New-York tribune., 1876-02-07
WASHINGTON.
. COMING FIGHT IN THE HOUSE.
.,psruoyY IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULT

nur IN pr sTrBBoRNIY OPPosED-No HIN
pERANCrs TO TRADE-THE REPUBLICAN AMMONi-
TIoN CHESTS FULL OF FACTS AND FIGURES
fyRou THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE -,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6-The opposition Which WI,
be made to the reductions prop sea oy 'he Noii'A.
tee ON Appropriations, in the cost OF the uipionau0
.na oonsnIar service of the United States. Will DO
more determined and probably more effective 'nai
tbat against the retrenchment proposed and carried
On the West Point BILL Several Republican menl-
hers have already collected statistics and other mate
rial TO show not only that the reductions proposed are
nnvise but that they have been made without
nroner consideration For instance, for great many
.eors and under all administrations, IL mas peen
customary 10 appropriate $1OO,OOO tor the Ienci
.,d nrotecton Of American seamen IN foreleh couh-
triesD This has been done In accordance "ith sec
tion SIT of the Revised Statutes when proVides
!, bau he the duty Of the cOnsus yice-consns com
me- M p,oyide for seamcn OF the United States who may
Se fouud destitute within their districts ~
snernt subsistence passages 10 some port III .no
itd states in the most bic manner at me ex-
n Sc of te United States subject to snch %
he secretary OF state shall give The seaueli shd u
Se br bound TO do duty on board the yesselt 10 Will Will
they may be transported according 10 their se'oi A
ties -. ~ l.. 49,
This appropriation the Committee proposes 10 re-
anoo to ,sGO 600, believing that that sum VIII be
oicia,t to cover all drafts which may be made III
.ocordance with the act. Very strong opposition
will he made to this reduction on the ground that
II will make il impossible for the United States III
many cases 10 relieve destitute or disabled sailors
in foreign countries and cause the return OF INC
drafts made by cousuls for this purpose uhpaiu.
An attack will also be made upon the proposeu
consolidation of South American missions, anu IL
will be asserted that to require the same Minister
70 represent the United States in several conn
tries. in which. as in the Argentine kepuoi'c'
Paraguay, and Uruguay, means OF communication
are not good il viii make 1t necessary lor MN ~
upend at least One-haf of the year III traNeihs oln
one place TO another The Democrats Will reply
that It is not proposed to have perpateuc minister
and will call attention to tie fact that the bill
specially provides that the Minister accredited 10
those three States shall reside at the place which the
President may select in either of the States named.
The same remark will apply TO every other Minister
resident who is accredited to more than one state
The entire policy of reducing our consular ex-
oenses in South America, China, and Japan Will be
very severely criticised on the ground that II VIII
tend to discourage trade with countries where 'lo
proposed reductions are made. Great Britain al the
present time expends on her consular service III
South America and in China and Japan from three
to five times AS much money as the United States,
while she receives back in the shape OF consular
fees a much smaller sum than we do. This pOllcy, u
is held is a wise one. it promotes trade with thoSe
countries; aud il will be- argued, unless We intend
to abandon altogether our commercial relations wlth
the different countries of South America and with
the East the proposed reductions should not be made
The reduction proposed in the appropriation for
the contingent expenses of foreign intercourse VIII
also lie strongly opposed. Ii Will be shown that
dnTinQ the administrations of Franklin l1erce
James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln. and Andrew
Johnson, the appropriations for tbs purpose were
greater than they have been during the admnstra-
ton of President Grant, and that IN only one in
stance during the last 20 years has the annual ap-
preparation for this fund been less than $l0O0oo.
In that case which occurred during the admlnstra-
ton of Johnson, very large appropriation had been
made for the previous year, all OF which had not
been expended, and an available balance made the
usual Appropriation unnecessary. The committee
on Appropriations propose to cut this item down
TO o$J0.0O0.
A prominent Republican who has served on the
bpproulations Committee of previous Congresses,
and who is as well informed regard to the cost OF
administering the Government as any member OF the
House gives il as his opinion that a reduction OF
Ha5OOO,00 may be made from the appropriations
81 last year. but says that to attempt TO reduce them
S3o.OoO,OO0 or $4O,0O00O0 will only result IN
Tppling tho Government, and will react dsas-
trously upon the party which attempts it.
A TALK On THE NEW TARIFF BILL.
avid A. LIS AND The "PARsEE AUTHORS or
TBB BILI-A REPUBLICANS oPINIok-INCoN-
sIsTEYCY OF IHE REDUCTION on COTTON GOODS
AND IRox-AN AITtMPT TO PLAY INTO THE
HANDS OF IMPoRTERs-A BELIEF THAT THE BILL
WILL NOT PASS.
IFRoM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON Feb G.-The currency and the taritf
are subjects that are likely TO occupy in larger de-
gree the attention Of the House of Representatives,
this session. than many of the more influential
Democratic leaders desire. They would like to post
pOne the consideration Of both Of these subjects nm
ill after the Presidential election; but some of the