New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-15

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Mr. BUTLER Rep., Mass.l offered the following as
substitute for the second resolution; ., ,h, Ar. "a,
Rorsd That the Iiogse Of Nv re- T Inc cpsioms
ogh leave Of absence but that every me@ o. VA AM, and
81 absence except sick leave, be granted 10 any " ~
M. JOHNSON Dem, CALI offered the following as an
o Of s iS s9 'ni se Il
duty West Point Adcmy win yf" G Var pe
parment the done BY hs FIR! Gs', S, ,Sd found suiy
that they be relieved from duty at the nst A. or an od
Mr. BENJAMIN Csep., Mo- asked leave 70 oner an au-
dona % u & aon of the House Of Representative The
military Academy at West outv its usefulness and ought 10
Mr. KELSEY Rep, N. " objected to that resolution
| Mr. HsPER Rep MOI the member OF the committee e
of Military Affairs who drew up the report proceeuf 10
hs fct tine SG css ana Insisting upon gravity Of
the committed by the First Glass, ana tc ecss
Sr a. he eScnse given Nv tie bOystbat they were
driven TO this act because the h inine ~ The
schooI and remitting penalties-as reflection upon
President Grant, and as therefore auds " '"'
Mr., hXTEIL Dem, CALI said he approved the ilrst
resolution reported by the Committee, because n d
TO the side Of mercy but he was opposed 70 anu W. IN
Vote against the RESOLUTION 9a % be
fact the dismissal of the whole flIsI las oi,bcr
Academy for in that movement tney WeIo n ,i.n1
instigat0rs nor leaders. 1t was voluntary,
unanimous movement He askea Inon ~, thoir College
thev FORGOT the intersections and fOes on tc cocB
days and were prepared to mete out to these young
| men the severest penalty known 10 coheBe Id"
Mr.. sIOCUM Dem, N. " IA member o, the invest,
eating Committee). declared that he had NOT Dee III
favor of the House entering upon the lnVesugatl0n,
thinking that the discipline IN the schO9l HgnI sey
left TO its officers but as the House naa tnougr in
10 order it, he had taken part III H. ana had
the resolutions. He defended the 0lhoers OF ss hau
envy but recognized that they had UNUSUAL st m
thro,yn I'm their way within the last few years nrst NY
the admission of coored cadet, VINO nad proEe1 d
great source Of embarrassment ana secondly, ny me
| If a cadet. OF hgn III autAOIlty'
who nterfercd with orders and discipline II ne Weio
the head OF such institution he wond ratner nd "a
negro cadets in it than one cadet so ~ w
this had been the position IN when the Onces '' "o'0
hostile feeling toward the Military Academy although
the effect Of its teachings had followed INN for years;
and inflicted on him more INJURY man ilr , th Ietb
ever inict him. He had felt Its eject from the lGt
Of April, 1861 I'LL the Sth OF Noyemer, Iooo ~ I 1s
prived him Of the command OF tle Army Oh tIc
had sent him home in disgrace ana had prevents.
him entering the eap OF copgT ere ntSrference
with the discipline OF the school. Complaint had been
and now they proposed to add To the difficulty by legs
lative interference. He argued against the second icsQ
| as was proposed the lives Of those young men for
ever. It was their heads which had been wrong
| had been all right They had acted from what they
thought to good motive and for the honor OF thelr
| thai however much they had been baMeable even so
much the more should the boys be excused because hc
their faith that heyshould have. As for Furnishing
the ungeaders, he agreed with Mr.. Axtell that
that they would all have plead guilty Besides he did
not like expose the boys to the temptation TO accuse
each other fe would rather vote for the expulsion OF
the whole class than for the second resolution He
| believed that the resolution which he himself had
| offered. deprving the boys OF the customary
frlough, would be punishment proportion
| ate to the ofense, and would sufficiently
mark the condemnation OF their Ofense by the House
| MIR LOGAN Rep., I'D discaimcd any disposition 10
see punishment inflicted those boys, but he was very
much surprised at the argument which he ad lust neafd
from the learned lawyer from Massachusetts. That gen
tIcmans arguments sometimes strange, ana ne
UOgan) should not attempt 10 account Tor theli
strangcncss. He was surprised at that gehtle
| mans attributng motive Tor tne OHense
committed The motives for crime were To De found ~
the circumstances the crime itself one OF the boys
| most prominently involved in the ofense was rom M
| own town, appointee OF his, ana IN,
son of one OF his friends; but he (Logam feli
| and he would not falter in its performance
lie did not regard il such great punishment To turn
tbe offenders Of the Academy. Some OF the most gal
LIANT officers he had known In the war were men VINO mad
| been dismissed from West Point He knew some mem
hers of Congress who had been turned ont or college
That fact had kept them ont OF Congress, though
| might have kept them out of Jail. lLaughterl
AT the OF Mr. LOgans speech the House seconded
the previous question: after which MIR. AsPER had al
| hour to close the debate.
| Mr. BUTLER Rep., Mass) asked Mr. Asper to yield
| him five minutes. fCres of No, mol Vote, voter
Without proceeding further with the question, the
House a 81 O'Clock took till u, the evening SEES
! sion 10 bc Tor general debate only. .
IL t9yening Session the proceedings were ueVolu o
| public interest few members being present