The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-02-16

LONDON, Fe6 ia second bal Of
viii be required in Paris 10 deternin.
the election ot. Favre, Uhfich, Fonmlte
Faidharbe, 'Gonchin, and Gatnbeer, v nc
have not obtained the requisite m ,jor.
ities. Minister, CremieuX has ordered
he Liberation OF Beregowski, the Pole
imp isoned for attempting the life of the
/ Emoernr Of Russia. during his visit to
Paris in 1867 ast@ Hba@
BRUSSELS Feb 14-Th9 Ecto du
Pa,ienSent, to day, says Gambctta is
seriously i'll.
/ CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
1t would be dificnit to say what Con
gress has done. Thus far but Few bills
have been passed, and OF, the few the
President has vetoed one or more An
effort was made to repeal the income tax
taw. A bill passed the Senate repeating
it. The House returned the bill ON the
ground that the Senate could not origin
ate. p bill making appropriations. A
committee of conference was appointed
but failed to agree upon bill TIE
House Committee then reported in favor
of the rereal, but the House failed to
pass the bill, SO there viii be no repeal
Of the income tax by the present Con
gress.
Congress has brought to light some gi-
gantic swiDales, and has repealed sjme
laws authorizing the PAYMENT of large
sums Of money on swindIe. The Choir
pining case and some others have been
well exposed, and the payment of large
amounts money arrested.
81 am ship subsidy bills to the amount
Of many millions Of dollars have been
aud are before Congress They will pro-
badly tail to be passed, for want Of time
i; not upon their merits.
The House authorized the Committee
on military affairs at West Point to inves
| tigatt, t he Cadet and other affairs at West
POINT. A sub Committee made an inyes
iigation and reported the resalt On
Tuesday the COMMITTEES on Military AT
fairs OH the West Point Academy diff
culties reported the following resolutions
Reyo{ced, That the House Of Represen-
tatives recommend the Secretary Of War
to restore Cadets Baird, Bower and Fleck.
wiger to the Military Academy, to take
effect with the beginning of The ne xt
year, and that he permits them to pro-
coed with the fourth class without fur
ther punishment for offenses committed
by them.
Resol0ed, That the House Of Represen.
tatiYes recOmmen That the Secretary of
War convene a court of inquiry for the
purpose Of ascertaining what members OF
the first class were the instigators and
leaders of the affray or January Sd at the
United States Military Academy, and
that such leaders aud instigators be at
once dismissed from the Academy, and
! the remaining members. of the class en-
gagged in the affair be punished at the
discretion OF a general court-martial to be
convened for their trial.
Mr.. Butler, Of Massachusetts, offered
4 the following resolution as substitute
for the second resolution:
Resoloed, That the House of Represen-
tatives recommend the Secretary of War
to refuse, at the graduation of the first
class, the customary Through or leave oil
absence, but that every member of the
class be at once, on their graduations
ordered to their duty as officers of the
army, and that no leave of absence ex
cepl sick leave be granted any of them
lfor one year.
Mr. Johnson offered the following res
luton:
Resol0ed, further, That the House o.
:! Representatives recommend that the Sec
rotary of War convene court of inquiry
TO examine into the conduct of the officers
on duty at West Point, with the view t.
ascertain whether they connived at an6
tried to keep from the public and thu
War Department the wrongs done by b,
first class of cadets, thereby encouraging
INSTRUMENTATION and riotous conduct a
the academy; and, if found guilty, tina
they be relieved from duty at the insti
. tuition
f Mr.. Benjamin Missouri asked leave Il
offer an additional resolution. as follows
ReSotced. further, That in the opinion
of the House of Representatives the Mill
f tary Academy at West Point has out livec
, its usefulness, and ought to be abolished
Mr.. Kelsey objected to the resolution
f being offered.
Mr.. Butler opposed the second resolu
ton and advocated the passage of hi
, substitute. Mr.. Logan advocated th
passage of the second resolution. TIL
resolutiin will probably be passed. TIL
Presidents son is member of The frs
; class.