National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12
DISHONORED DRAFTS.
SECRETARY BAYARD MAKES ANOTHER
APPEAL TO CONGRESS.
Diplomatic and Consular Omcers Nor
tilted and tho Government Discredited
by the Return OF the Formers Drafts
DIshonored-saIary Deficiencies.

a few weeks ago the NATIONAL REPUB
LIcAN published extracts from an interest
ing letter from the Department Of State In
relation to DEFICIENCIES in appropriations for
contingent expenses Of consulates, and
earnestly calling the attention OF Congress
to the personal embarrassments to which
consular officers have In recent years been
subjected by the suspension Of their ac-
counts because OF defcien cies In appropria-
tions for the diplomatic and consular SER
vice. The letter spoke In strong terms OF
"tho personal Inconvenience suffered by
consuls" and "the great injury TO the
credit of the United States and its com
mercial interests lin those parts OF the
world with which It is most desirable to
develop trade, and for which purpose good
financial standing is essentially, which is
done by the non-payment OF Just drafts
accredited agents.n
The apartments letter contained the
following "list Of consular drafts upon tho
Secretary Of State, which were dlshonored
because Of the insuiliciency Of the appro-
prihtlons for contingent expenses for the
fiscal year 1885 :"
Astwood, H. c. c., San Domingo, el63,2j,
bernard, Charles p, oLeghorn, $40 Taylor
Bristol, sl3lS7; siler, James w, Cape Town,
sl25.70; Andrews, @. g., Rio dc Janciro $685.
woHhington, John, Malta, s9S;93 Canislns, H.,
ton, 1902: Morey. W., Ceylon, sl0s, 49, Prem
Thomas, Nice, sglS7; Smith, l., D., Curacao
Thompson, Ed. H., Merida, sso.55; Genisius
T., Apia, sg9.20 Cobb, A. b., Calcutta, s3lg. IL
Jones, Alex: c., Nagasakl, s222oei Wright, r.
Leo 3HGn sssas s?0 TOs b0r SSans
g., Manila, e97.9S; Goldsborough, w. f.,
Annoy, sio242; shepard, Isaac r.. Hankow
sSG%9, Bromley George IT, Men :ISl 1 SILT
Ger, o. NJ, Melbourne, s2A.3l; Dunn, d. NJ /,
| Valparaiso, s203.OO; Iasar, Henry s.. Port
Stanley 7. L., SOL Atw9ter, DoIence Tahiti!
Rice, William T., Horgen. sl2OGs; Strickland,
Peter, Goreo Dokar, s72; Randinol, J. J. f.,
New Chwang, sil.2S Seymour, Charles, Can
sSSoos5 O Gh Sles@'e :? O. M A. f2 Ss1alSSf
s2I.56; Mnsscy, e. p, Maize, SIS, 80;
Jackson, Chester + Antigua, SHE'S; Willard
sia20; Anderson, John, Singapore, si5s,6o;
Wood, Charles NJ, Rome si6i5I; Jones, Evan
| r., Cardiff, s2ls17; Griffin, G. W., sydney,
sl6la5; Tzsehuck, Bruno: Vera Cruz, S23S, 10;
| John B., Bahia, 5000; Lewis Judson A., Sierra
Leone, S36.06; Schroeder, John, San Jose, S2L 90
Plumacher, Z. H., Maracaibo, $50. Total, 81
The departments letter, which was writ.
follows:
It will benoticed that all OF the above drafts
| are now about nine months overdue, and con-
| siderable time must elapse before their pay
ment. The law makes no provision for the
ments, nor for the expense OF protest fees
Moreover. besides the modification caused
| consuls by the return OF their drafts dishonored
| there Is imposed upon them, in consequence
| unusual difficulty In negotiating drafts In fu
| ture. II often happens that there is only ont
| banker or merchant in the consul's locality
| who will negotiate bills on the United States
and he is not disposed to negotiate after such
| bills are returned dishonored.
An additional appropriation of about $1,000
| now, In anticipation OF the deficiency for tn,
current fiscal year, would relieve the service o
It's impending embarrassment.
ANOTHER APPEAL.
Congress has this week received the fol
lowing letter from Secretary OF State, ad
dressed TO the Secretary Of the Treasury
recommending an urgent appropriation Il
supply deficiency In the appropriation fo
salaries on charges d'affaires ad interim fol
the current fiscal year:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, June
1ss6-sIR: have the honor TO ask that Con-
gress be requested to provide in the deiicienc,
bill for the payment Of salaries oficharges d al
faires I'D interim for the current fiscal year tn
sum of IS 100, to meet the settlement OF nc
counts and payment of drafts now held, hnt
other drafts on this account for said service
during the current month, which Will be pre-
sented for payment carly after the Both inst
1t is hoped that In order TO protect the draft
now held, and 70 preserve The credit OF tn
government and It's officers the necessary ap
preparation to pny them and others will b.
promptly made. The appropriation for thu
current fiscal year is only $4,000 and we hav
Just been able from the reception of the &C
counts to ascertain that there will DO a de
flciency for this service of at least the amour
stated above.
The accounts received are rs follows ]. r
| Lee, Vienna, Austria, 81 ,i67.33; d. l.. Pringle
Guatemala City, 81 1854; g. NJ. seibert, santi
China, 81, boSSS; q. G. FoalE, Seoul CoreS
sl,s75: J.. l.. Morgan. Mexico City, Mexico
| s7l3.50; r. r. Neil, Lima, Peru, 5000; G. "
WuIts, s.. Petersburg I'D russia, $59i.4Si E. II
strobel, Madrid Spain. SSsd q %; W. G. Emmel
Constantinople, Turkey si,427.64; total, Ell,
1899.
TO which add for outstanding drafts an,
drafts to be drawn at the close OF the ourren
month the following: ]. +. Ice, Vienna, Aus
tria, s1,605.50; g. 9. Foulk, Seoul, Corea, s62'
J, l.. Morgan, Mexico City, Mexico, 1912 Char
King, Bogota, Colombia, $500 s; Henrlvgnau
Paris, France, S96l.5 G. w. Wurtz, st. Peter
burg, Russia. 81, 1920. total. 81, 92S.0l.
II Is earnestly desired, in order to avoid tn
modification Of diplomatic officers las hereto
fore stated and the discredit Of this govern
men by the return OF their drafts dishonoret
that the appropriation be made available In
medRtely.
Although am aware that 1t is now very lat
to be asking you TO apply TO Congress for a
toascertain earlier what would be the condtlo
ofthe appropriation at the end OF the year, an
as the deficiency bill has not yet been reporte
from the committee, trust that am sui
GENTLY in time, have the honor to be, 81
| your obedient servant, T. II. BAYARD.