New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-14
UOUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The House M 1880 to-day vent into Committee OF the
whole. Mr. BLACKBURN Dem, KY in the chair, ON
the Military Academy Appropriation Bl.
Nir. WHITE * p. PENN offered an amendment. pro-
vding that nothing IN the bill should prev en the APP
polntmont FOR commissions in the army OF meritorous
non-conlnssioned oaicors private soldiers. Adopted
The motion strike out section in regard to the APP
poIutncnt Of civilians was defeated.
The section having been reached which provides
th3t when cadet has once matricnlated ut West
Point. o,her appointment from tho same
Congressional district snail be made during the term for
which said cadet was appointed, II vacancy should oc.
from any other cause other than death ana physical
Mr. GLYMEK dem, PENN offered an amendment
providing that only such number at the grad ates OF the
..,lenV i'm any one wear shall be entitled TO appoint
merits Us second leutcnants are required TO h the
S and that ali graduates not attached TO the army
under the provisions O this Act shall be discharged on
Mr. REAGAN Dem. Texas offered as ST bstirute an
amendment providing that vacancies occur In the
academy every alternate shall remain vacant
for one academic term, that there shall be for tue fu-
turc Onc-half the present number ~ cadets
Dir. CONGER Rep, Mich said that he did not know
why mis- friends the other side seem bent
nbbng at 1t on all occasous He had often asked what
the hidden motive Was, but no man had answered him.
shcltefg themselves bcEnI the beGutiui OF econ
omy HIS friend from OHIO 4Mr s0utnard) had let ont
the secret lite way, and said was because the army
had used In the south In Presidential elections.
MIR. HUMPHREY Rep., WIS., opposed the cutting
Mr.. HALE rep, Mel reiterated the charge made by
Mr. COnger, thai the Democratic party determined 10
cut down the army.
SIR. ATKINS D,m Tenn There is no such motive.
!: is false assumption on the part OF the gentleman
from Michigan that there IL q hidden motive Oh this
side OF tho House to destroy the army.
Nj. HALE said that certainly the current OF
things lie said the troops had been Withdrawn
measure reconciliation, and the answer 10 that
urc Oh reconciliation that the knife Is put into the
army.
Mr. CHALMERS Dem, Missy said that he had hoped
that the war Gentlemen his side had come
back the Unon bearing IN their hearts malice,
lingering feeling OF -w- TO the gallant gentlemen
whom they had met the field of battle He those
gallant men before, behind and around him. Men VINO
had fought the Southern side jealous OF 81 o
wrcaths OK fame which worn by those gentlemen
Who fought the other side He contrasted the honor
done 10 the who had been killed either side, but
he did not greve aDout that Gentlemen on his side he
said do not have the slightest feeling OF disoyalty
toward the Union. lAppausel
Mr. CONGER tRep, Mich.), amid contemptuous laugh
ter on the Democratic sde stated at some length that
the real motive which the Democrats have In cutting
down he army is IN order that when II gets the appoint
Ing power tue army may be filed with old officers WHO
have left the army for reasons or their own
HEWITT ATTEMPTS TO EXILAIN.
Mr.. HEWITT Dem., N W sent to the clerks desk
and had read the remarks which he had made last Mon