The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-07

) expatriation may be accomplished
While emigrants in large mum
bers become citizens of the United
States, it is also true that persons, both
native-born and naturalized, once citi
zens of the United States, either by for
, NAL acts or as the effects of series o.
facts and circumstances, abandon theil
citizenship and cease to be entitled to
} the protection of the United States, but
continue, on certain occasions, to assert
their claims to protection.
FOREIGN MARRIAGES.
In advance of provision, and in this
connection, l again invite your atten-
ton to the necessity of legislation con-
cerning marriages of American citizens
contracted abroad, and concerning the
status of American women who may
marry foreigners, and of children born
of American parents in foreign coun-
try. The delicate and complicated ques-
tions continually occurring with refer
ence to naturalization, expatriation,
and the status of such persons as have
referred to induce me to earnestly direct
your attention again to these subjects.
In like manner I repeat my recon-
mendation that some means be provided
for reaching determination of the just
and existing claims of aliens upon the
Government of the United States, with
in a reasonable limitation, and of such
as may hereafter arise. While by a
strained provision of law the Court of
Claims may be, in certain cases, reserted
to by an alien claimant, the absence of
any general provisions governing all
such cases, and the want of tribunal
skilled in the disposition of such cases
upon recognized, fixed and settled prin.
ciples, either provides no remedy in
many deserving cases or compels con-
sideration of such claims by Congress or
the executive departments of the Gov
eminent.
1t is believed that other Governments
are in advance of the United States
upon this question, and that the prac-
tice now adopted is entirely unsatisfac-
tory.
Congress, by an act approved March
8, 1875, authorized the inhabitants of
the Territory of Colorado to form a
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, a Consti-
tuition having been adopted ind ratified
by the people of that State, and an act
ing Governor having certified to me the
fact as provided by said act, together
with copy of such Constitution and or
dinances as provided for in the said act,
and the provisions of said act of Con-
gress, having been duly complied with,
| issued my proclamation ON the 1st of
August, 1876, a copy of which is hereby
annexed.
WAR REPORT.
The report of the Secretary of War
shows that the army has been actively
employed during the year subduing at
the request of the Indian Bureau, GER
tain wild bands of the Sioux Indian ma
ton, and in preserving peace at the
South during the election. The commits
sion constituted under the act of July
"a, 1876, to consider and report on the
whole subject of reform and the reor-
ganization of the whole army, has col
lected large mass of statistics of
points bearing on the subject be-
fore it. These are now under coDsidera-
ton, and their report is progressing. |
am advised by the President of the Com
mission that it will be impracticable to
comply with the clause of the act re-
quiring a report to be presented through
me to Congress on the first day of his
session, for want of time for that mature
| i'll. ,aL 4Ha of
the subject demands. Therefore, l ask
that the time of making the report be
extended to the 29th day of January,
1877, in accordance with the resolution
of August Is, 1876.
The army regulations prepared under
the act of March l, 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.
By act of August Is, 1876, the cav
airy force of the army was increased
by 900 men, with proviso that they
should be DISCHARGED on the expira-
tion of hostilities. Under this authority
the cavalry regiments have been
strengthened, and portion of them are
now in the field, pursuing the remnant
of the Indians with whom they have been
engaged during the summer.
The estimates of the War Department
are made upon the basis of the numbers
of men authorized by law, and their re-
quirements as shown by years ol
experience, and also with the
purpose on the part of the Bureau
officers to provide for the contingencies
that may arise during the time for which
the estimates are made. Exclusive Of
the engineers estimates, presented in &C
cordance with the acts of Congress call.
ing for surveys and the estimates for i'm
provements at various localities, the
estimates now presented are about
six million dollars in excess Of
the appropriation of the years 1874
1875, and 1876. This increase is asked
in order to provide for the increased
cavalry force, should their service be
necessary, to prosecute economical work
upon important public buildings, to pro
vide for the armamentof fortiication
) and the manufacture OF small arms, and
replenish the working stock in the sup
ply department. The appropriations fol-
| lllO1C 1dob udlhOo AoNC AOi hhO Reos ~
years been so limited that the accumula
tions in store will be entirely exhausted
} during the present year, and it will bt
necessary to at once begin to replenisf
them.
invite your special attention to thu
| following recommendations OF the Sec
} retary of War:
J First-That the claims under the &C
of July 4, 1864, for supplies taken by thu
army during the war, be removed from
the offices of the Quarter-master ant
: Commissary Generals and transferred t.
the Southern Claims Commission. Thes,
claims were of a precisely similar natur,
, to those now before the Southern Claim
; Commission, and the War Debt Bureau
, have not the clerical force for their ex
: animation, nor the proper machinery fo
7 investigating the loyalty of the claim
/ ants.
l Second-That Congress sanction tn
/ scheme of an annuity fund for the benefi
nf the families of deceased officers AM