The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-08

ural these rights and duties NAV rrovs 90
be-" Ns ma! PioNe 10
~ Is indicated that the United States
WI appoint successor to Chief Justice
rue, VINO resigned
An explanation OF difficulties that arise
,u connection with the effort to protect
,hl'eu states naturalilcd citizens. usually
Jews who return to Russia /. afforded by
tue following paragraph:
hclding to the old doctrine o. pernetual
aiesifhce refusing to lessen its authority
U! concluding any treaty recognizing the
naturalization Of Russian subject with
put prior imperial consent. asserting tn,
eAtreme right to punish naturalizod Rus
siah on return to his native jurisdiction
not merely for unauthorized emigration
put also specifically for the uupormittct
| acquisition of foreign citizenship: and
s.uulously applying at home and through
'ne official acts OF its AGENTS abroad, &c
All persons OF the Jewish belief the stern
| restricuons enioined by Russian law the
government OF Russia takes ground not adj
uniting OF acQuiescence by the unitcdStatcs
because at variance with the character of
our institutions, the sentiments OF our peo-
PIE the provisions of our statutes and the
tendencies OF modern International comfy.
Nevertheless. the secretary SAYS the dit.
ierences that arise are settled in worthy
| cases by the friendly disposition Of Russia
'SNt'" oui country anu people
Other points in the report may be briefly
summarized as follows
The Argentine government has settled
| the fale claim by Offering to pay an iu-
| uemnity; arrests OF naturalized Americans
| returning TO Austria are becoming less FIRE.
quent; efforts continue for the remova! of
restrictions on the importation Of Ameri
can cattle into Belgium there are pros
| poets OF speedy conclusion OF arrange
rnen,s for the completion of the work left
| unfinished by the Gillian claims commits
| sion OF 1884 the Chinese government has
| settled all claims of Americans for losses
| through the anti-foreign riots and 1t is ex-
| pected that the government will soon con.
sent TO a formal recognition of the rights
| OF American missionaries and teachers to
| iull protection in their work and property.
The claim of Julio Santos against Ecua-
dor standing for a quarter Of a century
| has been settled directly between tn.
| parties on the eve of arhitration; the
French government has promised the full
est extension to American citizens and in
| terests in Madagascar of all rights UNI
| der present treaties between France and
| the United States our consuls in Madagas-
car are relinqushing extra territorial jur-
| isdiction. It is suggested that our minister
| resident at Hayti and San Domingo he
| raised to the grade Of plenpotentiary. the
| italian government is stopped from claii4.,
| ing indemnity for the Italians killed at
Hahnvile, La. last June by reason OF the
| fact that they had voted In State elections
| and so abandoned their Italian citizenship
| an extension of one year of the functions
Of the Mexican boundary commission In or
| der to allow 1t to pass upon independent
| issues of irrigation and storage dams on
| the Rio Grande is noted. The Peruvian
| government has settled the claims of Ger
| tain American citizens employed on hydro
graphic commission by the payment of 90
| 900 soils a naturalization treaty is to be
negotiated with Switzerland which has SO
| far refused to admit the right OF expatria-
| ton TO its citizens, exiraditions treaties
| have been concluded with Argentine and
| the Orange Free Statc.