The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-16


out Of the first two months prepaid wages, and
the balance to be given 10 them. list OF mari-
ners to be kept, with an account OF all public
moneys, and an official entry to be kept oil
every discharged seaman. The duties Of con-
suls regarding vessels are also prescribed;
neglect Of which will expose them to m action
OF law. The law of 1903 to be enforced. The
act further provides for proceedings regarding
intestste estates, and the present commissions
allowed. Record books to be kept of all trans
actions appertaining to vessels, cargocs, fees,
CONNEXIONS, &c, and quarterly returns made.
The vice consulates are to be filed by none
but citizens of the United States To be con-
tinued in Office not longer than twelve years,
nor to be removed except for direliction of duty,
in less than six. To receive no other nor larger
fees than those received by consuls. They
are to find bonds in sums Of not less than five
hundred, nor over two thousand dollars. for the
faithful discharge of their duties. They are
authorized to do all official acts except to grant
passports. (The wisdom Of this prohibition is
not seen) They are also to keep record books
of transactions appertaining to their Office, and
to communicate with the State Department
semiannualy, or oftener if required. They
are to receive all books and accounts from their
predecessors.
The vice consuls, in addition to their annual
salaries, are to receive five per cent commits
sions upon their salaries, to defray the expenses
Of hostages, seals. flags &C.
No new consulate to be established but by
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large district or add to it other allegiances
This act with other laws bearing upon the dis
charge Of their duties, to be forwarded to all
consular agents
The Secretary Of State to organize consular
bureau and all correspondence to be conducted
through it. The chief of the bureau, to receive
a salary Of $4,000 per annum; and to be allow
ed two clerks. The chief to make annual
reports of all consular transactions to
the State Department, to be submitted
to Congress on or before the first day
of January Of each year. Consular agents
are also required to communicate information
regarding the commercial, agricultural and
manufacturing statistics OF other countries, in
Guiding new improvements in the arts OF in
dustry. &c. This law, it is perceived, had it
been adopted, though Objectionable as to the
number Of consular agents and the pay of vice
consuls, would have resulted in q great i'm
provement on the present homogeneous and i'm
perfect ~ stem. We give in another place (Ta-
BILE No. y list of consuls, and the salaries
annexed, provided for in the bill. 1t also pro-
vides for the appointment of vice consuls to the
following places, viz.:-Bristol, Falmouth, Ply
mouth, Kingston-upon-Hull, Dublin, London
derry, Cork, Galway, Island Of Malta, Cape
Town, Cape Of Good Hope, st. Helena, st,
Johns Halifax, Pictou, Turks Island, Hobart
Town, Riga, Archangel, Stettin. Nantes, st.
Pierre (Mariinique), Pointa-Petre (Guada-
loupe), Cay enne. Algiers, Barcelona, Port Ma
hone, st. Iago de Cuba, Funchal (Madeira).
Curacao wv. ~, Santa Cruz, st. Thomas, We
nice, Ancona Messina, Zanzibar Island, Apia
(Navigator's Island), Ovelan Fejee Islands).
Aux Cages, Cape Hay tien, Tampico, Matamo-
ras, Tobasco, Santa Martha. Maracaibo, La
guayIa, Naranham Island, Peru, Pernambuco
Santos. st. GATHERINGS Island, Bahia or San
Salvador, Rio Negro Coquimbo, Ponce, and
Talcahuana.
The above list is very imperfect and liar
ranged Indeed, should the bill ever be re-
vived, il should be recommtted to the Commit
tee on Commerce, who should, in making
amendments, consult with prominent merchants
engaged in foreign trade as to the necessary
notifications. The Chambers of Commerce in
commercial cities might be able to offer impor
tant suggestions.
1t will be perceived that while some unim-
portant places are put down at $4,000 per an
mum. others. of more consequence. are put down
at 81 500. We should suppose that the consul
at ST. Petersburg ought to receive more than one
at Frankfort and Basic, and that Hamburg was
worth as much as Bremen or Leghorn. We do
not see why the consul at Constantinople
should not receive $4,000 per annum as we'll as
those at Smyrna and Beyrout. These are only
few of the Irregularities which might be
pointed out, as regards the consuls The bill
makes no provision for a consul at Leipsic, in
Saxony, where the consular fees are worth
1880.
The viceconsulships named are also irregu-
lar. and denote ill-judged arrangement. We find
that such places as Mazatlan n. Acapulco, Chi
huahua. Matamoras, &C., in Mexico, are omitted.
in the Papal States, Rome and other points are
omitted In Austria Vienna is left out. In
Denmark, Copenhagen in Sweden, Stockholm,
and in Norway, christina are omitted. Prus-
sia, Bavaria aud Norway are excluded from the
list In China, Shanghai, Annoy. and Ningpo,
and Macoa are stricken from the list. In Aus
tralia, Melbourne and Adelaide are omitted.
Also, all Africa, with the exception of
the Cape Of Good Hope and the Mediterranean
ports. While the consul in Paris receives
$1,000. no consul is provided for at Madrid,
Vienna, or Berlin; Bolivia is omitted, and
Lima, in Peru is not honored with vice consul
late. In Chilli, Conception, town of some
sixty thousand inhabitants, is omitted. We
might, also, name Q great many other cases in