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

out of the first two months prepaid wages, ami
the balance to be given TO them. list OF mari
ners to be kept with an account of all public
moneys and an official entry to be kept Oh
every discharged seaman. The duties Of con
suls regarding vessels are also prescribed;
neglect Of which will expose them to an action
at 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, cargoes, fees,
commissi ions, &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
remi-annually, 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
act Of Congress; though the President may en-
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
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
GLIDING new improvements in the arts Of in
y.
been adopted, though Objectionable as to the
number Of consular agents and the pay of vice
c0nsuls would have resulted in great i'm
provement on the present homogeneous and i'm
perfect ~ stem. We give in another place (Ta-
BILE No. p q list of consuls, and the salaries
annexed, provided for in the bill. 1t also pro-
vdes for the appointment of vice consuls to the
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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 (Martinique), Pointa-Petre (Guada-
loupe), Cay enne, Algiers, Barcelona, Port Ma
hone, st. Iago de Cuba, Funchal (Madeira).
Curacao (W. ~, Santa Cruz, st. Thomas, We
nice, Ancona, Messina, Zanzibar Island, Apia
(Navigator's Island), Ovelan (Fejee Islands).
Aux Cages, Cape Hay ten, Tampico, Matamo-
ras Tobasco, Santa Martha. Maracaibo, La
guayra, 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 ill-ar-
ranged. Indeed, should the bill ever be re-
viyed, it should be recommitted 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 Basle 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
a few Of the Irregularities which might be
pointed out as regards the consuls. The bill
makes no provision for consul at Leipsic, in
Saxony, where the consular fees are worth
$1,250.
The viceconsulships named are also irregu-
lar and denote ill.judged arrangement. We find
that such places as Mazatla 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-
STA, Bavaria and 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
$4,000 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 great many other cases in
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