The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-14
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Mtnorisy sud Majority Report. OF the Cont
msstec TO Investigate the Charges Preferred
Against Geuensl Howard.

m,.tec to Investigate the Charges Preferred
Against Gemer.i Howard.
WASHINGTON, July 10, 1870
In April last Er. Fernando Wood. upon .nrormar
ton and belief charged tbat General o. o. Howard.
Commissioner OF the Bureau 81 Refugees, Freedmen
and Abandoned Lands, had been guilty OF rnaiver-
saton aud derelict,on Of duty In the thirteen spe
clfcally stated particulars. Eight OF the committee
to-day made report, which concludes as fol ogs:-
The comuitee aod case that the charges sr,
utterly oundless AMI nausosss thai the has
erca ,rus, has been performe. Wisely
be anytsos u S ess ,a os 60, II hsn
eoa excite suspicion eyen In tie breast OF partisan 0,
SeSsSSs o o. AZ 9n pa ,s'en, on HE great work has
tho Inventor or qsufa.or Of ,hess charges it
Mr. Wood as has already been stated. al, possoa
evdcnce tending to establish the sccasa,ion bui va.
wnS.. s s sae s da s' y ss 5
which he seemed 70 have no sseulale snoweige While hs
OF secrecy imposed the coimnes. counsel ana p.ras
nSy we saad nen sy e DC sS Of @ @
mos, Injurious TO General Howard and utterly with
,pS ss ': e not to in rs5 s %
ay rasy nsa this ss S s ssnss
siss s; II 81, power Tseanmsaa
Er.sslq|s opinion q w4os lassa
70 .aiu,sn AZ a,.iingnshea public se,yant:E
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provide them education Fender them independent, and
hereby scau: MAJOR General Oliver o. monsTs . Of q.
does hereby declare judgment In success
and ability The frecdnens Bureau which has eontrsbGted
go mch to the aecolnpthEen q tae irs two of these
Ese su' ne deserving OF A' gratitude Of the Ans0A"
The repor, OF the minority of The committee.
Measrs, McNecy aud Rogers after fa,l review Of
the case, concludes as foliows:-
The undersigned that what they have hero
the evidence elected gives but an pcrfcc
view oil NE TRANSACTIONS Of the and Of the eouduo, Of
eXcrescence body polite established has
ssn oe 3 s sa ps
s s Or ss s s Or
Toward We. :sss,sa pineles MI
Of and ne e lis With f. n no
ssss S5 to pr0e the PUZZLE and and
Earpo.s ior which va; s,se'hsd This fund placed
sspsadi!ass sessrn@se ~ =. al prps:s.
FIELD O. BIZ Operations wa; than that
history Of the World, bed gang eager and hungry
ecnesalins Their fraud. amp. and com a
% The e have See son e Mh na
emily and w,s mainly n. wrnE from and
%ssAaa,i9n' tina. can OnySs July revealed when Al
EVEN @S ore
ce%psTsyey small portion he resasGas Of agents gen
the following resolutions and ask their adoption
Resolved, that copy of the testimony taken Com
nitteo On Education and Labor, in the nves,is
charges naoe by Ron, Fernando Wood, Of New Yort
Against Major General oliver b. Howard BE referred 10 IL,
Secretary OF Wrr with directions TO FOL
the trial q ssia aowurd upon the charges made.
also the following resolution =
Res.fed, By tie senae Horse Representative
the United States IN Congress assembled hat the
Of War be and lie hereby drec,ed 20
fires TO the interests Of Ito government in die Howard
University, M butiu.s aud grounds and tho lands held BY
that corporation which wore paid for by the public funds
and hold the subject tn Tue further action OF Congress.
and that the Secretary Of the Treasury be e hereby
directed TO take the necessary to The
United States my moneys drawn by General O, q. Howard
from the Treasury Of the United States
OF Refugees Freedmen and abandoned LANDS
aud d,shrsad w aid ol churches religious associations
educational institutions not ia pmsp snce 81 law.