National Republican., 1884-02-22


Mr.. Beach, OF New York. The amendm ent was
Advocated by Mr. Davis, OF Illinois, who favored
the trial Of hazers by court martial The amend
ment was ruled out on point Of order.
Mr.. Warner offered an amendmant limiting the
number OF cadets u 700. lie was led to o1dr the
amendment, he said, by con, liberation Of the
large proportion of officers to enlisted men In the
army. For an army Of less than 2l,OOO men there
were 2,l76 officers OH the active list aud over 400
on the retired list. This Was more than twice the
proportion Of officers that would be required in
time Of war and three times as many as were
amounted to &C. 900, almost twice the pay Of ll
jecled.
The paragraph providing for longevity pay Of
professors was Objectionable to Mr. Beliord, anA
he moved 70 strike II out In the course Of his re-
marks he declared his belief that not member
ofcongress could pass an examination at West
Point There was not a member OF the house that
could answer the questions .propounded by the
professors ut the military nc denny any more than
he could answer the questions propounded by the
cranks Of the civil service commission, who were
running their institution ~ II kind OF government
monopoly whereby they got their friends In office
and turn everybody else out
Mr.. Holman supported the motion, and when
Mr.. Beiord withdrew 1t renewed IT,. He drew a
comparison between the pay received by the West
Point professor and those employed at other coll
leges TO show that tho latter received much less
Mr. Ellis opposed the. proposition, saying that
he would rather vote to increase than reduce the
salaries OF the professors. He did not believe that
this government could be run on rs cents. He
wished to keep up the morale of West Point and
world.
Mr. Thomas favored the striking out of tho
paragraph, not because he wished TO reduce the
pay OF the professors but because he thought that,
their salaries should be appropriated for in bulk
and not 50 much in one paragraph and 80 much
In another.
The motion to strike out was lost
A small item In the bill appropriating $500 for
the construction of quarters, near the new obser-
| point around which circled long discussion
upon the relative Appropriateness OF building
log cabin or frame habitation for the accommoda.
| ton OF the mechanic and the necessity for any
new quarters.
On motion OF Mr.. Rosecrans an amendment
was adopted appropriatiug Sl,S75 for necessary
additions to the astronomical transit circle.
Mr.. MoAdoo offered an amendment reducing
from s9 to 81 900 the expenses Of the board Of
visitors He could not understand how the board
| Of visitors could expend $1,000 The board went
TO West Point TO indulge in q fancy ball, and this
monial market to which aspiring mammas brought
their giddy daughters to palm them of on the un-
Mr.. Belford supported the amendment and pro.
sented as reason why the amount could be re-
duced the argument that ticket from Washing
ton TO West Point, with q bottle of champagne
included. cost only SIS. Here was an appropra.
| ton OF $1,000 to enable the board to buy kid
gloves. patent leather shoes, swallow tail coats,
ana ruiled shirts. He did not think II was neces-
MIR. Dorsheimer defended the West Point
| academy from the criticisms which had been
made upon 1t, The complaint had been made
that the examination for admission was too severe,
and especially the examination In mathematics.
There was no institution oflearning IN the United
States Of collegiate grade which required so little
mental qualifications and attainments in the can
S,Ss a,aaes as dd West Point The requirement In
| sums in arithmetic and problems In algebra as
| far as equation in the second degree. The mathe.
year Of additional study, and at Harvard two
years lt had been said that "Bnobs" ruled at
West Point; He was sorry that such an Oh:
| colleague lMr. Cox, and he would advise that
| gentleman the next time he made 1t to do 30 to
| the lace OF the men whom he insulted, and not
under the protection of the house. Snobbery at
West Pontl The life at West Point was simply
such as bentted the discipline of a school where
soldiers were taught the profession Of arms. She
had not only furnished officers in war, but In all
splendid achievements made In peace: West
Point had had more than her full share. He en-
tered his protest against this criticism, and bore
| testimony to the manner in which both. in peace
and war, the graduates of that institution had
shown that they deserved we'll of the country
which gave them their education
The amendment was lost, and the bill reported
back to the house and passed-yeas 2Je, nays4
(Messrs. Aiken, Alexander, Ballontne, and Barks-
| dale).
Mr.; o'Neill presented petition of the Philadel-
| phia board Of trade against the renewal OF the
| steam grain shovel patent. Referred.
motion to adjourn over until Monday was
loBt-yeaB ILL., nays lb4, but motion for adjourn.
ment over Washngton's birthday was agreed TO-
| Mr.. Money, chairman of the committee on post
ohees and post roads, reported the post route BILL
On motion OF Mr.. Money, senate amendments to
the house bill declaring all public roads TO be post
routes were concurred In.
Mr.. Cassidy, chairman OF the committee on Pa
cihc railroads reported back resolution calling
on the secretary of the interior for information as
| TO when the line of the Northern Pacific railroad
or any part of 1t was definitely and finally located
| and as to whether that railroad claims any lands
on which homestead or pre- emption entries had
been made prior to the time of the final location.
| Adopted.
The speaker laid before the house the following
message from the Presidents
To THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: transmit
herewith report of the secretary of state of the
twenty first Instant whereby your honorable
body, and, through you, the people of the United
States, may become appriSed of the generous con-
trlbution made by her Britannia maiestys govern
ment toward the efforts for the relief of Lieut.
Greely's Arctic exploring party by presenting to
the United States the Arctic steamship Alert.
CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
When the reading of the message was finished
Mr. Randall called for the reading Of the report
in full. The offer was so generous, coming from
friendly power, that 1t ought to be treated with
respect.
The report of the secretary of state was read and
was several times applauded.
Mr. Randall asked unanimous consent that the
communication be spread upon the journal Of the
house as marx OF the sentiment of the house.
He iurther asked that the communication be re-
terred TO the committee on foreign affairs with
tine object OF having q more formal and appro-
PIRATE recognition of the act of the British goy-
eminent. lApplause
object exclaimed Mr.. Fnerty.
Mr. Randall then put his requests In the form
Of notion aud 1t was agreed TO- MessTs Finerty
and Robinson, of New York, alone voting in the
negative.
Can we not have ships of our own without beg.
ging2 queried Mr.. Robinson OF the speaker
Tine chair cannot answer that question, re-
sponde the speaker.
The house then, III 4:4O, adjourned until satur-