, 1886-08-05

WASHINGTON, Aug. 0.-Nr. eaVer,
of Iowa, opposed the conference report on
the surplus resolution. Mr.. Hewitt, of
New York, said those who voted for this
measure were voting for a measure which
would bring the country to a silver basis
as surely as the sun would rise tomorrow.
This resolution served a notice upon men
who owned the property of the country
that there was to be a transfer from a gold
to a silver basis; by which 25 per cent of
all the property Of the country would
change hands without the consent of the
owner.
Mr.. Bland, of Missouri. spoke against
the report of the conferees, and Mr..
Breckenridge defended it, although he was
in favor of the house resolution, yet, if he
could not get a whole loaf, he was wiling
to take the half a loaf of compromise leg
%islation. Mr.. Butterworth, of Ohio,
would vote for the conference report, he
cause it gave to the secretary of the
treasury a discretion which was indispen-
sable to the national credit. Messrs. Evans
and Snowden, of Pennsylvania, expressed
their regret hat the trade dollar amend
ment had not been agreed to by the con-
ference committee.
Mr.. 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
appropriations made by congress at the
present session. The report was then
adopted-yeas l20, nays 63.
Mr.. Oates of Alabama asked unanI-
nous consent to report from the judiciary
committee and to have Immediately con-
sidered the resolution deciding that it is
alleged hat the president and directors of
the Union Pacific railway company, with
out consent of congress and in violation of
law, issued in 1883 s and 6 per cent. col
lateral trust bonds; that in 1883 and 1884
they paid dividends Notwithstanding the
at the time owed the govern
in 1888 and 1884 they garanteed the i'll
terest of the bonds Of the Oregon Short
line railway company in violation Of law,
and empowering the judiciary committee
to appoint IA sub committee to investigate
the allegations and all facts relating there
to, to sit during recess and to report to
the house by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Belmont of New York, from the
committee on foreign affairs, reported the
Cutting resolutions which were published
this morning, and received unanimou.
consent to have them Immediately con.
siderei. Mr.. Hit of illinois said that
the resolution seemed TO be the unani
nous report of the committee on foreign
affairs. Resolutions had been adopted by
the committee yesterday when the cores
pondence on which they were based were
in manuscript, and when the only infor
nation befure the committee was con.
tanned in the report OF the secretary o.
state. In that report il was stated thai
a demand had been made for the releas,
of Cutting, and that the Mexican govern
ment had refused to release him. Acting
on this he (Mr. Hitt) had assented to tn
resolution. Since then he had read tn
correspondence. and instead of the Mexi
can government having refused the dc
mand of the United States, ii had shown
every spirit OF compliance.
MIR Blount, Of Georgia, inquiries
whether Cutting was not still in jail. MI
Hit replied that he was, but said tina
: upon the interference of the Mexica
minister of foreign affairs he had bee
offered his release or bail. which he ha
s%cornfully refused. That was the work {
the mischief making consul there VIII
a made speeches to crowds in the street
r about indicating the rights of his %countr,
!; Cutting, acting bv advice of the consu
a declared that. his case was no longer 0
I individual but an international affair an
!, persisted in sitting in his prison whs
he could walk out at any moment /
! pleased.