The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-14
HOUSE.

| Mr.. Rlce, oil ONO, chairman, reported
bill granting pensions on account OF
wounds, etc, contracted in the service Of
the United States since March 4Lh, 1861,
for the payment OF arrears of pensions,
and for the restoration TO the rolls OF the
names of the invalid pensioners stricken
therefrom on account Of disloyalty. Re-
ierred.
The Committee of the Whole made 1t
q special order for this day two weeks.
The House then went into Committee
Of the Whole, Mr.. Blackburn in the
chair, on the military academy appro-
pristion bill, the pending amendment
being to strike out the section prohibit
ing the appointment Of civilians to rank
as second lieutensnts, when no more va
csncies occur than can be filed by the
next graduating class of the academy.
Mr.. White offered sn amendment pro.
vidisg that nothing IN the bill should
prevent the appointment for commis-
slons in the army Of merItorious nom
commissioned officers or privstes.
Adopted. The motion to strike out was
then defeated.
The section, which provides that when
cadet has once mslricuIsled 81 West
Point no other appointment from the
same Congressional District shall be
made during the term Tor which such
cadet was appointed, if vacancy should
occur from any cause other than death or
physical debility, was stricken out.
kas - ~ Mt l.r rNN1g
why his friends on the other side were
bound on destroying the army, and kept
nibbling at 1t on sIl occasions He had
often ssked what the hidden motive was,
hut no one answered, but sheltered them
selves behind the beautiful cries OF econ
omy.
Mr.. Hewitt ssid: Mr.. Chairman l
hsvc received hard hits in my time ana
have learned to take them, and now l
propose only to say this, there were
b ave men before Agemmenon, there
were brave men before the member from
South Carolina Mr.. Aiken] but | have
never known OF any brave men coming
home from the war and Boosting OF their
deeds OF valor. A brave man leaves that
to the historian, and 10 thst record l
consign the gentleman from South Caro-
Alns, and BOW l request the Clerk TO read
Ne sngusge OF the gentleman TO whom
Implied the other day.
IN extract having been read Mr..
HewiNontinued:
The Ntlemsn inSnustss that some
one sold the Presidency. No Sortn-
ern man sofAut The Presidency. The
proposition tNIl the Presidency WAS
made TO me sn contsmp.uonsiy re-
fused. Excitement I'd shouts OF "nAms, ;,
name
Mr.. Eilsworth-I wA 10 know who
i: Wa. ths. proposed to ;MgentiemAn to
10 sell out the Presidency.
! Mr.. Hewitt; II the Houss sares 70
have thA. portion OF the unwriIS his
tory Of cur country told | Will tSt.
/ ICries OF Let Is hsve il 81, and grss
excitement
/ Mr.. Hewitt, alter order being some
Whist restored, proceeded 70 recount the
I facts connected with the proposition
made him By Col. Pickett, ~ coming
/ from J. II. HsddoT, special agent OF the
( Treasury Department, 70 paw j. Madison
/ Wells, chairman Of the Returning Board
Of Louisisns. for gi wing the count OF that
State 10 Mr.. Tildeu, sn Of which WAS
testified 70 BY Mr.. Hews., before the
/ committee Of the House a. the las! sss-
son.
Mr.. Ellsworth interrupted the nara
tive and wanted 10 ssk NJ. Hewitt .
question, but Mr.. Hewitt declined 70 Be
catechised any further, ssying thAi he
WA already answering question: and