The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-23
WHAT CONGRESS Is DOING.
sArURDIR's SESSION OFTHB MOUSE
or REPR ESENTATIVBS.
Bin Dennius the Rights Of American
Citizens Abroad-The Seoundteiiy Mau-
nRcment Of tue Frccdmnn's Savings Bank.


bnl DenhluG the Rights OF American
Ctttzcua AbrOnd-The re0undtrlly Muu-
nRcment of the Frcedmnn,- Nm Wings Bank,
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WASHtNGTON, April 2.-Iu the House to-
dav Mr Fa,Ikrcr uer " val from tho
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regard to citllcnshlp and to define certain rights
of United States citilena I'm foreign countries.
"
and certain duties OF diplomatic ana consular
officers. Mr.. Faulkner said the bill did not in
,ho soh,. -, ao,,roo co,a,c, .,,h tho doc,r,,o -,
Wv n"s",o7' u'k'eo o''''.' WI" W. ''''"o VI
expatrtation; on the contrary II IL was open TO
any criticism at all II was for the facility with
which 4, ,youId allow American cIt,,cps abroad
WIN ~ ""''" "'''' N'''
to change their nationality. Neither did the
bill make the slightest distinction between
ua,,,.a -, a., n.,,,.,,,,, .,,t,,, mat.
na.Ne oo," anu ""'u'a'1oi e,"Ae"9' ime'
rights under II were exactly the same. Tho
purpose OF the bill was To prescribe the law by
,,h,ch ,ho ,,orsor,i r,,,n,s -, A,,ar,car c,,,,o,.
whlch the PERSONA rights OF American cltlHehs
might be aaccrtained and determined In foreign
countries, and to furnish TO American Ministers
ana c,ns,,Is .hr,,d tho ,,,Ia hv which ,bev
hhu N"hs"is a"'"un Hlo '"io W ""'N" '"ey
should be governed In determining the personal
status and personal rights Of American citizens.
MT Cox DEM ~ ~ offered SUBSTITUTE Tor
the bill in which he said he had endeavored To
gatber nil the virttca that ,rern In the hill lie
did not care TO make a speech to-day. but he
wnuid hnv, hta ar,tInc ont trinted i'm the E,cotL
and tho House after reading the bill and his
aub-tIiute would he able To vote intelligently
unnu if
MIR t{e,~,p fDa,n Taxaal uhioctcd Ia that
section 81 The bill which permitted aliens To
LntJ rs,i astata la tbis rnurtrv mat wns CON
trnrv TO- the policy Of ali ,;1vsrnments. and
sb,,,ld ,,t A., r,,.i without sntnn ~ rom,
S"d rnntrniiiny rr,s"n TOR n II r"et"J on
uniitl,wi nhilu9onhv and was Sustained hy his.
,nriral f,rts ~, alan ',hie,tpd Ia tln mn seq
ti,,n ~ lie mi which ngnvi,i1s INV maria na
! in "A fnrriyn rnuntrv h,t vyeen "A United Stale.
| ri,ilen nnd an ri en may ha contrarted and
| anlennilrd lie thnught that the control uf
tLnt s,,hi,rt vas nnt me Of the functions nf the
| TnIrraI Gnvernnent
! 'rhe furthrr rn,,sid,raflnn Of the hin was
| itnu.e tnos M the iii repnrted by MIR Douglass
| t1e,n Na1 chairman Of the Committee ON the
/ Ers.Jm.n's Rank TO amend the charter Of that
| insfltutinn
| Mr. Dnu,laea said no fid not care 10 address
! the n nuse nnyy hut would Weld The foor Ia his
/ colleague. Mr. bradford dem Alal who de-
! sired la ofer some amendments to the bill Mr.
| Hartford offered "A gubetitute for the first three
| sections IL requires the Secretary OF the
| 10 take charge OF aud wind up the affairs Of the
| b,nk The Secretary Is To retain "A general
| supnrvIsion of this commissioners IL differs
| frnm tho hin Of the committees I'm this rcspect,
| that the latter only proyides for the appoint-
| mrnt Of a single Cnmmissinuer in case Of the
death ar restoration of each of tho present three
| Com nrssionrra
| Mr. Iir.,lford insist ed that action on the sub-
| lect was due 10 the sixty odd thousand demos
u,Ily coiored nenre living i'm the southern States
| maj Wa a 'dutv which, Congress ought not
,,ar =, - a., ic,,i,rlv IN xlcvv of The fart
III c,y,,r,ss ~ -, Una c.tent resnnnsihle
~ lNsses ~ tho dcnositors lie traced the
I'wifoIi Of The bnnI, to that amendment OF It's