Evening star., 1897-02-02
THE HOUSE,

Inc House, Immediately upon conyenine
today, went into committee of the whole
ana resumed the consideration of the dipIo-
matte and consular appropriation bill. Mr.
Iearson IN c. offered an amendment to
increase the salaries of the consuls in clas,
Nv the $3.50 ciass) to 1888 each and to
abolish entirely the salaries of class VII
There are thirty-one consulates in class Nv
-Buenos Ayres, Reichenburg. Brussels
Chefoo, St. Thomas. Lyons. Marseilfes.
Annaberg. AK la Chapelle Bremen. Stutt
gart' Chemnitz. Hamburg, Mayence.. Pla-
neu, Athens, Birmingham Dundaa rat
burgh. Nottingham Sheffield So,1tha mntnlS n
1unstail Victoria. Huddersfield, Swans =
faSo del Norte, Cienfuegos Santiago
CUBA, Smyrna and Jerusalem
The Civil Service Order.
He proposed that the compensation OF
the consuls in class 8 ($1, 600 class, he nro-
Vlded for by fees. Mr. Pearson said tho
salaries for class were Inadequate but
ne frankly admitted that the adoption of
MS amendment would accomplish another
pot tniIt. pose. II would, he said, take these
thlrty-one consulates out Of the scope of
tne recent order of the President and en-
aDie the incoming President to superseie
tnese Tree trade, free silver consuls with
republicans and protectionists"
Mr Hit. the chairman of The foreign af
Ialrs committee, called attention very sig
nificantly to the fact that the order nrom.
ui9ated py Mr. Cleveland was after all sim
ply an order. and might be rescIndsd or
modified. In fact, he expressed the on,n-
ion that Iii the readjustment which would
come from stripping these co1,suls of their
tees some modification would be made and
ne said ne would favor a modification He
said he thought the question could he "a fe
ly LETT to the wisdom Of the incoming ad-
ministration. "
Mr.. McCreery Ky) taunted the republi-
VI h iltvSe
this patronage. He spoke of the gradual
extension of the merit system" and dep-
recated this weeping, waihng and Enash-
Ing of teeth"
do you favor the civil service law2'' asl
ed Mr.. Steele Qnd)
Il did not vote for it," replied Mr.. Nc
Creery. but I think might vote for law
whlch do not disapprove Of as much as
do OF the present law"
Point of Order Sustained.
Mr. McCreery made the point of order
that the amendment changed existing law
Mr.. Payne IN. y, who was In the chair.
finally sustained the point of order
Provision for the consulate at Horgen.
Switzerland G2,OO0), was stricken out on
motion OF Mr.. Hit, who explained that the
business of that consulate could be con-
Quoted from Zurich, which was only eight
miles away.
Mr.. Pearson renewed a portion of his
former amendment to strike out the sal
aries of the thirteen consuls in class VII,
who receive 81 900 each. Mr.. Pearson said
that most of these consus were foreigners
He declared no American could go abroad
and live on the pittance of 81 600 per year.
No country, he said, was so parsimonious
the United States in the pay of con-
sular salaries.
The minimum salary paid by France was
$500. II these consulates were not pro-
vided for. he said, these officers would
become consular or commercial agents and
be paid by fees. At three points. Ghent,
Stettin and Christiania, this would be ad-
vantageous to the officers.