The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-03
CONSULAR APPROPRIATIONS.
FcRtures OF the Foreign AGairs Com
raitfee Bill.

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The appropriation bill TO provide for the
Diplomatic and Consular Service for the
year ending June 30 1901 which has just
been reported from The Committee on For
cfgn Affairs follows the existing law IN
it's general features. with some modiica-
tons made necessary 10y changing circum-
stances. The amount estimated for and
recommended by the Department of State
Tor the year covered was 81 500 S4>.76. and
the amount appropriated last year Was
SlUI532.76 The amount appropriated
by this bill is S17l3 1876. or 1852 lio less
than the estimates and S31. So more than
the appropriation of last year The item
OF $6.oo0 in the act Of last year for the
execution Of the obligations of the United
States under the Samoan treaty IS omitted
in this BILL being unnecessary under the
more recent treaty, and an item for s.. 600
for the reports Of the international Rail-
way Commission is no longer inserted. the
work having been completed.
The sum IN former bills Of SIPS 900 for
contingent expenses OF foreign missions
has proved inadequate. requiring items in
the deficiency bill annually. and in accord
ance with the request of the Secretary of
state this is made in The present bill $3.50.
0G0 but in the details prescribing the pur-
poses for which IL Is to be expended is
included the inspection OF embassies and
legations which has heretofore been pro
vided for by a special appropriation Of
s. 600. that separate appropriation OF
s. goo is omitted from this bill
The sum allowed for the Mexican Boun-
dairy Commission is increased S. 600, at the
urgent request Of the Attorney General and
.fs.uar
tions needed Immediately in the trial of
case involving important international in
terests.
The general item CT allowance for clerk
hire at consuiates where clerk hire IS not
specifically provided for is INCREASED from
100000 to S35 000. or half the increase ask
ed for I'm the estimates OF the department
A number OF COnsulates which were for
merly provided for by the consuls retain
ing the fees are salaried in this bill, in
creasing the appropriation. but the differ
ence in the actual cost to the Government
is very small. Thus Alden, at the mouth
Of the Red Sea. where the fees now amount
10 Sl.si9. is made salaried post at $1,000
Chihuahua. Mexico. where the consul now
/ receives upward OF 81 .420 from fees, Is
sllaried az 81 500 as recommended by the
Secretary. Kehl which is now paid only
Sl.50O aud where the fees Of S2.43l show a
largely increasing business has been in
creased 10 accord with the estimates Of the
/ department Ia S2,O0O. Ensenada. in Next
Fco. which has a rapidly increasing busi-
ness. is salaried al $1,000 half the amount
estimated by the department. and Duran
go where the business Is also Increasing
4 with much rapidity. owing TO railroad con-
struction. IS salaried al $l5O0.
/ The allowance for clerk hire at London
I where the business is the largest of any
| consular post In the service. is not suih-
! cienJ or nearly sufficient to pay those
| actually employed and 81 400 additional
] is allowed by this bill.
! There is a new item OF SO inserted as
| the contribution OF the United States Gov
| erRment TO the support Of the hospital at
! Cape Town on condition that American
| seampu and citizens will be admitted