The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-05


sent Of the owner.
Bland, of Missouri. spoke against the
report OF the conferees, and Brecken-
ridge defended IL. Although he was
in favor Of the original House resolu-
ton. YET II he could not get the whole
loaf he was willing to take half the loaf
of compromise legislation.
Mr.. Butterworth. of Ohio. would vote
for the Conference report because It
gave to the Secretary OF the Treasury
the discretion which was indispensable
TO the national credit.
Evans and Mr. Hewitt, of Pennsyl
vania, expressed their regret that the
trade dollar had not been agreed TO oy
the inference Co mite.
Randall. Of Pennsylvania. closed
the debate in support of the
conference action and in the
course of his speech presented a
tabular statement showing the apprO-
priations made BY Congress at the pres
ent session.
he report was then adopted-yeas
100, nays 60.
Oates. of Alabama, asked unanimous
consent 10 report from the judiciary
committee, and to have Immediately
considered. the resolution deciding that
If ,as alleged ..the president and director,
pany, without the consent of Congress
and in violation of law, issued. in
1885, five and six per cent. col
lateral trust bonds; that in 1888 and
1884. they had paid dividends. notwith-
standing the company at the time owed
gross floating debt of $l3 900 900, and
that in 1888 anc 1856 they guaranteed in
terest of bonds OF the Oregon Short Line
Railroad Company, in violation of Law,
and empowering the judiciary commit
tee to appoint q subcommittee TO in
vestgate these allegations and all the
facts relating thereto; 10 etduriDg the
recess and TO report to the House by
bill or otherwise.
MI. O.Neill, OF pennsylvania, OBJ
jected, Notwithstanding the statement
by Oates that he was in possession of a
letter from Cha rleS Francis Adams,
asking for an Investigation.
Belmont, of New YORK, from the
committee on foreign affairs, reported
the Cutting resolutions, which were
published this morning, and received
unanimous consent to have them i'm
mediately Considered.
Hill OF Illinois, said that the resolu-
ton seemed to be q unanimous report
of the committee on foreign affairs. The
resolutions had been adopted by the
committee yesterday, when the CORES
pondence upon which they W re based
were in manuscript and when the
only Information before the com
mittee. was contained in the
report of the Secretary Of State.
In that report il was stated that de
mand had been made for the release of
! Cutting, and the Mexican government
had refused to release him. Upon this,
he, Mr.. Hill, had assented to the rtsol-
utions. Since then, he had read the
correspondence, and instead Of the
Mexican government having refused the
| demand Of the United States, il had
/ sho~n every spirit OF compliance.
There was no evasion: there was no de-
hance; there was very nearly humilia-
ito IN the tone of that feeble govern
ment before the demand of the Secretary
of state, in the name OF the President.
Blount. OF Georgia. inquired whether
Cutting was not still in Jail.
Hill replied that he was, bnt said that
upon the interference OF the Mexican
Minister of foreign affairs, he had been
offered his release on bail. which he
had scornfully rejected. That was the
work of the mi chief-making Consul
there, who made speeches to crowds IN
the streets about indicating the rights
of his country. That was the height Of
indiscretion in one who had charge OF
our foreign affairs. Cutting, acting BY
his case was no longer an individual,
but an international affair, and per-
sisted in his prison, when he could
walk out anv moment he pleased.
Craine, OF Texas, said that so far
from declining the offer 70 be released
on bail, Cutting had been convicted and
was now awaiting sentence.
| Hill said that Congress had no official
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 MIN
that the Mexican authorities expected TO
get at the end Of the case to-day, and
4 that the man would be at liberty. But
he did not know that there was WORD
of truth in any one OF these stories.
Government was doing in the case what
il had done in a hundred OF other
cases interfering TO secure the release
of one Of its citizens. There Was every
prospect Of cordial cooperation by
, Mexico, and he did not believe that
the Democratic Secretary of State was
! so incompetent that he could not
successfully carry on this case
with Mexico. when he had been
so successful in other cases.
Could Mexico, like England, bring
a feet to lombard New York; No, and
the gentleman's own mind must sug-
gsst answer 70 the question, why, IN
the case of one country matters were
conducted slowly, and in the case oil the
other great swiftness used. he mao
confidence in the Secretary OF state
He believed that the Secretary was com
petent to manage the diplomatic com
plication. The demand he Lad maoa
= had been answered IN a friendly spirit
\ Ii was for our interest, il was tor the
sake ef all nations, that we should pre-
serve peace. The Secretary knew ina
he had the backing OF an Congress anc
AL Americans in defending the nights o
Americans everywhere. Never ma
there been an uncertain tene OF Teic'
g uttered BY this Congress on that suolect
= King, OF Louisiana. said that consul
. Brigham was constituent OF his, ans
knew him 70 be man OF high stananl
E and learning, and one fully oualined 10
the position be held.
Belmont, Of New York, was Somewna
: surprised that his colleague. Nj