The daily news., 1900-03-13
THECONSTLAR SERVICE
Reasons Why 1t viii Not Be
Reorganized.
FREQUENT CHANGES BENEFICIAL.

Long Residence Abroad Weak en- :
Home Ties National Convention
Record - About buffalo" Jones.
Long service In Congress.
WA~HNGroN, March 13.- Special
The house committee on foreign affairs
has reported bill which has been he
fore nearly every congress Of late
years. 10 reform the consular service.
Of the United States but ii has not
the slightest chance of passing. The
bill is urged by Representative Adams
Of Pennsylvania, who is Il member OF
the committee. and it was out Of per
Sonal consideration for him that the
bill was taken out of the committee
and reported to the house. a ma jOrity
Of the members being against the
measure In fact number Of mem
5erS who voted to report the bill re
served the right to oppose it in the
house if ii was ever brought up. This
measure proposes 10 organize the con
sular service upon plan similar 10
that Of our civil service, providing
that men shall not be appointed to po-
SitiOnS In the consular service unless
they can pass certain prescribed eN-
animation. Then they are not To he
removed except for cause. which would
give them practically a life term of The
places. owing 10 the extensions of
she civil service over many offices by
Presidents Harrison and cleveland.
there are not many good places left
which can be filled by the political
friends OF Il successful administration.
the COnSulatCS being about the best
that remain. On this account congress
men are not likely TO have these places
put beyond their reach. Another rca-
son given for not continuing cOuSulS
in office indefinitely is that they are
more likely to be thoroughly Identified
with their Lumc country if they are
changed once in eight or four years
than if they should remain abroad dur
ing their whole lives.
Holds the Record.
William Pitt Kellogg has been a dele
gate to national conventions more times
than any other man living and probably
moro times than any other man in the
history Of politics He has been a dele
gate 10 every Republican convention
since 1886. and that was the first con
vcutiOn of the Republican party, which
nOmiuHted John &. Fremont. He was
then u resident Of Illinois and was >till
a resident Of the state in 1860 and
again delegate. In 1864 u" had
changed his residence 10 Louisiana and
has been a delegate from that state To
the conventions Of 1864. 1868. 1S12.
1876. 1880. 1854. 1883. 1892. 1896 and
has Just been elected 10 the convention
Of 1900. This will Civ" an uuhrokcn
rccor, of - national conventions. COY
orluC a period of Sc years Mr.. k"l-
logg has been governor of Louisiana
AMI United States senator from that
state. and. although b" has been in
politics Tor nearly half q century. he is
vet we'll preserved and active man.
Buffalo" Jones DIsappointed.
One Of the most disappointed men in
Washington is buffalo" Jones. II
does not make very much difference"
however. a. Mr.. Jones i becoming a"-
cu>tomcd 70 disappoiEtncntS Of this
kind Charles J. Jones has long had ia
view scheme To gather UP tn" r'-
naming buffalo OF The country on
large ranch in Ncw Mexico and Nay"
the Amc~iraa b.,ul. ull~rIi.rI buffalo.
from rStin,.f .ru Jpur~ has So long al