The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-04-27
LATEST TELEGRAME.
FORTY SIXTH CONGRESS-
REGULAR SESSION.
SENATE.

Washington, GA resolution vas
adopted, authorizing the committee
to inquire into the reports that the
secretary OF the interior intends to
educate certain Indian children with,
out their parents consent, and
whether legislation is necessary to
protect Indians in possession OF their
children.
During the discussion in the Senate
Of the bill for putting non-commis-
stoned officers on the retired list.
Allison moved an amendment that
in addition to the number of cadets
at West Point Academy now author
lied by law, the President shall each
year appoint two colored cadets at
large. Allison said under the Law
passed last year it is impossible for
the President to appoint any cadets
for three years 10 come uLleas this
amendment is adopted.
Maxey said the amendment would
be appropriate on the West Point
bill. 1t had nothing to Go With this
bill.
Allison said the West Point bill had
been already passed. This was the
proper place for the amendment.
Burnside favored the object, but de-
sired separate consideration OF the
amendment by the committee. The
bill under consideration was one for
establishing retired list OF non-oom-
misaioned officers.
Teller said If the amendment was
intended to place the negro on al
| equality with the white, It
didn't go far enough. 1t should
make the number twenty-five or
thirty. But in view of the late ex-
perience at West Point, it would be
well for the Senate not to provide for
anybody 10 be educated there.
Kirkwood-'Or mutllated."
Teller believed il the Senate failed
10 appropriate !Or West Point and
sent the youag men home they would
do coed service to the country.
Salisbury thought the amendment
intended 10 break up the academy,
and il adopted likely to accomplish
that object. He heard it proclaimed
a few days ago that there vas no as
ISOLATION there besWeeu white and
c0iorsd cadets. This was natural,
and would occur everywhere the .FO
races were thrown together. The
fact Is. enforced association is imp0s-
sible If you send c5lOred cadets
TO West Point in any consider
able number, the consequence will be
that parents will withdraw their
sons or that the Sons themselves vii,
withdraw. Iflhe academy is intended
to promote love between the races, 1t
might as we'll be dispensed with, but
If to promote the efficiency OF the
army, / think Ee ought TO legislste 10
4 way that will accomplish thst pup
pose. This feeling, in my judgment,
| Is utterly inersdIcable. It may be
| prejudice, bat is implanted in their
bosome; it is in their being. What Is
the use o! cur attempting, by force OF
statutes, 10 do that which persons
themselves do not desire to do? En-
forced association does not promote
tbs comfort of either race. Il vas sn
act OF cruelty 10 send Whitaker there,
knowing he would be isolated, how
ever much the professors did so as to
make him com Portable. The interests
OF both races requires that there should
be distinctions between them in the
north as well az in the south in their
associations. He had 70 feelings
against the colOEed man He than
opposed the bill itself.
Al'isoa said he offered the amend
ment II good faith to secure a decIa-
ration as 70 Ine iutuTc PUIICy VI TTcsy
Point Why not admit the coloi ed
youths 10 West Point as 10 al ether
colleges in the oauutry? he would
have Congress state, afirmatively,
that they shall not be excluded.
Marcy, Hereford, Harris, Beck,
Herman and ether democrats interro-
gated Allison Tor the purpose OF bring
ing out the fact that the law now per
mits the President TO appoint col0red
cadets, and to create tie inference
that republican presidents had not
deemed It wise to appoint any mum
Der o! them.
Allison said he did not know that
the President needed to be coerced.
Coekrill ssrcasticsliy expres ed eur
prise that Allison would come here
and take the President by the throst
and compel him, who had attested
his love Tor the cO!oTed people By "a
ceiving them, to appoint cadets.