The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-11
mo ALIENS
| AS C0NSULS
Plan to Americanize the Dip
lomatic Service Being
Considered
II SECRETARIES OF
LEGATIONS NEEDED
Move to Restore Sugar Tar
if Meets Delay-Nitric
Acid Plant

Washington, March ll.--Proyision t
bar all foreigners from the diplomati
and consular service in any position
whatever was written into the diplomat
ic and consular bill yesterday by tn
House foreign affairs committee. Wit
another provision that the president ma,
designate any ranking secretary of EN-
bassy as counsellor to rank with foreign
diplomatic officials, the bill carrying s.,
100000, was ordered fayorably reported
to the House.
Under the new provisions foreigners
could be employed as vice consuls, as
now is the custom, only until American
citizens could be found for the posts
There now are eighty-two foreigners EN-
ployed as vice consuls of the United
States. The new policy received the
sanction of the state department.
The bill provides for twelve additional
secretaries. of legation. Secretary Lans-
ing advised the committee that to pro-
vide the missions at the belligerent capt.
tails with sufficient secretaries to carry
on the work, the state department had
been obliged to leave eight legations
without secretaries.
Another outcome of the war is an en-
tirely new appropriation of 100000 for
post allowances for consular officers" to
pay them additional compensation, in the
discretion of the state department, on
account OF the increased cost OF living
abroad.
Sugar Tariff Bill Delayed.
Consideration of the free sugar repeal
bill, which was to have been taken up in
the House yesterday, probably will be
delayed until some time next week. Ex
tended debate on the pending legislative
appropriation bill has upset plans of pub
lie leaders, Representative kitchin, the
majority leader, says he will not call a
meeting OF the ways and means commit
tee to deal with other revenue measures
until after May /, by which time he
hopes to have an estimate of the money
that will have to be raised for all pur
poses, including the preparedness pro-
gram.
In order to insure passage OF the forth |
coming income tax measure, some DEM !
ocrats are urging that il be Incorporated |
in a general bill with the tariff COM
mission proposal, which Republicans gen
orally are expected to support.
Urges Waterproof Development.
Enactment by Congress of laws per-
hitting the utilization OF the nations
for the development OF cleo
trie energy will be urged by the Water
Power Development association, just or
sanized for that purpose in New York.
fhe association has been formed by rep
'esentatives of manufacturers of hydro
electrical appliances, of whom it was said
lbout 600, employing 100000 men, when
operating to capacity, are behind the
movement.
An educational campaign is to be be- !
.un with headquarters here in an effort
o eliminate possible objections to the &
assage OF measures now before Congress
which would authorize the development ]
1 waterpower. :
100000 Added to Indian Bill. !,
The annual Indian appropriation bill {
fas reported by the Senate committee /
thursday with $4,000 added to the total
{ $9,000,000 carried by the measure as !,
, passed the House. Increases include
100000 for irrigation projects on Mon
ana Indian lands to $4,000 for common
ehools in Okla homa Indian districts, and 2
l75,000 for an irrigation project on the Z
lila river, near Florence, Ariz. A pro-
ision inserted by the Senate committee h
ould authorize the Indian commissioner o
, negotiate agreements for final settle ri
tent of any outstanding tribal claims Il
gainst the United States. al
For Federal Nitric Acid Plant.
Establishment of nitric acid plant for !"
he use of the government for making
,plosiyes is proposed in bill by Sena- b
II Myers. A commission would inves-
gate whether the Flathead power pro- W
ct near Poison, Mont, is suitable for Il
'oduction of cheap hydro-electric power G
operate an atmospheric nitrogen
ant. The plant would be operated in ~
me of peace principally for the pro-
lction of fertilizer.
New Coast Guard Cutter.
The Senate has passed bill appropri-
ing Ss25,000 for three new coast guard
tiers for New York harbor, the Pa
ic coast and Alaska, and $4,000 for
rec river steamers to relieve food suf-
rers ON the Mississippi and its tribu
ries. The cutters for the Pacific coast
d Alaska replace the Perry and Ia
ma. which struck unchartered reefs
d sank in Alaskan waters. That for
w York will be equipped for lee
eaking.
Uniform Bill of Lading.
senator Pomerene's bill for uniform
OF lading has passed the Senate.