Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-04
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
A TARDY TRIBUTE TO JET
FERSON.
The Drain for Public Building
Rights of Americans Abroad
Judge BIatehfOrd on the Bench
The Augusta Post once.

The Augusta Post once.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-In the Senate, Mr..
VOORHEES,, from the joint seleci committee
on the Library, reported Joint resolution
apprOpristing $4,000 for a monument over
the grave of Thomas jefferson, at Month
cello, Va.
Bills were introduced as follows:
By Mr.. Morgau-To define the rights of
citizens of the United States when residing
in foreign countries.
Mr.. Voorhees, submitted and had read by
the Secretary res oution declaring that the
conduct OF the State Department in relation
to the arrest and Imprisonment OF Daniel
McSweeney and other American citizens bv
the British authorities is in violation of
American law, inconsistent with the value
OF American citizelshp and derogatory to
the honor Of the United States. Temporal
rily tabled at Mr.. Voorhees, request, subject
to his call
The Senate bill ratifying the act OF the
General Council Of the Choctaw Nation
OF Indians, granting to the st. Louis aOd
San Francisco Railway Company the right
OF way for a railroad and telegraph line
through that nation, was considered.
Mr., Brown, of the committee which re-
ported the bill, stated the proposed route to
be from Fort Smith, Ark, through the
ChOctaw territory in the direction of Paris,
Texas, and that the bill requires the COM
pany to pay, for the right of way, to the
ChOctaws $2,250 per annum ard to the
Chickasaws $1,000 per annum, the moneys
70 be added to the school funds of the
tribes. He maintained the right of Con-
gress, by virtue Of its sovereignty over the
Territorie7, to take the lands OF the Indians
upon making compensation therefor in the
l,iaNe L., l.
taken.
Mr.. Maxey, IN advocacy of the bill, dis
cussed the constitutional question, and
cited authorities to the effect that the fee
to the lands of the Indians remains in the
government, and that possession reverted
to the United States upon the abandonment
Of the right OF the Indians, It being simply.
that Of occupancy. He referred to the
geographical location of the Indian Terri
Tory between the State of Texas and the
States to the north and northeast, and con-
tended that the question was practically
whether this Territory should be constituted
a barrier to communication between the
States, or Congress should exercise its con
stitutional prerogative to regulate commerce
among the States aud with the Indian tribes.
Ar. Msxey detailed the history of the legis-
lative assent Of the Choctaws to the propos-
ed legislation to show its validity, and
without concluding yielded for sn execu.
tive session.
A message was received from the Presi-
dent transmitting letter from the Secretary
OF the Interior, setting forth the necessity
for a provision for the payment of the com
missiOners and election officers to be sp-
poiuted under the anti-polygamy law. The
President adds a suggestion that, in view Of
the important and responsible duties de-
VOWED on the commissioners, their cOmpen-
sation should be increased from three thou
sand dollars to not less than five thousand
dollars per annum, as this would in his
opinion secure a higher order of ability in
the persons selected and thereby tend more
effecually to carry out the objects of the
law. Referred.
After an executive session the Senate ad-
iourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the House, a large number of bills
were introduced aud passed.
Among them was one introduced by Mr..
Robertson, of Louisiana, appropriatiug
$l5 600 for a statistical report on the de-
structiou of property in the Mississippi
valley by the food of 1882.
By Mr.. Moore, Of Tennessee, to authorize
the construction of bridge across the Mis-
sissippi river at Memphis, Tenn.
Mr.. King, of Louisiana, offered a resoiu-
ton instructing the Committee on Missis-
sippi Levees to investigate and report the
extent of the present overflow Of the Missis
sippi river and the destruction to human
life and detriment to property, private and
public, caused by the same. Referred.
Mr.. Crapo, Of Massachusetts, moved to
suspend the rules and adopt resolution
making the hill to extend the corporate eX-
istenca OF National Banking Associations
continuing special order for April 18Th
This started a lively debate between the
friends Of the national banking bill on the
one side. and the Greenbackers, silver men
and those who gave preference to other
measures on the other Finally vote was
taken, and the motion TO suspend the rules
was l0st-nays 122, yeas ~; not the necessa.
~ two-tbirds IN the affirmative.
Mr. Dunnell, OF Minnesota, moved to
suspend the rules and pass the bill to amend
the laws relating to the internal revenue.
Agreed to by a vote of 1913 to 20. (This ia
the bill which was some weeks ago reported
from the Committee of WaYs aud Means,
a synopsis Of which was published at the
time. It extends the bond period for the
retention in warehouses Of distilled spirits,
aud places distilled spirits on the same foot
ing as snuff, tobacco, cigars and fermented
spirits
Under a suspension Of the rules bills
were passed providing for the erection of
public buildings at Louisville, KY, and
Rochester, N. Y. An attempt was made to
secure the passage of a similar bill for Co
lumbus, Ohio.
Mr. Camp, of New York, protested against
the reckless voting away of the public
money, and said there were one hundred
ard twenty-three similar bills before the
House and its committees calling for appro-
priatiOns to the amount of $17 300, 900, and
that in some cases public buildings were
proposed in cities where no courts had ever
been held.
Tue bill was finally passed.
The Senate bill was also passed for the
erection of public building at Minneapolis.
Minnesota.
The Speaker laid before the House
message from the President transmitting a
communication from the Secretary of State
IN further reply to the resolution, calling
for information OF Thomas Shields and
three other Americans arrested in Mexico.
Referred.
The documents disclose no facts which
have not already been published.
Adjourned.
RIGHTS OF AMERICANS ABROAD.
The bill introduced In the Senate to-day
by Mr.. Morgan, to define the rights of citi-
zens Of the United States when residing in
foreign countries, sets forth the rights of
American citizens in foreign countries,
which are required to be protected In the |
manner and by the MEANS provided in sec
ton 2001 in the Revised Statutes, which |
extend to and include the right to be secure |
in their persons, houses and papers and |
effects against unreasonable searches and |
seizures, and the right to be exempt from |
dOmiciliary visits without legal warrant |
according 10 the forms of law of |
the country In which they are commovant,
and the right, on demand of themselves or
counsel, to be informed of the nature and
cause of any accusation against them, when
they are under arrest or are imprisoned
upon suspicion or accusation on the charge
OF being guilty of any crime or offense
against the laws of such foreign country,
and right OF trial In such cases within
reasonable time, TO be confronted with the
witnesses sgsinst them, to have competent
process for obtaining witnesses in their
favor, and to have counsel for their defense.
The bill was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
NOMINATIONS AND REFLECTIONS.
The President to-day nominated to be
POstmasters: Richard I'll. Wrsy, at Reids-
vile, r. c.; Dewitt G. Mangum, at Durham,
N. G. In the Senate executive session to-
day the following nominations were re-
iected: Samuel Leasbury, as Mechanical
Contractor aud Pay Director; James,G. Wut-
mougb, as Paymaster General Of the Navy.
SEEDS FOR FLOOD SUFFERERS.
The House Committee on Agriculture
agreed to-day to report favoraby to the
House Representative Kings bin, providing
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