Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-02-22
EVENING STAR.
CONGRESSIONAL
Conclusion Of Yesterdays Proceedings
The Alleged Sale OF CadetshiDs-

NINA F-<f1IeT our report Closed
Mr.. Chandler called up bin to reorganize the
marine hospital service and TO provide for the
relief OF SICK and disabled seamen; and IL wa,
ps.,ed " goes into effect April 1, 1870.
MI MOrrlll OF Me-, from the Committee of
Conference on the bill supplying detciencies in
the appropriations for the naval service mad
nIePOrt: The Senate had increased the amount
asi TOpTiated from II 500 COO tn z; OO0 O0n This
The House refused to concur in and the Confer
rhce committee agreed To a compromise making
TIE amount 200 ,O00-sI .5pl 600 TO go 10 the
~, OF steam Engineering, and 500 900 to
Ihe burcu OF ConstrUctiOn.J The report of
thc committee of Conference then con-
CURED in.
Bill 10 admit free Of duty certain pcinted
chFcmcS OF Indian paintings belonging to John
VI. Stanley, not exceeding p 900 copies, was
passed 4 IL provides that this shall be in full
s"'tf nent OF all claim againSI the United States
Tor the destruction by fire of certain Indian
paintings belongings to said STANLEY at the burn
M ID the building of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton IN January, 1854.
Bill to amend the act entitled IAN act to ar-
'HOiiIe Tie Secretary OF the Treasury 20 license
yachts was passed.
Mr.. Wilson, by unanimous consent intro luced
n concurrent resolution TO prevent the pIblicl-
non VA we 0lOhe OF any speeches not actually
delivered III Congress.
Mr. Upton moved to amend by provi,lin, that
70 speech delivered in Congress shall lie printed;
NEich caused much laughter, bat was of course
rejected.
he bill To promote commerce among the
States, and to cheaper the transportation of the
mails and military and naval stores, was taken
up This Is the bill which. proposes to charter
New York;
Mr.. Ca>serly stated that the Senator from
Maryland Mr.. Vickersl Who was a member of
the Committee on Commerce, but who was ne
ccssarIly absent, had requested If it be taken up
that II lay over until TOMORROW, tO-dayl
The Senate then went into Executive session.
snd after some time spent therein adjourned.
HOUSE.-After our report closed,
NJ Butler, (Mass-,) from the Committee on
ETrrNas 4..lL 49,
iOr the removal of political disabilities from
certain persons in the South. Ii embraces about
eight hundred names.
Mr. Whittemore, Is. CD from the same COM
mittee, reported as an amendment the House
tlli' containing about eighteen hundred aldi-
tIOnal names.
After a long debate, the amendment offered
by Mr. Whittemore, 10 add the House bill, was
agreed to.
After further discussion, the question was
taken, and the bill was passed by n vote of I3s
yeas To- 10 nays.
The Speaker announced the following addi-
tional members of the Committee on Elections:
~, (lowa,) and Potter, IN W
THE ALLEGED SALE OF cADETsHIPs-
Mr.. Logan (Ill) submitted a report from the
Committee on Military Affairs in relation to the
alleged sale Of cadetshils.
The report is upon the charges preferred
against Mr.. Whittemore of South Carolina
Tie committee find him guilty of disposing of
his cadetship Tor a pecuniary consideration and
unanimously recommend the adoption OF n
iulicn eNptlllDs hlIl from his seat A. n member
OF the House of Representatives of the Forty
First Congress The committee also reported
the evidence in the case, and asked that it be
read from the Clerk desk.
The Clerk then read from the manuscri 1t the
testimony of %. h. Cathcart, journalist of
New York. Philip HI. kepler, formerly "A banker
M Char lesion. and now occupy ing OH ce at IL
Broad street, had shown him a correspondence
between himself and Mr.. Whittemore in rela-
tion TO the appointment OF son OF Kepler to a
naval cadeJshir. kepier did not 90 into the
operation
The testimony Of p. ii. Kepler was next read.
He had received a letter from Senator Sawyer
introducing him To MIR. WhittemOre, and stating
he desired his son appointed to a cadetship. He
called on Mr.. WhittemOre and presented the
letter. and MIR. W. told him the position was
already promised, and expressed regret that
such was the case. -Four months later White
more met Shaw in Boston, who said he could
give him an appointment. and he showed him a
blank appointment signed by Whittemore. He
thought Shaw was willing to give it to him, but
he said there was a consideration, and showed
him letter from MIR. WhittemOre in which he
SAID these appointments were worth from two to
three thousand dollars. lie had no money to
buy. and made no attempt TO do so. Shaw then
gave him a letter TO WhttemOre, in which he
stated the object OF his VISIT and promised fuller
explanations IN a letter by mail. On reaching
Washington he found Whittemore had gone
South lie therefore wrote to him enclOsin
Shaws letter and asking the appointment.
He received a reply. Gated Darlington. s. C..
May II, 1859, stating that he (Nhittemore) had
set the price, outside of his district, at 800
Some time after he wrote to WhIttcmore that he
had acted very equiyOCally. and that parties
who probably desired IL Use the letter against
him I. offered him $3.50 for the letter. He re-
eeivet reply from Whttemore that he could
not u der-tan1 what there was in the letter of
such value. upbTailing him for exhibiting
private correspondence between gentlemen, and
sayfnS that he should lock To him kepler) if the
letter v - used against him b. desi gning men,
He, about the same time, received a letter from
w r. Shaw, 615 Washington street, Boston.
pO>tmarked Boston. and franked by Mr.. Whit
temore, in which Shaw saws he has been notified
OF his MS CORES pOndence, and denies any
knowlcdge OF such man a. kepler, and pro-
ceeds 20 threats of the consequences he will
incur II he uses the letter of Whttennore.
GcncTal n. SchOePf, an examiner in the
fateIt Once, testified that he was looking TOR
al appointment TO the West Point Military
ACADEMY Tor q son of General Tyler. of New
jersey. He had spoken to several parties about
IT. and was introduced by Southern member
o. = member from South Carolina. whose name
be did not Tecollect, but who had been a chap
lam in "A Massachusetts regiment during the
var, and had settled in one of the Southern
States; that this gentleman told him lie could
have the appointment, but that his price was
>-lNN- witness Mas taken by surprise. and
cropped the matter, stating that he was afraid,
aiItr all. the Young man whom he wanted ap-
pointed was above the age, To which Mr.. White
lore IePiisd that that " a. no mater, las paper
SsGia Pc. svar any thing Witness subsequently
livts and pointed Out Mr.. whittemore, of south
'tiO.ina, a. the member with whom he had this
conversation
H.
having detailed To the committee some neyo-
tiations which he had with other members, de-
tailed the negotiation which he had with Mr.
NhItteIn0re for an appointment To the West
IOint JlhtaFy ACadamy OF a son OF Mr.. Daley
oil New York. He was not positive as TO the
amount PAID 20 Mr.. Whittemore, but placed the
hHiits between $50 and IL so. which money he
Understood % have been int nded for use in the
Political campaign in Mr.. Whittemore's district
MI Daley testified 10 having, through the in
fermentation " Mr. Olcott, and he understood
through Nh Brooks also, received an appoint
ment 20 West Point for his son, for which he
had paid IL see.
The testimony of the Witnesses having been
rs All 10 Mr. Nhittemore, he made a statement
20 the committee TO the effect that his colleague
OF The previous session, Mr.. GOss, had told him
that he had bought of his opponent. Mr.. Wal
zach. by the promise OF the appointment of his
MI. VS. son TO the Naval Academy thinking
ne could appoint his own the next year, but
failing TO be returned to Congress, he was anx-
nous 10 secure the appointment from him. Mr.
NhittemOre,) and that he had promised to
give IT 10 him. He at first thought he would
give u 20 some poor boy, bat GoSs felt SO bad
and offered To give $50 to be used for educa-
il1nai cf any other purposes IN his district. He
tod Hr Co.'S the people were poor, and they
Rad TO put their hands in their pocket,
Tor them nearly every day. He would not
give the money to a rebel, and if he could
not md a loyal young man 10 give IL TO in
his own district he would 90 outside OF it. He