Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-30
Salaries Of Foreign Ministers Being
Raced by the House.
LIGHT ATTENDANCE OF MEMBERS TODAY
Many Probably Were at
the Races.
THE VENEZUELAN MISSION
A Refusal to Keep 1t at the Pres
emit Figure.
THE HOUSE.

This Was an ideal day for the races There
were not 100 members present when the
Speaker called the House to order at noon.
The House by unanimous consent went into
committee Of the whole (Mr. Oates OF Alabama
in the chair on the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill, the pending amendment
being that offered by Mr.. Hit OF Illinois re-
storing to 800 the salary Of the minister to
Venezuela, which the bill proposed TO reduce
to $4,000
LONG WAIT
Messrs. Hit and Blount resumed business as
tellers, but received little patronage from the
republicans. However, they were patient, and
foi almost an hour awaited democratic Gus
TONERS, who we're summoned from committee
rooms by the pages and doork eepers and their
patience was rewarded and they we're enabled
70 close mp business with honor. quorum
appeared and the amendment vas lost-l9-l49
THE DANISH MISSION.
Mr. Post Oil offered an amendment restor-
ing Denmark As c separate mission and fixing
the salary Of the minister at e75.O00.
Mr.. Post advocated his amendment, and re-
ferred 10 the industry and thrift Of the scandi-
navian-American citizens
Mr.. Butler Iowa) supported the proposition
and read few remarks which Mr.. Bryan
(Neb. }, who was absent, had intended to de-
liver in its support.
Mr.. Blount opposed the amendment and urged
the necessity for economy in the public serv-
Ice. No one valued the worth of our scandi-
navian citizens in the northwest more than he
did. He wished that we had more of them.
But he had heard no complaint coming from
those citizens that they were suffering for want
OF proper representation abroad
Mr. Lynch of Wisconsin eulogized our Scan
dinavian citizens, and said that he could see
no reason why the democratic House should
begin economizing by reducing the foreign
service.
Mr.. Bushnell Of Wisconsin spoke enthu-
siastically of the patriotism, sobriety and in-
dustry OF the Scandinavian race, and objected
to depriving Denmark Of a separate mission.
Mr.. Hit. in favoring the amendment. said
that II would be unfortunate at this time for
the United States to dispense with its mission
to Denmark. The United States had invited
Denmark to exhibit at the worlds fair. and
Denmark had responded to that invitation in
liberal and hearty spirit In proportion to
its population Denmark had made a larger ap-
preparation than any other country in the
world
LIVELY LITTLE TILT.
Mr.. Cummings (N.Y.) vehemently objected
whereupon Mr.. Blount moved that the COM
mittee rise for the purpose OF closing debate
That is on the line with the spirit of the
committee that drew this bill" said Mr. Cum
mings Indignantly.
The committee has spirit as lofty as that
OF the gentleman" responded Mr.. Blount
warmly.
"And one far more parsimonious and mean
retorted Mr.. Cummings
The gentleman is often in that attitude to
the majority" was Mr.. Blount's rejoinder
Finally Mr.. Blount withdrew his motion,
stating that his only object in making it was 10
facilitate action on the bill.
Mn. CUMMINGS REBuKEs THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Cummings being accorded the ioor said
that be would vote for the amendment
He wanted to rebuke this House for G
spirit OF parsimony which was exhibited in the
endeavor to consolidate the Danish and Swedish
missions. In the Fifty-frst Congress there
were just as many members Scandinavian
born as there we're members born in Ireland
and Germany
This bill. SO far as it concerned these nations,
was an insult to 1000 600 of our Scandinav Wan
citizens. The committee on foreign affairs had
done injustice not only to the people Of Dem
mark, whose nation was monarchlcal. but 20 our
sister republics of South America Again he
wanted to rebuke this parsimony. 1t meant
really, virtually, legislation in favor of the rich
against the poor. Applause on republican
s1do. For, by reducing the salaries of
ministers and consuls the Offices we're placed
in the hands Of plutocrats and taken from the
hands Of the educated, honest, laboring or pro-
fessional men. He appealed to the House not
to place this government in u position where
1t would be regarded by all countries as the one
national miser Of the world. Applause
After further debate the amendment was
adopted