Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
A Strong Disposition is shown In the
Senate 20 Hasten the Time Of Ad'
ionrnment.
The House Discusses the cutting Resolu.
ions aud without Taking Action
Adjourns.
xLix Congress.

fered on lmendment 20 as to make The hour Il
O'Clock - night
Mr., kenua hoped that action would not b
forced on the resol ton. Bills had just beer
sent to the president that nc could not read IN
! three days, among them .ho river and harboI
| bill, which would require day to 90 through 1t
~ Hoar inquired whether the president was
at the capitol now, as had been the custom OF
ether presidents at the close ~ rhe session, 4
30 he might be communicated with on the sub.
iect.
Mr., Sewell said be underst cd the president
would be at the Capito. ~ day
Mr.. Conger oppose d the amendment. He un
derstood why there was an urgency 10 press
adjournment y the preEll ent would not have
time 70 examine he river aud hhrbOr bin. Tie
president ouehttI have sufficient time, and
The friends of the bill understood IT, too They
were prepared TO give time 70 the executive 70
nave dectnt and reasonable examination of
this very Important bill and 50 far as (Conger)
could help the president would have il. The
senators were hired by the year to do the work
OF the country, -hould They no. in the inter.
estof puDlic business give two or three daJ 8
gr more time wuen necessary Most Of them
demard t. Ii Il, knew OF any mesns that
would compel congress to STAY he would eNcr
else that means, aod he thought he
could II ncces. airy, enter,aia the
senate TO- eight or zen hours on
the bin 70 d clare the forfeiture OF the New
Orleans, Baton Rouge 4 Nicksburg Railroad
company. I he backbone grsnt was made the
Der next.
mediate delivery to ALI articles bearing an
immediate delivery STAMP" was passed
ON motion of Mr. Plumb the senalc took up
and pAsstd the house bill 70 restrict the owner
ship IT real estate In the terri ories TO Amerl.
can citzens, with an Amendment IN the J aturc
OF q 'ubsiitute This Is the same bill and practl-
cally the same substitute un which the confer
ence committee failed come to an agree
meot Further committee conference WAS
asked
Mr. AllisOn, from the conference on "sur.
MIN - resolution. gubmift pd thu rouort
THE HOUSE
WAsHiNGToS, Aug, 4.-rhe Joint resolu ion
was reported fro he committee On library ac
cepting from VIM. A. Van 'erbllt amt Julia
sen cd By various govcrnn cnts 70 the lat L
'1rant They were accepted with grateful
acknowledgment
The senate amendments to the fertilization
appropriation bill were non -coIcurrt In, aud
Messrs, ForHey, Randall and Butterw0rsu were
appointed confer. cs.
Mr. Morrison of Illinois called up the confer
ence report On the surplus joint reso uton.
MIR Morrison though that the resolution as /
passed the house had been wire and con
soTYauVe measure 10 public interests. Tine
resolution, a. agreed upon by he committee on
conference, was, [ HcCIus to HIM, not Sd good a
measure, yet In the present condition OF the
treasury mi the bo ded debt, II would accom-.
pill Hll that would have been done under the
resolution rs It passed the house.
Mr.. Weaver OF ohio opposed the conference
report.
SIR. Hewitt of New York said those who voted
for this measure were voting for a measure
which W uld bring The country to a silver oasis
as surrey rs the sun would rise TO- morrow.
THIS resolution serccd notice upon the men
who owned the property II the country that
there was 70 ou a tr fer from gold to a
81 yer basis, b which % per cent of All the
prop rty of the country would change hands
without consent Of lh' owner
Mr.. Bland of Missouri spoke against the re
port of theCOnfer es, and Mr.. Breckinrldge of
Kentucky defended H.
MIR. IIi5cJck OF New York would vote for the
al 'ption Of the co ference report when the
proposition was Or sented which was CDbserV-
alive. He could see no anger In it. He be
lioved II to be the part of wisdom TO accep. IT,
Mr.. Ca non of Illinois, and MIR. Browne of
Indiana favored the conference report though
they regretted thai the resolution had not been
passed In ltA original shape.
Mr.. Buttciworth OF ohio would vote for the
conference report be 'nuse II gave the secretary
OF the treasury di, erection which was indis.
pensable to the national credit
Mr. Randall of Pennsylvania closed the de-
bate in support Of he conference action AMI in
the course of his speech presented tabular
statements showing the appropriations made
by congress at the rosentlsess on. The report
was then adopted, yeas 70, NAYS 63.
MIR. Belmont of New NOrB, frem the commit
toe IN toreig alta rs, repurle1 the Cutting res
buttons which were published this morning,
Immediately considered.
Mr.. I'M of Illinois said the resolutions
seemed o be the unanimous report of the COM
mittee on foreign affairs The resolutions had
the correspondence upon which they were
based were in manuscript and wnen the oniv
Information before the committee was con
tgined In the report Of the secretary OF state
In that report II was stated that demand had
been made fur the release of Cutting, and that
thu Mei loan gov rnm'nt lad refused TO re-
(HiiD had assented to the res 3lu-
lions since then he had Teld the
correspp On icnce mi instead Of the Mexican
government having refuse the demand of he
United 5 .Ntes, II had shown every spirit of
CONF lance. There was no evasion, there was
no dohaoce, there was very nearly humiliation
In the tone OF that feeble government fore
the sudden defiant demand OF the, secretary of
state In the name of The president
Mr.. Blouut OF Georgia inquired whether Gut.
ting was In ioil.
Mr., HIT replied that he was, but said that
up IN the Int rterence Of the Mexican minister
of foreign affairs had been offered his re
fused. That was the work OF a mischlef-
making consul there Who made spceches To
Crowdr in the streets about yindlcatiu & the
rights of his country. That was the lncarna.
ton OF indisoretop IN one who had charge Of
our fore gn affairs thee. Cutting, acting by
the advice OF counsel, declared his case was
no longer indi ldual butan International affair,
and persisted in sitting In his prison when he
could walk out any moment he pleased.
Mr. Grain OF Texas said that SO far from de-
clluing the offer TO be released on bail Cutting
had Icon convicted and was now awaiting
sentence.
MIR HIT said congress had no Official inform
versions of that TO day ff m various persons
and one man had told him that the Mexican
| authorities expected To get az The end of tn
| case T. day and The man would be at liberty,
| but he did not know that there was
word OF truth In any OF these
cries The government was doing In
| this case what IL had done in hundreds
Of other cases, interfering TO secure the rolta
OF one OF It's citizens There was every pros
| peCt OF cordial co operation v Mexico, aud
! he did not believe that the Democratic secre.
| tary IT state was 50 incompetent that lie would
| not su Ces stully carry on this case
/ with Mexico Gould Mexico, like En-,
| gland, bring n fleet TO lombard New York
| No, anu the genteman's own MUD might sug
| post an anewer to the question why in the case
OF one ountry matters were condu ted slowly
ana in the case of the Other great stiffness wa'
used lie rad confidence IN the secretary OF
| state. he believed the secretary was con
potent to manage the complication
The dem nd he had made had beer
answered I'm niendly spirit. II wac
Tor our interest, IL WAS for the sake of all ma
/ lions that we should preserve the peace. The
/ secretary knew he had the backing OF all con
gress and All Americans in defenuiuR theh
| rights everywhere. Never has there been an
uncertain tone OF voice utter. By this or any
other congr, IS on that subject,
Mr., King OF LOU, lana said Consul Brigham
was constituents OF HE, and he knew him e
he man OF high standing and lear ing, and
OnH fully qualified for the nositton no held,