The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-03-07

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SO that AR. Schenck might offer agail
, his amendment, which he did as follows
Aud provided further, that no part o
the money appropriated by this or an,
other act shall be applied to pay for sub
sistence of any cadet from any State de
clared to be in rebellion against the au
thority of the United States, appointed
after the first day in January 1866, unit
such State shall have been returned tt
| its original relations to the Union undel
and by virtue of an act or joint resolu
tion of Congress for that case made and
provided
Mr.. Blaine, of Maine, offered al
amendment and sent it up to the Clerk S
desk. He then read a substitute whic b
he proposed to offer for the amendment
as follows.
That no part of the money hereby ap'
proprirted shall be applied to the sup
port of or pay of any cadets appointed
not in conformity with the express pro.
visions Of the law regulating the ap-
| polntment of cadets in the military
academy.
Mr.. Blaine stated that his substitute
was verbatim ct literatem taken from the
West Point appropriation bill, approved
April 30th, 1864, designed to cure the
evil ofof foisting upon Southern districts
boys from Northern States. Thrty-eight
or forty Northern boys had been sent to
West Point colonized as if appointed or
sent from Southern districts, sent there
in violation of the law. There are not
vacancies now for one third Of the
Southern districts The places had been
filed from the North, appointed as if
| from the South, and would remain filled
until 1859 The President had authority
to make ten appointments annually, and
the adoption of this amendment would
be saying to the President, in substance,
we cannot trust you to appoint single
cadet from the South; if you desire to
appoint son of Gov. Brownl0w, or of
John Minor Bolts, you cannot do it.
This amendment would cut off from the
President the power to appoint boy
from the South, even though his father
and all his male relations had fallen in
the service OF his country. He consider
ed the amendment most unjust, narrow
and prejudicial to everything like good
feeling. 1t could only be justified on the
ground taken by the gentleman from
Pennsylvania, Mr.. Stevens, that every
alien in the Southern States was an en-
envy He did not beiev that, but be-
lieved that Southern man who had been
loyal to the government was entitled
to its protection and patronage
Mr. Conkling inquired whether the
amendment or substitute suggested
would disturb the boys whom gentle
man from Maine described as being col
oniZed.
Mr. Blaine-No sir. neither amend
ment affects them Nv "-l-'it"fe mere
~ prevents any further colonization
from the south and leaves the question
Just where the law leaves it today.
Mr.. Schenck replied that he knew that
appointments to the academy had been
irregularly made, but that irregularity
was stopped; most of such appointment Is
were those of northern young men who
had served in the army and who being
in Alabama, Tennessee, or other southern
states got these apI ontments as If from
those states His amendment did not in
terfere with any appointment as if from
those states. His amendment did not
interfere with any appointment al
ready made, but simply laid
down the rule that in future no appoint
ment should be made from any State that
has been in rebellion, until regularly
rehabilitated by an act of Congress.
According to what seemed to be the set
tied policy of Congress, at least Oh the
subject OF restoration tie appoint
ment OF cadets were appointments IN
cIdental to representation. Whenever
any district in the Southern States
should be represented here, then its
representative could have the nOmina-
ton for that district 1t was for May
nard and Stokes, of Tennessee, and other
Southern States to nominate cadets, and
for the President and Secretary of
War, to forestall them. His amend
ment would not reflect on either the
President or Seer etary of War.
Mr. Blaine asked whether his proposed
substitute would not prevent the Presi'
dent from filing any vacancy, except
for the ten appointments at large, to
which he would be entitled.
Mfr Schenck thought not, and asked
what was its object itit was not identical
with his own mean and illiteral propo
sition After further debate by Messrs.
Bidwell, Blaine and Stevens, the question
was taken on Mr.. Schenck's amendment.
Mr. Blaines substitute not being able to
be offered, Mr. Schencks was adopted;
yeas %, ma s. 35. The bill was then
passed
The Speaker presented report from
the President in relation to the distri.
button of the reward offered for the al
rest of the assassns of the late President
Lincoln 1t was laid on the table and
ordered to be printed. Also a letter
from the President, transmitting report
from the Secretary of State, in answer to
a resolution of the House in relation to
provisional governments of States
Also a report from the State Depart
ment as 10 the cost of printing and ad-
vertising for that department for the
year 1868.
Mr.. Morrill, moyd to postpone the
special order in order to take mp the
House bill regulating trade with the
British North American provinces. The
motion was agreed to The House then
went into a Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. Raymond in the Chair, and proceed
ed to the consideration of the bill regu-
lating trade with the British North
American pro vince5
House adjourned.