Show In the House WASHINGTON April 27After a dull I hour disposing of routine business the House went into committee of the whole on the diplomatic appropriation bill Hooker I of Mississippi paid a high tribute to American diplomacy I was diplomacy I which settled our Chilian difficulty it was diplomacy which was settling the Bebrlng sea matter Fortunately for the country It had in the position of secretary J of state a man of such large and diplomatic 1 ability that he settled these questions by < diplomacy Elaine had shown himself a j great statesman by the manner in which 1 he settled these questions When a man I became premier of this government he was not a partisan representing a party he was a statesman representing the country Hitt of Illinois moved an amendment for the separation of the missions to Co lumbia and Ecuador Rejected HUt mado several efforts to prevent the consolidation of missions and reduction of salaries of ministers to South American republics but his efforts WEre of no avail He then offered an amendment to restore to S7500 the salary of the minister to Venezuela Ven-ezuela the committee having cut it to 5000 No quorum voting the committee rose and the House adjourned The annual fortifications bill is practi I calv aareed uoon bv thn fnrtifntinn nh committee of tha House committee on appropriations ap-propriations A cut amounting to more than 85 per cent has been made from the bill of last year Bland introduced a resolution in the House today instructing the committee on waysand means to report I bill imposing impos-ing an Income tax sufficient to meet the expenditures for pensions Also a bill to repeal all taxes imposed upon currency issued Is-sued by the authority of the states I |