The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-12-14

OF the various courts and in the forms Of
the CERTIFICATES OF naturalization issued,
ahord constant source Of difficulty.
Suggest no additional requirements to the
acquisition of citizenship beyond those
now existing, but invite the earnest at
tention OF Congress to the necessity and
wisdom OF some provisions regarding uni
formity in the records and certificates, and
providing against the frauds which fire.
quently take place, and for the vacating of
. record Of naturalization obtained by
fraud. These provisions are needed in aid
OF and for the protection Of the honest
citizen Of foreign birth, and for the want
OF which he Is made to suffer not infre-
quently.
REPATRIATION AND THE RIGHTS OF
NATURALIzED CITIZENS.
The United States has always insisted
upon the right of expatriation, and has
obtained after long struggl IN admission
Of the principle commended for, by acqui.
essence on the part of many foreign pow.
ers, and by the conclusion Of treaties on
that subject.
Its, however, but justice to the govern.
ments to which such citizens have for
merly owed allegiance, Is well as
to the United States. that certain fixed and
definite rules should be adopted governing
such cases, and providing how expatrss
tion may be accomplished while emigrants
in large numbers become citizens Of the
United States. 1t Is also true that persons
both native born snd naturalized, once
citizens of the United States, either by for.
NAL acts, or as effect of series OF facts
| and circumstances, abandon their citizen
ship and cease to be entitled to protection.
In the absence OF provisions on these ques-
tions. and in this connection, again in
vite your attention to the necessity of leg
islation concerning the marriages of
American citizens contracted abroad, and
concerning the status of Americon women
who may marry foreigners, and of child
rem born of American parents in foreign
country. The delicate and complicated
questions continually occurring with rel
erence to naturalization, and the status of
such persons as have above referred to
induce me to earnestly direct your atten-
ton again to these subjects. In like man
| ner repeat my recommendation that some
| means be provided for the hearing and de-
termining Of the just and existing claims
| OF aliens upon the government ofthe Unit
| ed States, within q reasonable Limitation,
and Of such as may hereafter arise. While
| BY existing provisions of law the court OF
claims may be in certain cases resorted to
| BY an alien claimant, the absence of any
| general provisions governing all such
CAGES and the want of tribunal skilled In
| the disposition of such cases upon recog-
| nized, fixed and settled principles, either
| provides no remedy in many deserving
| cases or compels consideration of such
claims by Congress or the Executive De-
partment of the government II 10 believed
that other governments are 10 ad-
vance Of the United States upon this
question, and that the practice
now adopted Is entirely unsatisfactory.
COLORADO ADMITTED AS A STATE.
Congress, by an act approved Sd of
March, 1875, authorized the inhabitants
of the territory of Colorado to form q
State government with the title of 1.-THE
State of Colorado" and therein pro.
vided for the admission of said State,
when formed, into the Union upon an
equal footing with original States. A
constitution having been adopted and
ratified by the people of that State, and
the Acting Governor having certified
to me the facts as provided by said act,
together with copy of such Constitu.
ton and Ordinances as provided for in
the said act, and the provisions of said
act of Congress having been duly COM
piled with, / issued proclamation up
on the LIST of August, 1876, copy of
which Is hereto annexed.
MILITARY AFFAIRS.
The report of the Secretary of War
shows skat the army has been actively
employed during the year in subduing,
at the request of the Indian Bureau,
certain wild bands Of the Sioux Indian
nation and in preserving peace at the
South during the election The COM
mission constituted under the act of
| July "a, 1876, to consider and report on
| the whole subject OF reform and reor.
ganization of the whole army, were ap>
pointed in August last and has collected
large mass of statistics and opinions
bearing on the subject before it. These
are now under consideration and their
report is progressing. l am advised.
though by the President ofthe Commits
sion, that it would be impracticable to
comply with the clause of the act re-
curing the report to be prese lted
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 max
ing the report be extended to the 18th
day of January, 1877. In accordance
| with q resolution of August 18th, 1876,
the army regulations prepared under
an act of March LIST, 1875, have not been
promulgated. but are held until after
the report of the above mentioned Com
mission shall have been received and
acted upon.
CONDITION OF THE ARMY.
| BY an act Of August 18th. 1876. the
| cavalry force of the army was in
creased by $500 men, with q proviso
| that they should be discharged on the ex-
piration of the hostilities. Under this au-
thority the cavalry regiments have been
strengthened, and portion OF them are
now in the field pursuing the remnants OF
| the Indians with whom they have been
engaged during the summer. The esti-
m stes of the War Department are made up
on the basis of the number of men author
| lied by law, and their requirements, as
| shown by years OF experience, and also
with the purpose Of a part of the Bureau
| officers, to provide for ell contingencies
that may arise during the time for which
the estimates are made, exclusive OF
the engineers estimates, and pre-
sen.ed Ia accordance with the
acts Of Congress calling for surveys
and estimates for Improvements a: various
localities.
AGAIN, INADEQUATE APPROPRIATIONS.
The estimates now presented are
about 100000 in excess of the appro-
priations for the years 1874 rs and 1876.
This increase Ia asked in order to provide
for the increased cavalry force. should
their services be necessary, to pros
ecute economically the work up
on important public buildings, to provide
for the armament Of Notifications, and