The New York herald., 1878-03-14

lied by spies and pumps employed by the Secretary.
He tMr. BaiDel knew nothi ng to compare 10 this
cept that IN our own immortal deciaration:-
lie has sreees multitade Of Offices ana sent hther
OF Smcers 10 ana out their
substance
Continuing his remarks, Mr.. BLAINE SAID the secrc-
tary OF the Interior was imposing conditions upon tho
people OF Montana which were impracticable and
would depopuaie that Territory II enforced He would
outrages which The rspora read by tue Senator from
Ohio lMr. Matthewsl confessed had been practised
Mr.. MATHEWS Withdrew his motion 10 print the
document In the Record, II having been read by him
would be printed as part Of ms remarks
Pending discussion the subject was LAID aside
THE MILITARY AcArEMY RrLI.
Nj. WINDOW, oil Minnesota. called mp the House bill
making appropriations tor the support the Military
Academy for the fiscal year ending Juno 80 1870 and
in explanation of the bill said the total amount
the House OF Representatives was s2o5, 1855 TO
which the senate Committee on Appropriations
OF the bill as reported ss4s 621 46 Tho amount es
tmaled Tor the Academy was S53o,4l5 49, SO that tho
than the estimates He then explained ihe amend
mcnts OF the committee. one OF which for lon-
gevity pny,oi professors expressly provided for by
statute. other amendments were for pay OF cadets,
Tor the hospival building, &c.
AMENDMENTS REPORTED
The various ameud udments reported by the Committee
on Appropriations were agreed to, as foows:-Ap-
proprlsting $1,000 for longevity pay OF professors
increasing the appropriation Tor the pay of caaets
from $l560o0 to $l5s.0l5; appropriatne $2 $50 ior
the hospital building; increasing the appropriation
ana appropraling $3S 500 Tor procuring an adequate
water supply, the purchase OF a lake. &c.
The committee reported in favor oi striking or tho
third section ot the House BILL which provides tnat
only such number oil tho graduates OF the Academy
any one year shall DO entitled to appointment as
second lieutenants IN the army as are required to NIL
VACANCIES OF that grade existing the lst day Of July
ia each year; those entitled 10 appointment to SAID
be determined by the Academic Board on
the basis OF their standing IN the graduating GLASS;
and hereafter NO supernumerary officers shall be
attached 10 any company or corps OF the army, and
mt nnn te,i
to the army under tho provisions of This shall bo
discharged upon the graduation OF their class.
NJ SARGENT, OF California submitted the follow n
as substitute for that scction;-
The cadets at large ~ the Military Academy shall not
ans the OF such
fore appoint d tails below ten.
In explanation OF tho amend ment, Mr. Sargent said
such was the law now as the revised statutes pro-
vded thc corps Of cadets shall CON sist OF Que from
each Congressional district, ono rom each Territory,
one from the District OF Columbia and from tho
United States at large" nc. Continuing his remark
Mr: Sargent SAID by habit the appointment of ten
cadets at large had been made every instead OF
every four years. and, therefore, tnsro forty
cadets a. large, ten in each Class.
Mr. BLAINE submitted the following az an amend
mentto that OF Mr.. SARGENT
That the ton cadets appointed At large shall all
IN from ,S among ns e nd Of hs:c who
After discussion Mr. WISDoM made tho point OF or.
der that the amendmsns proposed new Legislation, but
IL was decided that tue point was made too late.
Mr.. WINDOW then moved 20 lay too amendment OF
Mr.. Blame on The table, anu the motion was agreed
to-yeas ~, nays l3-as f0lows:-
YEAs-Messrs Allison Bailey Beck Booth Burnside
fonnyiana. yocErc Davis ot Illinois Das:
Of West virginia dorsey Eaton Garland Gordon Harris
y.d.s SsrS.a; asT.ss5y: N.!sSsy. assss. HsrSimas.
sass pa%s soss 4s"HSs
VII, to, Window and Wuhcrs 80
Cirissisucy. Dawes Hsmn. iioar. insalis. Hirswood
McNillin. Morrill, collins, spencer-i3.
Tho question then REQUIRED tho amendment OF
Mr.. Sargent aud Mr. MATTHEWS moved TO strike out
ten and insert 'sioity." ln explanation OF the
amendment, be saii the practice hsa been Ten
Presidential cadet appointments In each GLASS; being
forty In all, during four years. He did not think it
iaIr now 10 deny these appointme the
MIR. wiNpoM moved 10 lay the amendment of Mr..
Matthews on the;tabIe Agreed TO.
Mr. HoAK moved ~ an amendment 10 that OF Mr.
Sargent as iollows:--
But this provision shall not be held to reouro the dis
charge OF any cadet heretofore appointed.
The amendment Of Mr.. Hoar was accepted by Mr.
Sargent and the amendment u amended by Mr.. HOar
WAS agreed to by The senate.
Mr.. THURMAN, (dem.) OF Ohio, opposed the striking
Of the thru section oil the House. BILL and SAID be
IN favor oil any stop tending to reduce cadets
at West Point and Annapolis 10 ouehait the present
number. The number OF officers we have in tho
army was altogether disproportonate to the number
Of men. AS tho third section Of bill had already
beca stricken out and new ono inserted he moved
tho following az An additional sections =
That only such graduates OF tho United
states .sn "a nny "ns YEN ,hs he entitled
70 a. Of tSas grade e%nx ON tho s
day Of July In each year; and all graduates Of the Military
;s. .i
cadets now at said academy.
Mr. WSDoM moved 10 lay the amendment on the
table. Agreed to-yeas rs, nays 25.
NJ Tho bill was then reported to the Senate, and tho
ame nd mcnts made in tho Committee OF the Whole
were agreed to, and 1t was read q third time and
passed.
Mr. THuRxAS called up tho Pacific Railroad Sinking
Fund BILL that 1t mig DO the uDnuished bust ness TO-
morrow, and tho Senate tnen, st half iour O'CLOCK
adjourned.