The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-14
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Washington.
THE CONSULAR DIPLOMATIC BnL-BLAINE ON
A HIGH HoRSE-AR. COX, OF NEW YORK, IN
THE PEAKER's CHAIR-THE TARIFF BILL
THE DUTY ON LIC0RIcE-THE POLK INFEs-
TIGATIoS-THE MoFFETT PuSCH-BRIE 2
ITEMS.
[From Our Regular Correspondents
WASHINGTON, March 10. The House con-
suIned to-day In the consideration OF the
consular and diplomatic bill. The report
OF the committee does away with a number
OF mission and consulatcs, including Den
mark, the Netherlands, Greece, Belgium,
and Switzerland, and reduces the salaries
and expenses Of those retained in the aggre-
gate over S150,o00. For example, the sala-
ries OF the ministers to Great Britain,
France, Germany, and Russia arc reduced
from S17,5O0 to $4,000 each per annum.
The Spanish, Austrian, Mexican, japanese
missions, &C., from $4,000 to $4,000.
The Ministers to Peru, Chill, and the Ar
gentine Republic, and Uruguay, will get
$4,000 instead of $4,000.
The salaries Of the Consuls to London,
Paris, Havana, and Rio are reduced from
SC, 900 to $1,000 per annum; the Minister
to Hayti s., 900 instead OF $1,000; the Con.
sui General to Cairo $4,000 instead OF $4,000.
The items given will suffice to show this
per cent. OF reduction.
Mr.. Hale endeavored to restore Greece
and Belgium, and Mr.. Conger the Neither
lands, as States to which American Ministers
should be sent, but failed.
Mr.. Garfield depored mere dollars and
cents view OF these questions, and went OF
into sentiment in regard to Cyprus, the
Holy Land, and missionaries.
Dir. Blount, of Georgia, 4 hard-shel re.
trencher, was in favor Of reduction IN
numbers and salaries. He did not want to
initiate the extravaganza and pomp Of Euro
pean monarchies. Mr.. Reed, OF Maine,
wanted our representatives abroad to re.
ceive enough TO support them IN a style suit.
able to their position. Mr.. Singleton. whe
had charge of the bill, defended its provi.
sions and defeated the amendments made
on the Republican side.
Mr.. Wright, of Pennsylvania, not only
desired the number reduced, but he asserted
that our representatives in foreign coun-
tries can now live much cheaper than they
could five years ago. The vote on the diff
ferent sections OF the bill when there was a
division showed that the Republicans were
for continuing the present system and the
Democrats for the committees bill.
Mr.. Blackburn, during the debate, said
that Mr.. Southland had offered proposition
for three Presidents because Ohio is not
satisfied with one. The committee rose at
twenty minutes to and reported the bill
rs amended to the House. The House pro-
cceded to its consideration, and ordered it
to its engrossment, and then passed it with
out division.
BLAINE ON THE RAMPAGE.
MIR. Blaine thinks it necessary, in order
to let people know he is still vigorous in
mind and body, to make frequent exhibit
bltions OF himself in the Senate. To-day
while discussing the Montana Wood ques-
ton he made venomous attack on Secreta-
~ Schurz, whom he said was foreigner
and wants to apply rhe. contracted laws OF
Prussia to the Territory Of Montana.
While the former was smaller territorially
than the latter, Prussia proper, he said, has
Is, 900, 900 population, and Montana has only
$4,000.
Mr.. Stanley Matthews read defence oil
Mr.. Schurz in reply to a previous attack OF
Mr.. Blaine, and this gave the Senator from
Maine coveted opportunity to show his
animus towards the Secretary of the Int
rior add the Administration.
MR.. cox AS A SPEAKER.
Mr.. Cox, OF New York, occupied The
Speakers chair to-day, and he looked toe
small for the place and very uncomfort,
able. His serious air, after bis humorou:
performance of yesterday, was as much Out
OF place as tragedy performance by Owens
Immediately after playing Scion Single
and when he raped vigorously for order nc
one seemed to think he seriously meant it
It is, in. fact, great mistake for members
Of Congress to play comedy often.
THE TARIFF BILL.
Members OF the Ways and Means Com
mittee hope to get through with the Woot
bill, il not by Saturday night, early mex
week. With view to this they are hold
ing a meeting tonight, and making pro
gress with the miscellaneous schedule. 81
far to-day manufactures OF hair and thos'
composed in part of hair were fixed ut u
per cent. human hair not manufactured
90 Der cent. when manufactured, 40 pc
cent; gunpowder for mining, sporting
&c, when valued at zoe. per pound or less
&c. per pound; when over the value OF zoe
per pound, 10c. per pound; manufacture
of gutta-percha, 80 per cent; manufac
lures of India rubber not otherWls
provided for, 25 per cent; manufacture
OF ivory, So per cent; band and betting
leather, and Spanish and other sole leather
10 per cent; calf-skins. tanned or tanned
and dressed, 90 per cent; upper feathers 0
all kinds, and skins dressed and finished o
al! kinds, not otherwise provided for, Il
per cent; skins for morocco, tanned blu
unfinished, s per cent; manufacture
and articles OF leather or of which leather
shall be component part, OF chief value
not otherwise provided for, 80 per cent, az
valorem; leather and skins, iapanned
patent. or .enamelled, 80 per cent; al
leather and skins tanned b4t not otherWis
provided for, 20 per cent. ss6 .t,.t.. ii
e = n 5I
LIcoRICE, &C.. ,.l.sss ss
The duty on iicorice was fixed at 5 cent