Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-12-13

and concerning the statues Of Amer
lean woman who may marry for
eigners, and Of children born o
American parents in foreign coun
try. The delicate and complicate
question continually occurring with
reference 10 naturalization, expatria'
tIon and the statues Of such powers
as 1 have above referred to, induce
me to forcibly direct you attention
again to these subjects. In like man.
ner repeat my recommendation
that some means be provided for the
hearing and adjustment Of
CLAIMS OF ALIENS
on the Government Of the United
States, within q respectable limita.
ton, and OF such as may hereafter
arise. While by the. existing pro-
visions Of law the Court Of claims
may in certain cases be resorted to
by an alien claimant, the absence oi
any general provision governing all
such cases and tho want Of q tribunal
skilled in the disposition OF such
cases upon recognized, fixed and set
tied principles, either provides no
remedy In many deserving cases, or
compels q consideration OF such
claims by Congress or the Executive
Departments OF the Governments.
It's believed that other govern
ments are in advance.of the United
States upon this question and that
the practice now adopted is entirely
inadequate.
Congress, by an act approved the
Sd OF March, 1875, authorized the In
habitants of the Territory Of Colora-
do to form a State Government,
with the name of the State Of Colora-
do, and then provide for the admis-
sion of said State, when formed, into
the Union, upon an equal footing
with the original States. A consh-
tuition having been adopted and rat
flied by the people of that State, the
acting Governor having certified to
me the facts as provided by said con-
stitution, together with copy OF
such constitution and ordinance as
provided for in the said act, and the
provision Of said act of Congress
having been duly complied with, !
issued a proclamation upon the 10th
day of August, 1876, copy of which
Ia hereunto annexed.
THE ARMY.
The report of the Secretary of War
shows that the army has been ac-
lively employed during the year in
subduing, at the request of the In
dian Bureau, certain wild bands of
Sioux Indian nation, and in preser-
wing peace at the South during the
election.
The Commission constituted I'M
der the act of July the oath, 1876, to
consider and report on the whole
subject Of reform and reorganization
OF the whole army in August last,
has collected large mass of statis-
tics and opinions bearing on the sub
ject before It. These are now under
consideration, and their report is in
progress. ] am advised, though, by
the President of the Commission,
that 1t will be impracticable to COM
ply with tho clause of the act re-
curing the report to be presented
through me to Congress on the first
day of this session, rs there has not
been time for that mature delibera-
ton which the importance Of the
subject demands. Therefore / ask
that the time of making the report
be extended to.the Goth day of Janu-
airy, 1877. In accordance with the
resolutions of August Is, 1874, the
army regulations prepared under the
act of March /, 1873, have not been
promulgated, but are held until af-
ter the minutes OF the above mention
ed commission shall have been re-
ceived and acted upon. BY act of
August Is, 1876, the cavalry force of
the army was increased by $500 men
with provision that they should be
discharged on the expiration Of the
hostilities. Under this authority
the colony rights have been strength
ened aud a portion of them are now
in the field pursuing the remnants
of the Indians with whom they have
been engaged during the summer.
The estimates Of the War Depart
ment are made on the basis Of the
number OF men authorized by law
and their requirements as shown by
years of experience and also with
the purpose of part OF the bureau
of officers to provide for all contin-
gencies that may arise during the
time for which the estimates are
made exclusive OF the engineers esti-
mates, the President in accordance
with the acts of Congress calling for
surveys and estimates for improve
ments at various localities. The es-
Inmates now presented are about &c.
600, 900 in excess of the appropria.
tions for the years lS74-75and 1S75-76.
This increase Is asked in order to
provide the increased cavalry force.
Should this service be necessary to
prosecute economically the work
upon important public buildings, to
provide for the armament of fortifi.
cations and manufacture of small
arms, and to replenish the work, the
few years have been 80 limited that
the denominations in store will be
entirely exhausted during the pres
ont x,ear and IN will he necessary II