The Portland daily press., 1886-08-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
President Cleveland Approves the
oleomargarine Bill.
Wednesday or Thursday of the
Present Week.
Fitz John Porter's Nomination Con-
firmed by the Senate.
Especial to the Press.

Especial to the Press.]
WASHINGTON, Aug 2.-The conference
committee on the disputed items between
the House and senate are making good pro-
gress with the work before them and adj
journment seems probable by Wednesday or
Thursday. The deficiency bill was agreed
upon this afternoon and report will be
made tomorrow. The sundry civil bill un-
doubtedly will be disposed in conference to-
night The conferees on the river and har-
Dor bill are working diligently, but it is
doubtful if they can agree upon report
which will be acceptable to the House. A
session will be held Tuesday night at which
conference reports will be considered. The
calendar is cleared up and if the President
returns the bills in season Congress will ad-
journ sine die Wednesday night.
Mrs. cIeveland's Marriage Certifi-
cate.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Mrs. Cleveland'S
marriage certificate will, when it is finished,
be very interesting document. 1t rests on
a bed of blue velvet, In an alligator poItfollo,
about 12 inches long and inches wide. In
the upper left hand corner OF the certlhcate
is very pretty picture of the White House,
drawn by that eminent artist, MI. y. Il.
Prudens, the Presidents assistant secretary.
The certificate issued by DR.. Sunderland in
the portfolio is now being sent around to all
who were present at the wedding. that they
may sign it as witnesses. Several OF the mem
bers of the cabinet and the members OF their
families who saw the wedding have already
signed. Postmaster General Villas sigma
ture went on Saturday.
The President Approves the Oleomar-
garine Bill.
In his message to the House announcing
his approval of the oleomargarine bill the
President says, though if the question was
presented to him as an original proposition.
be might doubt the present need of increas-
ed taxation, but he deems 1t his duty In this
instance to defer to the Judgment OF the leg
islative branch of the government which has
been so emphatically announced from both
Houses of Congress on the passage OF this
BILL Moreover, he says, those who desire to
see removed the weight to taxation now
pressing upon the people from other direc-
tions may well be justified in the hope and
expectation that the selection of an addition
al subject of international taxation SO well
able to bear twill in consistency be followed
by legislation relieving our citizens from 9TH
er revenue burdens rendered by the passage
of this BILL even more than heretofore unnec--
essary and needless in future Justlhcatlon OF
the measure. The President says, If this arti-
Gle has the merit which its friends claim for
it, and if the people of the land with the full
knowledge of its real character desire to pur-
chase and use it, the taxes exacted. by this
bill will permit fair profit to both the man
ufacturer and dealer. If the existence of the
commodity taxed and the profits OF its manu-
facture and sale depends upon disposing OF it
to the people for something else which it de-
ceitfully initiates, the entire enterprise is
fraud and not an industry, and II It cannot
endure an exhibition of its real character
which will be effected by inspection, super
vision, and stamping, which this bill directs,
the sooner it is destroyed the better IN the
interest of fair dealing. Such result would
not furnish the first instance in the history OF
legislation in which revenue bill produced
a benefit which was merely incidental to Its
main purpose There is certainly no indus
try better entitled to incidental advantages
which may follow this legislation than our
farming and dairy interests, and to none of
than to our farmers and dalrymen.
Not the least important incident related to
this legislation is the defence afforded to the
consumer against the fraudulent substitution
and sale of the imitation for the genuine ar
ticle of food of very general household use:
Notwithstanding the immense quantity OF
the article described in this bill which is sold
to the people for their consumption as food,
and Notwithstanding the claim made that its
manufacture supplies cheap substitute Tor
butter, venture to say hardly pound ever
entered poor mans house under Its real
name and in its true character, Whlle IN It's
relation to an article of this description
there should be no government regulation of
what citizens shall eat, it is certainly not
cause of regret if by legislation OF this char
acter he be afforded means by which he may
better protect himself against imposition in
meeting the needs and wants of his daily
life. The President then called attention to
certain points of phraseology. in the bill
which are liable to misconstructlon, and
points out various minor defectS.I
In conclusion he expresses the hope that
these defects will be remedied by amend.
ment or otherwise before the adjournment OF
the present session of Congress.
The Cutting Case.
In response to the resolution of the Senate
asking for information concerning the alleg-
ed illegal detention of A. K. Cutting BY the
Mexican authorities at Ell Paso Del Norte,
the President transmitted to the Senate to-
day the report of the Secretary OF State To-
gether with voluminous mass OF correspon-
dence relative to the case. Representative
Grain of Texas today had an interview with
Secretary Bayard in reference to the Cutting
and RassureS cases. Grain says that the
Secretary, in the course OF conversation, re-
ferring to RasSures' case, said he had Tor
Warded to Minister jackson the statement of
facts submitted to him by Mr.. Linn, the
American Consul at Pedras Negras, and
would await the result of the investigation
which he had instructed Mr.. jackson to re-
quest the Mexican government to cause TO be
HauG DGIOIB dly dCbloI III bAlO hoopSi'
In regard to the Cutting case the Secretary
stated that he had made demand for the re-
lease of Cutting and was answered
that Cutting was being tried for
violation of the federal statutes,
which provides, among other things,
for the punishment of foreigner who in
foreign country commits an offence against
the Mexican citizen. To this Bayard re-
piled, our government could not tolerate the
application of such a law to American cltl-
zens, and renewed his demand for Cuttings
release, which has not been complied with.
Mr.. Grain said Secretary Bayard is aroused
to the Importance of the principle in,
volved in the Cutting case and
is determined to protect American
citizens to the full extent of his power from
enforcement against them of the Mexican
law above mentioned. Under its provisions
scarcely one journalist out of thousand In
the United States would escape punishment
if caught in Mexico, for the charge against
Cutting is that he published in Texas libel
upon Mexican citizen residing in Mexico.
Thirty Clerks Dropped.
Owing to reduced appropriations the
names of 80 clerks of various classes were
dropped from the rolls of the patent office at
Washington Saturday
Fitz John Porter's Nomination Con-
firmed.
The Senate has confirmed the nomination
of Fitz John Porter.
Public Debt Statement.
The reduction of thepublic debt for the
month of July was 5000, 1886