Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-07
House,.

The Senate amendments to the Fortii-
cation Appropriation bill were non-con-
Cured in and Messrs. Forney. Randall and
ButterW orth were appointed as new con-
ferees. Mr.. Morrison, of Illinois, called up
the conference report OF the surplus joint
resolution.
Mr.. Weaver, OF Iowa, opposed the con.
ference report. Mr.. Hewitt, of New York,
said those who voted for this measure were
voting for measure which would bring the
country to silver basis az surely as the
sun would rise tomorrow. This resolution
served notice upon all who owned property
in the country that there was to be trans
fer from gold to silver basis and 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 original
House resolution, yet if he could not get
whole loaf, he was willing to take hall
loaf.
Mr.. Butterworth, OF Ohio, would vote
for the conference report because it gave to
the Secretary OF the Treasury discretion:
which was indispensable to the National
credit. Messrs. Evans and Howden, of Penn
sylvania, expressed their regret that the
trade dollar amendment had not been
agreed to by the Conference Committee.
The report was then adopted, yeas, 12O;
nays, 63. Mr.. Oates, OF Alabama. asked
unanimous consent to report from the Ju
dietary Committee and to have imme-
diately considered q resolution reciting
that it is alleged the President and Direct
ors Of the Union Pacific Railroad Com.
pany without the consent of Congress, and
in violation OF law had issued in 1883, 5
that in 1888 and 1884 they paid divi.
yends Notwithstanding the company at the
time owed a gross floating debt Of $13,..
OOO, 900 and that in 1883 and 1886 they
guaranteed the interest OF the bonds
of the Oregon Short Line Railroad
Company in violation OF law, and
empowering the Judiciary Committee to
appoint sub.committee to investigate
these allegations and all the facts relating
thereto, to set during the recess and to re-
port to the House by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. O'Neill, of Pennsylvania, objected,
Notwithstanding the statement by Mr..
from Charles F. Adams asking for the in
yestieation. Mr.. Belmont, OF New York,
from the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
reported the Cutting resolutions which
y ere published this morning, and received
unanimous consent to have them imme-
diately considered. Mr.. Hill, Of Illinois,
said that the resolution seemed to be the
unanimous report OF the Commit
tee ON Foreign Affairs. The reso-
lutions had been adopted by the COM
mittee yesterday when the correspondence
upon which they were based were in manu-
script and when the only Information be.
fore the committee was contained in re-
port OF the Secretary Of State. In that re-
bort it was stated that q demand had been
made for the release OF Cutting, and the
Mexican Government had refused to release
him. Upon this he Mr.. Hill) had assented
to the resolution. Since then he had read
the correspondence and instead of the
Mexican Government having refused the
demand of the United States. it had shown
every spirit OF compliance. There was no
evasion. There was no defiance. There
was nearly humiliation in the tone OF that
feeble Government before the demand OF the
Secretary Of State in the name OF the Presi'
dent.