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Mr. SHIELDS, As the hoaorable senator objects,
will consent 10 lei Il lie over
4 Ihe btll accordingly goes on The calendar.


Will consent 10 let Il lie over
4 lhe b'il accordingly goes on The calendar.
CADETS AT WEST POINT
AlI SHIELDS. from The Committee on Military Al
isur,to whom was referred The JOINT resolution iron
the House OF Representatives, explanatory of the Ia v
regulating the number OF cadets be appointed TO thu
Military Academy at West Point, reported back the SAM
without amendment, and asked It's immediate considera
Noosisc,ion being made, il was taken up aud consid
cred as IA committee OF the whole, aud il was read
declares mat nothing IN any act OF Congress now
ained shall be construed TO deprive any cong
district IN the United States OF it's right to cadet at hs
MILITARY Academy al West Point; but that whenever by
Encouragement OF The congressional districts 10 ans
State, more than one cadet shall be thrown into the
same congressional dist ci. notwithstanding said fact
there shall be appointed IN The manner prescribed
BY law, one cadet tor every ober district from which
there may be cadet at said institution. TO be entered
at the commencement Of It's next regular session.
MI RUSk. would like to know what the effect oil
this Fesolalion will be. think needs explana.
Mr. SHIELDS. Twill state to the honorable senate,
what rs II is joint resolution which has passed The
House. the object Of which is provide for giving cadets
to these new districts Under the present construction
OF the law, some Of them have none; make dis
cts without providing that they shall have any cadets
The whole object oil the resolution is to remedy that
Mr.. CASS. Does II increase the number OF cadets
Mr.. SHIELDS Yes, sir
Mr.. CASS. am not going to argue the point, Mr.
President, but wish 10 say that have the
slightest evidence 10 make believe that there is any
necessity whatever for increasing the number of cadets
think j. is better that the new congressional districts
should 10 without. until they get their regular supplies
than TO increase the number. lHa
Mr. SHIELDS think caa explain il to the salts
faction OF the honorable senator but in order to avoid
the consumption o time, hoped that this would be al.
lowed 10 pass without the necessity OF explanation.
will, however, briefly as can, state lis operation.
By The arrangement OF districts, it sometimes hap
pens that two three cadets gel into district be
lug composed of parts of two three old Districts and
the law requires Il al each cadet shall live ia The dsrs,
from viii be is appointed That leaves few districts
al the present time without any cadets and this joint
resolution to enable The department ill up the cadet.
in the new districts There three cadets in few OF
the districts IN consequence OF this Tearangement OF the
districts in soMe of the States Therefore, will be seen
that does add the ultimate number Of cadets be-
cause when the term OF these expires they will go out
and oil course, there can only be one appointment in
each district ultimately. Ii appoints no new cadets per-
manenly. but is simpy 10 pni be new districts upon the
same footing with the old ones.
Mr. RUSK. II covers more ground than that, and
think the Honorable senator will see il upon more thor
ough examination. The language OF the joint resolution
Isl Nothing in any act OF Congress now contained shall
be construed TO depve any congressional district in the
emy at West Point" That all very right Bui goes
on 10 say but hat whenever, by rean8ngemeni
OF the districts in any State, than
cadet shall be thrown into the congressional dis
trct notwithstanding said fact there shall be appointed,
IN the manner prescribed by law, one cadet for
every other disrc, from which there may be cadet at
SAID institutions TO be en,yed at the Of it's
stance, where there are two congressional districts; and
by reafrangetnent Of those Districts which can be done
al any time By OF the legislature OF the State both
OF he cadetsthe from each CT The old dstriclsare
thrown into OF the districts By this joint
luton, that case there cadet authorized TO be
appo nisd The congressional district and thus.
those districts which have but representatives The
floor OF The other house of Congress will have three
deis at the Military Academy at West Point.
MIR, GWIN. 1t is well known that the districts are
oniy resIranged once in ten years.
MIR RUSK II occurs vastly oftener than that, and
in of the States is taking place almost every
year.
Mr. GWIN | move 10 lay the bill on the table. Il
is not understood and will probably lead to considerable
discussion and viii promise TO call up TO morrow.
Mr. SHIELDS. | was about TO make ihe-
The PRESIDENT The Chair decides the motion to
lay on the table no, 10 be debatable.
Mr. SHIELDS trust The Char will allow me TO
ask The honorable senator IRON California TO withdraw
his motion
Mr. GWIN. Certainly, ii the senator wishes ii.
Mr.. SHIELDS have no anxiety about this joint
oluon | do not whether IT passes or not My
State ia moi at all interested in the matter but should
like to have the resolution passed Jf the present.
order that we may make clear that every senator
can understand IT, therefore move that the further
consideration Of The subject be postponed until tomor
row.
The motion agreed 10. Et
DEFICIENCY bull .....t
The Senate then proceeded TO the consideration OF tie
deficiency BILL which debated until ten minutes past
four O'Clock " hen,
On notion, the Senate adjourned.
THURSDAY MARCH 80 1884