Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-14
Senate.


WARRINGTON. March Ex-senator Window,
from the committee on appropriations, re-
ported, without amendments, the House bill |
making appropriations for Notifications and
other works Of defense, and the armament
thereof during the fiscal year ending June ~,
1879. Placed on the calendar.
Senator Merriman introduced bill to pro-
vide for and regulate the counting Of votes for
President and Vice President and the decision
Of questions arising thereon. Referred to the
special committee Senator Merriman expressed
a hope that the report from that committee
would be soon made, as four months of the ses-
sion had passed. and action should be had upon
the matter at this session of Congress.
Senator Kellogg introduced bill to aid the
New Orleans & Pacific railroad company. Re-
ferred. Also. to establish mint at New
Orleans, authorizing the coinage of gold and
silver thereat, and making an appropriation
therefor. Referred.
Senator Gordon introduced bill to promote
the deposit Of savings and refunding OF the
national debt. Referred
Senator Morgan, from the cornmltte on
claims, reported bill for the relief OF book
agents of the Methodist Episcopal church
South Placed the calendar. 1t appro-
pirates $4,000 to compensate parties for dam
age done to their property at Nashville during
the late war.
Senator Teller member Of the committee,
submitted minority report signed by himself,
Mcmillan and Cameron, Wis., against the pas
sage Of the bill.
Senator Matthews called up the motion sub
United by him yesterday to refer the commu-
nication of the secretary Of the interior az re-
CARDS timber depredations to the committee on
public lands, and have it printed IN the IfecoTd.
Senator Matthews said he asked to have the
document printed in the Record as matter OF
Justice, as the department from which it had
eemanated had been attacked yesterday in the
SENATE.
Senator Blaine said he thought it fair that
the secretary Of the interior should be heard,
tut at the same time the Senator from Ohio
must be aware of the fact that he was asking
an extraordinary privilege to have this docu-
ment 80 printed. He reserved to himself the
right to reply to it, because the document was
in reply to what he said in the Senate upon
recent occasion.
Senator Sargent opposed the printing OF the
documents in the Record as setting bad pre-
eedent, not because the contents OF 1t was SO
very creditable to its author that he feared
them He argued that the document was
made I'D from the statement of spies who fol-
lowed men into their places of business and re-
s,orted their conversations. He referred to the
act of Congress in abolishing spies in the Gus
tom service, and said Congress then put the
method Of spies.
After some further debate Senator Matthews
read the reply of the secretary Of the interior
as part of his remarks
The communication having been read, Sena-
tor Blaine spoke at length Of the action OF the
secretary of the interior. He said the secre-
sary did not appear to be a native of this coun-
try: He could not help that and he (Blaine)
did not mention that as a reproach to him
He was born in the kingdom OF Prussia, winch
was 1900 square miles less IN extent than
Montana. and the secretary, perhaps with the
instinct of his boyhood, applied the land laws
Of Prussia to Montana and not the land laws
which have been used in settling the United
States. :
Senator Blaine argued that the secretary OF
the interior forgot the magnitude OF our coun-
.try, although he was charged with the admins
,tration of that department, which should study
it carefully and that the one dollar per acre
stumpage exacted by him from the people OF
Montana was excessive. The wood land WITHIN
the sight of the spire of Trinity church, New
York CITY, would not bring the stumpage which
the secretary Of the interior demanded OF the
neople of Montana. 1t thing conceded
hy the government that the hardy pioneer who
y1pt forward to settle the country, should
have the water, air and wood free.
Referring to the abolition OF the intormers'
system in the customs service, abolished a
few years ago. he spoke of the course of the
secretary of the interior, then member OF the
Henate and said he waxed wroth because the
-n.ch importer was interfered with by detectives,
bat now the lonely settler in Montana could be
visited by spies and pimps.
Pending discussion, the ubject was laid aside
and the West Point appropriation bill was
taken up.
Various amendments, reported by the com
uaittae on appropriation were then agreed to
"a follows, Appropriating $4,000 for lon
gevity pay of professors; increasing the appro
priation for pay Of cadets from $15O,0OO t.
$1566l5; appropriating $21 1886 for hospita
building; increasing the appropriation 10 TO
and appropriating 1913, $50 for procuring an ad
equate water supply by the purchase OF lake
&c. The committee reported in favor of strlk
ing ont the third section OF the Hous
bill, which provides that only sucl
number of graduates of the academy in an.
one year, shall be entitled to appointment a
second lieutenants in the army, as are requires
70 fill vacancies in that grade existing on the Is
of July in each year, those entitled to appoint
znent to said vacancies to be determined BY tn
aoadeu1ic board, the basis Of their standin
in the graduating class, and hereafter no 81
nernumerary officers shall be attached to an
company or corps of the army; and all gradu
ates Of the academy who are not appointed t
the army under the provisions OF TINS act, sha
be discharged upon the graduation OF the1
class.
Senator Sargent submitted the following 8
substitute to that section, The cadets
large at the military academy shall not her
after exceed ten in all and no more appoln
1nents shall be made until the number OF sue
cadets heretofore appointed falls below ten.
Senator Sargent said the habit of the appoln
ment of ten cadets at large had been mac
every year instead of every four years therefor
there were forty cadets at large, ten IN eae
class.
Senator Blaine submitted the following
an amendment to that of Senator Sargen
1sThst the ten cadets appointed at large sha
in all cases be taken from among the descen'
ants Of those who have served IN the army
navy of the United States.
Senator Sargent said he did not think
would be proper to amend the bill now SO as
those Of at least half the States Of this Unto
referring to the Southern States Of course. !
knew Senator Blaine did not mean to do tia
Int the amendment would have that eject,
Senator Blaine said he had no such int
tons and didn't think the amendment Won
have such an effect. He (Blaina) didn't bril-
the question here about discriminating again
one-third of the people OF this country. 1t y
brought in by the Senator from Colorado Isl
GENT. If he insisted on that issue, then
5blaine) would say all right let him take
Those who fought for the Union deserved
appointments. -
dom made the point of order that the amer
ment proposed new legislation, but it was {
cided that the point was made too late.
Senator Window then moved TO lay I
amendment of Mr.. Blaine upon the tab
The motion was agreed to-yeas SO, nays Is,
follows: