New-York tribune., 1880-04-10
xLvIth CONGRESS-IId SESSION.

REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
THE ALLEGED OUTRAGE AT WEST POINT CONsID-
YREp BY TIM sENATE--TaE UTE BILL AMENDED
II DULL SESSION OF THE HOUSE.
SENATE. AsHINGTON. April 8, 1880.
In the Senate to-day the House bill relative
20 Justice Of the Peace in the Territories was passed
The House bill approprang 100000 for public build
ing Mt Paduoah, KY. was passed.
Mr.. MORRILL, (Rep, VIZ stated that the appropra-
tions for public buildings favorably acted on by the
committee during the present Congress amounted to
81 .026.500
The resolutions for printing 10000 copies OF the re-
rorfs of the CHRONOLOGICAL Commission on tie Rocky
Mountain Locust and 5000 copies Of the report on TO-
9ne House resolution authorizing tse printing oi Of
10000 copies of the rspr on tue mannTcHre nn S
passed also, the Hodse resolution Tor tue Lrinng m S o
Yea, 1879 The resnutoa for printing 5000 additional
copies os the report Of the Naval Observatory on tue
MI IOtIAN tReP, III submitted resolution calling
for information reference 10 the recent mu'Hoh Oh
Messrs EATON De" Connl and MAXEY Dem'
Tgf N 1GgE '"S %op III" rsoaa so US to request
the President 10 transmit such iniornSton 80 ~ 9,s M
}eTcss IL r,narks on the resoluep, Mr. Logan sad tne
reports regarding tie outrage were most extraordinary
Mr. VOORHEES, CDeul.. Iud| supported the resolu, n
tion lie regarded ose who had crJn Ia Ifon Spa. M
hum inity and unciviiizod conduct nave known Iof
seoiorcd Young inen hui White ycuuC me'i-who have
been driven way 10y system OF conduc Oh me part
INV aid On All occasions, 10 every kind o; atom
and to swell public Opinion SO far a. am a" 10 asSI
in doing IT, 10 human.ze and clvllze, NOt pnsslny
10 Cniisianzc zc West Point. That ouSlt to ee
dP"g CF ianossihe u 10 eondnct this Institution
civilized ami humaue principles II onghl 10 20 down,
Yonns Incn with sort OF taste for brutality aud blood
that is perfectly anazns | take no stucH & IN r. We M
a6snId ana ridiculous my mpd. lt !s lart 81 that
system OF Otrages hat have SnCwn 'po"
MI NANCY DEM, Texas iavorrd thor1ngi' COM ON
age sbe re~ors in the newspapers he true
said rot only brutal but II il contemp,ine anu
conrt for The nv purpose Of making Inquiry into mat
like this Wien that reror Is ma1e we %l1 n'''e
Mr. BURNSIDE lRep Il: I)-Cmtlly has never to m, my
fatsv nm Sfnp n favor Of Investigating this outrage by
evSry possible way hut want II to go abroad
tina. Wes6 e. fo IS STS to 5e stopped in oil colleges
MIR BRUCE (Rep MIssl-I indorse every word @ me
tsecry isnow advanced inat this muatcd himself
TO use a vulgar phrase, 1t s entirely TO tnn tnH nS
time to civzng aud Chrstlanizing West Point. For
wears seanddouS storS to ,bat vnnDS
men sent receive know one inslanee OF young @
to iesye because he was unwilling he subjected to the
outragcs which ObtaUed IN that lnst.tnlo, eoao t
wish no worse fate to an enemy than to send MIN 10
Mr.. HOAR CRcp, Mass )--Hhzlng occurs in the first
year nO u the third in colleges The co!ored
Sor Who enters West Poin-uness the practice there
mas f,om te ms he enters until his graduation,
as Robinson Crusoe was on his desolate islan1' Inc
SPEAKS Ss To hm, nobody calls upon hn MS no
BODY Affords any sympa,y TO 1 ~ or
room takes his seat on the bench tat bench Is va
dozen attempts at haZ!ng 'han spend four years OF
bis growing boyhood IN such a soltuae % as that
10 impress on the classes there that the basest thing
they can do is to treat young coored youth as per
son 10 he exied all the sympathy and as00cl0tOns
0f humanity on account Of the color of his skin. This
American Republic WIN grind that institution 10 powder
The morning hour having expired. the resolution
went over aud the Senate resumed the CONSIDERATION o
tie bl ratifying the Ute agreement. l.. .,......
Mr. TELLER Rep Cob sald the ATTEMPTS 70 e eaneate
Nir. Dawes's amendenent
Mr. PLUMB 9Repa hap sara mint Sne pan Nncre s was co5 mi
compete tQual terms with white men As pL4clleal
MEASURE 70 prevent war at this time he woad sup
pgai Mr. BLAINE tRep, Me, would vote for the bill he
assertion that tie indins would d'sanpear 10 LOO ~
America now as when Columbus discovered tae con-
Mir Dawess amendment giving the President discre-
ton TO devote Of tie amount appropriated $4,000 for
tSe ednca.jon OF young Utes practical Industries and
The amonn. TO BE- yearly Iaid 70 Mrs. Meeker Miss
eeker aud Mrs Price was increased to 5000 each au9
R ns ssoo T sssGoS sso y"''e 10 MRS P0'' WAS
Mr. MoRG AN moved an amendment proTdlps I tnSt cao
strued so a compel Ute Indian TO remove from
lands canru oy 1i'i IN scte'",y & - 80 70 snent ny ~
ms right 10 select OF land for agricultural pui
poses within two years from the passage of the Act
uud the stipulation OF any existing treaty III any part
OF tue Ute RrservaiiOn. . ...,,,,.
In lhr debate on this amon ondment Mr.. EDMUNDS
Rep, VI agreed with Mr.. Morgin'S view that The 1
W suncohsiutonal Infringing on the treaty making
power. =. ~. - -.
Of Con ssonal legislation. and therefore valid. .
the mrs. part OF Mr.. MOrgan's amendment ending
viii tue word severaty" accepted by the com
Inittec anl adopted The remainder " the amendment
WAS reiected-yeas, 6: NAYS. ID.
At 6 d IN. MI. BUTLER (Den., s. Cl moved Tor an
executive session. L0st-veaR "a; nays, %.
After tuftner discussion it was unanimously agreed
that the bill shall be finally voted on before adjournment
On Monday.
and whom the doors TeOpened adjourned until Mon
day.