, 1876-01-28


,unral publications."
criticism, aud claimed t,a! tbe whor .cn1 of tls l
was devised fur tho purpose o! preventing tae ctcu-
alon os I otectna ta!tor throug't t1e malls.
very careful IN this class of r9c'a.o. mud r<eaIlei
eyltnee u ia dangerous character tho faes thu. f4w
10 the pthisoat.rJ ttor ta.nh Years for rublishng
coutfibnston 81, from ueores ft.nSt. TIsin whoty
otseenn acutriious wortl wAa used. The 1u.la.,
hoHnrer charged tiu Jury That the 1<.per tls..
the publisher guilty. II tia language ii ils I.w wa
lis1s to canstsur.lcn Of that mort, that re.tly
cum. tho House etght In t exceedingly careful In liz
ltEltlatlon concerning thta aHb5ctt.
AT. CLttes1en rauvea thu IecuirtnItal nf thr b.t,
mud sxEr'+srd Its 'teHtFe II ~ hfors tho Cntnniirr
!bat e might RhoHt by recent ssaneecslons IN !,rook
u srss II ~ an, % a.
hGE9r7bA and innocent snkn tha. ruur11 hlnpll-
1nent 10 tbo law but TT vtsy different way fsosn thk
Mr. Bland snggsatod .ha1 6ucL q Ian would sxciudo
from tle malls newspapers sonainlng reports Of the
Ar. Cannon avowed himself 10 tein favor Of e1clud-
tnE from tho mails whatever newspaper hoax cir.
cAte the reports Of srhls Of an obscene character
Of eharAcor calculated 10 corrupt tho morals Of tho
Ht; flo.r tMss.} ..id IN y. Judgment. ts la very
clearly oIpose tin pftss Of The country to danger
hundred foil greater tlsu tbs enc co:a!ne, !a 10.
l.4 tIl which luasl, txe!.ed tha country RECENT
u. Whcunycr Jury 10 my locality ahou!1 lind that /.
PAPER contained matter which might I've devoted Ia
l1urfose which tho jury detmtd noI cn!y indecent lu.
immoral tl'at Jury ln9hs eenste. tho man ~ha srat.
lostmsatcss m!eh. aelule paper iron, tic mails ii
tho bill wsn 10 s rccoalmItu, 10 desised 10 lsug oat
its to1.s in the hearing Of tho Iouae shas thu
ind Etop1u wcro cxrofrd.
Tho bill waa reco;Hm!steJ.
Mr., Hereford, from Tim Committee on Commerce,
reported ack adversely tho LII 10 establish Depart
lnsus Of Commerce. Laid OIL the table.
TIE wEhr POINT E1LL
TEn Tfnuse then went into HE CoIumItte& Of tho
Whole. atr. iIa.sn4 n Tho ch1r, tho Military Acaa.
" n1ins addressed ut Committee H. tpote
Mayy. and sad tuat 1t waa :uc duty Of Congress
to cut on livery unnecessary expenditure. nui t1
eserc.Aa tho lnost rigid ,esoao1nJ. III DUNG this
much sid or RH.stanco might mt bp expected frnm
.he other Tho ncpubcan} tide Of tbs uouss becauss
ss a ~ ss a,a sa the ary
Ionse und had EXPOSED to The ctantry thclr extr.ya-
auco aud vIexed waste RI putc inoiiey. liz VIA mt
rf;re.,cns III ts Lii tu tic ignorance of i'm Co,an;-
trs whiea reported II. becauan The 1:.lublcan 1cts-
tho IeorlV as i7of4nt. Kucrs. had erazcd le trains
and turned lilo e4ds Of the nietnbvss Of thu Ikpa-
iis.n rsrsy nntt, II paes Q: Lincoln. Stanton. nni
EhAEs BATTLING for frceua aud acAtnaI fraud and cor.
tupt'on, tha rDunlry waa hafdEned with she present
s.travaGant ; .t ~ %hstyIssng ils
fidies, sud iss reacs:a.a roo.. liz truaed th4 M
Democratic ei,ler would 10 jerta.ed from tn patl
OF duty BY H.cl. 1epnIIiean maneuvsrtns had hce
forward d'iiy, ea*y to tho investigation
and ex.noauro OF nil frauds, sud reduction Of the
burdens Of tho cop!o W eultlG OF every unnecessary
cou!ne down to tho details Of t.n LII, lie argued In
1ustihc.tioa OF te retuetnas nlAlo In zeGaru tn TIT
jay Of rsotc+aoEa pill ca1ets.
Mr.. 1sa,ula. Chairman Of tle Con,,n.teo on Appro-
pttatoas. rercI to the crticana ,a.e tho bsl In
3tatesdsy debate, hth i3Acjaulel Ill deA!ro to
b5rr1Al the GicithEy Of thu HC6t Point
ls thought tho I'LL would haya sucll cIoct llo wou
In. advocate It, lilo hhoGrd that under this lisl tho
par and c1noutnens ef ts suior Professor xa:l.d e
Il 90, year. anil Of tho Junior pgofe1to.s ill., ani
II thought that tair and liberal. Thcso Professors had
fact tts In their old ago they h. u privilege q: l.nI
retired on thrtefnttla ray. Ts rro,onition, st.ppet
ot 81 i1 d!meu!,ie', wa flasher ft:tgaa year WAS
tnc!rn for pel4tar irofreAors and s11o0 fer tunur
1rotssor Passing 10 tic question oi tay Of 3D.
In ehnxed sat tho iucFssfe uis In li1 pnly III l,e
thaps q allowance of sn additional rassot aud 10
esl,ncd that point ri fa. tho catc, had 10
III the matter, tna7ns,el lIs suiro p.y went Lila
turrcF ri nons q + , sysF vent !.s liz ro:ke.
purchase IL military pui There vas no: thu sligi:.
In ny Inrtienlar viii. these ,oana men. il would 10
lar from him to cn,,atsass uany way these suco3
xeutlsm , wlo hsr+ to r.. saa Erosaby woa!a b,
cesaorz III tho Academy. Aa waAtel tu rnpl Tic Ica
thu: there had tsu et'y rIfoss 10 tho rars Of Tin
Wtss roint Academy whic aa shea W 10
much honor gu ti!o country. Tic comntt!eo had
10 military caiet. IN T1a,,ce, pr,.saa, and Eaglsn.
At tbs Polytechnic Bchooi in Franco tie pay Fan III
heh. Lns t,r aytrAge pay q 1aary cades In Franco
wHs $50. Iuptuahia It was u.s. tho maximum not
being mich abavs tl?0, and running do,Eu iu
schouls to t35. 1n England. SO fur tho cctuutes
Mr. Iinflbut .ktd str. RAINFALL what Was tho differ
enco hcuech thu ray Of common solters hers aad in
MT. llanlall replied that hc had not LOOKED into that.
Mr. IIIrlGut su2etste tLntths pay OF comc,ou SOL
dtera abroad was about onsfta Of tho pay OF tho
liz. McI)ougs naked Nfr, Randall II 70 the re,auyo
cca: Of living ht.o snd abrosd.
a1r. tAndsll admitted that It much higher herr,
but dea!c that tho dAEaT:y Wa4 preporuoued TO tho
Ar. White ayouca himself - net only In favor Of
tic reduction of teis nu.nbsr from sio 10 2,o. by
which 400 per year would to s1std. 1Ia wouil
as S s ss sT ns e. s s I'D se
tia. that number could do busncas much taorS
satisfactorily than 800 could.
1lr. HOLMAN, member Of tho COMMITTEE. admitted
that reduction of tho ay Of cadets seemed rRther
ungrse:nus, M therefore H. Wa1 .n1ions that II,
IF Gaa ss in @ ss
what tho cadets bad received In nts correspond
,c in e1pensxeueEs wilt, Tho present day. Frol l4
from 1851 To- 1864, which coTersi period
Ct s,ss Its
exeept that It vas increased BY 80 year, ami b. had
III doubt whatcver that An allowance Of $40 year
would b. found 41np!c.
consug down to tho pay o' Professors. DO argued
ha. tic pEaria!ons Of tho bill In reapcct to tom
cItrenely literal In conclusion, HI rati this wua thu
arss Of aorion Of bills to bo rerorted by the Cciat-
lee Appropriations, aud hu thrre.orS srpealch u
members not to let Their s5mpathcH iu tayor Of west
Point Acadtfny Ktt tho better OF their Judgment, II
thlr Judgment goyercl them this bill woulA raas
substantially III reported and II It dill. Then the FOO.
rle~ho wcfo nav lootIuE II Congrhss with earntAt-
nercr hcFore kuowu would hegta to csestho fec.
" End indulge III hopc.
Mi D.uforl slated that the cn.opesstIoa at tbs 1e
publican AilB OF tho House ~onld 10 Ciyen In al
Nnded reforna hut hn bneysd u,e cutting down Q.
tAn p.y of Woat Point cadets MAS retrenehmcns M
pie. le sltoao ii tbs humble rank II, life frorn which
general thing, tar,s caue. and argued that this
rsaucIon OF thotr Pay would operate to tic as7drau
taao Of It's poorer yons rnol.
Mr. Atklua ill.,. asked him 11ethtr West poini
calets were SLOWED to have spending money,
Mr. DaAford-Aot out out Of tho ply allowed hsm.
Nj. Aains-0r out Of their r.1yale neaus7
Mr., Dhhforl-1 hciicyc not.
Mir. ualInlng-Taeu how can this bill opsrAts s2atna
poor boys.
Mr.. D.nfosd replied that smal! psy would operate
against Ills ro0s boy In regard 10 bis Dnt1s Is then
prDSvtdcu 10 pEaIuGt tho reduction OF tho p&y