The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-04
WASHINGTON.
Report OF the West Point lnvestf.
eating Comnittee-The Presidents
Son . Leader I'm the Outrages.

Son . Leader I'm the Outrages.
WASHINGTON, February "a state
rnent of facts ELECTED by the West Poin,
House investigating committee in re
gard to the recent expulsion Of three
cadets, is made public. The details are
materially the same as already generally
known. There was no conflict Of evi
dence, the testimony Of the three victims
of the outrage corresponding in all inn
portant particulars. With members ol
the first class engaged in the affair
cadet Grant, son Of the President, ap'
pears to have been one OF the leaders.
The three victims on their return to the
academy, instead Of receiving the sym.
pathy and support Of the officers Of the
institution, were urged to resign at once,
and were easily induced, in their state
of alarm, to sign their designations.
: These were indorsed by General Pitcher
and General Upton, with urgent recon-
mendations for their immediate accept
ance, with the usual reference to parents.
The designations were received and ac'
cepted at the War Department on the
9th Of January The first class
appears to have so impressed the
academic officers that they were
anxious TO get rid OF the victims in
order to prevent the necessity OF in
vestigating the outrage, and furnishing
the perpetrators. They are accused OF
seeming to have no conception Of the
gravity OF the offense committed by the
first class. No notice was taken OF
the offense until the 10Th, when
finding the designations of the three
victims had been accepted, weak oSdeI
was issued disapproving Of the affair
and confning the first class within
the parade grounds and the academic
buildings.
The first class, in their address to the
Superintendent, and in their subsequent
testimony before the Congressional
committee said that lying had become
so common in the academy, they felt
it their duty to make an example Of
some one in order to maintain the honor
of the academy. They state that in ~
case. where cadets had been court
martialed and sentenced to be dis
missed 81 had been restored hv orders
from Washington so that courts
martial could not be relied upon to
punish oftenses. All Of the cadets
engaged in the affair sustained each
other, and declared that they were alike
responsible. So that it was impossible
for the committee to find out who
instigated the movement.
The Military committee will hear
the report of the subcommittee on
Monday next, and decide what action
to recommend to the House. There
seems to be but one opinion on the sub
ject among members OF Congress, and
that is that the conduct of the academic
officers should be censurd and such
punishment inflicted upon the offend
ins class as will insure the Academy
against any future introduction OF mob
law among the cadets 1t is reported
now that when the matter comes before
the House a motion will be made to re-
move all officers of the Academy and
expel the whole first class.
Rumored Cabinet Changes.
New York, February 5 THE Wash
ington correspondent Of the Tribune
telegraphed last night as follows; The
CITY has been full Of rumors during the
past two days in regard to the reorgan-
ization of the Cabinet on the 4th OF
March, but diligent inquiry fails to trace
the report to any authoritative source,
and the general opinion now seems to
be that those widely printed rumors are
based entirely on conjectures. The
fact that Fish has long intended to leave
the State Department and that Morton
will succeed him, has been more than
once telegraphed, but nothing new has
probably been developed in connection
with this change. Within the past few
days the report that General Pleasanton
is to succe ed Boutwell, probably has for
its foundation the fact that the former
is in accord with the President
on the repeal of the income tax.
while the latter strenuously op-
posed the measure. OF couse there
is opposition to Boutwell, in many quar-
tiers, many Western men especially dis
| liking some Of his financial measures.
The connection Of ex-senator Morgan
name with change in the Treasury
Department is doubtless due to a visit
to the President which that gentleman
has been making for some days past.
Creswells retirement has also been be-
fore eonjectured Ackerman retire
ment i. not reported now for the first
time, common rumor having superseded
him several times before since Congress
last met. His report sent TO the House
On Wednesday was quite severely crItl-
cised, especially those parts which re-
commended an increase OF compensa-
ton for the District Attorney and the
establishment OF national PRISONS in
different parts OF the country. There
is little probability that either Of those
recommendations will be complied
with.
Nominations.
The following nominations were sent
to the Senate to-day: Ebenezer j.
Wells Associate Justice Of the Supreme
Court, Colorado; Joseph W. Fisher,
Associate Justice Of the Supreme Court,
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