New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-09
THE CONSULAR SYSTEM.

Tbs rto,se then Mt o o'clock went into Committee OF
tbc ybole Mr. Hoskins (Rep., N " in the char, on
the Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill TIC
House was addr, ssed by Mr.. DUNNELL tRep.. Mimi
who began his remarks by re.elng statement made
some DAYS since by MIR. Singleton OF Mississippi TO thc
effect nat tho Treasury exhausted ana sad tiS u"
only time when the Treasury was ,c'y ~ % Tonmh
when the Democratic party handed over 10 nr W
leans in 1861 Mr. Dunnrll then quoted rom pooa VI
ernment Of Great Britain for tie year 1874 were 20
900 sterinG and that the expenses OF thc pe ,
Eli 300 900 or about $555 000, 900 III contrast with
those figures he cited the total apTopriaon oI tne is'
900 went to nay the interest the public debt ana
$4,000 900 Tor pensions. He was unwilling tlat an
American Representative should proclaim 10 tle Wn'iu
that American RepubicaniSu Is more expensive 'h'"
monarcllical England.
A REVIEW or TIE SYSTEM ny MIR. HEWITT.
Mr. HEWITT Dom, N " said that in opposing some
portions OF the bill he sp Ike for the commercial interests
Of the country and especially for those OF NewforK
He did not criticse the reductions proposed In Europe
He approyed the abolition Of the mission To Greece ana
would also have approved emitting OF thai 70 SWIFT
land mad the Committee proposed H. Nor womb ne "ppc
the reduction of salaries TIE pay OF 9ur iocl,u @
,ors had always been small 10 enable tncn 10 nvs ~
becoming stylc ut the capitals where thcy nave reseu
hut the positions had about them so man aulilcuN
features That there had ALWAYS been enough gen icn.
of means who We're glad To accept thr app"u,nch's
and il was probable that there always would be- Ahd
he added f the Committee mad sson M 10 WI hhui NJ
preparations for the payment OF the salaries OF nSos
whose names have been connected with unpleasant
scandals should have felt thht Tue lfitio' ~ ill.,
escape the humiliation which, wren once felt VIII MOI
down until the cause is removed" lnt 10 Il cIh@"I
daion Of the South American missions he d not Object
Tho limited Stats occupies peculiar relations to%ar
those statos; their mother, TO whom they ouh
them already considerable. is rapidly increasing Mr
introduced the following table showing our
named: , vo,,, To,,I
Ecuador. 2o2o9l2 5S9s, ~
Argentine Hep1blic 45$765o 2i;o5iS.. 7ei,&dl3s
3,G s3 TTlsaay 2 Se5 Egg 9is s}7fei
Comparing these ilsur,s with those of acme Eur9P.A
Hewitt was unable to understand the theory Of the Com
mitiec making is rednetons For Instance our Trade
with several European n in1, IS a' SporH Total
slsS %5I sle.$$e s2i7Ssal
T T%fks s and NcI"ay %g 9ssass 95is95 $3.50
tons and REDUCTIONS proposed in South America II would
be better to abolish mission to Portugal, aud c0n'o
AMI that TO Turkey with that to Austria. oar South
American trade Ia much promising ihan mat wh
why we should H. maintain close relation
VITA the latter as with the former ......., A.,
But il WAS Of tine Ii the consular system that
| Mr. Hewitt desired especially to speak We nave a.
preseG n sons a or ana s,d ,e rer eeai u Ss s
10 may bc considered established fa't 'ht wheIe
we have consul VIC can have no trade OnttIHg our
consuls In Great Britain colonies have IN tue
| rest of the world 300; emitting those whch uieat
of the world 262 The present b proposes 10 cal nome
80 of our cOnsus the British d0GiniOus itng un
with ITg against 262 which Great Britain viii SIN nave
in the countries in which compete with thai nation IN
trade in other words, in 50 Pors Of the world we pro
pose - give up the struggle and abandon the trade To
| our rya Great Britain
In 1874 Mr.. Hewitt continued. the foreign trad" OF
Great Br tam amounted 10 1861 1876, and her popu
| atiOn 324l2,0lO; her commerce averaged mere
fore about 500 per head OF population. In ne SAME
wear the foreign ira United II 10.
7lgg6l OF about -3i23 per mead OF population Ana
vet We have better bt,Is for foreign trade than Gra
Britain has and in time shall surely rea h TIE me
result which would make our made 81 "oO-
O.}O 900 per annum To show that this 40 fancy
picture Mr. Hewitt produced the following table 10 show
the wonderful development Oi our foreign cOmncc &c