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Gentlemen talk about the expense of adding these 90
cadets 10 army and Mr. President have 10 beg and
suppcate here TO be heard when desire to speak about
poor little starving army that is almost broken down.
Aud why is il II is because i has political influence
1t is away out upon frontier performing services and
enduring hardshps and sacrifices such no other army
upon the lace OF The globe OF the number is per-
forming enduring a. this lime. bill has passed this
body and 10 the other House. and will pass there,
unless, as s TOO often the case here, they consume The
session 10 discussing distractions instead OF considering
practical subec's II is bill 10 rid the army OF num-
Der OF supemumerary brokea.down oficers-ns TO turn
them And will make the staiemeni-and could prove
IN, too IL had imelhat these sxlytwo additional cadets
will not increase the RumbeE OF ofcers than will
| be sufficient 10 officer the army according to the maxi
mum legal standard There Is bill upon your table
providing lor an additional force OF three reslmens and
VIII move 10 take i ~ some day, and sha ask 10 be
heard upon this poia upon the consideration OF that bill
am very much gratited to find this morning that my
Trend from Michigan lM CAss s IN favor OF this BILL
s0nsss con s. 4, was 2egnns TO Suspect h sincerity n Isa,
eroundless one, But | have always found him the
first one 70 rise up here and say Well, you conem-
plating some change that nobody understands Yet the
bill Las been lying he upon your table the whole
sion. ! thank the honorable senator for the kind
manner IN which he has complimented the Military
COMMITTEE and the department IN respect 10 these bills
am delighted to have Il In my power TO assure the de-
pament that possesses the confidence OF the honora
BILE senator. ss
I thank The honorable senator iron South Carolina
Mr. BUTLERl Tor suggestion he has just made to
The senator from Michigan says thai we had adopt
ed the recommendations o the board OF ylseTs, there
is telling what would have made out Of this insi
tnlion by this dme it would very likely have become
an institution more expensive than the Universities OF
atoi's pardon; bave read great many OF the
vistcrs' reports, and think them exceedingly wise and
proper These visl,ers come-not like the Secretary.
from portion OF the Unon-tut from every part of
the United States. They represent the different sections
OF the country-evey portion Of H. They have no par
cuar interests bias their Judgment They 20 and
anime the Academy and all ahOut IL. il
their duty 10 make recommendations; and have more
confidence 10 Their recommendations than would have
in those even of tie department
Now, in regard 10 the exercise oil this rasonage by
senators who represent sovereign States, wby sir that
the best distribution you can make OF IT, II 10 in accord
ance with our institutions as they now stand You have
cadets appointed IRON your congressional districts they
are appointments according TO your population And
now we only propose TO have them appointed by sena,
tors according TO your Stale representation here; and
thus tue smaller States will have The same share in this
patronage with your avger States. And that, think, is
in accordance with the - stem Of our government
Mr. CASS | will say TO the honorable senator from
Illinois MIR. SHIELDsl that he should never suspect one
Of his colleagues hs floor, because he happens 10 d-
fer with him in opinion about matter of being op-
p0Msdq Mr.. s SHIELDS. IIsiIes 'DDs / 10 not
Mr. CASS Then. why suspect met never gave
vote against the army in my te.
Mr.. SHIELDS. merely said that was glad 10 find
that the opinion which had begun 10 enertan-tha the
honorable senator was opposed 10 the etound
less sad that pIayiully, rather than otherwise.
Mr., CASS. The honorable senator will excuse me.
Being an cold fogy,' am rather irritable Laughterl
MIR. DODGE, ot Iowa MIR President, when this
amendment was offered yesterday by the senator from
ind ma, announced my intention to vote for IT, have
listened the discussion which has ensued upon the
subject and il has only served to strengthen my convc
tons thai The amendment is right and that the section in
ceasiDg The number OF cadets 10 correspond with the
number OF senator's ought 10 be stricken from the bill
Sir, IN all that the senator from Delaware MI CLArToNI
SAID euogst OF The Secretary OF War, fully and cor
daily think both from education. practicalex-
perienee and administrative tae9 hat there mas perhaps
new haan al he lf na
who better qualified to discharge ITS important duties
than is The present Secretary. But Notwithstanding my
tons, must whenever proposition OF this character
comes up be allowed 10 judge OF its expediency and pro-
priety for myself ] am pleased 10 concar with my
friends of the department and OF the Military Committee
when think they rght--not otherwise; and al
ways retain the privilege o thinking Tor myself whatever
may be the question upon which am called to ac.
] announced yesterday IN my oi-hand way, that
thought senators bad quite as much to do with appoint
ments they ought TO have, and that The fac, thai il was
proposed TO give US the nomination OF cad was It's
smales, Recommendation 10 me stated incidentally,
thai we part OF the appoiung power that when
cadets promoted TO second leuienanices, we were
called on in the discharge OF our constitutional duties, TO
advise and sent 10 their appointments; and that
thought was as much as we ought 10 have TO do with
them Bot, sir, now buuby submit 10 the Senate that
the spectacle which present s not what IN all respects
think il should BE- II lhs txigeneles of the public SER
vice call ior o his character, 10 AVOID the i'm
puta,on OF selhshness winch do not charge upon any
one should have originated m The peoples represent
aves The fact tia. the srcon conieIs upon senator's
the direct appointment OF sxy-wo per ons who are thus
made officers OF the amy does not look well TO me- II
has the appearance oi desire 10 grasp power, Such
was my impression heard it read and evefy
thing which has since been said in debate has only served
to strengthen that conviction repeat the proposition
should have core from the immediate representatives OF
The peoplehose people who IRE 10 pay The taxes that
will be requisite to- pay the consequent expense OF This
large addition the officers mol The rank and file OF the
army.
Now Mr. President, no one has attacked the West
Point Military Academy Every one who has referred
TO that institution has done so in friendly and compliment
arg terms W. are not now called on 10 pass upon the
merits OF the Military Academy. The question before US
that OF increasing s NUMBERS and TO that point should
the argument be directed and surely one has begun
TO ansverih coEen objections stated by the senator om
Michigan, Mr. CASsl who Is The well known sincere
and able friend both the Military Academy and OF the
Amy.
Now Mr. President. 4 have noticed that whenever
there proposition 70 appropriate nali million dollars
for the Collins steam line, any other ne any other
magnificent object of expenditure, we have eulogums
upon steam and its advaniages-such as we have to-day
had upon West Point and its benefits IL will be time
enough Tor those matters 10 be brought into the debate
when they shall be attacked, their benefits denied
Mr. President, the tendency al all our legislation TO
excess mmateral what it rs undertake, we are al
most certain to overdo H. The Military Academy now
doing WE'LL and for one say listen TO the w'se counsel
OF the experienced senator from Michigan and LET ITS Of
nzaon alone Increase the pay OF lis cadets, as that
ber The result of the proposed increase, II should
prevail, will in eminent degree be TO revive IN the
minds OF The people bose preludces against this nsitn-
top which existed In the minds o the people anterior TO
The war with Mexico The scramble for these sxtytw
places of life tenure will al once cause the people TO