New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-31
REORGANIZING WEST POINT ACADEMY.

following bill in the House of Representatives July ol
1861 ii was read first and second time and referred
to the Committee on Military Affair." July 10, lsOl,
and ordered to be printed;
A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR TIE REoRGASIzATIos or
THE MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT.
B,hodos,d ty the S,aate and Hone Rrpre'cnatr"Dhe
Tinted STATE, Of Aa,ya H. That the United
States Military Academy at West Posi, shall consist OF;
One Superintendent.
One Csmmandant Of Cadets and instructor Of Tactics
One Professor Of Military and Civil Engineering and Science Of
War
One Professor Of Natur. and EIpemen Philosophy.
one Professor Of Chemistry, Mineraogy ond Geology
One Professor Of Mtthemaiics
One Chaplain and Professor OF Ethics English Letters Gsos
rsphy, History, and Law.
One Professor OF Drawing
One Professor OF Modern Languages.
One Instructor Of Practice. Geodesy Topography, and Recon
noi.sance.
One Instructor Of Ordnance end Gunnery.
On, Instructor Of Practical Engineering.
On. Instructor IN tie Of Small A,Bs Gymnsstcs, and 20
forth.
One Surgeon.
One Assistant Surgeon.
One Adutsnt
On. Cuarterbastor and Couni''aIy.
One Treasurer
One II .pector ofthe Academy.
Tos.thcr with a. many ssisian professors nstucto In
each psmeu the requirements Of the Institution may nom
time TO time demand be detailed for th. ervie by aud with
the approval Secretary Of Wa upon the Recommendation
n oo,h Tho Academic Board s.o soops Of four hun
dred cadets aud commission OF supervision, ~ be styled the
Uri,ed state, Military Academy Comnis'ion
m. Superintendent ,ha be en- ohcer Of the Corps OF Ehs
peeI trduae tie United states military Acsdsmy and
di'nsnhed for ~. .asn's. 81 Of md be
appointed The President By and with the sd'o and consent
Tie Cadets and Instructor Of Tetc. shall be
0eI Of NE army and seIs o. In. .hs bnS ssa
suien.n colonel Of engineers and DC .pPoined y Tie
Tbs Pros.or shall appointed by the President, by ard
vita tie advice and Of the Senate they shall mold their
SnoS o.. rscSmaeadstisS Of The United States Military
Academy Commission; they shsl have the local rank
M eIefese command eIeep, in their department. and IN
DE Ae4deme Beard they ,hs sSs.ye an sn.Sa .t sy 81
aesdssy OF nay be retired By tie President bis discretion
ard In case no shall receive thereafter half the pay
entitled at tbe dsts Of bis retirement they .hs be
,ubec, rules and articles war and to ths regulations Of
| the Uricd States Military ACADEMY: ,n,.
,.n m. Instructor Of practices Ensreeng sni the Instructor
Guunery sa be- captains or ic1eDant' o lie
ensnee. and in twenty doa' mouth aud
! no other pay allowance ~hai'os'er ,,,
The Instructors of cavalry artillery and Infantry tao
shs be lieutenant. the mounted corps artillery aud Ia
antr respectively the other assistant professors and
sant instructor TIE Instructor in the u Small Arms
GyrnB.c AID fh the AdlgSnt the onsIieEm1ster and
Conmssy and the 1IenTe shall be isutensns Of the army
,hs have the pay and allowances Of captains Of
The assistant professors and the a.s.tAnt instructors shall be
assigned sections the discretion Of the poiss,or nstruc
@ sny ..istant professor or assistant Instructor sns be reiev
duty THE Academy the Academy Beard ,ha Transmit
sor and appointment shall be made ia conformity TO suh
recommendation far the interests Of the public service will
The ant professor end s.s,snt instruction. aha. be .p
The Academic Bond they shall continue a. the military Acade
my four when they 'hs be required TO gn to duty
with respective regiments P'Vtded, hovere
That not more in any department shall
tSs 2sdn board and When he au@bsT Of in
depatmen, exceed. four may be retained beyond
long as necessity shall exist No changes Of assistants shall
ss mend ore s At the Military .h %
notified q the fac, yer IN advance OF The time when their
will be assigned Exceptions to the rule Of rotation be
Of 6rseoaTth, Of the Academic board assistants
eminent qualifications but not when such Is
Asn professor. or . be removed at any tins
by the Secretary War requested In writing by
Aeade Board and the vacancy hsd by appoint
iGe surgeon and Assistant Surgeon shall be from the
The assistant to the Instructor the Small Arm. shall
be appointed by tbs Secretary OF the
Academic Board he not be officer Of tbs
army and shall receive annual compensation OF 900
be Inspector Of the Academy the orders the q
W e;tse to the academy ss Be eGmIan'tsd through
arn. estimate and concerning ne institution
a Academy and The sSSs Of
cadets shall be hundred Of whom shall be appointed
hereinafter prescribed by the member Of Congress nom that
dtTct; 10 addition thereto nom each State Of
States Senator and two from each Territory who shall be
by the the Teoi all OF whom shall be
residents the district State Territory whence spponed
remainder tho four hundred also all
occasoned by failure to appoint from Congressional districts
States Territories the hereinafter provided ,ha
be 6ed By appointments large by the President Of the United
States half Of which shall DO nom sons Of officers In Of
the OF the service.
When vacancy by graduation dismissal otherwise
In the son the Military Academy from Con-
gressons district State Territory the member Of Congress-
sensor Governor OF the Territory where such
shall nominate number OF young not less than
and also appoint commission Of thIeeeonpe,rnt and
disineiested individuals which commission shall examine the
candidates nominated by ssd member OF Congress Senator
according standard prescribed by the War De-
paen the commission shall certify 10 the Secretary Of
War the the individual who IL found to be- beet quahed.
which Individual certified shall i've the appointment The
qualifications requisite for admission shall be knowledge of
spelling reading writing and arithmetic, 10 the usually
taught In schools; but shall be the duty Of the
moral character Of the candidates also into the facilities for
acquiring possessed each The question Of htness
shall be determined not much by the
Of the applicant by TIE ndcatiyes OF natural talent
und. veeped that may exhibited elected by examination
and nquIy the object be kept 10 view beg select
the candidates that individual who In the judgment Of the
mission, with the advantages Of toe Military Acade
will prove IN the end efficient 10 the country and
feet credt his ocer OF the De-
tail tie direction Of the commissions shall be
prepared by the War Department aud furnished to Members of
Congress- Senators, and Governors OF Territories
The cadets hs be subject 90 the rules and articles OF
and to the established ons OF tho Academy They shall
be arranged by the Superintendent into companies Of Officers
officers and pyAles, for the Of mill
,ay instruction which sha bs given throughout their whole
OF seryce and the said corps snail be trained and taught
ia ell the date. Of private. noneomnoned Officer and
commissioned officer far practicable shall be given
corp. shall be spcsmpsd not los. than 80, ~.
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