New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-22
THE MILITARY ACADEMY BILL PASSED.

| . sptpIr OF HOSTILITY TO THE INSTITUTION MANI
TESTED BY CoNGREssMFN.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21.-When the House re-
nmed consideration OF the Military Academy OIL '0-'
Mr. Bslford. of Colorado, offered an amendment pp
priating 100000 for the purpose OF condueune
preparatory school at Point and providing that every
cadet nominated to the Academy shall be entitled 10 to
ceiye two years schooling before his claim Tor adss ~
the Academy shall be passed upon Ruled out OH Po
Of order. In speaking 10 g formal smendineh' MI ~
ford inveghed against the mode in when aonis'oo "
the Academy are made AS matters stood at present
tho right Of member of Congress to nominate caiui-
dates for admission a barren nght' eu'Voo' "
the constant revision Of Board OF ffoIesSo
at the institution might select the brightest boy ~
his State have him examined by the president Vi 'n
State University, and send him to the .Ac"ue"', aI
while his mind might be as bright as puiAi'"oo
diamond, the gentlemen at tho institution "ou .O
declare 70 him that unless he answered some questions "
grammar properly he would be rejected What IN the
nsmoof God had grammar 10 do with fighting battle
He hoped that the bill would be defeated and the money
withheld for year at least untp CONGRESS tsse 'e
spobs that members had right To nominate students
MI MtMIn, Of TeDnosGc offered an amendinenI pro
vidng that hereafter any student who Is found giy or
bazlng shall be expelled from tne Academy ana hna
5e eligible to reappolntment Ruled ont on pou' Vi
MIR warner OF Ohio offered an amendment limiting the
! number of cadets to 200. Rejected. - -. NM
The paragraph providing Tor BongGE pay on 70
strike IL out lie declared his belief that not menDar
| of Cong could eXa iunaUOn al n.9I
/ There was not a member OF the House Ihat ccuIu
answer the questions propounded by the pIolesspIs
at the Military Academy, any than he cOud an
the questions prOpounded by the cranks OF the Civl
Service Commission who running tner institution
| as a kind OF Government monopoly. whereby thcy nol
their friends office and turned everybody ese oI NJ
Holman Of Indiana, supported the notlon anu Wlen I
BeOrd Withdrew 1t, renewed II. lie drew colhlaI
between the pay received by tho west POINT
and those employed at other colleges, to snow tnat tne
latter received much less salary t1an inc loIlueI'
| The motion TO strike out was l0st go - -,
On motion of mr. ROseCrans, OF California, an anohu
ment adopted appropriating $lS13 Tor necessary
| additions to the astronomical transit circle
Mr. McAdoo, OF NewJGsey, offered An amendment re,
dueipg from So 600 to ST. 900 the expenses OF the board
of Visitors could understand now tho bOard VI
Visitors could expen0 $1,000. ~,
Mr. D0rsheimeT defended the West Point Academy. The
! COMPLAINT had been made that the examination Tor ad
mission severe ana especially tie examination III
| mathematics There no institution OF learning 40
the United states collegiate grade which required So
little mental qualifications and attachments in the cand
dates as did West Point 1t had been said that shoDs
red at West Point, sorry that such an obserVa
and he would advise that gentleman the next une nc
made Il to do so 10 face OF the men whom lac seu
and not under the protection of the House. snobDey AZ
West Point! The fe West Point was simply sucn ~
be1ffed the discipline OF school where solulerb hc
profession OF arms she had not only luI-
cished officers I'm war nut in all splendid achevcments
made in peace West Point had had more than her 1ul
| share. -, ---.., ~. g.
The amendment lost and the bill reported back 10
the House and passedyeas $50, nays (Messfs Aheh'
| Alexander, Ballentine ana Barksdalel