New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-28
ATTACKS ON BLOUNTS BILL
EVEN DEMOCRATS OPPOSED TO IT.
PRAISE FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND
FOR THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE.
,ny rr,rcRApm To TIE -RIBuSE.I


rpy TELEGRAPH TO TIE tribune,
Washington April 27.-Chalrman Biounts idea oi
~. ,,,,,to. fair provision for the maintenance
~ t,cnd,v relations between the United states ana
| tae,dIv committees met with considerable oppdNuoh
to-day in the House. This Is not SURPRISING Diou"'
is an honest man. but as chairman OF the 'oni'l'''oo
ON Foreign Affairs he is beyond his depth' NcVe'
before In the history of the House was there such
. chairman of the committee. That Guardianship mas
| been held by eminent mem men VINO hhc" VIVA"
,b,v were doing when they talked about inc Foreign
relations Of the United states. 1t Is not surP'iS"e
that a majority of the members OF BlouhtS eonl''''eo
orc opposed 10 the extraordinary Dill before inc
| II Mr. RIount had not felt today that he hao inc
\ sunnort OF Holman, he might have been uiSoo"'"e
when one after another of the Democratic ihcH'o' VI
h,s committee and Of the House attacked MS n'ii'
az course Chairman Bount won ever vote 80 io's
| - n ,uor,m OF the House was not demanded
| When the House went into Committee OF inc "hoi'
mfr Oates Of Alabama In the chair on inc DILL MI
| Hooker Il Mississippi. paid high tribute 10 inc
! success Of American diplomacy. 1t ""s u'p'o""
which had settled our Gillian diihcutea' ~ h"'
| been diplomacy which had settled ue pen''e %"
controversy Fortunately tor the country IL hau III
,h onco 81 secretary Of state man of such large
and dinomotic al,ilty that he had settled the'e
oucstons bv diplomacy. Chill had been colhpe"'u W
salute the nag she had insllied ana l" "'"o rop''
lion salisbury had been compelled 10 rene" t"o
modus vivcndi. in accomplishing these rcs"nH '"o
Secretary of state had been assisted by tho Mnsc'S
to Chill and 70 Great Britain Mr., Blaine han SHOWN
himself 10 be a great statesman by the manner III
which bc had treated these questions. when man
came 70 be Premier of this Government he was not
partsan representing a party he was s'''c'h"'
representing the country.
Mr. Hooker then proceeded TO speak in favor Of the
oppropation of $4,000 for the preliminary survey
NJ the international railway. and urged the Importance
n uohtcuinc the commercial and social bonds which
connected the people ~ the United states with 'he
people of the Republics Of the south III coh'lnulhT
his speech Mr. Hooker urged the Democratic HOUSE
TO pass "a frecsvcr bill, and to attack the Mckinney
law MI along the line.
Mr.. Fitch Of New York. objected 10 the bill rs far
as Il proposed to reduce Consular pay and to c0hso
idatc missions. lie objected TO the position OF the
gentleman from Georgia MIR. Blount. when he took the
attitude of uniricndlnc,s 10 the Diplomatic system
lie (Mr. Fitch proud OF our diplomatic service
and he would sustain aud develop II a he wo"n hcp
81 develop the American Navy and tho American
Army: and he would not snecr at 1t ana dcnuc IT,
The gentleman from Georgia said that the then
states had nothing to do with foreign nations mat
n was isolated That was not true OF New \ orK ''V'
Her stores and streets this afternoon crowded
with the products OF every state and territory III o
Union destined for Europe Her whhrveN were Iohueu
down with the products o Europe con'lgh"l l" every
state and Territory. Her sidewalks were CROWDED 10y
a stream Of sturdy immigrants who had Just Hhuea
on their way T. develop our great west ana l" ''o
their Children who would become rs good eiuAe's IL
any man on this floor. ON their way ucS "cr'
jostlcd by q throng OF citizens who were going "
Europe on pleasure on business when inc ee''c
man said that the United states was is"ia'cu' 1T
showed that he had not given the subject necessary
thought and consideration. a.,
Mr COMBS. of New York, spoke IN earnest ahVo'
carv az the appupr. itiOu for the survey oi me r
national railway and In favor OF paying 'deIu'"
salaries Con~ul-. III.
Nlicr brief remark, by Mr. Johnson. Of North
rtrt, in defence OF the diplomatic wee, the bill
was read by paragraphs lof afhcuuhl.nt h,,t,,
for lis effect the separation OF the missions ~
Colombia and Eunfor which NE p.nullS MI 'on
,oId,fr. I'm one mission NT. HIT strongly opposed
the consolidation, and pointed out 10 the l"ic the
dMcultlr, which wonld attend The proper aulhnl,Na
ZION of ms office by a Minister who Was ACCREDITED 10
both countries. ,bo
40 quorum voting Mr. HITS Amendment uo
committee rose aud the House adjourned.