~ - - -A-
VOORHEES, advocated theresolutlon,
and declared that the foreign policy OF
this government was contemplate, pusil-
Luminous ,andgcowardly. He almost
felt degraded to, think that he was
la part and parcel of the government
which allowed such a state Of things He
inquired Whetherit was q fact that mem
bers'o Of the family. ot the Secretary Of
State had profitable and lucrative pro.
professional arrangements with the Span.
| ish government - lsasEez1ib
Mi. BINGHAM made point that VooR.
HEEs last remark was out Of order. .
MraYoRHEEs: .Ifyou say 1t Is not so
there Is no necessity for point Of order.
Mr. BANKS remarked that the same
charge had been made during the last
Congress and had been authofatively de-
MED By, the gentleman from New York,
Mr. WooD. sis
Mr. Woops expressed the opionion
that there was no truth inthe assertion.
Mr.. BANKS opposed Mr.. BNaHAM's
amendment ~ pa A-sLt)
Mr.. BUTLER, Of Massachusetts, argued
against the citizenship Of Dr.. Howard, he
regarding the resolution as a vote Of cen