Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1886-08-06

ment OF the paragraph providing for the
redemption of the trade dollar, and on that
point the senate conferrees receded. The
house then conceded the remaining amend
ments made by the senate.
THE CHANGES IN THE APPROPRIATIONS.
The changes made in the river and har-
Dor bill, comparing the measures as re-
ported by thesconferrees with the form in
which it passed the senate, are as follows:
Mississippi river from the head of the
passes to the mouth of the Ohio, from
$1.6s7 500 to $2,000OOO; the general surveys
of the Mississippi river, slS,75O to $4,000.
The decreases, are as follows: For the
Sturgeon Bay canal, from $4,000 to $4,000;
Portage Lake canal, $2,625,5OO to $4,000;
Hennepin canal, $225,OOO to $4,000. The
provisions for the New York harbor and
Potomac flats remain as they passed the
senate, the New York harbor appropria-
tion being $750,0OO, and the Potomac flats
$4,000. The bill appropriates $14.479,9OO,
which is $685. less than the house bill,
and 1857 ,507 more than the senate bill.
WILL THERE BE WAR?
The house committee on foreign affairs
at the calling of the meeting to-day took
up and considered the resolution intro
duced by Representatives Belmont Grain
and Lanham in relation to the Cutting
case. A preamble reciting the demand for
Cutting made by the president and the re-
fusal of the Mexican government, was
clenched by the following resolutions,
which were adopted:
Resolved, That the house of representa-
tIyes approves of the action. of the presi-
dent of the United States in demanding
the release of said A. K. Cutting;
Resolved, That the president of the
United States be and is hereby requested
to renew the demand for the release of said
A. K. Cutting.
A member of the foreign affairs commit
tee, holding close relations with the admin
istration, stated tonight that the adoption
of the Cutting resolutions, should they pass
the house tomorrow. would imply much
more than seems to be generally supposed.
In the first place, he said, Mexico has been
asked to release this man Cutting. Mexico
has refused, and has given her reasons.
These resolutions declare those reasons in
sufficient, and request the president to re-
new the demand. Should this renewed de-
mand be refused, our minister will be at
once withdrawn and then in all probability
an extra session of congress would have to
be called. Mr.. Belmont, chairman of the
house committee on foreign affairs, is
working earnestly for the release of Cut
ting.
THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
The sundry civil bill, which has been re-
garded as the main obstacle in the way of
a speedy adjournment of congress-, was
agreed upon by the conferrees to-day. The
coast survey item, inserted by the senate,
remains substantially as it passed the SEN
ate: while the provision for the protection
and improvement of the Yellowstone park
is the same as that made in the original
house bill.
The senate calendar of nominations was
cleared Of all the unobjected cases tonight
The nomination OF Adelard Guernon, to be
collector of customs for Minnesota, was
rejected. The president to-day nominated
VIM. j. Mcclure, to be receiver of public
moneys at Ceur d'Alene, Idaho.
CONFERREES FAIL TO AGREE.
The cOnferrees upon the Northern Pacific
forfeiture bill, and the bill to repeal the
pre-emption and timber culture laws, met
this noon and after short conference ad-
journed, having failed to agree. 1t is not
now expected that another conference will
be held.