Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-09

performance. minister msy ask FOR his recall whenever
he chooses and he has served but day such he
cannot be required to return to the treasury his outfit
There instances where in the space of four years.
ministers to comparatively unmportant courts have
ceived $18 000 and in 500 500 in outfits OF
the So 656 204 which diplomacy cost for the twelve
years ending the both Of june 1853 the Of
was drawn for outfits.
The scale of compensation provided by the bill to
ministers and secretaries has been graduated to
pond with the Importance Of the duties be performed
and the expense Of living at the respective capitals It
is desirable that the salaries Of representatives
abroad should be liberal without being extravagant.
Our diplomatic establishment il remodeed in the man
ner and with the salaries indicated, will cost annually
$500 500-only 1854 more than the average cost
for the last twelve years of outfits salaries and contin
gent expenses. Although the number Of Legations
has been considerably augmented and several Of them
raised since 1884, ii is thought that foreign inter-
may be conducted for twelve years. commencing
with the 1s of july 1868, in the proposed for
not larger than that expended for the twelve years
preceding that day.
Our consular establishment is imperfect 1t is deec
tive in most important particulars. Repeated attempts
have been heretofore made in Congress to remodel its
provisions, but without All the great interests
of the Union less connect themselves with its
agency and require REINFORCEMENT Some of our
sus are better than any officers of the Gov
ernment while by far the greater number receive nothing
like just remuneration for the services performed This
inequality the bill proposes to remedy by disseminating
the system of compensation by fees and the substitution
Of salaries In important commercial ports and in large
manufacturing districts consus not permitedt to
transact business The withholding from them Of this
privilege is necessary to prevent undue advantages in
trade their countrymen.
In ports with which we have but little commerce. aud
in interior places where there is comparatively
to the United States they business
Those from whom this privilege is withheld provided
with higher salaries than those not excluded from trade
but without any Distinctions of grade.
The amount Of fees received at oil our consuiasss in
1882 he 1858 not being complete, accord
inc tn
1853, 1863 To this may be added S24 800 for the
salaries houserent and contingent expenses
during the same year, making the cost of our present
consular establishment SIT 1896 per annum. That OF
| the under the proposed bill will be $252,75
1t is not thought advisable to discontinue the exacon
Of fees for consular services but to modify the charges
authorized At present consus may charge So for any
authenticated by the consular SEAL From this law
proposed to exclude pts of passports The existing
law Affects unequay shipowners in the deposite and de-
livery of ships papers, for which two consular certificates
are required vessel of thirty tons pays much as
one of three thousand BY the bill this service is
charged for by the registered of the vessel
At present invoice Of merchandise Of $25 value pays
the for consular Authorization invoice Of
1926 900 value This is made by the bill to conform to
the of the adventure when it is above $780, The
commission allowed to consus where salaried for ad-
vances to distressed seamen discontinued. Returns
of fees to be reported quarterly the Treasury De-
partment and failure to comply in this particular is
made cause for removal from Office.
| SUMMARY
| By the bill proposed there will be-
70
Secretaries OF Legation. 70
UragoHan.
i
Consus not permitted to transact business SO
Consuls permitted to transact busness. SO
Commercial agents. ....................... .
Aggregate amount of salaries of Ministers
1922, 500) and Secretaries ($47, 000) ..S309 500
Commissioner to the Sandwich Islands......... 5000
Interpreter to China. $500
Dragoman to Turkey $500
| Aggregate cost of diplomatic service as per bill
/ proposed .S32O 5OU
Aggregate amount Of salaries to Consuls not al
lowed to transact business. 81 500
Aggregate amount Of Consuls permitted to trans
act business .................. $3.50
Commercial Agents. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 800
Total amount Of expense for Consular service as ~
per bill proposed. $50, $50
Diplomatic service. $40, SOC
Total cost OF Diplomatic and Consular services -
Aggregate cost ofproposed Consular establish
ment $Z52, 750 VI
Deduct fees, which amounted in F.
1852 .......,.............$l53,l9 1856 10
Contingent expenses Of sundry
| Consulates ..................... "a, 800 90 I'll
...'... 49,. - III, 1876 1!
Nett cost 1928 81