Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-21
THE Congressional ENQUIRY
INTO THE STATE OF AFFAIRS Al
THE WEST POINT MILITARY
ACADEMY is ENDED.
THE REPORT DUE IN TEN DAYS.
CADETS WARMLY CONGRATULATED
BY GENERAL DICK
Upon Their voluntary Agreement to
Do Away with All Forms of Hax-
ina in the Future-COnEress Will
Take such Action ns Will Bind the
Young Soldiers Over to Good Be-
hayiOr for All Time to Come.

WEST POINT, N. Y, January TO-
The Congressional committee left here
to-day for Washington, after having
concluded the mission OF investigation
at the United States military academy.
Before their departure, however,
through a voluntary agreement OF the
cadets, hazing was abolished. This
voluntary agreement was the result OF
a meeting of the entire corps OF cadets
held in Grant Hall last night The
action came as surprise to the COM
mfttee. which consisted Of Gen. DICK,
of Ohio; Judge Smith, of Iowa; Con-
gresham Wanger, Of Pennsylvania.
and Messrs. Clayton and briggs, OF
Brooklyn All Of the members CT the
committee were pleased to hear OF the
action of the cadets.
1t was nearly midnight when COL ~
l. Mills. the superintendent OF the
academy, handed a copy CT the cadets
resolution to Gen. Dick. When Une
other Congressman learned the nature
of it, Mr.. briggs moved that 1T be read
by Col. Mills and that afterwards II
should be added to the record.
Cadets Bettison, Mahaffey, Gray and
Atkins who signed the document on
behalf of their respective classes, We're
called before the committee. The court
room was filled with army officers and
their wives and daughters, and none
of them had any iaea of what was
coming.
AS soon as Col. Mills read the reso"
luton. Gen. Dick, addressing Col. Mills
and the four cadets, said:
This action. taken by the corps now
at the National Military Academy, Will
be received by the country with signs OF
appreciation and appreciation. what you
did here to-day will marx an eooGn III
in the history of all educational institu-
tons in this country; for, when nazlng
no longer finds place at West Point; II
VIII certainly not find lodgment In otner
educational institutions.
Your voluntary action will be made
permanent Congress VIII make perina-
nent what you have done; but. in antici-
added to the great regulations already
achieved here. In dsmissing you | nope
you will carry. to your classes the con,
gratulations of this committee. its we'll
wishes for their future success and its
thanks
Ever since the members of Congress
came mere they nave worked nearly SlA-
teen hours daily in public and executive
sessions
The committee hold the next meeting
in the room OF the committee on inter
State and foreign commerce at Washing
ton at 10 o clock Tuesday morning.
They expect to max" their report in
about ter days, end It is said on good
authority they viii recommend that the
number of tactful officers at the West
Point Academy be increased. 1t is also
reported that they will say that the
deaths of former Cadets Booz and Breth
were not caused by the hazing they re-
ceived at West Point. III the case of
Booz the testimony showed that he was
not very strong at any time and 1t is
said the members of the committee be-
lieve that his health had been injured by
his treatment al the hands of his fellow
cadets at the academy.
At the some time It is claimed that the
committee has failed to discover any con-
nection between the swallowing of to-
rasco sauce and the subsequent death of
Booz from tuberculosis.