Daily Republican., 1886-08-04
CONGRESS AND MEXICO.
THE PRESIDENTS ACTION IN THE
CUTTING SIC ENDED.
Another Demand Requested Belief
That I'm Case OF Refusal tho Asneri-
can Minister win be withdrawn.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-The Cutting
case has for the first time ASSUMED o
warlike phase at the capital. Yester-
day Secretary Bag ard sent 10 Congress
the correspondence CO between the Mexi-
can authorities and the United States,
In which the former main tained the
doctrine that an American citizen may
be prosecuted In foreign country for
acts done in United States territory.
This correspondence 80 clearly showed
the indefensible attitude of Mexico that
q meeting of the House Committee 90
Foreign Affairs was called this morn
ing, at which the whole subject was dis-
cuased. The result was the unanimous
adoption of the following resolutions,
which the House will be asked to con-
slider before adjournment
THE coMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS.
WHEREAS, A. X. Cutting, an Ameri-
can citiz sn, is wrongfully deprived oil
his liberty by Mexican Off icials at Paso
del Norte, In the Republic OF Mexico,
and
WHEREAS, The Mexican Government
refuses to release said Cutting upon the
demand OF the President Of the United
States; and
L w u6 1ON6EnLu5uLOl VI n6Al'
co alleges AZ reaeon for Its refusal to
comply with such demand that said
Cutting Ia guilty of violating . Mexi-
can law upon American soil; and
WnEREAs, The House of Representa-.
tives, while appreciating the disposition
shown by the Government of Mexico tn
carry out international obligations, can
| never assent to the doctrine that citi-
l zaua Of thu n sfad Gtafaa " ha nro NO
cuted In foreign country for acts done
wholly upon Amerioan soil; therefore,
bsit
Resolved, /. That the House of Re.
representatives approves of the action ol
the President of the United States In
demanding the release of said A. X
Cutting.
Resolved, 2. That the President of the
United States be and is hereby requesp-
ed to renew the demand for the release
of said A. X. Cutting.
It is quite geneI ally understood thai
these resolutions were drawn last NIGH
by Secretary Bayard and Chairman
Belmont oonjointly. They represent
the sense OF the administration and give
any future executive acts In the line ol
aggression against Mexico the sanction
OF Congress, There was long meeting
of the Cabinet to- day and the Cutting
case absorbed the greater part of tht
time of the session.
MExICo's DILEMMA.
The greatest difficulty of the matter
lies in the weakness of the Mexican
Government. The authorities are will.
ling to surrender Cutting but they are
afraid of the consequences that NIGH
follow such release in che Northern
provinces, whore there Is feeling o
intense hostility against the Unitet
States. BY complying with the de-
mands of this Government q rebellion
Iagainst the authority OF Mexico Nigh
be precipitated and by refusing to com
Iply with the demands q war with tht
United States is the inevitable result.
President Diaz and Minister Romero
are both striving to reach a settlemen
of the dispute which will satisfy tn,
United States without creating revo
Ilution In Mexico. 1t Is understood to
night that at the Cabinet meeting to
lday 1t was agreed to continue diplc
matte negotiations on the subject for
short time, and II Mexico does no
speedily release Cutting forcible meas
ures will be taken to compel his sui
trender.
A member of the Foreign Affair
COMMITTEE holding close relations wit
the Administration, stated Il night tba
the adoption of the Cutting resolutionI
sh 1uld they pass the House tomorrow
Iwould imply much more than SCENE
to be generally y supposed. In the fir.
place, he said, Me xico has been aske
to release this man Cutting; Mexico ha
refused and has given reasons. Thes
resolutions declare those reasons insult
cient and request the President to r.
new the demand. He said should tn
renewed dema and be Iefu ,ed our Mini
ter will be at once Withdrawn and thel
In all probability, an extra session I
Congress would have to be called.