Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-11-25
already advocated by Gorham and some Of

already advocated by Gorham and some of
the other more Radical leaders, to defer the
eapportionment until the next
Congress meets, and then if their party con.
trolls both branches, as they hope will be the
case, to cut down the South's representation in
the lower House. The idea is that this could
be done under cover of the Fourteenth Amend.
ment, which provides that when the right to
vote at any election for the choice of electors
for President and Vice. President of the Uni
ted States or representatives in Congress is
denied to any of the male citizens being twen-
ty.one years of age and citizens Of the United
States, or in any way abridged except for
in rebellion or other crime, the
basis Of representation shall be reduced in the
proportion which the number of such male
citizens shall bear to the whole number of male
citizens twenty one years of age in such Stale" !"
The practical application woll be something
like this: The Republican managers would
take up all the Congressional districts which
they think their party ought to have carried,
but did not, try to 6gure out how many Re-
publican's didn't vote, and then deduct the
aggregate in all the Congressional districts of
State from the total voting population of
the State before dividing the latter by the
basis of representation decided upon for the
whole country, thereby reducing the number
of Representatives from the South under the
new apportionment, instead Of allowing that
section to gain some seats, as it will be enti
tied to by the census. Of course this scheme
is altogether too revolutionary ever to be
carried through, and the more sensible Re-
publican leaders will probably suppress it
outside. Of course, they know that the coun-
try will never stand return to the old Rad.
ical abuses, aud that any serious attempt in
that direction will lose them the House and
the Senate in 1882.
Gen. Sherman's Report. I-.-., ..
- Gen. Sherman has submitted his an.
nual report to the Secretary of War. He
agrees with General Sheridan that the army
is too small to fulfill the heavy duties now
imposed upon it. 1t is overworked. Fol
these reasons General Sherman renews his
recommendation Of last year that Congress
be asked to give to the army $4,000 enlisted
men, specifically as troops of the line, and
make a separate provision for detachments
of ordnance men, engineer battalions, hospit
al stewards, commissary sergeants, West Point
detachments, detailed clerks, ETC., in the same
manner as has already been done for the sig
nal corps. The Revised Statutes limit the
strength of the army to not more than thirty
thousand available men, but subsequent pro
visions have limited the expenditures to %,
900. The end desired can thus be reached
by simply omitting provisions in the nex
appropriation bill. -..
He favors the establishing of training
schools for artillery practice; favors doing
away with small forts, and advocates making
impenetrable fortresses of our shipping ports
Of the Whitaker case, and questions aris
therefrom, he says: 't w
A thorough investigation, in the midst o.
tumult and abuse, resulted in the perfect vim
dication of the authorities Of the Academy
The corps of cadets is a youthful counterpart
of our National House of Representatives
Prejudice is alleged against the colored cadets
Prejudice of race is the most difficult thing
to contend against. There is no more such
prejudice at West Point than in the com
munity at large, and the practice of equality
at West Point is in advance of the rest of the
country. To discriminate in favor of the
colored cadet by reason of his color, is al
much violation of the Fourteenth Amend
ment as to discriminate against him. The
officers of the military academy have endeav
.ored to be impartial. Gen. Sherman says
that in his opinion the requirement that al
enlisted men of The 7th and 18th cavalry and
of the oath and 25th infantry shall be colored
men, while the officers are white, is not consis
tent with the amendment referred to-al
men should be enlisted who are qualified, ano
assigned to the regiments, regardless Of color
or previons condition. Such has been the
law and the usage in the navy for years, and
the army would soon grow accustomed to it
The usefulness of the artillery school at For
tress Monroe is spoken of highly. Gen. Sher
man desires to establish similar school fol
infantry and cavalry at Fort Leayen worth
as soon as the condition of Indian affairs will
permit .,...
The Agricultural Department. .... .. ... ....
- In his report to the General Assembly
the State Commissioner of Agriculture makes
the following recommendations:
That an experimental farm be established
under the direction and control of the Bureau
of Agriculture. "-... '......
That the duties of protecting the States
interest in the phosphate mines be transferred
to the Agricultural Bureau, instead of as al
present being divided between the Bureau
and the Comptroller General.
That the Legislature empower the Board
to appoint an immigration Agent. to be un'
der the control of the Board and the Com
missioner.
That the Legislature establish Geologi:
cal Department, to be under the control OF
the Board and the Commissioner. :,
That the Board purchase from our farmers
seeds for free distribution in the State.
That township assessors be appointed to re-
ceive returns for the Department. =.
The Commissioner makes no recommends
ton as to any changes in the fence law, as
he regards the present law sufficient for all
purposes. -,
He urges upon the farmers of the State q
closer attention to sheep husbandry. -
The chemist of the Department reports
having made IS chemical analyses during
the wear, of which 81 were of acid phosphates
..a oh e.,.ioal -fartiiinors. From the sale ol
phosphate rock, the State has derived $751;
O54 as royalty on 53,O54 tons sold. In regard
to the royalty required of the phosphate
companies, Mr.. Roche, special assistant to the