The Committee on Foreign Affairsof course had not been organized. and the resolution was informally referred to that committee for action when it should be appointed. The resolution was as follows: Resolved. That the President be requested to obtain a list of all American citizens. naturalized or native.born. under arrest or imprisonmeutby autherityof the British Government. with a statement of the cause or causes of such arrest and Imprisonment. and especially such of said citizens as may have been thus arrested an( imprisoned under the suspension of the habeas corpus in Ireland. and. if not incompatible with the publi interest. that lie communicate such information. when received. to this House. together with all correspondence now on file in the Department of State relating to any existing arrest and imprisonment of citizens as aforesaid. On the 21st of December the committees of the House were appointed. On the 10th of January the Committee on Foreign Affairs organized. and the above resolution was referred to a subcommittee. of which the gentleman from Indiana was chairman.
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