The times., 1898-06-26

Did any OF the States exempt slaves from taxes;
If so, which ones? ?. Did any States allow slave
owners 10 vote fer their slaves; If So which
States2 How many slaves entitled a man 70 an
extra vote? L B.
We think not In some OF the States
there were constitutional provisions reg
Ulating the taxation of slaves, but we
find none exempting them from taxation.
They were rated as personal property. ..
No State allowed shareholders TO vote for
their slaves. The Constitution formerly
provided that representatives in Congress
should be apportioned among the States
according to population which shall be
determined by adding TO the whole num-
Der of free persons three-fifths Of
all other persons. Thus the slave States
had an advantage over the other States
because three-ffths OF their slaves were
counted in making up the number of per-
sons who sent q representative TO Con-
gress. How this worked in practice is
shown in the case of South Carolina in
1860; she had a white population Of 291,-
800 and slave population of 4o2 4l6. three
hfths of which were about 241,500. These
slaves added to the whites. gave pop
uIation of about 532,S00 as entitled TO rep
resentation. They had six representa-
tives. Each white inhabitant thus had
practically two votes.
| To whom should person apply who wishes 4
| scholarship in the United States Naval Academy
| at Annapolis? 2 What are the requirements of
| an applleantf F. 5 A.
| Appointments in the United States Ma
| val Academy are made by members OF
| Congress. each representative having an
| appointment about every six years. He
| can give it to anyone he wishes, but the
| custom Of having boys anxious to get it
| compete for it is growing. Write to your
| representative. 2 After you have got
| the appointment you must pass very
I
| mental one, in the branches of study
| taught at the ordinary high schools Then,
/ too. you must be over fifteen and under
| twenty years of age. No charge is made;
| on the other hand. the Government pays
| each student $500 a year. After YOU get
! the appointment and pass the physical ex-
| animation it is easy enough 10 pass the
mental examination; the trouble is in
| staying in after you get in.
Please give complement Of regimental and COM
| pauv commissioned officers. and rate OF pay IN
the volunteer Array OF the United States as now
| constituted. lEAAS-
Each regiment has one colonel. one
| lieutenant colonel. three majors one reg
| mental and three battalion adjutants,
| who rank as first HeUtenants; one quar-
| termaster, one chaplain, one chief and
| two assistant surgeons Each company
| or troop has one captain one hrSt ana
one second lieutenant. The batteries have
one captain and two first and two second
lieutenants If it is a light battery, or one
captain two first and one second lieu
tenant, If it is a heavy battery. The pay
| is the same that officers of equal rank
get in the Army. that is-colOnel, $500;
lieutenant colonel. 5000; major $3.50;
| captain, mounted, 5000; not mounted, ST.
| 500. first lieutenant, mounted, S1.600; not
mounted. $500; second lieutenant, mount
ed. 81 500: not mounted. S1,400. Regular
Army officers are entitled TO an increase
| of 10 per cent for each five years that they
serve, so that a first heutenant's pay is
| seldom less than 81. 200 a year. or a col
| oneFs less than $3.50. The volunteer Of
fcers, as rule, though they viii be en-
titled to the same increase, will hardly
have a chance TO claim 1t. Those who
have served more than five years in the
Army, and some of them have done so,
draw the increased pay even now. Cap
tain Hardin, of the Seventh Infantry, VINO
is a colonel of volunteers, draws colon
els pay with the service additions.