New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-07
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
PACIFIC ROAD.

On motion Of Mr. LOAN (Mo.) the Senate
bill granting land 10 aid in the construction OF rail-
road and telegraph line from the States OF missouri ana
Arkansas TO the Pacific coast was taken from the
Speakers table read twice and referred TO the Com
mittee ON the Pacific railroad.
COURTS IN TIE DISTRICT.
Mr. IScrRsoIL Qli.) introduced bill fixing the CON-
pcnsaton OF blilis and crers in the Courts Of the Dis
tri ct OF Columbia which was read twice and referred
to the Committee FOR the District of Columbia.
EVIDENCE FROM THE COMMITTEE OF FIFTEEN.
Mr. BOUTWELL, (Mass) from the joint Committee on
Reconstruction reported In part. evidence relating to
the states Of Arkansas Mississippi Georgia and Ala
bana and asked that it be printed. 1t was SO ordered
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS OR CONVERSATION.
Mr.. KELLEY pa introduced bill allowing compen.
saton TO manned soldiers and sailors who entitled
BY law artificial limbs in lieu OF such artificial limbs,
which read twice aud referred to the COMMITTEE on
Military Affairs.
A MILITARY ACADEMY BILL.
The House recousideed lis order Ia reference TO the
Military Academy hill, so that Mr. Schenck might
again offer his amendment which be did as follows:
Ind pyorifed further That part OF the money appropr
ad by any other shall be applied to the pay or sub
ancr Of any cadet from any State declared to be in rebellion
an, the Government of the United States appointed after
the day January 1866 until such state shall have been
returned to its original relations TO the Union under and oy
virtue Of joint resolution Congress for that case
Mr. BLAINE CMe) opposed the amendment and sent
no to the Clerks desk and had read substitute which
he proposed 10 offer 20 the amendment as follows;
That part Of the money hereby appropriated shall be sp
d to he support o. pa: OF any esds. 1es
Iaiing the appointment, OF cadet. a, that Academy
Mr.. BLAINE stated that bis substitute was rreatiI {,
approved April 80 1864 designed 20 cure the evil OF
foisting upon Southern Districts boys from Northern
States Thirty eight or forty Northern boys had been
sent 10 West Point co0nized II appointed from the
Southern Districts and sent there In violation OF law.
There were not vacancies now tor one-third OF the
Southern Districts. The places had been filled by
Northern boys appointed as II from the South, and
would remain filled till 1867 1868 The President had
authority TO make ten appointments annually and the
adoption OF this amendment would De saying TO
the President in substance, We cannot trust you
10 appoint q single cadet from the South.
II you desire 10 nominate son Of Gov Brownlow, or
Of John Minor Bolts you cannot do It, This amend
ment would cut off from the President the power 10 ap-
point boy from the South though his father and
and all his male relatives had fallen in the service OF the
country He considered the amendment most illiberal
and prejudieial to everything IKE gooc eeng
II could only be justified the ground taken BY the
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Stcvens that every per-
son In the IL Rebel States was an . alien enemy. Not
believing that but behaving that Southern man who
had been loyal to the Government was entitled to It's
protection and patronage he (Blaine) should vote
most decided negative" on the amendment.
Mr. CoyKIIyG inquired whether the amendment or
the substitute suggested would disturb the boys whom
the gentleman from Maine described as having been
colonized.
MIR. BLANE-No, Sir; Leither amendment affects
colonization from the South and leaves the question
Just where the law leaves 1t today. -.,,
Mr. SCRNcX replied that as to the charge OF this being
narrow. minded and libera proposition he could not
atom 10 handy epthets. He had but this to say: this
Amendment warned the President and Secretary OF War
mot 10 violate the law They were simply expected TO
conform to K lie knew that appointments to the
Academy Ind been irreguarly made but that irregu-
larity was stopped Most Of such appointments were
those of Northern young men who had served In the
army and who being In Aabsma Tennessee, or other
Southern States got their appointments as from those
States His amendment did not interfere with any ap-
pointment already made. but simply laid down the
rule that in future no appointment should be
made from any State that has been in Rebellion
until that state is regularly rehabitated by act Of Con
gress according 10 what seemed to be the settled policy
OF Congress- at least the subject OF restoration Ap
representation. Whenever any district In Southern
should be represented here then Its representative
would have the nomination for that district 1t was
for Messrs Maynard and Stokes of Tennessee and other
such Representatives. to nominate cadets and not Tor
the President and Secretary Of War to foresta them
His amendment did not reflect either the President
or Secretary Of War.
Mr.. BLAINE asked whether bis proposed substitute
would not prevent the President from hlling any
vacancies except Tor the ten appointments " iIhc W
which he was entitledf
Mr.. SCHEyCK thought not and asked what was Its
object. If not identical with his own mean shd
Liberal propositioni
Mr. BLAINE desired to amend, but did not get an op
p0rtnnity.
Mr. STEVENS said It necessary for him to say a
word i'm consequence OF the remarks made by the gen.
teman from Maine (Blaine) Before the South turned
Rebel the law had allowed to each Congressional Dis
trict cadet on the nomination OF the Representative
from that district Such was the practice now In tho
loyal States When the South went out Of the Union
there was nobasv 10 maize D0nnstiose freO w South