Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-03-07
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n. Boutwell,, from ths Jsins Commitass
on Reconstruction, reported In part svi1sncs
relatine TO the 6eates Of ASksns1e, 0iaeis-
sippi. Georgia ard Alabama, and asked ttAs
l. b printed. II Nas % 4rdssed.
NJ. Kelly, q Virginia. introduced : bin
allowing compensation 70 MANNED 0oDdtefs
and sailors, who are entitled BY law 70 as1k
6cial limbs, In lieu Of such artificial limbs,
which Wae relerred 70 the Committee on
Militay AlIiin
The House reconsidersd it, order In tsfsr.
ence 70 the military academy bill, % tlet
snent. which 10 did, = SoIloWe: And pro-
vi6ed Nnsthes, that 10 part u the money
sopfopsiated b thiD Or any Oshsf ct ehaII
b applied TO pay or sustain any c1det fi6m
any state declared TO BE- In rebellion aaainst
the government Of IL Cn1ed States, sp-
pointed after the first day Of January, 1885.
until such 6tate shall have been returned 70
it, original relations 70 the United States by
On oct or joint resolution Of Congress for
that case made and provided.
MI. Blaine, Of Maine, opposed TIE amend
ment and sent up 10 the Clerks desk and
had read substitute, which he proposed TO
offer to the amendment, - follows: That
no part OF the money hereby appropriated
shall be applied 70 the support or pay Of any
cadets hereafter appointed, not In conformi
~ With the express provisions OF the law
regulating the appointment Of cadets.
Blaine stated that his substitute 70 the
amendment was taken from the Weet Point
appropriation bill, approved April eoth,
1854, designed 10 cure the vice Of f0ioting
upon Southsrn Districts boys from North
efn states Thirty-sight or forty Northern
a. il appointed from Southern districts, and
sent there in violation Of law These wen
not vacant now, for one third Of the South.
ern districts' places had been filled BY north.
ern boys, appointed % from the South, and
would remain filled till 1867 or 1893. Thu
President had authority 70 nAke ten ap
pOintments annually. and the adoption Ol
this amendment would b. saying to the
President, In substance, we cannot trust you
70 appoint single cadet from the South il
you desire to nominate . son OF Governor
brownlow or Of John Minor Bolts you car
not do it. This amendment would cut O6
from the President the power TO appoint nc
boy from the South, even though his fatheI
and all male relatives had fallen in the ser
vice of the country. He considered thu
amendment most prcjudicial to everything
| like good feeling. He believed that thu
| Southern man who had been loyal to thu
Government was entitled to it, protection
| and patronage, and he should vote mos
decided negative on the amendment.
To day. 1r. Schcnck replied that a. to tn
charge Of this being narrow minded and
illiberal proposition, he could not stop t.
handy epithets. He had but this to cay
His amendment warned the President aud
Secretary OF War not to violate the law
They were simply expected to conform t
it. He knew that appointments to tn
that irregularity was stopped. A0st Of sucl
appointed, were those Of northern younl
men who had served in the army, and VII,
being in Alabama or other southern states
got these appointments IS if from thos
States. His amendment did not interfer,
with any appointment from those states.-
His amendment did not interfere with AM
appointment already made, but simply lait
down the rule that in future, appointment
should not be made from any state that ha,
been In rebellion, until that state IL regular
~ re.es,sblished by act of congress, accor
ding to n hat seemed TO be . settled polio
of Congress, ut least, = subject OF restoEa
ton. The appointment Of cadets were
made according to representation. When
ever any district in the southern state
should lie represented here, then ito repre-
sentatives could have the nomination 70
that district. 1t was for Maynard and Stoke
aud other such representatives to nominal
cadets, and not for the President or Seer.
tary of War to forestall them. His amend
! ment did not reflect on either the Presidcn
or Secretary.
substitute would not prevent the Presider
from filling the vacancies, except for Oh
: ten appointments ut large to which he WI
entitled.
Mr.. Schenck thought not, and asked viii
, was the use to object If it was identical wit
his own mean, illiberal proposition.
] The;Speaker presented report from Il
President in relation to the distribution
the reward offered for the arrest Of the =
sassins of President Lincoln. Laid on Il
table and ordered printed. Also, lette
from the President, transmitting q repo
from the Secretary OF State in answer to
resolution of the House in relation to Il
provisional governments of the rebel Soutl
ern States. Also, q report from the Stat
Department as to the cost Of printing All
advertising for that Department for 1865.
. Mr.. Conkling inquired whether III
). amendment or subttute suggested wcu,
disturb the boys whom the gentleman frol
Maine described us having been colonize,
Mr.. Blaine-No sir, neither amendinei
| effects them. My substitute merely pr
, vents a..y further colonization from III
south and leaves the question where the la
leaves it,
II After further debate between Messrs ST
vens and Blaine the question was taken q
Nr. Schenck's amendment, and adopted
yeas ~, nays ID.
The bill was then passed.
The House then considered the District
Columbia business until the expiration
the morning hour.
, M. Morrill, moved 10 postpone the speci
> orders to take up the House bill rcgula,in
trade with the British Government and Il
American Provinces. The motion was ca
ried.
The House then went into Committee
, the Whole. Mr.. Raymond In the Chair, M
proceeded to the consideration Of the bi
regulating trade with the British Mott
American posse ssions.
Mr. Morrill, addressed the Committee
support of the hill.
Mr.. Pike accorded with the general objc,
Of the bill.
NJ. Washburnc also approved Of the bill
particularly the law abolishing the flshin
bounties.
/ A long debate ensued. participated in b
Aessrs. Washburne, Pike. Eliiot. Balm
addressed the Committee in an hour sspcccl
and gave notice that he would at the propt
time offer the following amendment:
On wool. 10 cents Dcr mound and 10 IN