The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-05-01

TO heal tho disnecs sono blood must aoy
Keitt-he didis
who join'd the arn Of Brooks Co.,
And spsd the shnnGhai ..!at and crow,
wA'a 3 "a r l. S:.. e s ;ss'
who ii ID ~ i arow
BseAuss y VA 4sits bst fund : foe.
Who hit hin 20 hard b. didn't know
Whist No the eaase that laid him low
Keitt>he did
Report - $40 Fsrs - eillAE Hnves.
si1assen OeAnissse..Thc secrc IN.
~ ~ War 0DnAs0nsa.
WAsntHefoN, April 81.
Th1 report 81 the majority Of the Seleo.
Committea % The facts and circumstances
attending ths sals Of Fort Snsiling, made to-
day in tie Houss, eAtssS fully into the his
tory Of tho proceedings. Il says that the
ssle was effected With such psivacy, that out
side OF tho Secretary Of War, none bot the
oombiaasien immsdistsly interested had any
knowledge Of it, and the facts obtained pub
licity only altar the confirmation Of the sale
BY the Secretary q War. No special authsr-
ity wsAgivap III Dll, nor did the exist
ing lsu5 kfer yne p6wex 70 sell military
posts ON lsrvations M icy had already
become useless, and noel rely contsnpla-
ted to become 80. HE legal occasion for
the sale Of Fort SnSI 6g had mot occurred,
and hence il was without legal authority
The p5elininaria. ssss A1lps made to- the
E111ties. The CoGs11etSe now its value 40 o
d9pot. and thai the price obtained was be-
kle6x6 intrinsic value. Publicity Of the sale
- to have been sought, and the land SUBJ,
dividsdasin parcels to enable men Of small'
meanaY Shay. The sale was on Z credit,
not authorised ~ the law.
Thsreport il by Morrill,, Petit and No6sfis,
Of Illinois, and concludes with resolutions
| declaring
y That skB ale Of the Military Post At Bort
Smelling and so much Of the Reservation ~
tachsd to it as was necessary for milita4
purposes, made on the 9th OF juno, 1851,
under the authority Of tho Seapetaryef War,
the same being then and now reclaimed I'M
der the authority Of that Department, be-
canse necessary for military purposes, was
without the authority OF law. i
Il That the said sale Vas made by the SEQ
4 rotary Of War, notwithstanding his own
knowledge sndthe opinion Of his prcdeces.
a sor, the Hon. JEFF. Davis and other officers
in superior military command, to the con.
trary, without consulting the advice and
without the knowledge of on officer in the
service Of any rank leaving the question Of
retention Of that post to tho discretion Of
the Commissioner appointed to make the
sale OF this action ON the part Of the Score
tsry OF War, was n grave official fault
That with the knowledge Of the great val
ue Of Fort Smelling Post aud Reservation,
and the Importance Of great caution and
judgment in making the sale, the Secretary
Of War appointed ~ agents for the purpose
unqualified, inexperienced and incompetent
m0n. usS
ment ~ the sale were SO neglgcntly, care
. Succlasful combination against the Gov
n eminent, to exclude all competitors, and
Hbring loss on the Government.
That Iahn q. Mathews, tho agent Of the
Department OF War, for the examination
and sale Of tho Fort Rir1 observation, af.
ter having already form1 mbinatisn 10,
Me purchase Of the Fort Smelling Reserve
Ition, acted in making such purchase, in vi.
Oaation Of his official duty, and against th.
owledge Of tho Government; and that &c
1tm md Richard Schcli, represented By him
aeAn agent, and Steele and Graham, WHIT
were implicated in the sale with the full
. knsvladge Of their Official character, the sal
~ ~ Rar41lpelling Reservation was ct tn
y. void.
, Ell sesrs, &c.
!, WAsnkNl Apri! 28.-IeDs said both th
b new r1(5e6 Of volunteers will be mount
I cd, probably riHemsn. They cannot be Gale
. out, nor can any other military operations !
0 Importance be pushsd forward until the pas
cage Of tho Ds66tney appropriation Bill
: | uvnn vh;ch dam onereiion. "a III :