The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-27
Last Nights Dispatches.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, April pa resolution
was adopted authorizing the committee tt
inquire into the reports that the Secretary
of the Interior intends to educate certain
Indian children without the parents con
sent, and whether legislation was necess-
ary to protect the Indians 10 the possess
ion of their children.
During the discussion In the Senate Mr..
Allison offered an amendment that In
addition to thes number of cadets at the
West Point Academy now authorizing by
law, the President shall each year appoint
two colored cadets at large.
a Mr.. Allison said that under the law
passed last year it is impossible for the
President to appoint any cadets for three
years to come unless this amendment was
adopted.
Mr.. Maxey said the amendment would
be appropriate on the West Point bill. 1t
had nothing to do with this bill.
Gr. Allison said the West Point bill
had been already passed. This was
the proper place for amendment.
Mrs. Burnside favored the object, but
desired seperate consideration OF the
amendment by the committee. The bill
under consideration was one for the estab-
fishing of retired list of non-com 10 iss ion
| ed officers.
Mr.. Teller said if the amendment inten-
ded to place negro on an equality with
the whites it didn't go far enough. 1t
| should make the number 25 or 80. but in
view OF latter experiences at West Point
it would be well for the Senate not to pro-
VIDE Tor any body to be educated there.
Mr.. kirkwood-Or mutilated.
| Mr.. Teller believed if the Senate failed
| to appropriate for West Point and send
mi ha1 4
vice to the country.
Mr.. Salisbury thought the amendment
of the Senator from Iowa intended to
break up the academy, and if adopted
likely to accomplish the object. He heard
lit proclaimed a few days ago that there
was no association there between W bite
and colored cadets. This was Datua and
would occur everywhere where the two
races of men were thrown together, The
fact is that enforced association is imposs,
lble. Ii you send colored cadets to West
Point In any considerable number the
consequences will be that the sons, or
that the sons themselves will withdraw.
1t the academy is intended to promote love
between the races it might as well be dis
pensed With, but if to promote the effci-
enoy of the army | think we ought to
leglslate In way that will accomplish
that purpose. This feeling In my iudg-
ment. is utterly ineradicable. Itmay be
prejudice. but it is their being. What is
the .use OF our attempting by force of
status to dothat which persons themselves
do not desire to do2 Enforced association
does not promote the comfort of either
race 1t was al act of cruelty to send
Whitaker there, knowing that he would
be isolated, however much the professors
did to make him comfortable. The inter
ests of both races require that there should
be distinction between them in the North
as we'll as the south. He had no feeling
against the colored man. He then oppos-
ed the bill itself,
Mr., Allison-said be offered tSe amend
ment in good faith to seoare a declara
tl0n as the future policy OF West Point.
" by pot admit colored youths to West
Point as to all other colleges in the coun-
try, He would have Congress state
afhrmatively that they shall not be ex-
cuded.
Messrs. Maxey. Hereford, Harris. Beck,
Herman and other Democrats iuterrogated
Mr.. A llison for the purpose OF bringing
out the fact that the Law now peFmits the
President to appoint colored cadets and to
create the Inference that Republican Pres
ldents had not deemed it wise to appoint
any Dum Der or tnem.
Mr.. alison said be did not know that
the President needed to be coerced, but
if he did he wanted statute passed to
coerce him to appoint two out of twelve
crdets to West Point from the colored
race.
Mr.. Cockrell saroastically ex pressed
surprise that Mr.. Allison would come
here to take the President by the throat
and compel him. who had attested his
love for the colored people by receiving
them, to appoint colored cadets. He also
asked why the Republican, meAbers did
not exercise their right to appoint co!ored
cadets,
Ate: tie poruing hour the Senate con-
sidered the Kellogg -Spofford case
Mr.. Jonas supported Mr.. Spofford's e
claim and said it the Packard Legislature
was legal then he (Jonas) was not entitled
to his seat, proposition nobody would
care to advance. He denied that there
had been any bargain in seating Butler.
He charged most of Louisiana 8 late trou-
bles to Kellogg. Louisiana was now
q penceabie, law abiding state. prosper |
porous.
Mr.. Blaine characterized the resolution |
as astounding. The Republican party |
we're charged With sectional legislation, yet |
sixteen states lately in rebellion had thirty |
out of thrty-two Senators on this floor |
from the Democratic party and of tao Re.
publicans both had seen Democratic sue
eessors chosen, yet SO intolerant we're |
these men that they could not permit an |
honorable understanding made on this |
floor TO be carried out, He declared |
that the agreement was thoroughly UNDER
stood; that all Senators and the country |
knew MIR. Butler could not have been |
seated except Mr.. Kellogg had been seated |
at the same time. He argued that Mr. |
Kellogg's claim was far superior to Mr..
Buffers. He hoped the country would |
understand this Intolerance.
Mr.. Kellogg briefly oon:radic;ed Mr.. |
Jonas statements.
Mr. Butler asked if Mr. Blaine asserted |
that he made any agreement by which he
retained his seat here
Mr.. Blaine said he had not referred to |
Mr.. Butter because he was not then mem
Der of the Senate, but paper in Mr. But
1er's own state Ia Democratic p2per) had |
said agreement by which Mr, Butler alone
obtained bis seat was honorabiy binding
upon the Democrats.
far. Bailey asked what this binding
agreement was. Was Mr.. Blaine a party |
TO it2 Did he agree 10 admit as Ene % Der |
any man not elected? Did be know any
member u ha m Il. Ss1at an aorpap,1rS |