The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-12-04

the authority Of Congress, TO examine int
: the nature and extent Of the forays BY tress
passers from thxt country upon the herds o
Texss, have made q report which will b
submitted for your consideration.
THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT
has been appraised Of the action Of Con-
gress in regard TO the award Of the joint
convention under the convention Of April
%, 1866, as ex expressed in the act Of the 18th
Of February last 1t is spPrehended that
Ithat Government does not realize the charac-
tier Of its obligations under that convention.
As there IL reason to believe, however, that
its hesitancy in recognizing them springs, in
part at least, from real difficulty in discharg-
ing them in connection with Its obligations
to other Governments: The eIpediency Of
further forbearance On our part is believed
to be worthy of your consideration.
| II he Ottoman Government aid that Of
Egypt have latterly shown disposition to
relieve foreign consuls Of the judicial pow
ers which heretofore they have exercised in
the Turkish dominions by organizing other
tribunals, as Congress, however, has BY law
provided for the discharge Of Judicial func-
tons by copsuls Of the United States in that
qusrter under the treaty Of 1880. have not
felt nj liberty formally TO accept the change
without assent OF Congress, whore decision
upon the subject, at an early period az con-
| venient, il requested. transmit for consid
Grafton of Congress an application of the
Republic Of
IL SANTA DOMINGO
to this government, to exercise protecforate
over that republic. Since the adjournment
of Congress the following TREATIES with for
eiRn powers have been proclaimed: A Nat
uraliIation Convention with Denmark;
convention with Mexico for renewing the
Claims Commission; Convention Of Friend
ship, Commerce and Ex.radition with the
Orange free States. and Naturalization
Convention with Ecuador. / renew a re-
commentator made in my message OF 1870,
that Congress authorize the Postmaster Gen
eral to issue all commissions TO officials
appointed through his department. invite
the earnest attention of Congress to the ex-
isting laws of the Uuited States respecting
extradition and the eligibility of nationality
by individuals. Many citizens Of the United
States reside permanently abroad with their
families under the provisions of an act
approved FEBRUARY 18th, 1855, the children
Of such persons are 10 be deemed, and are
taken to be citizens of the Uuited States, but
the
Rights OF CITIZENSHIP
are not to descend to the persons whose
fathers never resided in the United States; it |
thus happens that persons who have never
resided within the United States have been
enabled to put forward pretensins to the pro-
lection of the United States against the claim |
of military service of the Government under |
MI hnrp hava
been reared. In some cases unnaturalized |
citizens of the United States have returned |
to the land of their birth, to remain there,
and their children, the issue of marriage |
contracted thereafter, then ~return, and |
who have never been in the United States,
have laid claim to our protection when |
the larse of many years have imposed on |
them the duty of military service to the only |
Government which had ever known them |
personally. Until the year 1868 it WAS left |
BY conflicting opinions of courts
and jurists to determine how far the doc
trine Of perpetual allegiance, derived from
our former
COLONIAL RELATIONS
with Great Britain was applicable to Ameri-
can citizens. Congress then wisely swept
these doubts by enacting that any declara-
lion, instruction, opinion, order or decision
Of any officer of this government, which de-
nies, restricts, impairs, or questions the right
Of expatriation, Is inconsstant with the fun
iamental principle of this government. But
Congress did not enact in that statute, or has
il since done; so, what acts are to be deemed
4 work of e1pstristion, my own guidance in
The determination of all questions under the
provisions of the constitution, and the opin-
ions in writing of the principal officers in
each of the executive departments upon Ger
tain questions relating to this subject, the re-
suit satisfies me, that further legislation has
become necessary. therefore commend the
subject TO the consideration of Congress, and
herewith copies Of several opinions
Of the principal officers Of the executive de
partments. together with other correspond
ence and prominent information on the same
subject. The United States
WHO LED THE WAY
in the overthrow of the feudal doctrine OF
perpetual allegiance. are among the last 10
indicate how their own citizens may cleo.
smother nationality. The papers submitted
herewith indicate what IL necessary TO place
Ia on par with other leading nations in the
of legislation on this international
question. We have already in our treaties
asserted principles which need to be en-
bodied in the laws intended to accomplish
such results. We have agreed that citizens
Of the United States may cease to be citizens
and NAV voluntarily render allegiance to
other powers. We have agreed that resi-
dence in foreign land without intent to re-
turn shall itself work expatriation. We
have agreed upon the length of time neces-
sary for such intent. | invite Congress to
mark out and d. fine when and how expstria-
ton can be accomplished; to regulate by
Law
CONDITION OF AMERICAN WOMEN
foreigners; to fix statute of chill
dren born in foreign country of American
parents, residing more or less abrosI, and
to FIX rulo for determining such other kim
dred points a. may::peem best in compliance
with the requea of Congress.
CONGRATULATIONS TO SPAIN.
Transmitted to the American Minister
at Madrid, with instructions to pre-
cent il to the Spanish government,
q joint resolution approved the 81
Of March last, rendering 10 the people OF
Spain, in name and on behalf of the Ameri-
can people, the congratulations of Congress,
upon the efforts to consolidate in Spain the
principle OF universal liberty, in Republi.
can form Of government. The existence of
the new republic vas iuau9ursted by etrik-
ing the letters from slaves in Porto Rico.
This beni6cent measure was followed by the
release of several Thousand persons illegally
held -
SLAVES IN CUBA.
Next, the Captain General Of that country
was deprived Of the power to set aside the
orders OF his superior at Madrid, which had
pertained to the Office since 1925, and the
sequestersd estates Of American citizens,
which had been the cause Of long and fire.
quent correspondence, we're ordered to be re-
stored to the owners. All these liberal steps
we're taken in The face OF violent opposition
BY the leactionary slsveholders of Havana,
who are vAinly striving to stay the march of
ideas, and has terminated slavery in Chris
tendon. Cuba only accepted. Uuhapply.
ho-sv.x iLis bsoeful Influence has TIM. far |