Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-08

! ishes that independent control over its
OWL revenues which Is essential for the
safety and welfare OF any government.
b emergency cal ing Tor anE increase OF
taxation may ut any Time arise and NO
engag sment with q foreign power should
exist TO hamper the action
OF the government. BY the
fourteenth section OF the shipping act
approved Jnne 26th, 1884, ~certuiu re-
ductIuns u contingent exemptions
from tonnage dues were made as to yes
sells entering the ports of the United
otates from any foreign port in North
and Central America, the West India
Islands, the Bahamas and Bermudas.
Mexico and along the isthmus
as tar as Aspinwail and Panama.
The governments OF Belgium, Denmark,
Germany, Portugal aud Sweden and
norway hays asserted, under the favored
nation clause, IN their treaties with the
United States, % claim to like treatment
~ respect to vessels coming to the
United States IRON their home ports.
Inc government. however, holds that
the privileges granted by the
act are purely geographical, en-
SUING TO any vessels of any
foreign power that may choose to en-
gage IN traffic between this country an
any ports within the defined zone, an,
no warrant exists, under the most favor.
ed nation clause, for extension OF
the privileges IN question TO vessels
satllng to this country from DO. )
outside the limitations of the act. w.
doubtedly the rel .tious of CONNIE. j
with QUA near neighbors whose .ertl-
tories show a long frontier ine,dif1ieult TO
be guarded and who fiud In our country
nd equally offer to US, natural markets,
demand special and considerate treat.
meut. 1t rests with congress to con.
sider what legislation may increase the
facilities OF intercourse which contig-
ulty makes natural and desirable.
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE,
| earnestly urge that congress recast
the appropriations for the maintenance
OF diplomatic and consular service on a
footing commensurate with the impor-
lance of our national interests. At every
post where a representative is necessary
the salary should be graded so as to
permit him to live with comfort. With
the assignment of adequate salaries the
SO called notarial extra official fees
which our officers abroad are now per
mltted to treat as personal perquis1tes,
should be done away with.
Every act requiring the certification
and seal of an officer should be taxable
at schedule rates and the fee therefor
returned to the treasury. By restorin9
these revenues to the pubic use, the cou.
sniar service would be self-supportin
even with q liberal increase
the present low salary. In furt-
er prevention of the abuses,
system of consular inspection
should DE instituted. The appointing
OF a limited number of secretaries OF
leglation at large, to be assigned tc
duty when ever necessary aud In perticu.
lar Tor temporary service at missions
which for any cause may be without 9
head, should also be authorized.
l favor, also, the authorization for de-
tails OF officers of the regular service as
military or naval attaches at legations
Some foreign governments do moi
recognize the union of consular witt
diplomatic functions. Italy and Vene
zaela will only receive the sppolntee il
one OF his two capacities, but this does
not prevent the requirement of bonds
ana the submission to responsibilities
of an officer whose duties he cannot dis.
charge.
The superadded title of consul gen.
eral should be abandoned at all mis-.
sions.
[ deem it %expedient that q we'll devils
ed measnrafor the organization of the
extra territorial courts In oriental coun
tries should replace the present system
which labors under the disadvantage OF
combining judicial and executive
functions in the same office.
In several oriental countries generous
offers have been made of premises fol
housing the legations of the United
States. A grant of land for that pur.
pose: was made some years since in
Japan and has been referred to in the
annual messages of my predecessors. The
] Slamese government has made o gift tc
she United States Of com.
modlous quarters in Bangkok
In Corea the late minister was permit
ted to purchase a building from the gov
ernment for legation use. In China
the premises rented for the legation
are favored as to local charges. Al
Tangier the house occupied by our rep
resentatives has been for many years tile
property OF the government, having
been given for that purpose in 49,
by the sultan of Morocco. / approv
OF the suggestion heretofore MAG
that in view of the condition of lie an,
of administration In the eastern coun-
tries, the legation buildings in China,
Japan, Corea, Siam and perhaps Persia
should be owned and furnished
by the government with q
view to permanency and security.
10 this end recommend that authority
be given to accept the gifts adverted to
in Japan and Siam and to purchase in
the countries named, with provision for
furniture aud repairs. A considerable
saving III rentals would result.
THE woBLD's EXPOSITION.
The worlds industrial exposition, held
at New Orleans last winter, with the
assistance of the federal government,
attracted a large number Of foreign ex-
hlblts and proved of great value in
spreading among the %concourse of visit
ors from Mexico and Central and South
America a wide knowledge of the various
manufactures and productions Of this
country and their availability in ex
change for the productions of those re
glons.
Il TARIFF AGAIN.
The past congress had under con
sideration the ACCESSIBILITY OF abolishius
the discrimination made by the tarTs
laws in favor of works of Americ- 3
artists. The odium of the policy whoa
subjects to a high rate of duty the paint
ings OF foreign artists and exempts the
productions of American artists
residing abroad and who receive gratuit.
ously advantages and instruction
is visited npon our citizens engaged in