Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-05
CUTTINGS CONFINEMENT.
REPRESENTATIVES, DISCUSSING
THE RESOLUTIONS.

WASHINGTON, Aug. AIN the House
to-day. Mr.. Belmont, of New York, from
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, re-
ported the Cutting resolutions, which
were published this morning, and received
diately considered.
MIR. Hit, of Illinois, said that the reso-
lutions seemed TO be a unanimous report
of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The
resolutions had been adopted by the COM
mittee yesterday, when the correspond
ence upon which they were based was in
manuscript, and when the only informa-
ton before the committee was contained
in the report of the Secretary of State.
SEEN IN A NEW LIGHT.
In that report it was stated that a de-
mand had been made for the release of
Mr. Cutting, and that the Mexican gov
ernment had refused to release him. Act
ing upon this he MIR. Hitt) had assented
to the resolutions. Since then he had read
the correspondence, and instead of the
Mexican government having refused the
demand OF the United States, it has shown
every spirit of compliance. There was no
evasion. There was no defiance. There
was very nearly humiliation in the tone Of
that feeble government before the sudden
defiant demand of the Secretary of State
in the name of the President.
Mr.. BlOunt, of Geor4ia, inquired
whether Mr.. Cutting was not still in Jail.
THE CONSUL DENOUNCED.
Mr.. Hit replied that he was. but said
that upon the interference of the Mexican
Minister OF Foreign Affairs he had been
offered his release on bail, which he had
scOrnfully refused. That was the work
OF misunderstanding Consul there, who
made speeches to crowds in the streets
about vindicating the rights of his coun-
try. That was the incarnation of indis-
cretiOn by the man who had charge of our
foreign affairs there. MIR. Cutting, acting
by the advice Of the Consul, declared that
his case was no longer an individual one,
but an International affair, and he in
sisted on sitting in his prison when he
could walk out any moment ne pleased,
DECLARED CONVICTED.
Mr.. Grain, of Texas, said that so far
from declining the offer to be released on
bail, MIR. Cutting had been convicted and
was now awaiting sentence.
Mr.. Hit said that Congress had no off,
cial information about that. He had
heard three or four versions of that to-day
from various newspapers and various
persons, and one man had told him that
the Mexican authorities expected to get
at the end of the case TODAY, and that the
man would be at liberty. But he did not
know that there was word of truth in
any one of these stories. The government
was doing in this case what it had done
in hundred other cases-interferlng to
secure the release OF one of its citizens.
TOO MUCH TALK OF FIGHT.
There was every prospect of cordial CO.
operation by Mexico, and he did not be-
heve that the Democratic Secretary of
State was 80 incompetent that he could
not successfully carry on this case with
Mexico when he mad been so successful
in other cases. Could Mexico, like Eng
land, bring feet to lombard New York ?
No; and the gentlemen's own minds might
suggest an answer to the question why, in
the case Of one country, matters were
conducted slowly, and in the case of tn e
other, great sWittness was used.
CONFIDENCE IN THE SECRETARY.
He had confidence in the Secretary OF
State. He believed that tho Secretary
WAS competent to manage the diplomatic
complications. The demand he had made
had been answered in friendly spirit. 1t
was for our interest, it was for the sake OF
our own people, it was for the sake OF all
nations, that we should preserve the peace.
The Secretary knew that he had the back
Ing of all Congress and all Americans in
defending the rights Of Americans every
where. Never has there been an uncer-
tain tone OF voice uttered by this or any
other Congress on that subject.
BRIGHAM DEFENDED.
Mr.. King, of Louisiana, said that Con-
sui Brigham was a constituent of his and
he knew him TO be man OF high standing
and learning, and one fully qualified for
the position he held.
Mr.. Belmont, of New York, was some
what surprised that his colleague on the
Foreign Affairs Committee (Mr. Hit J
should have changed his opinion on
this subject. His friend denied that
Mexico had refused the demands OF
this country, but he could find
no better authority than the
Secretary of State, and that officer had
declared that Mexico had refused TO re-
lease Mr.. Cutting. He commented upon
and denied the correctness of the extra
territorial position OF Mexico upon which
the case hinges.
Pending further discussion, MIR. Morri-
son moved that the House take recess
until 10 O'Clock tomorrow, and the hour
Of 3 O'Clock having arrived the House ad-
journed.
JUDGE HOFFSTErTER's STATEMENT.
EAGLE PASS, TEX, Aug. 4.-COunty
Judge Joseph Hofstetter, who issued the
eXtradition papers surrendering Fran
cisco Rassures 10 the Mexican authOrl-
ties, has made n statement in his own
vlndicatiOn, sworn copy OF which he
has transmitted to Gov. Ireland. He
charges that Sheriff Oglesby deceived
him by assuring him that he had
received regular eXtradlti0n papers
from Mexico, which he had in his
Office; that be (Oglesby) claimed to
know that the man wanted was a
Mexican Citizen and horse thief, and that
it has been the practice in that country TO
deliver up horse thieves and other crimi-
mails who are Mexican citizens to the
Mexican authorities upon their present
ing any proof Of guilt, they reciprOcating.
Judge Hodstetter adds that Rassures, in
1878, while a refugee from justice from
Mexico, declared HE intention TO become
acitizen of the United States, since which
time he has served several years as an
officer in the Mexican army, and only re-
turned TO Eagle Pass about two months
ago.
The Judge is now under arrest and
bond ofSl 1000 to appear and answer FOR the
illegal capture aud delivery OF Rassures
70 the police OF Piedras Negras, by whom,
at the order of their Chief, Mondragon,
and despite the demands OF the United
states Consul, he was taken out and bru-
tally shot TO death at midnight. Gov.
Ireland mas revoked Judge Hotistetter's
commission as extradltion agent.