The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-02

saJnsasd By Mr.. FItLKNER, qf Pnyinia. Va as House Of
Representatives, A,a I'm, 1853 Jyo'" tho seized committee
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Tbs Undersigned minority of the select committee
hsrged with tho duty OF investigating all the facts
and crcmsances connected with the sale Of tho mill
tary reservation ut Fort Snelling the in which
aid sale was made, to whom made the consideration
uad, the terms OF payment whether tho price paid
agreed to be paid was adequate or not and whether
the said at the time Of sac longer wanted
for the public service have. according 70 order had
the same under consideration, and dissenting, they
most decidedly do from the conclusions of the majori
y respectfully submit the following their report in
the case
,, ,aars,cned enterc,, ,,non the d;scb.,ce NJ tbe
80. % ,,nosJ ,,,or Then, NV the House with ne ,,res
uu ' mn vorahie n The trcnsncton which v.s ,,od ths
as. ~ th;s investigation and vet With ixed deter
as 10 cxh,b;t o public renroat;m every a or mo-
,. ~ t,o ,Tth;,, ~ srs,si ~ thsir nn,,rv vhi,h
,,. - forrd ,y,thv ~ ,.t ccr,sn,nntion TYev We're.
-, ..var. ~ tNe c,arnnr and which hs,i
sm ths axecutor ~ tho contrrct of sae duripg tbe
I ~ "A s.1, ..t ~ ~. h,rxh ;n,nut.,;or. ,Sh;ch
- ta, aet ,,np tho Secretarv of War Int Il required
@ l,tta senment 20 detect IN this concentrated bitter
- he opnosition pcss In, ravinvs Of he dappointea
loto, AMI tbe fnntic exaruerrons Of the political
ton Krowipg tbat tbe saIe of military rcserva
H. could onIv hs conducted bv the Sc-,etarv of War
o t direction ri The President Of the Incd states
id by the aav;cc 81 bs cabinet that MI tho facts and
crums,nce mnecte with such sale coud nt nnv mo-
, ~ h,,,lt under the acrnt;nv ~ the ,,nh;c indy
s ma that sua;c;ept ,ootiv would M ali tmes e1
M for crposre If There WINS ANYTHING npropcr IN it
binary nro;litv would alone hnve cast dscre,;t ,pop
Wv, - no I.nr, ss,Inm,ics ,,l,;c, ss fesl, s,r, cnr
,u,as me- = &; nrstn, mess sn no. the,s q ~ aii t;o
'pSy yi,,,;, ~ .ht o,,,,;a; - - - .s 49,. j. - a., 800
ans ~ And as Il & the dtv If eveyy good
.v" ;. - o. o ,,ard n,s;,s, th oh,s ;;ant - tLa
,.,s. 2 ~ !. tr.n,,,ra ,i .nS.., .;.l ,s
US. ,, our- .n,.l .. s.;.;,.' - ~ -
n,s ., ns H., a.,i ., - H. IL ~;
noaod nnon them viii n,rnose d;stnct,v .nnnrnccd
p1so, na,ao Nj - l,,r ,st ta;.s s a;.;", ;
~ , =; sh I,naet; fr, - .h; :,
Ts c,, no ,;ssat;.s,ction 40 10 a., tht ;;t IS
a., y,ttao ,v;tl, ,.I, slo, 800 .aII, i , -, ~
vsrs notcallv arravs o,;nst the ,aan ,ocv of the
.s,. a., ,s,i,h. 6, .l,;,;e 81 t, .' r' - ,I.
r. s,' ss ,;, ,,,S -, 49,, ,,;a.;D ~ az AZ;
Z ~ 49,, M t,.; ,,a,,.. 20 ,,, :. 49,; ~ ~, ~ IN;
,e, "r IN a5n,;n;s,yy, ,f;a - I,;h ., ,a, -,
d me prcsde, ~ secrct.ry of War Who cannat
- T.; ~. o,,n,,, 1;sc,or,a ~ h;s oN;;oi i,,t;ee m
la,h, TN throuh th ;orcas, ,,ooi nf III; ,,o,;,;l s
= s.rcsly ,vn,thy of h;s ,xoltcJ st.t,n The under
nsd ,,e thsrr,r. ,,ena,ed 10 Oh as Gar nc the mos,
n,Iirn,nt enemy ~ tboss Isngu;shed f,nct;ona,ies
orJ ; =, a,r,;r, a,or,, fac;i;t, ~ f,r,at o and
er , ~ s,y;s,nt y;,I tho MIRO .nd ,,rr;cht
aan;stra rat;on If tbc nnhIc INTERESTS Accord;nry 1be
most mmitcd range af inquiry yvas asserted Inv tbe mn
iv and most chccrnl,v aco,,;csced in nv te minority
Erv ,ynsss 4, bose ,yas ,ne ,non INV ,o;nt
airable no ,uatt.r how distnt and No, matter MT what
nor,a vac
Pno., w"' popy '"piNa,
WHICH woutu not 40 tocrntu IN any o Ve ouihnry Ju
dal tribunals OF the country submitted to without
exception, Every call upon the War Department, no
~ ~" n.e'e sen.' "ao p'op"y a.e' " ~ 80
by anv one of the majority turinu s,,r
that met with TIE slightest opposition IL we have
therefore, inie' 70 discover any thng IN tbs transaction
woi'hy o. cohaenhaton ~ naS not been from want OF
'he most searching ana propng investigation TO which
any ocia act has ever been subjected probably in the
history OF Tins government
Inc Woeecdings OF the comm'tee' Wild al the uocu
menafy ana ora evidence upon which the reports are
founded are now submitted to the House That record