The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-10
THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE.
HiII Passed by the
senate After Debate.


In the Senate today the Diplomatic
and Consular Appropriation bill was
taken up. AS passed by the House 1t
appropriated 81. 743, 7Os. AS reported by
the Senate Committee on Appropri-
ations, the amount is increased to
S1,765,76S For the fiscal year 1891, the
appropriation was S1,71O.s15, and for the
current fiscal year s1,7l4.53 annual
increases for the last ten years being very
small.
Among the changes made In the Senate
bill are these:
Increasing salaries of minister to the
Netherlands from 3 500 to $4,000.
to Guatemala and Honduras from 81 O0O TO
81. 500
Making salary OF Consul General at Of
tawa 81. 600: OF Consul General at Guate-
mala. $1,000; at Dawson City. S3,50O; at
San Juan del Norte. Nicaragua. 50. 900; at
Barbados. Rotterd "a and Bierat. Se50O;
at London. Canada. Genoa. Milan. and
Berne. s., 900.
These amendment we're offered IN the
Senate and adopted.
Making salary Of Minister to Siam s.. 500
Cinstead Of $4,000. providing a third sec
retary Of embassy for Mexico.
Mr. Hoar offered an amendment appro-
priating 500 O00 for Liliuokalani former
Queen OF the Hawaiian Islands. and $l0.-
600 annually during her natural life in
fun satisfaction and extinsuishment Of her
claims against the United States or the
late Republic OF Hawaii
Being asked TO state his reasons for Of
fering the amendment. Mr.. Hoar said the
former Queen had property in her own
right in the Crown lands Of Hawaii which
she had seen deprived OF and that IL had
been proposed in the treaty made with the
Hawaiian Republic under the Harrison Ad-
ministration tc allow her $50 600 year for
life.
Mr.. Platt OF Connecticut moved
10 strike out the part OF the
amendment admitting the claims OF
the former Queen he was willing 10 vote
the money as a donation, and 10 put 4, on
the ground of charity.
Mr.. Tillmsn said hat il there was any
obligation il was on the part Of Hawaii
and not OF the United States.
Mr. Gallinger characterized the amend
ment as the crudest possible kind Of leg
isIation. Il was utterly unjustihable. with
no reason FOR it in law or good sense"
Mr. Lodge defended the amendment as
simply an act Of grace.
Mr. Hca- modified his amendment In ac-
cordance Sith Mr.. PIatts view-with-
drawing the clause as 70 a claim.
Mr. Thurs ton said he was willing TO vote
a reasonable sum directly but not 20 put
the former queen on the pension roll or the
United states
MI CoclTeH said he was opposed to the
amendment modified or Uumodifed. IL
would be a dangerous precedent al this
particular time when there were so many
dethrOnpd rulers IN the Pacific islands who
would want 10 be peusioncd. II would be
fine handsome roll with the Queen OF
Hawaii al $40 eco. tire Queen Of the Sulu
Islands at $500. and the queens Of other
Islands az reduced rates. coming down
finally TO the widows OF Presidents Of the
United States at S5.0Cc.
And Aguiualdo's widow, Mr.. Morgan
suggested in a low (, ne.
AS a matter Of - r-e.' Nr Cockrcu
chimed in. the widow Of Aguinaleo will
come In. I am opposed 10 pensioning any
kings or queens who may be overthrown. 90
Mr.. Hoar remarked that wherever a
mOnarChical government vas overthrown
and the ruler deprived OF his income from
| the crown property. provision was always
made for him
After further discussion. the amendment
Was. on motion Of Nr Carter laid on the
table. with the suggestion that il would
be more in place IN the Sundry Civil Ap-
preparation bill
The Diplomatic and Consular bill was
| then passed.
Mr. Cockrell withdrew his objection 10
the resolution authorizing TIE Committee
| on the Relations With Cuba, or any sub
| committee thereof 10 visit the island, and
| the resolution was agreed to-
| MT. ThurstOn presented resolutions or
! the death Of the late Monrr L. Hayward
Senator-elect from the State OF Nebraska
/ one Of them being that the business Oi
! the Senate be now suspended 10 enable
/ these who would have beer his associates
| had he lived 10 take his seat. 20 pay fitting
/ tribute TO his high character and CisJin-
gUished worth
! Senators ThurstOn SpOOner. Fairbanks
| and Allen spoke AS a further mark OF
| respect the Senate adjourned until Mon
| day at 10 a. m. the FIRST two hours Of
| Mondays session TO be for the reading ct
/ the Alaska bill.