New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-14
,.na in Montana would be worth ST. 100000. The SUD
iect was then laid aside.
THE WEST POINT BILL.
VARIOUS AMENDMENTS MADE-No NEW CADETS

THE WEST POINT BILL
VARIOUS AMENDMENTS MADE-No NEW CADEis-Ai-
LARGE FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
Mr. WINDOW !;.ep., MIMI called up tao Military
Academy Bill
rho various amendments reporto, by the Committee
on APPROPRIATIONS were agreed to follows: Appro-
praiing 81 900 for longevity pay of professors: III
creasing the appropriation for the pay of cadets from
$4,000 10 SlJ6,6l5 apprOprlaIng S2l 1886 for tho
hosptal building increasing the appropriation Tor com
netting the sewerage from S5 900 to Sl325O and APP
prOpriang S3s,16O for procuring an adequate water
supply the purchase Of a lake. etc.
lie committee reported In favor Of striking out the
third section Of the House bill. ,
Mr. SARGENT (Rep.. Cali submitted the following aS
o substitute for that section:
The cadets the Military AGA lemy shall not here.
shall be until tie number Of such cadets heretofore a
pointed falls below ten.
Mr. BLAINE (Rrp. Mel said the subject Of appointing
cadets at rei Military Academy must be revised soon,
but he would dislike TO have tho first D9w Stck III Ie
by abndgng the rights OF me Executre, inS nc
object OF the law providing Tor the m -
adets at large Is 100 aye , ne In "a 1heir
fathers ordered from place TO piAGe, anu
His impression was that the Presidents had generally
used thus power appointing eadeI with Wis
dom, and therefore, IL wond he httio ungracious to
abrldge this power OF the President
Mr. CONKLING Rep.. N.Y. SAID IN system like ours,
laws lie spoke of The design of this law, and SAID
be could say that during has observations the
Sea IeGn The dscrss Of the Preden or
omethlug, had led to the practice of appointing
law contemplated. lie could not tell when
the law first violated but for number OF years it
had been the practice OF some cAertng or moving
te appointing power, TO have cadetsat-iarge ap.
nOnted Annually lie quoted the section of the Revised
ttstues above mentioned and SAID submitted to law
ycr aud layuan ankle that, under its provisions, forty
eadets+a.-lirge could not be appointed.
Mr. BLAINE submitted the following as an amend
nenl 10 that of Nh. SSrgeat's
the ten cadets appointed at large shan in all cases 30
taken from enaus of those have served
M the Army aud Navy OF The Uuited states
Mr. SARGENT SAID he did not think it would be
rlOper amend the bill now 10 cut OF from the
stponments of cad . ~ large those of at least
half OF the Of ibis Union (reierrnc to The Southern
slstes OF nc knew that the Senator (r Blane
did not t. do that but the amendment would have
that ciiaCt.
Mir BLAINE said lie had such intention, and he
did not think the amendment would have such erect.
Mr.. CONkLlNG thought there necessity for a
Change law In regard TO cadet appointments, but
suggested that IL be done hereafter and with more delb
Grafton.
Mr. HEREFORD Dem. W Val and Mr.. SARGENT
REP Cal both minated that Mr. Blaine's plan would
discriminate against the Southern States
Mr.. BLAINE again disclalmed any such intention
After further discussion, Mr.. WINDOW made
the poiu OF order that tue amendment proposed new
legislation, but IT decided tina! the point made
too late.
Mr. WINDOW then moved TO lay the amendment OF
MI Blaine the table, and the motion agreed to
yeas 80, nays l3.s fOllcws. Republicans roman,
Democrats IL Italics. Independents in SMALL cArTALsl