The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-14

tton, and did not MINK. the amendment
would have such effect. he (Blaine) did
not bring the question here about dis
criminating against one.half OF the people
OF this country. It was brought here BY
the Senator from Califorr'a Sargent,
II he insisted upon that issue. then ht
(Blaine) would say all right; let him take
Il. Those who fought for the Union de-
served the appointments.
Mr.. Window moved to lay the amend
ment Of Blaine on the table. Agreed to-
Yeas SO, nays Is.
The question required on the amend
ment OF Mr.. Sargent, and Mr.. Matthews
moved to strike out ten and insert forty,
i In explanation OF the amendment he said
the practice had been to have ten Presi.
Dental cadet appointments in each clasp,
being forty in all during four years. He
did no. think 1t fair 10 deny these ap.
pointments at the beginning Of this Pres.
idential term.
Mr.. windom moved to lay 1t on the
table. Agreed to.
Mr.. Hoar moved an amendment to that
Of Mr.. Sargent as follows: "But this pro.
vision shall not be held 10 require the
the discharge Of any cadet heretofore ap.
pointed.'
The amendment Of Mr.. Hoar was &C.
cepted by Mr.. Sargent, and the amend.
ment as amended by Mr.. Hoar was
agreed to.
Mr.. Thurman opposed striking out the
third section OF the House bill, and said
he was in favor Of any step tending to
reduce the cadets at West Point and An.
napolis to one.half the present number.
The number OF officers we now have
| in the army was greatly disproportionate
to the number OF men. As the third
section Of the bill had already been
stricken out and new one inserted, he
made the following additional section /:
That only such number OF graduates Of
the United States Military Academy in
any one year be entitled to the appoint
ment "a second Lfeutenans IN the army
as are required to Gil the vacancies Of that
grade, existing on the 1st of July In each
year and all graduates Of the Military
Academy who are not appointed TO the
army under provisions Of this act be dis
charged upon the graduation OF their
class, but this shall not apply to the
cadets now at said Academy.
Mr.. Window moved to lay the amend
ment on the table. Agreed to-yeas 2s,
nays 25.
The Bill was then reported to the
Senate, amendments made in the Com
mittee OF the Whole agreed to and II was
read the third time and passed.
Mr.. Paddock called up the Senate bill
supplementary to the act in relation to
the Hot Springs reservation in Arkansas.
It continues the Commission appointed by
that act, to hear the cases Of claimants,
&C., till the let OF October, 1873, aud pro-
yides that they shall each receive COM
pensation at the rate Of 5000 per an.
mum.
Mr.. Dorsey moved to amend the bill
so "a to continue the Commission till
February 1st 1879, instead Of October 1st,
1873. Agreed to. He also submitted an
additional section authorizing the super
intendent OF the reservation TO lesse sites
with privileges Tor furnishing BATH, &c,
10 the Hot Springs Mountain Water Co,
giving to said company the right to con-
tuet AiesIt'Jn ~ os.a..s,;aa VI .7,h a.,sr
ialh 70 supply s"e iese' '"'''" va" "A's'
NS m, AEtfea XII ~. w. ,h., ,.,d Al. ,b;,d ,;ne
and passed.
MI. Conklipg called up the House bill
TO make persons charged with crimes and
offtnses competent witnesses ia the us.
| and Territorial courts, Passed.
M. Thurman called up the Pacific
Railroad sinking fund bill that il might
he the unfinished business tomorrow,
and the Senate at 430 adiourned.
uo,,,
HOUSE.
Mr.. Halls amendment TO the diplomat.
ic bill increasing the salary OF the four
principal Minister'S from Si5, 900, as pro-
vided Ia the bill, to Sl7,500, the present
salary, was rejected by vote oil SS TO
ITO.
After the introduction and reference OF
a few bills, the House went into Commit
tee Of the Whole on the diplomatic ap.
preparation bill, Mr.. Cox Of New York
Ia the chair.
The committee having proceeded to the
consideration OF the bill by sections, Mr.
Hale moved TO increase the salaries OF
Ministers to Great Britain, France, Ger.
many and Russia to 81, 500, instead Of
fixing them at $4,000 as contemplated
by the bill.
REAGAN EXPLAINS.
After considerable debate, Mr.. Reagan
by nnanimona consent made an explana.
tion an tbe subiect Of the proposed pay.
ment of mali rou,e contractors in the
tnnfeders,e States for services rendered
bsfo,e the war. and sent to the Clerks
desk and had read an extract from his
Isno,t "A Posmaster General Of the Con.
feds,sey. The object Of lhe reading was
to sha1 tba. he nd been correct In stat.
ing that he had AZ Postmaster General
dissee,ed s the mail contractors to continue
their seryiees nnder their contract with
ths Halted States. and directed postmas.
tara 10 turn over their postage stamp,
and money 10 The United States before
tbs control of tbe service was assumed
NV the Confederacy. He confessed to
having forrotten he snbseq uent leeisla.
finn m The Subiect. He hoped the House
would mot consider he had been dealing
unfairly with il.
Mr. f,onper replied 10 Mr.. Reagan that