Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-12-13
in, that refer to their reports and
Recommendations as nv own
oun ronrIoS RELATIONS.


with foreign powers continue on
It friendly footing. Questions have arise
s from timo TO time in the foreign rcla
n tions Of the Government, but the I'm
$ ted States have been happily free dur
}, ing the past year from the compiled
tions and embarrassment which hav
. 80 surrounded some of the foreign pow
ers. The diplomatic correspondence
| submitted herewith contains iniorma
tion as to certain of the matters whicl
: have occupied the Government, TIL,
cordiality which attends our relation
with the powers of the earth have beer
plainly shown by tho general participa
ton Of foreign nations in the Exhibi
, tion which has just closed, and the OK
crtions made BY distant powers to show
! their interest in and friendly feelingi
/ toward the United States in commem
, Grafton Of the centennial of the nation
The Government and people Of tn,
, United States have not only fully ap
/ prcciated this exhibition Of kindly feel
, ing, but it may be justly and fairly
expected that no small benefits will
result both to ourselves and other ma
tions from better acquaintance and O
better appreciation Of our mutual nd.
vantages and mutual wants.
Congress, at its last session, saw fit
TO reduce the amount usually appropri-
ated for foreign intercourse, by with.
holding appropriations for representa-.
tives of the United States in certain
foreign countries, and for certain con.
sular officers, and by reducing the
amounts usually appropriated, for Ger.
tain other diplomatic posts, and thus
necessitating change in the grade Of
the representatives. For these reasons,
Immediately upon the passage Of the
bill making appropriations for the di.
plomatic and consular service for the
present fiscal year, instructions were
issued to tho representatives of the
United States at Bolivia, Ecuador and
Columbia, and TO the consular officers
Tor whom no appropriation had been
made, to close their respective legations
and consulates and cease from the per.
formance OF their duties and in like
manner steps were Immediately taken
to substitute charges d'afiaires for min.
listers resident in Portugal, Denmark,
Greece, Switzerland and Paraguay.
While thoroughly impressed with the
wisdom OF sound economy in the for.
eign service, as in other branches of the
Government, | cannot escape the con.
cusion that IN some instances the with
holding of appropriation will prove an
expensive economy. and that The small
rotrencbment secured by change of
grade in certain Diplomatic posts isnot
an ADEQUATE consideration for the loss
of influence and importance which will
attend our foreign representatives un.
der this reduction. lam of the opinion
that a re. examination of the subject
will cause a change in some instances
IN the conclusions reached on these
subjects at the last session OF Congress,
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
The Conrt of Commissioners OF Ala
bama Claims, whose functions were
continued by an act of the last session
of Congress until the LIST day of Janu-
ary, 1877, has carried on its labors with
diligence and general satisfaction. BY
report FROM the clerk of the Court,
transmitted herewith, bearing date
November l4th, 1876, it appears that
within the time now allotted by law
the Court will have disposed Of all the
claims presented for adjudication. This
report also contains u statement of the
general results of the labors of the
Court TO the date thereof. Itis q cause
of satisfaction that the method adopted
for the satisfaction of the classes of
claims submitted to the Court, which
are Of long standing and Justly entitled
to early consideration, should have
proved successful and acceptable.
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reserve for separate communica-
tion to Congress a statement Of the
condition OF the questions which lately