Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-04-25

Pa. and L. Myers, Of Pa, Joined with Mr..
Bsnks ip urging The consideration Of the resOlu-
EGoris we're made 70 harmoniss the CONFLICT.
ing claims % The door, and much confusion pro
vailed. An understanding not being reaehed,
srniion % vote The House ard u was de.
oided, By decisive vote, 70 10 on with
TIE HouAnp CASE
Of the COMMITTEES on Foreign AfAlri in the case
81 Dr. Houard. Tho RESOLUTION was read declar.
log Howard an Amerloan citizen and demandlng
Mr.. Banks then stated the facts Of the case,
which led the committee 70 the full belief that
Houard vas citizen Of The United States, aud
thofitiss recognized him a. . citizen OF the
United States. There wa nothing TO show that
Dr. HouArd ever intended 70 alisnate himself
proof 70 show that he had aided the Cuban au.
thonties by furnishing them with medicines as
was charged. II y coneeded that Houard be
that he ever Intended TO become = permanent
resident there. The committee claimed that he
had right 70 have trial such as spanish
trial, but was tried BY an exraofdinary tri
bunal. Mr.. Banks then quoted 70 show what
was required 70 make a spanish citizen, and
sary stops. lie therefore advocated the adoption
Of the resolution.
Ssd rishs they Also owed certain duties 70 the
country IN which they claimed oltlHonshlp
Now, he wanted 70 call the attention Of the
House 70 the fact that since 1913 DIR. Houard has
been IN Uuba, = domlcilod citiIen there, and
since that year he has not set foot upon tho soil
Of the United stAtss and during ali Of our long
S e :: Si ' 4: asS
further 70 call attention TO the fact that Or.
Houards father won't 70 Cuba and became q
HnS sTs
would dispute the proposition that 40 Or.
| Houard was then minor his citizenship fol.
lowed that Of his father, oeeAuse he va. =
uoated, but he immediately went back 10 Cuba,
and, As he stated before, he had not returned 10
Thsre ~as no evidence that he ever was called
an Americau citizen, except upon mere rumor.
The burden Of proof was TO show that Dr. Hou
ard had DECLARED his in,ention o. retnrning e
he ever declared such Intention. He did mot
understand that Il was necessary that DR.. Hou
Ard shoald have adopead form q renunels.i0n p
demiciL Reference was made 70 the Martiu
| Kosta case to show that domicillntion was al
th.s vas ssess'iry y pri horsrd VS. % den nj;
nation 10 which he was then domlciled.
Mr. Amber thon referred TO the doctrine Of
ssps,Tish.iCSn and .aid We ma .as' ns,a ma =
individual will and action altogether. Ho did
not think any case could be found anywhere thai
would 30 president ier 4 ease IKE nj. q Dr
o. the Spanish Government but the qncstior
was Is 70 HouArJ's citizenship, and he did no
believe that this caeo warranted . IeoognitioI
Of the claimants oitizenship. He thought TIT
United states had gone too far in this matter
The state Department had already
sTREroHED ITS srMrArHfEs
out and had tried 10 stand between DR.. Houart
| and the tyrannical Government that Il no doub
| expressing him; but before we take action le
Us be at loast satisfied that the man has ct loas
| claim 10 American citizenship.
Mr.. Wood, Of N. Y, obtained the floor, and
| pending q motion for n recess,
THE DISTRICT PoLtUE BILL,
Mr. Chapman, Of ID. c., offered 81 bill 70 con
solidate the acts In relation 10 . metropolitan
police force In the District Of Columbia Re
| ierrod 70 Committee on District Of Columbia.
THE MUNICIPAL COURT BILL
Tho Senate bill In relation 70 municipa
court was referred to the Committee on Dlstric
| OF Columbia.
The House then took recess until 7:so .. IN.
Evening sessiou-
The HOUSE met again at $50, 70 consider n
ports from the Committee on Pensions; an
| among tho bills passed were the following;
Increasing tho pension Of tho widow OF Ger
:, Z. v, sumner 10 tho sum Of hfty dollars ps
: month.
Also, bill granting n pension 10 Maria /
Lee, OF Washington, ID. C., widow Of Abel
! Lee, who died while In the service Of the Unite
states a. q scout
and the House, at e:5s p. m, adjourned.