The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-01
DIPLoM47IC AND CONSULAR.
The Salary OF the Minister to Venezuela
Reduced.

| The Salary OF the Minister to vene zueis
| Reduced.
WASHINGTON. April 30-Thls being perfect
| day for the races there was again a scarcity
OF members in the House. and it took an hour
| to muster quorum. after which the House
took IN tho Diplomatic and Consular Appro-
| priation bill. the pending question being the
| Hit amendment to restore tho salary of the
| Minister to Venezuela to 1900. the commit.
too having reduced it to $1,000. The House
sustained the mittee-yeas. 10: nays 140
| Mr.. Post tRep.. 1lIl offered an amendment
| restoring Denmark. which had bcen CONSOLE
dated with Sweden and Norway. on the list ns
| reported by tho committees. Mr.. Post crIti-
cised the committee for cutting off such an
important mission MS Denmark or any other
| country with which we are on amicable
terms.
Mr.. Blount. evidently not reiishing the wide
spread opposition to his bill. moved that the
committee rse for the purpose OF limiting de-
bate.
This brought Mr.. Cummings Dem. N. W to
his feet. He had been trying to get recosni-
ton for half an hour. and was somewhat ON
phatic in his language.
Mr. Blount snd he did not know the gentle
man from New York desired to address the
House.
Mr. Cummings replied that he had been try
ing for some time to speak on the bill. and he
wanted the gentleman from Georgia to allow
him to proceed. Ho wanted to rebuke this
House for the spirit OF parsimony exhibited
in endoavoring to consolidate the Danish.
Swedish. and Norwegian missions. In tho
Fifty-tlrst Congress there were as many menu
bcrs of Scandinavian birth as there were OF
Irish and German birth. This consolidation
was an Insult to 1000 OOO Of our Scandinavian
born citizens. Tho committee had not only
done injustice to those peopie whose national
American republics. This parsimony OF tho
committee meant, legislation in favor Of the
publican sidel BY reducing the Salaries tLe
offices were placed in the hands OF plutocrats.
educated. honest. isboring professional mem ,Me
he appealed to Til" House not to place this
Government in position whore II would he
nations q the world. :.
NJ. Williams !Denl.. Mass.) opposed the com:
Spain and Denmark. Their language was dif-
missions should be consoIlieted MT II ys ,se.s
insult to denmark to cut her OF from drlo-
her that She Was too snail to hays !"
ra Other pe1mecrats opposed the committees
W. MGstsrn StatSs Win the wide OPPOSITION
toa vote. Mr.. Blount said that he felt anthor.
the sR9 hS wSud
restoring the Danish mission was agreed to.
When the clause was reached appropriating
Drlomatic and Consular service. Mr. iiiounft
moved to reduce it TO 100000. Pendins ne. !
right ofthe President to pay to Italy out 81
this fund the Indemnity FOR the outrnges
committed com lastyear upon Italian subjects In
MIR. ,Brefkinridge Dem. Ky.) said that h.
WAS GIau ths iGteTnationai episode had been
olths President to settle questions OF this Kind
without at least referring the matter to Con- |
7, re, CRITICISED t. Wv AnD 10
sa Ss q oss Sy the
properly used 1t was In this case. witch e Mss
~ M fnsMf sSl!ya Dem, Tenn, said tn. p,ss'.
eX SG let to be used IN the WAY It had been.
states ths Government Of tho UniteI States tss
WI vi tiapie. That was question for Congress
Mr. Ghipmsn bem MeS hG's snpmitt.a
ameran providing that no portion Of thS
q claim Ina tshS%6 be assd r. the pay
a1 SAID A. i was for the United States to nail
,pscted by foreign nations. Tie I Tres sd t%t
nqm no right to set such precedent,
me amendment 81 air. Chipman being II
und and the exact effect contemplatei hy /,
,ot being understood by the committee. and
" the amendment was liable To provoke de-.
Shlpman allowed tne amendment TO be assed
yer Informally until Monday. 10 ''77''
The item for tho Continental Railway suryov
Soo 900 was also passed over Informally. aud
'lso the Appropriation Of S25,OLO for Inc
'nreau OF American Ropubllcs. N' Wv
Tending further discussion the ror,mitt,e
osc ana the House ADJOURNED until Monday