The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-12
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
AMUSING BLUNDERs IN THE DIPLO-
MA7IC AND CONSULAR BILL.


Muiaoon's distinctions and Takes = I.ons
waik-Aa Esors 10 Revive the Rank o
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF the Army.
WARRINGTON Arril ia vigorous assault
will be made on the Diplomatic and Consular
Appropriation bill as prepared by Chairman
Blount OF tho Foreign Affairs Committee
which Is now before tho House and liable tc
be called up for action some day this week
Mr. Hit will lead the attack with abundant
ammunition OF criticism and ridcue supplied
by tho state Department One OF the first
points of assault will DO the combination OF
missions recommended in the bill. It is as.
serted that whoever devised those combina-
lions must have taken a map and pnir OF
compasses. and measured distances in that
way irrespective OF other considerations.
Thus Colombia and Ecuador have been
Joined in ono mission. regardless OF the fact
that the Andes stretch between them. and that
to journey from tho capital of ono country TO
that Of the other involves at least ninety days
travel. part OF II by ocean. part by river. but
most OF II on mule back. Peru and Bolivia
which are also united in tho bill. are equally
distant in point Of tme mue back riding
again being necessary for eight or nine days
to connect tho capital OF ono country with
tho capital Of the other: There will be scope
States Ministers passing half their time on
to and from their divided posts Of duty
In rearranging aud rccla ssifying tho consult
s ate. according to countries. at reduced saa.
been made in, the, bill For Example: Nuovo
Laredo. that f9nrishing Mexican railroad cen
General at u salary of $1,000. is made u consul
ate ct 5000 and is transferred t. british do
ston. Jainaicn. aud Notting CHAM England. San
Juan Del Norte: Nicaragua il DUMPED down
siSnSs s,.,s ,S Great Ii Dresden IS
Geraers Of scotand Hsnich. the art cen tire
an ad S
The island OF SIM Domingo is treated rs city
~ OLD Spain. Consuls are provided for the
nized; for Mozambique, Africa, where no one
has been found willing to risk the climate and
Dakar. a pestilentai French trading ling post ton on
the coast OF Africa, where there arc no Ameri-
can Interests os and where ,. neither the state
reeo n n that new consulate should be
These i are some Of the shots which Mr.. Hit
T he that at
ssamen along the lake coast from Toro r,ea to
Sault Ste. Mario resort TO the American Con-
sulate for assistance. and at a number OF other
nsulates have been put back into the trading
class, 80 as to effect a small saving in direct
the State Department Will contend That tho
inevitable result of this provision will be to
the t GGns1s Th" it is presumed will
turn their trading privileges in the direction
Of furnishing sailors supplies. and the, out
tressed sailors will receive their new outfits |
put OF the consular stores ut a greatly en- |
HANGED cost the Consuls themselves having |
"a
Send them to the United States for payment
In the Senate to-day Mr. Chandler presented
! memorial from the Hon. Henry W. Blair.
nent to receive him as Minister. BY Sena-
:oIial courtesy the document was ordered
his memorial MI. blair Expresses q, strong
made to the the Chimes Chinese ~ H t
HE city, while The Minister himself was ab-
hat the failure Of, the Chinese Govern:
on and the Chinese Minister. was the result
AT 81 tSs Mnser and ssersay wss6
neither understood. except as rendered by the
and that said interpreter was and
'our menorialist interested. by his relations
With capitalists and others who desired spe-
I'm erican Minister to China. to secure the re-
ertion o. your memoriaiist- He further al
eyes that he Is In possession OF facts to show
70 Investigated By the Senate. '' '''''' laws
Senator Stewart OF Nevada to-day introduced
! resolution directing the Secretary OF the
Treasury to inform the Senate the cost of the
,ilver bullion and the standard dollars coined
1nder the act Of July IA. 1850. now held in tho
against she same Were Ell
n9. and whether any OF such notes had been
edoemed In gold coin: what amount OF silver
able to the redemption Of such notes. and
yhether such notes were, received in the
lso desired to be informed as to the
etails Of advertised purchases Of silver bull
the sn act Of 9a H. Wa;
ondnsted with a view OF depressing she price
I bullion. or with view Of carrying out the
maintain the two metals tgold and silver on a
aIity with each other upon the present legal
ars there was in the Treasury. exclusive OF
.d gold Of a certificates, ,,
rees the Senate on this resolution and occupy |
he time until r. NJ. but objection being in
exposed on account Of the pending order OF
ntil to. morrow. saying that no should then
ccupy fifteen minutes only in explaining its
1eAnlng.
Senator Hlscock to-day introduced in the
enate bill to pay Charlotte A. Van Cort the
um Of 100000 In satisfaction OF her claim
gainst the Government for the use OF her
stters pAtent, on an Improvement in torpedo
oats. Mrs. Van Cort is the widow of Charles
Van Cort, who In his lifetime made improve
,ents, In certain devices for torpedo boats.
he Navy Department began cxperi menting
nd using and putting upon various boats tho
isntical patent Of the petitioner without her
onsent, and u large number of boats now in |
he navy cont nue. to use the same Various
forts have been made by Mrs. Van Cort to |
htaip compensation for the use OF her patent. |
nd she now asks Congress to refer her claim |
0 the Court Of Claims.
Senator Morgan to-day offered resolutions
skiing the President to communicate TO Con-
ress any agreement made by him on behalf
the United States with the Government Of
|ormany, and the correspondence relating to
40 agreement that sugar or any other German
shall be admitted Tree OF duty into
40 United States. and what articles OF Amer
IAN production he has proposed that Ger
,any shall receive free OF duty in reciprocity.
nd whether such proposals have been ac-
opted by the German Government Tho
solution also ncluded reference to the re-
81 uv Tho |