Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-26
FORTY SECOND CONGRESS-.
This Afternoons PROCEEDINGS.
FRInAv April o.

SENATE.-The Goat Island bill was laid be-
fore the Senate by the Vice President, and read
once-Mr. Cole Directing to a second reading.
MI. Corbett called mp bill declaring TO be citi-
zens OF the United States all persons now resi-
dent in the state Of Oregon who we're born in
that territory Of British parents and while
under the British flag.
Mr.. Casserly objected to the BILL and said n
would be an acknowledgment that the United
States had assumed a false position IN Claiming
Oregon as American territory.
After some discussion, the bill went over
Mr.. Scott moved an amendment to the rules,
providing that for the remainder or the present
session debate on any pending amendment to
an appropriation bill shall be limited to five
minutes for each Senator. He asked for it,
present consideration, but Mr.. Blair objected,
and ii went over.
Mr.. Cole made a report from the committee of
THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL.
MI Cole explained that the committee had
aries Of the District of Columbia Judges, and
had placed the salaries of the Justices of the
court Of Claims at "a 800 each, and had provided
for thirty additional clerks in the Land Office
No increase in the salary Of the United States
district judges had been made.
Mr.. Carpenter called the ayes and noes on
GiOnsTIring g. in the report, when t was cOncurred
The unfinished business, being the deficiency
appropriation bill. was then proceeded with.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
regular order was demanded as soon as the
journal was read, and the House resumed the
consideration Of
THE HoUARD CUBAN RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Banks, Mass. - who was entitled to the
He said the questions involved i'm the disc ussion
were of the gravest importance. They were
questions that had led us to the verge Of war,
and even to war itself. The case now presented
was one mainly Of fact, that Of Dr. Hoaards
right to protection as an American citizen. He
denied that the father Of DIR. Houard was a
subject or citizen Of Spain, and held that If the
Spanish authorities had the proof of such citi-
Zenship, 1t was their duty to show il. His
American citizenship had been fully shown and
1t was not for this country to prove the negative
in relation to his Spanish citizenship. He said
it had not been proven that he was ever a com
missioner Of police, and IL it had il would not
have necessarily made him Spanish citizen.
he insisted that DIR. Houard was an American
citizen by birth, and until it was shown that he
had done some act to renounce that citizenship
ne was entitled to protection As such citizen;
contrary the record could only be with them.
and it was their duty to produce il. DIR. Houard
ne asserted, was not only known in Cuba as an
aMersam Physiean snt he was licensed as
the manner of DR.. Houard's trial, by a court
martial, at time when il was asserted that the
island was In condition Of profound peace, for
an alleged offense which was not proven, and
which was not worthy, il proven, of the pun
ishment which was inflicted upon him, and the
witness who testified against him had since
said that he testified falsely, under fear
He denied that he had any trial such
as was contemplated by the treaty between
the goverDmen ts of the United States and Spain.
he claimed that this case was parallel to that OF
Martin Kozta, and said that If the case of Kozta
was before the House, every man who opposed
this resolution would vote to impeach the au-
thority that protected KoZta. He said that the
responsibility for the cruelties practiced upon
Spaniards, upon Cabans, Chinese, Japanese and
Americans in Cuba rested upon this country
Had they been English, French, or German
SUBJECTS, the outrages would never have been
for the murder of the ten bows who were SO cru.
ely butchered short time since, and for every
drOpof blood that had been wantonly shed there
during the past five years.
AT the close of Mr.. Banks remarks, Mr. Am
bier moved to lay the resolution and pending
amendments upon the table, but subsequently
Withdrew il, to allow a direct vote upon the
question.
Mr.. Banks asked, and obtained consent. 10
withdraw his proposed amendment, and said he
would support that OF Mr. Bingham.
4, Mr.. kellogg Conn., demanded division OF
the preamble and resolution, and the resolution
was adopted-yeas, 1i3; nays, As.
. The preamble was then adopted with opposi-
to offer resolution that on and after Monday
the House meet at II q. m. until otherwise or
dered.
Mr.. Cox N. W objected.
the whole On the tariff bill, and pending that,
that all general debate on the bill cease at two
O'Clock on Tuesday next.
Considerable objection was made, both to
going into committee and fixing limit to gen.
Pending the question Mr.. Dickey( Pa : offered
as question of higher privilege, concurrent
resolution for final adjournment on the 10Th Of
May.
The question was debated at considerable
length by different members.