The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-08-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Cutting Case Considered by the
foreign Affairs Committee.
The President Requested to Make
Another Demand for Cuttings
Release.
Congressman Collins Introduces an
Important Bill on the Fishery
Question.

! WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-COngreSSman Col
| Inns introduced in the House yesterday bill
| relating to commercial intercourse with for
| eign countries, which he thinks will strike
| Canada in her weakest part. He expects
| that it will pass unanimously He said,
when asked as to the purpose and scope of
the measure:
The Canadians are playing their old game of
bluff to force us into new treaty. We have no
more use for treaty than we have for the chole-
ra. The last one was cheat, and cost us seven
teen million dollars at least. The law passed Ju-
ly 9th merely provides for retaliation in kind !;
the denial Of commercial privileges to vessels of
foreign nation equal to their denial of commercial
privileges to ours My bill provides that when
any foreign nation dlScrimnates against us at all
we shall shut the door against her fully. Under
this, if Canada continues her present course by
proclamation of the President we not only close
our ports and waters against all Canadian vessels,
bun cut their railroads OFF at the border. II the
Dominion, with an interest of $500, ,000, 900 in
the Canadian Pacific, Grand Trunk and Interc0lo-
NAL railroad systems, can stand that we can:
the merchandise is forced to seek the sea through
the United States and by our courtesy. Our roads
can do the carrying from the border to the ocean.
AS our courtesy is abused and our hospitality I'M
reciprocated, let us look out for ourselves now
first and assert our rights fully. John Bull Jr.,
has become intolerable
To be Reinstated.
Commissioner of Patents Montgomery to-
day, referring to the dismissal last Saturday
of Miss Alice E. Miekleham. granddaughter
Of President Jefferson, from her position in
the patent office, SAID at the time OF her dis
missal he had no knowledge of Miss Meikle-
hams antecedents, and would Immediately
correct the error by reinstating her.
Appointments by the President.
The President sent the following nomina-
tions to the Senate today: John A. Parsons
of Maryland, to be principal clerk of sur
veys in the general land office; Frank j.
Mott to be register Of the land office at Den
yer; Col. Joseph Holman, to be agent for the
Indians at Omaha and Winnebago reserva-
tion in Nebraska.
The Sundry Civil Bill Agreed Upon.
The sundry civil bill, which has been re-
garded as an obstacle in the way of the
speedy adjournment of Congress, was agreed
upon by the conferees today The coast sur
vey item, inserted by the Senate, remains
substantially as it passed the Senate, while
the provision for the protection and improve
ment of Yellowstone Park Is the same as
that made in the soriginal House bill. The
Bartholdi statue item inserted by the Senate
remains in the bill.
Cabinet Meeting.
The Cabinet was in session about three
hours today, arranging the affairs of the de-
partments in anticipation of speedy adj
journment of Congress. The Cutting and
Rasures cases were also considered.
The Case of Cutting.
The House committee ON foreign affairs to-
day took up and considered the Cutting case.
A preamble and resolutions were adopted,
reciting the circumstances of the case and
approving the course taken by the President
in demanding the release of Cutting by the
Mexican authorities, and declaring the
House can never consent to the application
of Mexican law, under which Cutting is de-
tanned, to American citizens, and requesting
the President to renew his demand for Cut
ting's release. Immediate action is also re-
queSted.
A member of the foreign affairs committee
holding close relations with the adminstra-
ton, stated tonight that the adoption of the
Cutting resolutions, should they pass the
House tomorrow, would imply much more
than seemed to be generally supposed. In
the first place he said, Mexico had been asked
to release this man Cutting. Mexico has hgaSbly re-
tions declare these reasons insufficient, sai and
request the President to renew. the demand.
He said, should this renewed demand be re-
fused our minister will be at once with
drawn, and then in all probability an extra
session of Congress would have to be called.
The Surplus Resolution.
The surplus resolution as agreed upon by
the conference provides in substance that
whenever the surplus or balance in the treas
ury, including the amounts held for the re-
demption of United States notes, shall ex-
eeed the sum of $100000,000 it shall be the
duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to ap-
ply such excess In sums OF not less than S1O,-
100000 per month, during the existence OF
any surplus or excess, to the payment of the 4
interest bearing Indebtedness of the United
States payable at the option of the govern
ment The surplus or balance herein refer
red to, shall be all the available. surplus as
certained according 50 the form of Statement
of the United States Treasurer of the assets
and liabilities of the treasury OF the United
States employed on June 80, 1886, provided
that no call shall be made under the proYi-
sions Of this resolution until sum of equal
value to the call is in the treasury over and
above the reserve herein mentioned, and,
provided further, that the Secretary of the
Treasury in his description may have in the
treasury over and above the foregoing sums
working balance not exceeding 500, 100000.
and, whenever, in case of any extraordinary
emergency not now existing, and when be-
because that in the opinion of the Secretary
of the Treasury public interest shall require
it may by written order postpone the further
call for the payment of such Indebtedness for
such period of time as shall be necessary
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