Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-12-12

adopted governing such cases ahu pro
vdiug how eXpatTiation may DO accom-
pished. While emigraDts in large num-
bers become citizens Oi The United States
i, is also true that persons both native
born and n.turaiZ id, cncc citizens OF
the Uni!ed States either by formal acts
or as the effect OF series OF iacts and
circumstances. abandon their citizenship
and cease TO be entitled to the protection
OF the United States. but continue on
convenient occasion to assert a claim 10
protection in tho absence OF provisions
on these questions.
AMERICANS MARRIED ABROAD.
la this connection | again invite your
attention TO the necessity OF legislation
concerning the marriages of American
citizens contracted abroad, and concern
! ing the status OF American women who
may marry foreigners and OF children
born OF American parents in foreign
country. The delicate and complicated
| questions continually occurring with rel
erence to naturalization. expatriation and
above referred to induces me TO earnestly
direct your attention to these subjects.
ALIEN CLAIMS.
Ia like manner | repeat my recon-
meudalions that some means be provided
FOR tie hearing and determination of The
jus. and subsisting claims OF aliens upon
The government OF the nited States b.
10 reasonable Limitation, and OF such as
may hereafter arise. While by existing
provisions; oi Law the court OF claims
mly in csftain cases resOrIed to by an
alien claimant the absence OF any gen
eral provisions governing such cases up
on recognized. fixed aud settled princi
pies, either provides no remedy in many
deserving cases OF compels considers
tion o, such claims by Congress or the
executive departments OF the govern
ment. II j. believed that other govern
mcEts are in advance OF the Onited
States upon this question, and that the
practice uow adopted is entirely unsatis
factory.
INN CENTENNIAL STATE.
Congress, by an act approved the
third day ot March. 1876. authorized the
inhabitants OF The territory OF Colorado
10 form state government with the
name Of the state OF Colorado and there
10 provided Tor the admission OF said
state when formed into the Union upon
nn ,q ial footing with the original states
4 Constitution having been adopted and
accepted by the people OF the state, and
the acting Governor having certified to
the facts as required by said act together
] A 4 n n "a al
ordinances as provided tor in said act.
and The provisions OF the said act OF Con
gress having been duly complied with, /
issued a proclamation on The first OF
August. 1876. copy of which Is
hereto annexed.
THE ARMY.
The report OF the Secretary OF War
shows that the army has been actively
em p,oje ed during the year in subdulng
al tue request OF the Indian Bureau GER
tain wild bands OF the Sioux Indian ma
ton, and in preserving the peace OF the
South during election. The commission
coueliiuted under the &C! OF July 2i,h,
| l676,t consider and report on The whole
subject OF reform and organization OF the
whole army, began work in August last
and has collected a large mass OF statis-
tics and opinions bearing on the sublec:
before i. These are now under consld-
Grafton and their report is progressing.
am advised though by the president OF
the commission that IL will DC impracI-
cable 10 comply with the clause ol The
act equiriug the report 10 be presented
Z tkr 4. N tho Grs HaU
OF this session. AS there has not yet been
time for that mature elaboration which
/ the importance vi the subject demands.
/ The c"nierees ask that the time OF max.
/ ing the rep0r, be extended TO the 29th
oil day OF January, 1871. in accordance
with the resolution oil August 10Th, 1916
The army regulations prepared under
/ act OF March lst. 1870, have not been
promulgated, but held until after the re-
port 0l the above mentioned committee
sh al have been received and acted upon.
By the act of August lj.h. 1876. the
cavalry force Of The army was Increased
by 300 men with the proviso that they
should be discharged on the expiration
of hosilIies. Under this authority the
regiments have been strengthened aud
| portion OF them are now in The field pur-
suing the remnants OF lnd!an5 with
whom they haye been engaged during
| the summer.
The estimates OF the War Department
are made up on the basis of the number
OF men authorized by law. their require
ments as shown by years OF experience,
and also with the purpose on the part oil
. the bureau officers TO provide Tor al con-
lingencies that may arise during the
| time for which the estimates are made,
exclusive OF engineer estimates, present
ed in accordance with acts OF Congress
calling for surveys. and estimates Tor
improvements at various localities. The
estimates now presented are about six
millions IN excess OF the appropriations
for the years 1874. 1875 and 1876. THIS
| increase is asked in order TO provide tor
the increased cavalry force. should their
services be necessary, to prosecute Geo.
nomic work upon important public
buildings, to provide for the armament
of Notifications and the manufacture OF
small arms. and TO replenish the supply
OF departments. The appropriations tor
these last named have tor the past few
years been so limited that the accumu
lation in store will be entirely exhausted
during ths present year. and it will be
necessary at once TO begin to replenish
them.
invite your special attention to The
following recommendations of the Sec
retary OF War:
First-That the claims under the act
of July 4,h, 1864, for supplies taken by
the army during the war be removed
from the Offices OF the Quartermaster
and Commissary Generals and trans
lerred to the Southern Claims Commis-