The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-12-09

parts during the past thirty years, and
because the question OF ownership
involves jurisdiction OF matters at
fecting the status OF our citizens I'M
der civil and criminal law. Whilst
standing wholly aloof from the pro-
prietary issues raised between the
powers both of which the United
States arc frieudly-thi government
expects that nothing In the present
condition of affairs shall unfayorably
affect our citizens carrying on bust
ness there, and has so Informed the
governments OF Spain and Germany.
| favor also, authorization for the de
tail of officers Of the regular service
rs military or naval attaches at lcga-
tions. Some foreign governments do
not recognize the union OF consular
with diplomatic functions. Italy aud
Venezuela will only receive the APP
pointee in one of his two capacities,
but this does not prevent the require
mcut of bond and submis sioD TO
the responsibilities of an officer whose
duty nc can not discharge. The SUI
per.addcd title of consul generals
should be abandoned at all missions.
| earnestly urge that congress recast
the appropriations Tor the maintain
ance Of the diplomatic and consular
service on footing commensurate
with the importance of our national
interest. AT every post where rep
resentative is necessary, the salary
should be so graded as to permit him
to live with comfort, as with the as
signment of adequate salaries the So
called national extra Official fees
which our officers abroad are now
permitted to treat rs personal per-
quisites should be done away with
Every act requiring the certificates
and seal of the officer should be taxa
BILE at schedule rates and the fee
therefore returned to the treasury.
BY restoring these revenues to the
public use, the consular service would
be self-supporting, even with lib
eral increase of the present low sal
aries and in further prevention of
ADVISES system OF consular inspec-
tion should be instituted. The ap-
pointment of limited number of
secretaries of legation at large to be
assigned to duty wherever necessary,
and in particular for temporary ser-
any cause may be without a
head. should also he authorized.
Inspired as | am by the. hope,
shared by all patriotic citizens, that
| the day is not for distant when our
navy will be such as BELTS our stand
| ing among the nations of the earth,
aud rcioiced at every step that leads
in the direction of such coDsum-
nation, deem it my duty TO espe-
| cially direct the attention of con-
gress to the close OF the report of the
secretary of the navy, in which the
humiliaiing weakness of the present
organization of this department Is
exhibited aud the startling abuses amt
waste, of its present methods, are on
pressed. The conviction is forced
upon us with the certainty of mathe-
NAUTICAL demonstration, that before
we proceed further in the restoration
of our navy we need thor
oughly reorganized navy department
The fact that within twelve years
more than S50,OOO,0O0 has been spent
in the construction, repair. equipment
and armament of vessels; and the
further fact that, instead of an efiec-
tive and creditable fleet, we have only
the discomfort and apprehension of o
nation undefcuded by war vessels
Added disclosures, now made do noi
permit MS to douht that every attempt
TO revive our navy has thus far. fol
, the most part, been mi.directed anf
all our efforts in that direction hayt
been little better than blind crop
/ ings aud expensive, aimless foliies
Unqucstionably, even If we are con
. tent with the maintenance of nav,
, department, simply rs a shabby orna
: ment TO the government, a constan
J watchfulness may prevent some o
, the scandal and abuse which fouD'
their way into present organization
7 and its incalcu able waste NAV be re
= duced to the minimum; but If we de
5 sire to build ships for present use
9 fulness instead Ofnaval remainyerS
the days that are past, we must hay
department organized from III
c works, supplied with all tn
r talent aud ingenuity our coun
/ try affords, prepared the advan
0 taee of experience of other nations
: Those who do not fear any disas
: trous consequences arising from til
&. continued compulsory coinage of sill
D yer, as now directed by law, aud VIII
$ suppose that the addition to the cuI
o rency of the country, intended rs 1t
c result, will be a public benefit, are re
c minded that the pc nj is easily reach
: ed in the attempt to tioat, at the sam
G time, two sorts of money of ditlerei
?, excellence, when the better will ocas
y TO be in circulation. The hoardin
!. gold which has alrerdy taken plac'
" Indicates that we shall not escap
IS the usual experience in such case
l. The necessity for such an additio
It TO the silver currency of the natio'
l. as is compelled by the silver coinaa
Is act, is negatived by the fact that u
y to The present time only about lift
Al millions of the silver dollars coine
= have actually found their way int
o circulation; leaving more than $l6i
d 100000 in the possession of the go
eminent, the custody of which b,
" entailed Il considerable expense ft
N construction of vaults for its deposi
H. Against this latter amount thei
e. Outstanding, silver certificate
II of about ninety-tbree million dollar
II. The construction OF three transco
" tinental lines of railway, all in su
e. cessful operation wholly within OF
T. territory, and uniting the Atlant
III and Pacific oceans, has been accoI
ly panied by results of most interei
OF ing and impressive nature and b
I'd created new conditions, not in d
's- route of commerce only, but also
IL political geography, which powe
IN fully affect our relations toward, al
It. necessarily increase our Interests
any transisthmian route which III
,r be opened and employed tor the en-
by of peace and traffic, or in other co
ii tingencies for uses inimical to ho
ON So, if this silver coinage he &C
mt tihueu, We may necessarily exp
to gold anu us equivalent VIZ! aDanu
III. me helu ol elrcula'lun 10 silver alo