The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-27

scutl,e session and then adjourned.
House of Representatives.
Mr. Clark dem, Mo-. from the Post
once Committee. called up the bin re.Llatine
postage ca third-cia-s mali matter. II provides
that al mallahle matter Of the thirl class. re-.
fered 90 in sections $3.50 and SOL II the Re-
vised statutes. NAV weigh not exceeding four
pounds for each package, and that the post,re
thereon shall be one cent for every two ounces
or fraction thereof
Mr.. Clark explained that this bin proposed 10
repeal the Law which was passed In thel 81 hours
oithe la.t sessI 30, In the form OF an am .udnent
Inserted oi fclrely In the sundry Civil Appro.
pra'iou tiil with the evident intention Of mis-
leading tho House. 1ht law increased the
postage on thifi-class mat er from one cent per
two DUNES 20 one cent per ounce, or from eight
sents to sixteen ce-ts per pound. This bill pro-
posed 90 rcin-tate the postage on thrl-class
rai r TIER s it was before. O. one cent f1r two
Mr ra.l tRcp.. ohiol gave history u the
les oi l's' ST, SOD, WllDr IL was Il y prp-
g. tfi' ILL., -si % ou-ln.''D 20 tie
iio.i ',"'r - ."rir uncut 10 ne -.,iie Ct letter
10 tle .irilai. 10 the senate Poo. Oiico toiu-
mft'' --r-iiur that the rate ~ D. o. nu
mefc.a So ic d'utlcd. The sun r, eva Ap-
goi' u'u lil CuWc from the senate g Tie
house al 2"'c'o,A Oh the morning Of the last
daN 20 iic -"~~l oi. will yer Il huuCr. 4 tiuenl-
ments. nmong which wa. IN amendment when
was sunnosed to be Ia purst. me-. OF tie T. ,4t
mas.tr-Grner,is con. meuIat1n. ana In that
IDEA u va. uuan mousiy adopted by the Com
ni'iee 90 Aiprnurl 4tiou-. ~ nfsf'i ar ( the
sominitt.e enderstoo.d INST the lausDa-y + the
tne dfa 1T Included ANYTHING else ia IA rler-
ehaiii-e. After the TIL hat prssed /. WIS
sc'Ii'lhod That the ! ng axe OF tle amend.
par lcfs. In mat al were -lrarsrd.
Nf. Lawrence Ot T.. ollN) advocated the YIN.
AM SAID that th- Legislation OF l.s' -e.-lun in
eltS'iHs Tue tost"se on third lass slaiter was
onu"nuted a tue Instance 81 the exp css com
Rah o. ana To the great triAeut 90 tA- putNc
Nr. randall Dem. Pay EXPRESSED IT. rratin
auoh tlht those VINO mad any conuectiNn with
ile Hesitation Il last YEAR disaVoWed II. iyen
The Postmaster General nad suggested a rop.ll
Of the law which he had teen clearly found
able tn. all the tlundcts which werr committed
10 the haste OF LEGISLATION at the end 81 session
sure 10 be In behalf q monouoiies ana
against the interests OF the ueotle. he result
OF the law Of last session had been to incon.
venence the people and t. augment the receipts
lars.
The bill was then passed without division.
THE WEST POINT APPROPRIATIONS.
The House then wen; into Committee Of the
whole on the West Point Appr0urin'ion bin
winch .uproprates <-si 2il, and was addressed
BY W. Hale Qtep.. heJ. VINO criticised the pfo
posed reduction Of the pay of the professor. aud
assistant professors. lie did not know for what
.1aot sum professor could live az West Point
orlV'n % eXtiemiues, tut he knew int ere
we're certain demands upon a profe- sor's in
conc that did not rest upon him elsewhere. lie
So VI JUST iNt iTflI o~tl T. Altuou OF Tue paw
AM allowances u West Point cadets from $GS
" t5iu per year. These cadets came from every
ehli0t Of the county, from the famles OF the
poor az well A. from the families OF the well to
90 lie would let their allowance remain ~ II
Vie would strike no blow, directly or indi-
irct', N mat great military school. which had
furnished some Il the greatest commanders II
Voc ure-eni dav. The peouls had MOI been cpni-
pam If the salaries Of the West Point IrD-
fssa Rs or diets. what thev had been com
Piaihiis OF was railroad subsidies and the ike.
ihe' we're demanding thrt Rings and fruds
H. ID = n kHD ID mai he - .
hss 'nt eNistencel AMI the Whiskey Ring should
Dc % up. On these subjects both shes oi
ave in'i eF, bu In tue matter 81 salaries nXed
NJ, We "3'etnmenf, he asked II anybody re,
ue'rd ihet tie people were complaining that
nsf puDNc servants were being paid too much. |
ROOM FOR INFRINGEMENT.
NJ Hamilton Dein., n. j.. VINO has charge Of |
we biii, -ad that hgutes and facts showed there !
mate, - Ia f1r tbe Military Academy amount
" 20 So, 81; but the Committee on Approprl- |
.non- aal cut them down TO s2i3Gil, and the |
So.aI.l,,,r believed That redueti could be |
mad without impsirng the utility Of tue lnsii- |
s.ton io any eKient II was mere looping on |
VI e1 ray i-nnee. lie asserted that the present |
sohp'hhttlou of the Superintendent OF the |
Aoaaen> WAS better an That II any Govern |
neht Nlcrr eKcept the President, he receiving
ey direct ray and allowances about $500 a
Ieaf lh" cpWmandaut Of cadets would re-
selye bl This in 1900 a year. with a furnished
..su, nee WHICH, wltn other incdentals, was
%eal Sl5OJ more This oflicer now reoe YES
~ ielt' or something Ike II. -Four Pro-
sl lessons, who are not army officers, re-
sS's % his bin now proposed TO give
nM D,nI Zoo a furnished house, fuel and
11m.eusat IN with that Of assistant secretaries
u,i li't"his in Washington, who received
ohh 80 wear, without any house or other
Sll"9nc ana with that Of the Governor Of
"s" 1'i,'' WHO only got 5000 year without
n. 'usA,e or other con ngencles. But the
peuhe VI New jersey don't know anything
i6S SN ,, EXT ,eanI modes Of living, aud thaswas
hnS reason their state was not In debt. Tney
40" "f'l 100 something Ike the old style Of econ
sItl .h' lr4icuce. not in the hifalutin style Of
T,NA lai tlcvalcd iu Washington tLaughter1
" br"i D'ri tn army ON els stationed At
,r 'N 'ho'il nave the same pay and allow
- b." saii he should he very sorry to de-
- t.llt "i " cot Point. He was an adj
20. "' s'atc 81 nj he desired 20 see 1t
~ ''' 10 h"d brother who graduated there, |
~ "' "'H.el' mad been on the Board II Exam
~ u NIrn nl- bother was there the pay
n, '+'.s it e.. p'r month, aud now this h,ll |
XII -'e them Sij Entr nee to the
~ } A'H.cmy WIS eagerly sought Tor. IL
nj /. i.,iI 90 dl-tlhtbun. II Was tho fOad
b., iuf0r and Jackson, ana others 70 tile
~ ..t. lic did unt wonder that the aspiring
nob 10, country uuusut % by scores, and
NAL 20 tnc uutry. ~ "''"''' '''' 'N''S'
MR. nuHLBCr AsToUNDED
NJ li'', q. tep., M sid he was astounded
nNn which. ne sho,ild Ike to den',,,l.r p,s-
bin w. .efesuli VI nothing hut . bastard or
Ne 4, . ,i. ,G"ngmy. ll"uahterl lie warned
ths 49, ,ince Institution OF TINS country which
"Al letter be moie careful u inter-
suy' .h ~ u the West Point Military Acad-
kAva mere had been u time when IL might
Nme 'en populfr To interfere with II, hut that
En c"nS "a H. There had been time when II
hSsuuposei' , t'nular to attack the aImy-and
bul liz, seu mat that would he the ne II step-
AIo nss, 'hs vac, he could tell the gentlemen,
o''u Institutions were rooted and