Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-12-08

These provisions are needed in aid
and for the protection of the honest
citizen OF foreign birth, and for the
want of which he is made to suffer
not unfrequently.
The United States has insisted up
on the right Of
REPATRIATION,
and has obtained after long strug-
gle an admission of the principle
commended for by acqulescencc there
in on the part of many of the foreign
powers, and by conclusion of treaties
on that subject. 1t is, however, but
justice to the governments to which
such naturalized citizens have for
merly owed obligations, as well as
to the United States, that fixed and
definite rules should be adopted gov
erning such cases, and providing
how repatriation may be accomplish
ed. While cmigrants in large num-
bers become citizens of the United
States, 1t is also true that persons,
both native born and naturalized,
once citizens of the United States,
either by formal acts or as the effect
OF Il series of facts and circumstances
abandon their citizenship, and cease
to be entitled to the protection of the
United States, but continue on con-
venient occasions to assert n right to
protection.
In the absence of provisions OH
these questions, / again invite your
attention to the necessity of legisla-
ton concerning the
MARRIAGE OF AMERICAN CITIZENS
contracted abroad, and concerning
the status OF American women who
may marry foreigners, or of children
born of American parents in a for
eign country. The delicate and COM
plicated question continually occur
! ring, with reference to naturaliza-
ton, repatriation, and the status of
! such persons as 1have above referred
to, induces me to earnestly direct
your attention again to these sub
jects.
In like manner | repeat my rec
ommendation that some means be
provided for the hearing and deter
mlnatlon OF the just and existing
CLAIMS OF ALIENS
upon the government of the United
States within reasonable Limitation,
and of such as may hereafter arise
While by the existing provisions of
law the Court of Claims may be, in
certain cases, resorted to by an alien
claimant, the absence of any gener-
al provision governing all such cases
and the want of tribunal, skilled in
the disposition of such cases upon
recognized, fixed and settled princi-
pies, either provides no remedy in
many deserving cases, or compels
consideration of such claims by
Congress or the executive depart
ments of the government. 1t is be-
lleved that other governments are in
advance of the United States upon
this question, and that the practice
now adopted is entirely unsatisfacto-
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| COLORADO ADMITTED AS A STATE.
Congress, by an act approved
March 3, 1876, authorized the inhab-
itants or the Territory of Colorado to
form State government, with the
name of the State of Colorado, and
therein provided for the admission of
said State, when formed, into the
Union, upon an equal footing with
the original States. The resolution
having been adopted and ratified by
the people of that State, and the gov
eminent thereof having certified to
me the facts, as provided by said act,
together with a copy of such consti-
tuition and ordinance as provided for
IN said act,and the provisions of said
act OF Congress having been duly
complied with, issued proclama-
ton OH the first of August, 1876, a
copy of which is hereto annexed.
! WAR DEPARTMENT.
The report of the Secretary of
War shows that the army has been
actively employed during the year
in subduing, at the request of the In
dian bureau, certain wild bands of
Sioux Of the Indian nation, and in
preserving peace at the South during
the election.
The commission constituted under /
the act Of July cath, 1876, to consid-
er and report the whole subject of |
the reform and reorganization of the
whole army in August last, has col
lected large mass of statistics and
opinions bearing Oh the subject be-
fore it. These are now under con-
sideration, and their report is pro-
crossing. / am advised though, by
the president of the commission, that
it will be impracticable to comply
with the clause of the act requiring
the report to be presented through
me to Congress on the first day of
this session, as there has not been
time for that mature deliberation
which the importance of the subject
demands. Therefore | ask that the
time of making the report be extend
ed to the Goth day of January, 1877.
In accordance with the act of Au-
gust 18th, 1876, the army regulations
prepared under the act of March LIST,
1875, have not been promulgated,
but are held until after the report of
the above mentioned commission
shall have been received and acted
upon.
BY the act of Aug. 18th, 1876 the
cavalry force of the United States
was increased $500 men. with the
proviso that they should be discharg-
ed OH the expiration of the Indian
hostilities.
THE CAVALRY REGIMENTS
have been strengthened, and a por-
ton of them are now in the field
pursuing the remenants of the In
dams with whom they have been en-
gagged during the summer. The
ESTIMATES OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT
are made up on the basis of the num-
Der of men authorized by law, and
their requirements as shown by years
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