The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-08-05
XLIXth CONGRESS- FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, August 4.
The doors were reopened at 1880. A mes
sage was read from the President returning
in compliance with the request of the Senate
the bill granting an increase of pensions to
soldiers who lost an arm or leg IN the SER
vice. The same measure was received back
from the House with a verbal amendment,
which, On motion of Mr.. Sewell, was con-
Cured in The bill was then returned to
the President.
The Senate then took up and passed the
Senate bill extending the system of immedi
ate delivery to all articles bearing 'immedi-
ate delivery stamps.
Mr.. Allison again called up the adjourn
ment resolution. and offered an amendment
so as to make the hour 10 O'Clock tonight,
but finally decided not to press the resolu-
ton
On motion of Mr.. Plumb the Senate took
up and passed the House bill to restrict The
ownership of real estate in the territories to
American citizens, with an amendment In
the nature of substitute. This is the same
bill and practically the same substitute on
which the conference committee waited to
come to an agreement) A further commit
tee of conference was asked.
The Senate took up the veto of the pension
bill of Margaret D. Marchard, widow of
Commodore Marchand, the question being
on its passage notwithstanding the Presi,,
dents objections. This bill was postponed
till the next session.
Mr.. Sewell then called up the House bill
granting to the same lady regular pension
and it was passed.
On vote to pass the pension bill of John
S. Williams over the Presidents veto there
was no quorum.
Mr.. Allison, from the committee on sur
plus resolution. submitted report. he pre-
sented summary of the effects OF the reS0 lu-
tion if it it should become a law. The state
ment of assets and liabilities, he said, as
shown by the statement of the Treasury on
the 31st of July, showed balance OF about
$S0000,000 as against balance OF $75,000,000
on the 30th of June, so that there was at
this moment beyond $100,000000 IN gold
dedicated to the redemption OF greenbacks
and beyond the working balance agreed to
by the resolution a surplus of i$60,00o000 in
the Treasury or $00,000,0 600 to be applied to
the payment of the public debt. He thought
it might be safely assumed that the revenue
for the current year would exceed that OF
last year by $10,000,000. He calculated that
there would be paid (under the joint resolu-
Ttfan) $107 ,500,0 GOO on the public debt during
thecurrent fiscal year.
HOUSE.
Mr. Morrison called up the conference re-
port of the surplus joint resolution and
spoke at length in favor OF the resolution as
it passed the House. After debate of con-
siderable length the report was adopted
yeas 120, nays 63.
Mr.. Belmont of New York, from the COM
mittee on foreign affairs reported the Cutting
resolutions Which were published this morn
ing and received unanimous consent to have
them Immediately considered.
Mr.. Hit, of Illinois, said the correspon-
dence seemed to show a willingness on the
part of Mexico to cooperate with this gov
ernment in the Cutting case and Cutting
had been offered his release on bail, which
offer had been scornfully refused He
charged that this course of Cutting had been
influenced by the American consul, who was
trying to create an International diffic ulty
and had been guilty of making inflammatory
speeches to crowds in the streets. He con-
tended there was shown every spirit OF com
pliance on the part of Mexico with the de-
mand of the Secretary of State for Gut
tings release, and there had been no spirit
of defiance shown by Mexico.
Mr.. Grain, of Texas, contended that the
correspondence showed that so far from de-
clining the offer to be released on bail, Cut
ting had been convicted and was now await
ing sentence.
Mr.. Hit said that there was no authority
Tor Mr.. Grains statement, and MI. Bemont
OF New York, interposed that the authority
OF the secretary was as good as could be nad,
and that that officer had declared that MeXl-
co had refused to release Cutting
Mr.. King, of Louisiana, warmly deIended
Consul Bingham. .
Pending further discussion Mr.. MorrlS0n
moved that the House take recess until lU
o'clock tomorrow, and the hour OF . O'CLOCK
having arrived, the House adjourned.