The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-05-02
KENOSHA, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY, MAY g. 1872


Affairs in the case of Howard, with reso-
lutlons declaring Howard IN American
citizens by birth, and continued in un-
interrupted choice, and as such is entitled
to the protection of the Government, and
that the President should demand his un.
conditional release and the restoration of
his property. Mr. Banks stated The facts,
claiming that DR.. Howard was an Ameri-
can citizen, and that he should be tried
before court of law on any charge pre-.
ferred ainst him, and not by military
court marion. Mr.. Perry. of Ohio, in
CURED whether il was not incumbent on
those who claimed that Howard was not
Spanish subject, after residing in Cuba
lnuously for twenty eight years, to
show that fact. Mr. Banks replied that
the Spanish Government was bound to
snow that the man was subject to its law.
Mr.. Garfield suggested that this G ".
eminent was resisting claims made against
1T by British subjects domiciled in the
South during the war whom 1t had tr4at
ed as American citizens. Mr.. Banks de
MED that there was any analogy between
the cases.
On FRIDAY, the house resumed consid
elation Of the case of DR.. Howard resumed
G ,nsideration of the caee of Dr. Howard
MI. Wood, a member of t. e COMMITTEE on
Foreign Affairs, addressed the House in
support of the resolution Mr. Wood said
thrre was M doubt but that Howard was
an American citizen. All the evidence
In The case showed this. He stated that.
at the time OF Towards arrest, tie fact of
ais being registered as an American citi
zen, and OF his having, with other Ameri
Cans, applied IL have an American man,
or war sent there, was known to the
SnaE;sh authorities. He pro ested tha'
De was not aCtuated by any par isan mo.
tlves IN the position which he took, know
Ing that it might involve the country IL
war; still he was for bis country, right or
wrong, and he would not, by any act or
word or his justify the position of any
foreign Government as against the United
States unless the case was so verwht I'm
flngly aglnst the United States that there
could be nO possible room for vision
OF sentiment among the American people
Mr. w. Il. Roberts supported the resolu
ton Mr. L Myers, member of the Com
mlttee on Foreign Affairs, advocated the
resolution, and argued in support OF the
claim Of Towards citizenship. The OBJ
| ]ect eft the resolution was to strengthen
the hands of the Administration He re
plled to the legal arguments made on the
other side Of the question, and claimed
that Howard had never lost the quality
OF American citizenship. An animated
discussion arose in which Mtssrs Banks,
Bingham, Wood, Dawes, Voorhees, and
hers took part. The scene was becom
tng animated when the repeated knock
ing Of the Speakers gavel brought the
House to order and the yeas and nays be-
ing taken on the original motion, the vote
resulted-yeas, so; nays Ga.
Mr. Butler Of Massachusetts,, from the
judiciary Committee reported bill to re-
move political disabilities from sixteen
thousand persons, which was ordered
printed and recommitted.
Mr.. Willard, from the Committee ON
Revolutionary Pensions, reported bill
amendatory of the law pensioning the
soldiers and widows of the war of 1912,
and moved that it be printed and recon-
mitted. He explained that it struck out
the limitations as to length Of service, and
as to participation in the rebellion. The
removal of these limitations, it was cs
tinated, would admit 10000 persons ad-
ditional to the benefits of the till. 1t
also extended the benefits of the law to
all widows of soldiers Of 1872 who were
married prior to Jan |, 1926. This ex
tension would apply 10 several thousand
persons, Mr. Holman remarked that this
bill was manifestly just, and he hoped /;
would not be recommittctl, but be voted
on now. There being no OBJECTIONS, the
bill was passed, and the House adj ourned