National Republican., 1878-12-11
HOUSE orREPREs EyTATIrEs.

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The following meinbcs were announced By the
Speaker rs composing the committee to inquire In
TO the cause Of the yellow fever cpedcmic:
Messrs Young Gibson, Hooker, Goodc, Hart
ridge Morse, Garfield. Harmer, and Chttenden.
The Speaker also announced the following sp-
pointmcnts to al vacancies on committees:
Mr.. Majors 10 Committee on Public Lands, Mr..
Bailey 10 Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds and Mr.. Luttrell TO Committee OH Post
Offices aud Roads.
Mr.. LtTTgtIL offered resolution calling on the
lny IN the repair Of the monitor Monaflnock, at
Vallejo. cal Adopted.
The House then went into tho Committee OF the
Whole (Mr. Springer IN the chair on the consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill.
The bin approprates 81 Oas l3b. being $1,000 be-
ton, who has charge OF the BILL to be The Identical
bill passed last year by the House before It went
The bill was then read by sections for amend.
mcnts.
Mr. HALE moved to Increase the salaries Of Min.
istCrs to France. Great Britain Germany and Rus
sla from si5O0O each. as provided by the Bill, to
sl7jOO, the present salary.
Mr.. GARFIELD said the man who would attempt
issues would find himself without the SUPPORT 0f
the country but the man who wanted TO gain the
good vii Of he country must put himself on tho
alton Of business, trade, sound political economy,
sound money, and the honest payment Of public
obligations. Foreign trade was the most import.
ant factor in the restoration OF business yet here
was a bill cutting down unwiscly the salaries Of
the foreign Ministers.
since the Democrats had had possession Of the
House they had been constantly cutting down the
expenses Of the Goyernment, and yet the commerce
of the country had been continually increasing and
foreign Intercourse had not been crippled.
Mr., HEWITT N W trusted that the economy in
trodnced would b. continued. lie believed that
the diplomatic expenses could be largely reduced;
that many small missions could I've consolidated or
dispensed with. But 50 long as the missions were
at.,Iat Ia
quate compensation. lie thought that tile sums
paid at London aud Paris were not sunicicnt. He
was not T. iayo, Of increasing s them but thought
the Committee OIL Foreign AnGirs.
The amendment was adoptcd.gs to pi.
Mr. CoSaER moved to amend by providing for
Minister at Belgium and the Netherlands at sal
AIRY Of 81 so each no provision for those Offices be-
ing made in the bill. Rejected; % TO ol.
preparation Of 5000 for charge dGfiics atGrccce
Rejected.
Ing for a SECRETARY Of legation at Brazil. Adopted
Mr. FuRT moved to strike out tho clause proyid-
ing for second secretary at Berlin. Rejected.
Mr. HEWITT N. y offered an amendment pro-
yiding for u Con,ul.Gcneral at Athens. Adopted.
Mr. HEWITT also offered Gn amendment request.
ing the President TO Tevi'c the tariff uf consular
fees and prCsorbc such rates will make them
conform, as nearly ns may be, to the fees charged
by other commercial nations for similar services
lie called attention to the fact that Amylcan
ships had nearly disappeared from the face % tho
ocean, aud said that II was great and important
question 10y what process they could lc restored.
For himself, he believed that the true remedy was
10 authorize american citizens to buy ships in the
cheapest markets. The only person on the face Of
tho globe who was prohibited from going where he
could get cheap ship wRS the American citizen.
Hut until that remedy vas applied, the President
should be requested TO revise consular fees aS M
subject to charges at least five time great
tic British shpmastcr thereby injurng American
commerce
The amendment was adOp.l
MIR W.ItTtIIpnN y offered umpulmplt
priatng siOtUO TO he used by the President fr tho
purpose of negotiating such treaties with Mexico
and the Central and South American states ns will
promote and facilitate commerce aud trade between
The United states and those countries
The amendment was rejected, aud the committee
rose aud IcpyTUd the bill 10 the House.
The lrst vote was on the amendment agreed Ia IN
committee increasing the salaries Of Ministers to
RIssiu. Gcrmauy France, and Great Britain from
sliOJn To slIltO. The amendment was rejected
yeas 100; nays IFS.
IAN amendment II increase the salaries Of Minis
tcrs to spain Austria liuly, Brazil, Mexico Japan,
aud China nom $1,000 to slllOn had been rejected
IN committee and therefore did not come before the
House.
were also agreed 10 in the House aud the bill
passed.
McaIIs reported II bill to authorize the issue of
certificates Of deposit In aid Of rciunding Of the
public debt. RCcommittcd.
Also II resolution distributing the Presidents
message among the various committees. Adopted.
The House then, at three O'Clock, went into Com.
mittCe OF the Whole Mr.. Harris Ga) IN the Charj
Oh the naval appropriation bill.
Mr.. CIYMLR having charge OF the bin OK
plaincd that II was substantially the I'LL Of last
year A. IL became n law. The estimate nf the Sec
TCtary Of the Navy had been only about 5000
greater than last years appropriation.
The Committee on Appropriations had been abe,
without dctruCnt to the sCiNicc, aud with the CON
CurTcncC Of the department, To reduce the amount
asked luT by sl,Bi;A. The appropriation OF last
year had been slllIl G'!i; aid this bill rccum.
inruded Il / 0ls lrg. The iii had the unanimous
approval cf the Committee on Appropriations, and
he hOpCh that II would also have the approval OF
the HOUSE,
MIR IIAlr added q few remarks, complimentary
to the gentleman irom Pennsylvania, In contcc
lIOu with the bill. ~
Sol Rm amendment was offered To the hin. Tho
committee rose md reported Il to tho House, and II
was thcreUI0u passed.
This iunkc, iuur Of the general appropriation
hiIs that have been already Ia,scd.
Ill were introduced and referred US follows:
By Mr.. Cook For issue uf duplicate tnitCd States
bonds tu the Manhattan savings Bank.
by Mr.. rA"L: For relief Of tie settlers on public
lands.
Mr. Mul,sr offered resolution 10 ray to tho
widow Of tho late representative from Nebraska
lWclchl pay Of u member 10 the end OF the ton
grcSs. Adopted.
Mr. FINLfY offered u resolution for the payment
to the owner of the centennial document showing
the psrsOilno Of the Federal and state governments
The SrrAkrR laid bcforr the House the request
OF the Sclnly to lie furnished with copy Of James
r. Au,lcr,uu's testimony IN relation To senator