Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-12-13

g ancc, as well as to the United States
!. that certain fixed and definite rule
u should be adopted goverping suel
). cases, and providing how expatI iatiol
may bcaccomplished. While emigrant
9 in large numbers become citizens o
. the United States, It is also time tha
r persons both native born and natural
! lied, once citizens Of the United States
either by formal acts or as the efiec
4 of series OF facts and circumstances
abandon their citizenship and cease L
be entitled to the protection Of tn,
United States, but continue on con
venient occasions TO assert a clam Il
protection
In the absence Of provisions on thcs,
questions, and in this conviction, ]
again invite your attention to the ne
. cessity OF Legislation concerning tn,
: marriages Of American citizens con
structed abroad, and concerning the
status Of American women who may
marry foreigners, and of children borr
: Of American parents in foreign coun.
try. The delicate and complicated
questions continually arising with ref
! crence to naturalization, expatriation
and the status Of such persons as ]
have above referred to, induce me to
earnestly direct your attention again
to these subjects.
:, "
In iike manner repeat my recon-
incubation ~, Una. some means oe provlu-
oe ior tno ncaring anu DISCRIMINATION
Q, ,ne nrst ana supslstlng claims Of
nncns upon the government OF the
. oni'ou o'a'cs witn,h areasouaolc nm y
''auo"' nm anu Vi sucn as may hereafter
arise. "hle oy existing provisions OF
.aM .ne o1ur' oi .ia,'ns may, IN Ger GER
la'n cases, DC resortcu 70 ny an ahen
oia'llian', i, 'ne hosehee Q, any general
PioN's'ons go'ern'pg All sucn eases
upon rccogniAeu' nxeu ana settled prin-
c'P'es' e''ner provinces no remedy IN
many deserving cases, OF conpei u con-
S'uo,a''on VI such ela'nis W Cohgrcss
o. .ne executive aepar.msnts is \, ol y .nc
uoVorn"ion.' ~ 10 pehc'eu 'na. osner
uovcrnnhchts "ro III au'ahce oi tne
united states upon TINS question, and
that the practice now adopted is en-
tirely unsatisfactory.
COLORADO A STATE.
Congress bv an act annroved tho
Sd day of March 1875 authorized the
inhabitants of the Territory Of Colora.
Jn IN form a state governmant With
the name of the State of Colorado and
therein nrovided for tho admission NJ
said state when formed into the IInion
mon an ooral soo,;n', win tha or;o;
nj states A Constitution bavin, haen
odon,ed and ratified hy Tho yeenle Of
,hsi S,a,e and tho ac,inn Goyprnor
bav;ng cer,ifed m methe fsc,s as nro.
v;ded bv sa;d ac, ,ons,her viii = opn,. U
os sucb Cons,;,n,;ns and ord;nand:ys ~
nrov;dad sor in ,ho sad 30, and ,he
nrov;s;ors ~ Tho so;d 90, ~ fonaross @
HAVING heen dnIv comnI;ed With I ;s
snod q nroclam,,;on nnon ,ho l., =,
Ana,s, 1875 a oonv oe wh;oh 4 ~
10 annaxad wy '" 10 WV
rur ,r.,xsY.y,cx
The report Of tho Secretary of War
shows that the army has been actively
employed during the wear in subduinS
at the request Of the Indian Bureau
certain wild bands Of the S,oux indian
nation. and in preserving the peace at
the south during tbe eleotion The
commission constituted under tho act
of July "a 1876 10 consider and renort
on the whole subject of reterm and rc.
organization of the army met in An.
gust last. and has collected n large
mass Of statistics and opinions bearing
on the subject before II These are
now under consideration and THAR re.
mort Is progressing am advised
Though by the President of the Com.
mission. that II will be imnracticable
TO comply with the clause of the net
recurring the report TO be presented
through me to Congress on the frat
day Of this session. as there has not vet
been time for that mature deliberation
which the importance of the subject
demands therefore / asl, that the
time of making the rcport be extended
to the goth day OF January. 1877. Inl
accordance with the resolution Of An.
gust is, 1876, the army regulations
prepared under the act of March /
1875, have not bS.n promulgated hut
are held until after the report of the
above. mentioned commission shall have
been read and acted on.
By the act OF August is. 1876. tho
cavalry force of the army was incrcas.
ed by $500 men, with the provlso that
they be discharged on the expiration
Of hostilities. Under this authority
the cavalry regiments have been
strengthened, and portion of them
are now in the field pursuing the rem.
nants of the Indians with whom they
have been engaged during the summer.
The estimates Of the War Depart. |
ment are made up on the basis Of the
number of men authorized by law, and
their requirements as shown by years
OF exposure, and also with the purpose,
on the part of the bureau officers TO |
provide for ali contingencies that may
arise during the time for which the es.
timates are made. Exclusive OF on.
gineer estimates presented in accord.
ancc with acts Of Congress calling Tor