New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-12

Claims comm:sion. and to enlarge the jurisdiction Of
the Court Of Claims. "
Mississippi Legislature for Southern line OF railway
ron shs mssissgw RIVER 70 the Pacific Ocean.
the aiIuvisi lands OF the mississippi. ''''e''" OF
BY Mr.. LEONARD rep. La.i-The resolutions Of m.
Genial Assembly OF Louisiana expressing satsiacos
BY Mr. JONES rep, Oho) Making customs duties 10
me amount OF one-iourth part thcreo payable In legal
BY Mr. CLARK Dem, Mo,-esyi.s the think. q,
Congress a., to Colonel Mes for his gallant campaign
BY Mr. 6 GANsE IDss% A,n1To distribute 70 tho
BY Mr. LyTTREIL Dem, Cal, ITO prohibit contract,
BY Mr. WELSH Rep.. Nebyrro create the ono. o,
Captain OF scouts
Of b. H. sherman Thcms. Wheeler Charles Dsnsao
McElwee, A. Knox Ward Macarthur, james tan
stock IL the city o. NewYo1k and VICINITY, ssp ~ I've
passage OF the bill requiring them to use the Psant
Palace Stock Car Company's cars.
LIVELY TINE OVER WEST POINT.
The House then, AT O'clock won't into Comm,ttee -
the whoe--Mr. blackburn Dem. Ky.J in the chair
upon the Military Academy Appropriation bill. N.
ponding amendment being TO strike out the section.
which allow additional pay to First Leutenans ACTIN,
as instructors at the Institution.
Mr.. BRAGG (Dem Wis.) supported the amendment
He denied that those professors received smaller saas.
than those gwen at the urge COLLEGES Of the country
Mr. DURHAM Dem, XVI explained that the Ia v axcd
Wisconsin Mr srass, nd not intend 70 s a. from
gogue. why did he not bring in bill to diminish The
10 economical that he would want to cut down ns o~s
salary bur he apprehendcd that the gentleman nom
Wisconsin did not think his salary too much for his mag
Mr. ATKINS Dem, Tenn.) defended the Committee on
talked the other day. about the blue blood West Pat
In ais own opinion was red blood and not blue booi
that in the veins OF the graduates NJ that academy
Red blood had through the veins OF Grant, McPher
son, Robert Il. Lee and stonewall Jackson.
Mr. BRAGG Dem. Wis replied that IL Of no naa
fer the Military Committee TO reduce force az West
Point IL the APPROPRIATION Committee made appropa.
Military Committee thought necessary On behalf Of he
latter committee, he could only say that the principle b;
his comIaittee had been very thoroughly absobed
by another committee OF tho House: lLaugherl In re.
ton came up be would be found voting ave. Nv"
Mr. HUMPHREY rep, wis.)-I arise t. a privileged
question Tn ektrasagant side Of inc House IS that
from Wisconsin Mr. Bragg when we have not been in
Mr. r tas pan sn ss Whether Mr. mean,
insinnae that the Committee ON Appropriations had APP
SF bn n Sfas yS BY law
part,ceps In akng-proyided for more tnan was
Mr. DURHaM-f did NOT make the laws. because
never was member Il the Military Committee, and
charge YOU with gross neglect OF duty
The CHAIR OR. Blackburn)-The member must ad-
dress the Chair.
Mr. DURHAM-I was addressine-I VIII not saya
more important parsonage Laughter
Mr. AIKEN Dem, s. CD moved to amend sc AZ TO re.
duce the pay OF cadets from $40 1900 lie criticized
toe action OF the Appropriation Committee 4
its appropriations. In conclusion, he said that West
Point incubus on the people OF the country II
the people knew for what the 1918 900 appropriated
annually, in less than thirty days the House would
flooded with demands to put West Point under the ham
mer, give it to NcwYork, aud ne bold enough
to say that he would vote for either proposition.
Mr.. HEWITT (Dcm. N. Vino doubt doubt, the
gentlemen. coming from the State be does uld DC Glad
10 give West Point 10 anybody else. But West Point
vndlcated itself in the history OF ths country, and the
people will never allow 20 under The hamaer be
closed up. (Apolause.I
Mr. HOUSE Dem, Tenn.) excitelly-I think 1t would
better become the gentleman from NewYork to
the arguments OF the gentleman from South Carolina
than the dd cdptaadt1i appeal Vf demacogua
VIII ch SANDERS the OF the whole Southern
people Applause on the Democratic side
Mr.. DURHAM (Den., XVI defended the West Point
Academy anu said Congress saould stand BY II.
Tic amendment then rejected, and without fur
Their action the committee and the House. al 4i0
adjourned.