The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-18
corapEssIorlL PRoCEEDINGs

ICoraREssIonlL PRoCEEDIrGs.
HoUsE-Wilson, Of Ohio, intIoduced .
resolution directing the Committee on ATT
culture to inquire into the dspos'.lon = ~
Aericultara, Csllege scrip; adopted.
Packard, of Indiana, from the Colnnilss1s
on Foreign Affairs, reported bill to pss
nj. Cordeiro for his services IS Acnn. oonss.
q IN unitad states at Bio Janeiro, % TUG
rate Of compensation allowed Consuis 'l'e1e
passed. ~ r,...;.,5 a..
fairs renertea 4 bill fixing the salary o. ule
Tinted states Consul at Tienfsien,l Dnlna' -
"a ,a,o. .nassef. In connection with Inis sup~
i ;act fsrooks smoke of only one Amer lcaa
steamer plying between snan2l'a1 ~. 49,
Tientsin, and said he deeply resl1.1s- 80, go
4 the building of that class OF s1eaiaels n-u
been lost to New England by the enormous
taxation on iron, copper, etc. DaiAs saw
that ~ one would be more heartily IN accoIu
with any general government which Woulu
IA u the restoration Of American commerce
as It existed prior to 1860, than he; snat the
question would be before the House 1or us
u
cnes;on at this session, and he Dsfesed' anu
boned that measures would be adopted wiiion
would re-establish American eoniniolse -
its prosperity aud power.
! Shellaberger followed Banks. lie re1Aal =
ed that no part Of the public service hloto
demanded attention than the oohsuia.
2 hranch No one would fail to perceive snal
ro,su,s at ports where there were dutles "
: he performed ought to be men high up. anu
ouoht, to be well paid. Yet he had seen, ~
? :. well as every gentleman who hao nass. 8.
: .hroad. United States Consuls living IN s'i,,o
> and fourth rate garrets, and almost iiteraii'
q atarv;ng tor,want Of pay. The pitiful sun
? of 81. 500 a year WAS paid, and II Only Pei
uiitted the Consnls to exc our miseiaoie eA'
= dispraced subsistence; such American oon
~ sn,.tas were the scoff. of nations. He hope'
W the Committee on Foreign Affairs Wouio :.
,r;sa the whole matter of pay OF Consul
ne abroad and provide reasonable compensate
to FIR them. He would like to know wnetne
that committee had any views on the suDJeo
at Ranks replied that bill for that pufpo'
ub- had nassed the Senate at the last " nsfes
1sk and he had no doubt the bill wouiu pe =,
= .. sented, which would be Satisfactory 10 v
p"' House. ,45 ll go .1
dye Kelly. of Pennsylvania, cordially endors
sbellaberger's remarks relative TO the "
be- sular system, which he thought disgrace
ght the country. He then proceeded to reply
tba remarks of Brooks on the decadence
OF American ship building, and the debate
sla- .,,,oan tho ,.yvo gentlemen continued at sol
'lco length. ysE arg
g. nawes then addressed the House. ana
s.. terred to SheIlabergers remarks relasiVe
.;oa the Consular service. He thought the re
laav edv was not in an increase OF compehsa'.
hom but i'm improving the character OF @ppo'
- ments. and said if the rule was adopteo
.nol- the Executive not to give an appointment
,-aov any man recommended by Cor gressmeh
y-on,a do more toward the reform OF
on civil service than any elaborate system
r,ros uiyeG by commission of several mehp
go rCries of that's true. In the course Oh
J. q, remarks. Dawes referred to the appointH
3 nar of one Klein to visit foreign Consnls ana
! Tor mort upon their condition, at salary
,,o,,o 81. 900 a year and expenses, and VINO
.a.I : trs-eled over fifty-four Thousand miles
ary mert thought worth submitting to the
re-. en- lie. " ~
died. Butler, of Massachusetts, and Rivers 81
fayorabIy of Klein. Butler said he was
!. posed to the self-abnegation OF Compress.
did not understand why being eleete
j, Congress caused man to admit that he
.onr;- incompetent to say which of his constitu
vears was good man and would make fai
: a servant of the Government; he believet
knew a. much of the subject as any bro
n ma down schoolmaster in the land. and he
y.sh- entirely opposed to the idea that Cong
were incompetent to say who v az fit to-
&c In twelve dollar clerk to copy laws; any n
agon. Der thought different, an easy remedy w
Non. cease recommending persons Tor the OF
mon The discussion created great interest,
yada. here closed. sf5 ~ fssA
= a. A bill was passed appropriating 30
owed; TOT making 7Douauaiy W." son @ =.
y;ea States and the possessions OF Great Br
from the Lake of the Woods to the sui
from of the Rocky Mountains. Adjourned.