The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-04-27

! American puy5lCldHs Ttsluc, ouo ~
affirmed that man may be domiciled
in fornign country ten, twenty, fifty
or hundred years, il he lived so long,
without changing his nationality in one
particular, while subject to be punished
Tor any violations of the laws OF
the country where he resided.
He coutended as an American citizen
he must be tried and convicted accord
ing to the forms of law, and a court
martial was not legally recognized
tribunal. DR.. Howard, he said, had
one misfortune, that of being an Amerl'
can; if he had been an lrishman or a
German or even an African, the House
would have risen to protect him. But he
was only an American and what rights
had an American from an American
Government. 1t would seem from ar
guments against the resolution that he
had none. If DR.. Howard had been an
Englshman not one hair OF his head
would have been touched by the Span,
ish Government. These facts could
never have occurred with reference to
an EngIishmau, or Frenchman or Ger
man. The responsibility TOR the enor-
mites practiced on Cuba, on the
Cubans, on the Chineseand on the
Japan nese lay upon the United States.
The United States were responsible tor
the massacre of hundreds and thousands
bv the cruel and relentless volunteers In
Cuba within the last five years. The
! United States were responsible for the
execution of eight boys, who were eX.
ecuted on a charge Of having violated
the grave Of Castanon. The island OF
Cuba was Of such importance TO the
United States that we had proclaimed
to the world that no foreign nation
should lay hands on it or assume 10
control its government, and the
consequence was, what was done
there was done with the per-
mission of the United States.
Great Britain would have interfered
against the wrongs, if it were not TOR
the fact that the United States stood
between England and Cuba. How
long was that state OF things to last !!
That was q question for other men
and tor another time but in regard to
this question of the protection OF an
American citizen who had been thus
touIIy wronged, not only in ccntradic'
ton of the laws of God and man, but
in violation OF every compact between
two governments, this man ought, at
least, to have a kind word from AL
American House of Representatives.
The House then proceeded to vote.
Mr.. Banks Withdrew the amendment
offered by him last evening
Mr.. Amber moved to lay the reso,
luton and amendments on the table,
but subsequently withdrew his motion.
Mr.. Bingham's amendment, which
provides that the President shall de-
mand the release OF DR.. Howard and
the restoration of his property, unless it
shall appear, upon investigation, to the
satisfaction Of the Executive Depart
ment that DR.. Howard has been held
for and duly convicted of an otfense
committed by him within the Jurlsdlc-
ton OF Spain and tried therefor in
accordance with the treaty provisions,
was adopted-yeas lis, nays ~.
Mr.. Banks preamble and resolution,
a. amended by Mr.. Bingham, was
agreed to by ayes l43 to nays 43. The
members voting in the negative were {:
Mes.rs. Amber, Barber, Beatty, Blair
of Michigan; Bigley, Brooks, OF Mas
sachusetts; Burchard, Clark, of New
York; Coburn, Dawes, Dornan, Orr,
Packard, OF Indiana; Palmer, Peters
Plat, Poland, Prindle, f. II. Roberts,
Rusk. Singer, Scofeld, Finckelnberg,
FRY, Garfield, Hale, Hayes, of Ala
hama; IIazleton, OF Wisconsin; HOar
Lansing. Maynard, McJunkings, Mer.
riam. Monroe, Sessions, Shanks, Smith,
of New York; Smith, OF Ohio; Tatfee,
tyson, Wheeler, Willard, and Wilson,
Of Ohio-43.
Mr.. Dickey, as a question Of privilege
offered concurrent resolution for =
final adjournment on the 10Th OF May.
Mr.. Cox remarked it was protection
dodge.
Mr.. Sargent-We can adjourn abont
June II.
Mr.. Garfield think so.
The resolution was also opposed by
Messrs. Coburn, chairman of the Com
mttee Oh Military Affairs; Banks
chairman of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs Shanks, chairman Of the Com
mi,tee on Indian Affairs and McCrary,
chairman Of the Committee on Elec.
tons, on the ground that important
business Of these various comm ittees
was vet to be acted on.
Mr.. Dawes appealed to the House
not TO adopt the resolution and re-
marked that the Committee on Ways
andMeans had been having conference
with the Senators in regard to the
condition of the public business
and believed that if the House were to
meet at eleven o'clock every day and
sit till five the public business could be
rushed through in time to adjourn on
the 18th OF May, but he thought it un-
wise to fix the time now.
Mr.. Campbell said that as far as he
was concerned and those for whom he
spoke, they were opposed to any ad-
journment till the question Of the
tariff were considered and acted on.
| Mr.. Dawes-And | am too.
Mr.. Farnsworth inquired Of Mr..
Dawes whether there was any truth in
the newspaper statement that the Ad-
ministration was very anxious that Con-
gress should adjourn before the Phila-
delphia Convention met.
Mr.. Dawes replied that he knew
nothing about it.
Mr.. Dickey advocated this resolution,
and referred to the tariff as an egg
hatched by the Committee of Ways
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