The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-05
THE SCIENCE OF POLITICS.
CON0R EsSMEN PEDDLTNG OUT WEST
POINT APPOINTMENTS.

Tho sha mefsi Corruption OF tho wsshing-
ton Authorities-Pinn for tho Payment
Of Boupties-Tho House Hill Aboii.bipg
the Frankins Abuse Hanging Fire.
WAsHISoroN, Feb. 4-Mr. SLocUn Dem, N.
" called the attention OF the House TO on advcr.
tisement In q disreputablo English journal published
In New York, entitled the Nsv York 73n,es. which
he thought calculated 10 bring dshonor the House.
The advertisement reads:
UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.-vacant
osdetshp to be allied before june Isr,e, Of means
West Point vacancy.
Mr.. slocum though It one OF the crying evils OF
the dsv that 20 hold oncc dccmcd dshon orabic,
and that TO have the u politician was little
better than 10 be called thef; aud II was Just such
articles that which brought members OF Congress
into disrepute. lie therefore offered resolution,
rcciting the publication OF the advertisements and
authorizing the Committee on Military Affairs 70 in
oure whether any member OF tue House has offered
TO cell his influence member in securing appoint.
mcns TO tho Military or Naval academy and wheth-
any member has received. EXPRESSED a willing.
To receive. any valuable consideration for using
his influence In connection with such appointments
with power to send for persons and papers.
Mr.. WOODWARD (Dem., Pal pald that n woman
Of tho highest respect lbity in Ills district had in.
formed him, Just before he LEFT homo Tor Congress-,
that she had received q letter ftom q member OF
Academy for t95Oo
MIR. ScoYIELD (Rep, Pn.) had recently seen In
two newspapers, published In the western part OF
Pennsylvania. that somc member OF Congress from
that STATE he believed, had sold one of those sp-
pontments for $500. AZ q matter Of course, there
fore, the whole delegation OF PENNSYLVANIA wss
en- xious TO have this investigation.
MI Kss.sr RsR .,S P1 Tscrrsd s TO the same fac.
Of the paper seemed to have specific Information
the subject. The resolution was adopted.
MIR. LAwRpNtE (Rtp., Ohio introduced q bill to
provides mode o; paying pensions; which was re-
ferred.
The nil provides that tho Secretary of the fpcror
ehs select IN every county In the United States either
q national bank. PUstmaser an Assessor, or occor
OF Internal Revenue, or other existing officer pre.
pare all pension papers for payng pene free OF
TO pensioners The Commissioner OF Pensions shall
certify TO each onicer lst OF the pensioners In his
Treasurer. payable to the order OF each pensoner
10 delivered to the pensoner, who shall thus be
paid every three months instead OF nualiy n.
now 10000 shall be paid snnuAly to the officers for
their services IN equitable proportion. intead OF two
hundred and mr. thousand paid IN commissions now.
The quarterly payments. II Is claimed, VII save tho
pensioners several millions now paid for money loaned
on pledge OF pension certificates, and them tl ,
tGO0 annually paid TO agents tor collecting nsions
and t5s0 paid for notaries fees ana for preparing
pension papers.
The bill Tor the relief OF the poor OF the District OF
Columbia was passcd by ilO to 80.
Mr.. NE0iEY (Rcp, PaJ introduced bill to pre-.
vent the scrlc OF coal oil or other oil for uninat-
ing purposes thst win ignite At lower temperature
than 10 degrees fahrenheit.