New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-12
NAYS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

BY Mr.. BA1NE tkep, ftuh'l-i" f"
,otiny 10 the coin Of the United STATES
Nv Mr. rRRETT REP Penn.)-To protect persons
e,nicratng and settling on the puDilc lahus, nro
by Mr. Ew se5en TO- The CONSTITUTION providing
that order that the people Oh Tue ncr currency
congress shall provide for issuing - millions OF
dollars of United states notes no. ocarnS %
except for such existing debts ~ are DIV contract pay
ollie only In coin and that the number OF such no'es
shall be increased each year NJ rae 9lia 20 INC m OF
age increase OF population, and that inc nlSt ss ,
sad notes shall he used as far as necessary lh retiring
United States notes not bearing interest now outstau
ing and the remainder III reducing the interest'peaiS
states or OF any State shall authorize the issue Oh hOos
payable on demand for the benefit 81 any PesTa Da
icra,iou and COngNss shall provide Iol wlthoia"h6
from circq alton all bank notes now ON the
of BY Mr. ci;iTTENDS sloO issue certificates
nv Mt CLARK Qsep., Iowa)-Amendng the Resnmp-
u9 R, A Mr. PHILLIPS rep. KauJ-To reimburse the
sies OF Kansas NeDraska1or expenses incurred IN
expressing Indian hoStilities ,,,,or,tio Of unt
form silver bars the value OF Sl0OOO standard silver
aud for the of certificates thereon Wheh Sha oe
receiyable fol all pubhc dues.
THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE.
SPEECH BY MIR. HEWITT
The House them at 1880 p M, went INTO committee oi
Tho Whole Mr. COX Dem, n. " III the chair, on the
Diplomatic Appropriations Bill
Mr. HEWITT Dem. n. ~ said that he would not nave
tep on the bill except the recent event which has
IN the case of the Fishery Commission, 10y which the
,arre sum of 50 500 900 has been awarded damage
10 lie Canadian Government for the privilege eIjoyed by
United states fishermen. He pictured the array OF lead
inc LAWYERS who represented tic United states at Gen
eva and compared them with the gentlemen who repre-
sented il at the late arbitration WIN Cahadt-VSpcSia
HE gentlemen, 1t was true, but gentlemen who had
never been heard of before. wmie The represent
afvcs of Great Britain were among the , stn
ing lights of the law. A distinguished states
man for twcnty years; ana il reciprocity
nut of for twenty years by the blundes of the men Sc
icied 10 represent the United States abroad II Is time
to ascertain whether thc ponauc system j. "oi9 VI
rspect The present system Is expensive, unhec ssaN
SoTe taken Inc place OF the old1ashioued dp0natic
service Twenty years the United. states used To
degenerate times The foreign missions tie refuge OF
.playeoout politicians. lie said he war IN favor Of
having only European lniSslCns--One at London,
the centre of commercial interests OF the world and one
at Berlin. as the centre OF pollucal power. he would
feel bumated in their ASSOCIATION with other ministers
dSerent ports who Should report to The ministers
M, stated that OF the W eily important treaties neSo
,i,J win Lurouean nations all except one were neso-
rated by special enyOys thus showing the nutlity of
The present diplomatic service lie regretted very much
States aud France since this country would gain so
much 10y treaty. He was IN favor Of retaining
the missions 10 the South States because those
ranntrjcs are constantly in state OF revolution and
Ministers necessary to protect citizens oi The United
STATES Wherever the diplomatic su5>erve
fbe interests OF commerce, he would sustain il but
wherever il has only to deal with political questions he
Was in favor of reducing the expense OF the service and
sian war is fair example OF the small
involved the political interests OF the whole of Europe
Referring TO consular fees he stated that the British
men while m som. cases the United States C0nsuls
charge - The result OF this Is that an American ship
master pays twelve or fifteen times as much every Time
he enters pOlt British shipping master does.
With the appointments OF consushe Thought
the whole system wrong ana that number OF dPb0ut
ments arc made merely for pohtcal services. There
should be Consular Bureau charged win the shelNl
sion of the whole vast system Dat the itFulaton
OF the whole system OF diplomatic ana consular
Constitutions He would make that system an honor and
ci immense value aud prosperity to the country
THE PRESIDENTS CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
Referring Civil Service reform, he sent to the Clerks
desk aud had read the Civil Service order OF President
HAYES ard then stated that the Fifth Auditor Of the
Treasury had been making political speeches in New
Hampshire. He did not propose 10 make any comments
on that fact No President had ever made such promises
Mr. HAYES h'G mdae; no freslu'Ht IS ever 80 bohn
which he had pade II had been matter oi wonder 10
everybody both sides that those pledges hat not been
kept Here was PRESIDENT " u" came lbt0 once h" ny
the ordinary mode but came rather J.! ne Cs"fian of-
TO which he made those pledges. nut 10 mat 0te and
greater party tie country which had,wi forbcnance
fdth with him. Has he kept his faith with the people
Mon had puzzled their brains TO explain why he had not
done it, ii was assuredy not because lie wanted 10
ward party for he had irampied his own party
under foot Ii not because he wanted 70 come into
tie arms OF democratic party because he knew that
wanted no recruits from that direct H. He SAID
paltcai reasons; that was 10 the party that
had nominated aud tried to elect him, and within
very narrow lac kept his pledge as to that. but
there had been more than campaign carried
campaign OF electoral action and when his appoint
mems were turned to II would he found that he had re-
warded those who h2d secured his counting III 10 the
hgh Office of President OF the United states To begin
with his C4binet there could DC found there two Secrc
taes who mad been counsel On the ELECTORAL Co1hs-
son. ,,,, m. ~, A.. .,o ,on,lo,,o - ,,,ot,,,
attack the civil Service reform Of The PIrt dent
hope will give u.s. the friends OF ms policy, sufficient
Mr. HEWii-T said he was not making attack on Che
Cy Service Reform Of the President because DE thought
Continents l nS were those those Of W5 Anderson cauaye
and Kcmncr Louisiana, and of Steaj1s in Florida The
President had also broken his pledge by appointing three
persouai TicndsMr Aoyes, WHO nad pul Mr. Hayes in
domination Minister 70 France; Nj Comfy VINO had
discovered Mr. Hayes as Minister 10 the sandwich
Islands, and Sir. Lee az Consul 10 Frankfort MI Hewitt
then the clerks desk and HAD read letter from
h, Comfy a private friend, III which lie pictured he
duties Of Minister principally going to take anoih"I
drink" whicl read amid much laughter
Mr. HEWITT proceeded 10 criticisc the diplomatic APP
Ioin.mc.ts Having mentioned the name OF Nj. Lee,
Mr. J0SEs :ep. Ohio defended that appointment and
teTtty and that 10 better selection could nave been
made.
dsclaimed any intention OF impugiuhg MI: Lees chdi-
aeter and abilities. His objection 10 ~ was mat
W1 apI9mnent ad betn naGe , on M ps n
pontlnent wac Objectionable bJ the fact OF ms persona re-
iatohS Win the President. That was tue Only point hc
chose TO make In reference to The appointment o. NJ
Mason TO Austria or Mr. Lowell 10 Spain Mr. Welsh 20
or less objections ali them. lie admitted the
experience, AFFINITY ana eminent fitness OF NJ. kassOn
bu he oh ccti0n 10 him vas tlat had been OF
the visiting statesmen" lie had gone to FOrIda aud
had rendered valuable services the Electoral etriig
glc. Dir. Welsh WAS a highly respectable lBei-
Chant out bis selection not a good one
Tor such an important post. Nj. Lowell was a
poet man letters scholar who had done honor 10
lis age, and country, but IN view OF the dchcatc
and InicAte nature OF TINS COmtry's relations with
spain hc questioned tae fitness OF that appointment
Although lie recognized Bayard TayUr's abilities
and experience believed tuat IN view o. the Important
questions sprnging up Ia Europe the selection of Mr.
iaglor ws not the best thai might have been made. II