New-York tribune., 1878-03-28

Mr. Hill hereafter, and gave notice that he would ask
the Senate 10 come to vote the bin on Wednesday
next
Mr. HILL said be was not aware that he rnadc the
slightest charge against the Judiciary Committee any
ulemher Of IT, He believed the committee had made q
Congress did not possess He dd not think 1t oeu-
sve Tor member OF the Senate to differ from the Jude
After some further discussion Mr.. BAILEY Dem,
lenn took toe floor TO speak on the sinking Fund Ell
tomorrow. and II was Laid over with te understanding
that should not lose lis place as diminished business
DIPLOMATIC SALARIES, ETC.
Mr. WINDOW rep. Mimi called up the Consular and
Diplomats Appropriations Bill In explanation be said
the total added TO the bill by the committee was
100000.
Amendments reported by the Committee Appropri-
aons salaries agreed TO follows: The
salaries OF Ministers 10 Great Britain France, Germany
and Russia were restored 81 800 each those Of the
Ministers to spain Austria Italy Brazil, Mexico Japan
and CHINA 1000 each, and those 10 Chill and Peru
TO $4,000 each; the salaries of the Minister Resi-
dent aud ConsGl-Gencrel to Hayti. 10 $500.
and seeris 70 81 900; he salaries & Of g the he
Janeiro to $1,000 each; at Melbourne TO $500; at
Berlin TO $1,000 at Vienna Frankfort Rome ara Con
General ~ Cairo TO $4,000. Other amendments Of the
Committee on Appropriations were aereed & TO AS as
aud Honolulu from $4,000 to $1,000; those ut
Eooehow Hankow Canton; Annoy Tenisin 81 oo6 Ching,
S3,56O each those Al Tripo Tunls, Tangier Nagasa,
So 600 each Providing Tor eonsuls at the follow
ing places. at n salary Of n 900 each southampton,
Milan, Venice, swatow, Maranham and for consular
at Beirut and Naples in addition those author
tied by the House ~ Re Tesentatives.
Mr. Sargent submitted the following amend
mcDt:
Every consular officer shall furnish TO the Secretary
OF the Treasury such officers OF the customs he
direct often may be required the prices cur
rent ~ all articles Of merchandise usually exported TO
the United States from the port place in which he Is
stationed and authority hereby vested IN the Secretary
Of HE Treasury to require compliance with this pro-
vision hut 70 shall not have effect to impair the provision
Of Section 1,7i2 of the Revised statutes.
AftaFh gi fhq uu4 yg
a rising vOte-feas. y nays 10.
The bill vls further amended on motion OF Mr. WIN
DOM, 20 provide for minister resident to the Ar
gcutne Republic ~ salary OF $500, and charges de
stead Of minister resident 70 the Argentine Republic,
who 4ould ask TO be accredited TO Paraguay and Uru
quay.
The Committee on Appropriations submitted an
amendment to strike out OF the House Bill the aPpfopr
ation or 100000 Tor diplomatic and consular service, 10
he expended in the discretion OF The President
Mr.. EDNCNDS rep. W. and Mr.. ANTHONY (Rcp.,
X. - opposed the amendment but - was carried.
Mr. SPENCER rep, Ala) submitted an amendment, oi
which he gave notice days ago. providing that the
consular and diplomatic appointments shall he
be equally distributed between The States
and Territories Of The United States and the District of
Columbia. Laid on the table.
The bill having been considered in Committee of the
Whole reported TO the Senate, amendments made IN
committee concurroG IN the bill read third time and
passed.
a. the bin 70 provide for the organization OF tine Mis-
sipp River Improvement Commission, as tO ext nd
the Jurisdiction OF the commission the Falls of 81.
Anthony. and authorize them TO make an examination
and survey of the Mississippi River with view to con
strucg reservoirs for regulating the supply OF water
during dry weather. Referred 70 the Committee Oh
Commerce.
The senate then, at $50 O'Clock p. m. adjourned