The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-02-09

nIrLoMArIo ExprsnIrnRrs oF spAIN.

DIPLOMATIC EXPENDITURES OF SPAIN
The annual estimate for the Department Of State Of
Spain having been read in the Congress Of Deputies of that
country the Sd Of January Of this year. short discus
sion in regard 10 il took place in which reference was
made by the opposing sides the example Of the United
States in the matter of diplomatic expenditures The
tors Senior orense Marquis of Albaida,) ia oppos
on to the ministry Senor Oliver, chairman of the
committee which had reported in favor Of the estimate
submitted by the government From imperfect sketch
Of the debate which appears n the Spanish newspaper La
Croniea, Of New York, we translate as follows:
Senor orense call attention 70 this estimate aud
all the estimates which instead Of diminishing the expend
iures from year to year. keep increasing them Neces-
sariy what the people want is economy and are
Using the contrary The motion which ! made that the
discussion in detail Of the estimates should bs made here
instead of being made IN the committee, and which
not taken into considerations gave to understand that
all efforts TO Introduce economy useless only
rise to let il be that there is deputy calling
the attention OF the country the circumstance Gentle
when Spain in the penude of her greatness she
did not expend in her foreign relations what is
pended in them sorry therefore to that this
innate keeps increasing like all the rest and ii the
Cores do not take the precadon to return these estimates
to the government in order thai reduction may be made
IN all OF them Of al least ten per cent We shall continue
to scandaze the country and not be able to appear before
it we are men Of scrapulous honor On this account
have risen, and because opposed to all the estimates
believing that half of their amount would be sufficient
"Sehor Oliver. The committee could not but understand
that the expenditures Of this department have peculiar
character for not only they the whole highly re-
productive but they TO maintain the dignity OF the
counirya dignity which nation lays aside, and which
ours cannot lay aside in View OF its sentiments and its
history. Notwithstanding what the Marquis of Abada
has said il be denied that it is impossible for any
nation exist in dignfed without being in
communication political association with other nations
But it is not merely question of countrys dignity, for
with diplomacy interviewer the greatest interests Of
nations. Every time that Spanish subject Is protected
nllaI hau
tween powerful governments that rupture isavolded
the deputies well know how many benefits flow back to
the nation Consequently, this expenditure, which has
been diminishing since the time of Ferdinand VI when it
was fifty millions, tof reals yeon or S25500o0l is
really and truly reproductive expenditure. Diplomacy is
favorable to the enterprise and peace onaons Thedepues
know the efforts which this diplomacy is making
to reesabsh peace and to such efforts due the forty
years of which Europe has enjoyed would desire the
Congress consider that the continuation Of dpo
matte relations with other powers is matter OF absolute
necessity dsconnnance of them would be to separate
our country from the map Of other powers. Notwith-
standing the msortunes which the nation has experienced
from the time Of Philip LII down TO days 1t has
always maintained respectable diplomatic body and
do not think this suitable occasion to set about destroy
ing the diplomatic representation which such inn
mense benefits
"r Orense has said that the estimate which now pre-
sened By the governments and which the committee has
examined increases the expenses Of this service There is
in fact small increase bot it is not the amount which
appears at first view The increase is $4,000 reals and
fraction [S36s5o in the estimate for this year over that
by which the proceeds Of the consuaes of Marsecs and
have been ordered has baen introduced carrying
those amounts TO the treasury and consequently the est
mate provides pay for employees who have hereto
fore been paid by those consua'e making apparent in
10 the estimate Of expenditures but when the est
mate OF receipts shall be discussed it will be that
amounts into the treasury which heretofore have
not gone into il.
The committee respects the opinion of the Marquis Of
Ahaida but II cannot TO perceive that the dipo
matte body is necessary, although that it may be
dispensed with in some places The Marquis OF Albaida
has referred us to the United States will tell his lord
ship that the United States have inundated all the courts
with their diplomatic agents which indicates that that
public understands The Importance of lis diplomatic rea
lions and they increasing their diplomatic c1pendi-
lures instead Of diminishing tbeu having but short time
since raised the OF those agents To make II apparent
that the expenditure for this service has diminished from
the time Of Ferdinand vi in which have said il
ed 10 hly-one millions 255ooOol TO the present time
when Ii amounts TO twelve millions S6000001 will
state that thee number OF nations which then
had existenoe for OF them provinces in
Europe and Others colonies beyond that
not ouy has the estimate compared with that time been
reduced, but the number of representatives among
other nations has been augmented hope therefore
that In view Of these considerations the Cores will be
pleased TO approve OF the estimate proposed by the COM
mttee. #. ...
Senior orense II the United States increase their est
OF expenditures II Is because their estimate ofrcepts
also increased to such extent that the custohouses
now yield twelve hundred Millions $50 600 oool When
nation is 10 such fourismug condition. IL make
expenditures but when 1t like our own, where every
thing Is par-roads, canals 6c.and every thing 10 a
shameful condition. then 1t Is our duty 70 enpend but
little.
"Schor Oliver know not what connection there Is
between custon-houses and diplomatic II
his lordship has referred 10 the ousom-houses with a
view Of enabling perceive that the United States
rich will tell MIN that perhaps that nation Is indebted
for its wealth TO is diplomatic relations.
"Sehor 0rense. The United States indebted for
their wealth to the liberty which they enjoy. ar.LF
"Wthout further discussion the estimate was sanction
ed by vote Of the deputies" Hr