Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-20
federal ASSEMBLY, !
sCoNsIDERABLB BUSINESS TRANS
ACTED BY THE HOUSE.
CHARGE AGAINST coNsu IS
Alleged scandslous Behavior Of Re-
representatives. OF Ours In Mexico
virginia BIZ Held Up IN Senate.
BY Way OF Fight Against Bailey.

WASHINGTON, D. c., January IL
The House transacted considerable o tl
ness to-day. Several miscellaneous 1nea-
sures were passed, among them the Sen.
ate Hawaiian Are claims bill. The con
Fsu1ar and diplomatic .appropr.at ton Dill.
the third OF the regular budgets vas
passed and sent to the Senate, and fair
progress was made with the District OF
Columbia appropriation bill. During the
consideration Of the diplomatic bill, M.
Mcclellan, Of New York, precipitated
discussion concerning our diplomatic and
consular service. which took wide
range, and led to some rather scandalous
s,charges against our consular representa-.
tiyes In Mexico. by Mr.. Slayden, Or
Texas. Mr.. Mcclellan submitted hsures
to show that our consulates, compared
with those Of other first-class countries.
were underpaid but overmanned Mt.
Grosvenor, Of Ohio. declared that the
charges against our consular officials we're
unjustihed, maintaining that 1t was the
opinion of European publlcists thai we
had the most efficient consular service N
the world Mr.. Slayden's criticism OF GER
tain consular officers was very severe.
Some Of the Mexican consulates, he said.
were made regular asylums for lnvaHds
!, and I'D tdrunl1ards.''
MAKES AMERICANS BLUSH
"It makes Americans blush" he SAID.
''to hear the stories that are told OF some
Of our official representatives
Proceeding, he narrated how United
States consul at Saltillo, Mexico, with
two companions last summer entered tne
Office of a newspaper editor to assault
him.
Were any charges made to the State
Department against this ofllcial? asked
Mr. Adams. of Pennsylvania.
.Charges have been repeatedly made.
replied Mr. SIayden. tsTh.s particular
official left town between night and morn
ing, while I was in lie city.
PARTICULAR VICE DRUNKENNESS.
The particular vice OF our representa-
tives, Mr.. Slayden proceeded to say,
seemed to be drunkenness, and In this
connection he referred to the case OF a
special envoy sent by q Democratic pres
ident some years ago. who. he said. got
drunk at Ell Paso and painted broad
red streak GOWN to the city OF MEXICO
1,COO miles to .ue south. =
He told also of another consular OIL
cia1, who, he said~sone years ago pawn;
ed the American flag for cents, WITH
which to buy drink, and the concluding
chapter Of his arraignment was the
charge that an American vice-consul had
| been charged with being implicated in
the theft Of some coal.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
During the consideration Of morning
business in the Senate, --Ar. Bailey OBJ
jected to the consideration by unaniinou:
consent Of all bills, from the Republican
side. When a bill reported by Mr.. Gull
berson increasing the number, Of times
for holding court at Charlottesville and
Roanoke, Va, was read, Mr.. Lodge. Of
aAa ssachusetts, objected, saying that as
objections seemed to be confined to bills
from the Republican side. he would OBJ
ject, which brought from Mr.. Bailey the
Statement that the senators from New
York had interfered In a matter per-
tanning to the State OF Texas, which was
purely local one. Mr.. Depew denied
that the making Of Port Arthur por,
of entry was local question. 80
I The discussion was term. mated by MI
Cullon's moving an executive session to
consider the CUBAN reciprocity treaty.
After half an hour in executive session
the doors were reopened, and Mr.. Fora
ker. continued his remarks favoring state.