The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-12-28

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raasA ana sengues' esd chartered the steamer
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without examining n her. Cummings gave no
bond, and took NO oath. ne says ne turned
over the balance OF the money. one million seven
hundred and Hfty thousand DOLLARS 70 Sub
Treasurer Cisco, but subsequently says no re-
tanned one hundred and forty thousand dollars
accounted for BY vouchers. This inconsistency
che Committee are unable to explain. Cum-
mings account 10 not yet filed for settlement at
she War Department. The Committee accuse
the Secretary Of War of extraordinary conduct
ia employing Cummings to do the work OF
Regular Quarter Master and Commissary OF high
character and qualifications then stationed at
New York. 7 a asargiEe gsyl s5
2 The subject Of army supplies generally the
Committee ind reprchensible. There was neg.
lect in advertising according to army regulA.
tions particularly in the Western Department.
Q. II. KcKinstry was in the habit Of making
reouisitions on mercantile houses for articles,
promising them fair profit This profit fire.
quently amounted to forty per cent. The con.
tracts for beef cattle were found frequently
grossly corrupt The Sibley contract is espe.
,cially noticed for ten thousand head, more or
lee, 1t eight cents per pound, delivered at
Washington, and five and three fourths at Har-
risburg. sibley Co. eub-let the whole contract
to Allerton Of New York, whereby the former
made thirty.two thousand dollars, and the latter
twenty five thousand The Committee say the
erection of Notifications at st. Louis was mark
ed by extravagancc, characterization and fraud
of az extraordinary character. In addition to
the facts heretofore known, it appears that the
contract with Beard was made by Frcmont's
special order and direction, and one hundred
and 6fty-one thousand dollars paid to Beard be-
fore the date Of the contract. No specifications
were made beforehand; no bond given. The
total amount ordered to be paid to Beard was
two hundred and forty six thousand dollars, the
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testimony, taken at other places. sa-
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enter The army. Thus II is demonstrated tina