, 1876-12-06

STATE DEPARTMENT.
At PEACH WITH ALI. THE WoHLp.
The relations Of the United ssatcs With for.
eEn Powers continue on friendly footing.
Questions have arisen frotn timo to tmo IN tl,e
foreign relations OF tho Government, but tl,o
United States have been happily free during tho
past year from tho complications and clnbArraas-
tnents which have surrounded some Of tho for
cfgn Powers. Tho diplomatic correspondence
submitted herewith contains information "a to
certain Of the MIatters which have occupied the
Government. Tha cortl!ality Which, at-
tcnls our relations with Tue Powers
Gy the gonsr4l " participation Of fotcisn nations
III the Exhibition whtcli has Just closed, and BY
cxcrtots made by 1istant Powers to sttnw their
Interest IN and friendly feelings toward tho
ninl Of tie nation.. Tho aoyernmcnt and pco-
pie OF the United State hare not only fully a|,-
lrcciatcd tlIis exhibition Of kindly feeling, but
it 'noY he Justly, and fairly expected that no
other natiu,,s from bctter ar0uai intance and
better appreciation of our mutual advantages
and mutual waits.
REDUCED APPROPRIATIONS.
Congress at !t6 last Ecssfun saw tit to reduce
the amount ustialiy appropriated for, foreign
Intercourse by Withholding appropriations for
Representatives NJ the United States III certain
foreign countries and for certain consular
V1HHEEt hAN ~ IG&AEltlE LuE AFllfA1lkb
proprlatel for rertaiil other diplomatic posts,
and thuR ncccss!tattng a change In grat1e OF
representative. For these reasons Immediate
" upon thc passage Of the bill making nppro-
for tho present. fi'rcc, Instructions were issued
10 the representatives 0f the United States ut
Bolivia, Ecuador, and Colombia. mud to tho
consular Officers 1or whom no appropriation l,ad
anl consulatcs, aud ccasc from the performance
Of their duties, ind III like manner steps were
Immediately taken to substitute
CMAlt0H D'APPAINEs
for Ministers Resident IN PORTUGAL, Denmark,
Greece. switzerland. and Paraguay. Willie
thoroughly impressed With the wisdom OF sound
economy III the foreign service rs in other
branches Of the Government, cannot csenre
the conclusion that 1t, sonc instances tho with
holding of appropriations will prove
AN EXPENSIVE ECONOMY,
nld tint the aalnll rctrcIlctIMent secured by a
change Of grade In certain diplomatic posts il
influence anil Importance which will attend our
foreign representatives under this reduction.
An III opln!un TINT 4 rc-examinAtion OF the Bub-
ject will cause change In somc instances IN tho
conclusions reached uu these subjects at tic last
6cssUn OF Congress.
The Court Of Commissioners Of
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS,
| whose functions were continued BY an net Of tho
january, 1877, has carried on Its labors with
| diligence mid general satisfaction. By report
from the Clerk uf tho Court, transmitted horG-
With, bearing date Nov. II, 1b7, It appears TINT
Viii isvc sIIsm'sra .'t al thc ,I5,ms "d
fur aS ,n,,iratin. Thjs rcnort also eontnins n
statement Of thc general results OF tic labora
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