The Washington times., 1894-05-13
lLLEcALLY APPOINTED CADETS
Discussion of the Naval Appropriation Bi
Discloses an Abuse.

Discussion Of the Naval Appropriation Bill
Discloses an Abuse.
Consideration of the naval appropriation
bill consumed the time of the House after the
disposal OF some routine morning business
until sijournment. A long and interesting dis
cussion was precipitated by the offering OF an
amendment by Mr.. Maddox. Of Georgia, pro-
viding that no part Of the money appropri-
atod for the naval academy should be used
for the support or education Of naval cadets
who at the time Of their appointment were
not actual residents of the Congressional dis
trict they were appointed to represent.
The debate developed the fact that there
were between thirty and forty cadets who
were appointed by the Secretary Of the Navy
in the failure Of members Of Congress to
nominate cadets, and who were now repre-
senting districts Of which they were not resi-
dents.
The adoption of the amendment would en-
tail the discharge OF all those cadets. Mr..
Cummings introduced a substitute requiring
the Secretary OF the Navy in the failure OF u
member OF Congress to nominate a cadet to
fill the vacancy to appoint cadet who shall
be a resident of the district from which he is
appointed.
The adoption Of this substitute would not re-
quire the discharge Of the illegally appointed
cadets, but would prevent the repetition Of
the practice. No action was taken on the
amendments for want Of q quorum.
During the discussion Of the bill a number
Of amendments were ruled out Of order or
veted down: One by Mr.. Hermann, OF Ore
gon, to restore to the active list officers below
60 years Of age, retired for disability after the
disability Disappeared; another to increase
the appropriation for League Island navy
yard OF Philadelphia by $50, 1000.
Mr. EIaoG (narn 40 \ mazda Tho y,oipt ~
order against the reappropriation Of the
5000, 900 contained in the act Of March 8, 1893,
for the submarine boat for the construction
of torpedo boat. He based his point OF
order on the ground that it changed existing
law, and the chairman sustained the point,
thus striking out the provision for the con-
struction OF one Of the four torpedo boats
authorized by the bill.
Mr.. English Dem., Cal. secured the adop-
tion Of an amendment appropriating 900
for the construction OF tug at the Mare
Island navy yard, California.
In the debate on the question Of non-resi-
dent cadets at the academy Mr.. Money said
that 1t would be great hardship to the thirty
or more cadets who are affected by the reso-
luton II they were turned out.
Mr.. Bailey Dem, Texas) discussed
the question from legal standpoint,
taking the position that the law was
specific as to the necessity Of the cadets to be-
legal residents Of the district they represent,
and that the Secretary of the Navy had NO
more right to suspend that feature than the
Limitation as to age
Messrs. Pickler, of South Dakota; Mallory,
OF Florida; Everett, Of Massachusetts, and
Others discussed this point, and finally Mr..
Cummings offered an amendment providing
that on failure OF Congresemen to appoint,
the Secretary Of the Navy might, but the ca
det must be from the district he was credited
to.
On the vote there was no quorum, so the
committee rose and the House adjourned.