The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-01-17

credentials of Charles b Buckclev,S elected
Senator from Pennsylvania
Mr.. DIXON offered resolution requesting the
Secretary Of the Navy tointorm the senate what
amount of compensation il paid to collectors Of
toms in enumerated and non-enumerased
districts rnder the act Of Nay TIL 1892. and
March Sd l841, and also from what source the
funds are delivered out Of which said corpore-
ton Is psid-adopted.
On motion Mr. SUMNER the papers relating
to the French spoilation claims were referred to
the Committee on Foreign relations.
Mr.. CARLISLE offered a resolution request
ing the the Post Master General to inform the
Senate If there has been instructions sent from
his department to the deputy Post Masters in
any State to the effect that . recent order al
lowing certain papers the privilege of passing
through the mails does not apply to those exclu
ded by commanders authority, or authorized
to exclude any matter heretofore transmitted
and by whom said law, if said order was issued
from his department to furnish such instructions,
and the names of the persons to whom they we're
sent. The resolution was laid over. los
Mr.. FESSENDEN called up the civil defcien'
CIV bill. sevral amendments smendatory, were
adopted. The bill was, postponed until to-
Mr.. FEssENDEN also called up the bill Of
appropriations for the supporter Military Acad-
envy for the year 1854
NJ. WADE was opposed to supporting the
West Point Academy. he believed it had
been hot bed Of treason. Had there been no
West Point Academy there would have been no
ebelion He believed the green officers from
that school we're distractions to the army to-
day.
could not be charged against West Point; $40
officers from that Academy were in the army
and remained loyaly; about l7S from the South.
ern States bad resigned and 10 from the North
ern 1873 officers from the Northern Slave
States had remained loyal, and 70 Of these were
connected with the West Point institution
Mr.. FESSENDEN asked if large portion
of the officers from civil life we're not educated
at West Point.
Mr.. WILSON said they were.
Mr.. WADE contended that the West Point
institution had only fostered jealousy and rival
~ in the army, and that it was monopoly at
variance with the Government.
Mr.. FESSENDEN said that many men had
goue from Ohio and from his own State, Maine,
acquired property there and made very free
men in the South.
MI. FOSTER thought this discussion calcula
ted to increase the jealouies, when we should do
all we could to make harmony of action.
Mr.. WILSON said if there was "a 900 officers
in the army, there could not be over 500 of
them from West Point.
Mr.. LANE. Of Kansas. said these men had
been educated at West Point at the expense Of
millions of dollars. Could the Senator from
Massachusetts, point to one single ray of genius
exhibited by any one of these officers,
Mr.. WILSON said we had lost twenty-si
general officers since the war commemorative
en- of them were killed in battle nine Of them
were educated at West Point. Among others
we're such names as Lyon, Mansfield, Mitchell,
the Astronomer, who was moved from his com :
mand West, God only knows where, Bayard,
recognized by the country a. brilliant officer
and hero, Stevens, Richardson, Sill, Hooker
and Rosecrsns. Had these Generals shown no
capacity! He believed there were no better
artillery officers than those in our army.
The discussion was continued by Messrs.
Trumbull Fessenden, Davis, Grimes aud Wilson.
The bill finally passed by yeas 81, nays TO-
Adjourned. .s