New-York tribune., 1871-11-02
WITH TIE AFFAIR.

TOR WILSON-TIE CONNLCTlON OF Chs
STOKES WITH TIE AFFAIR. ,,,
WAsHINGToN, oct. 28.-The bold fraud npOn
the Treasury Of the United states which within t9e at
two or three Gpys has brought eXLOngTeSsnan stokes
Of ruucssee prominently before the puDhe mas long
Sn@ d Soher SsGS Of Of son
the persistence OF thieves and the weakhess Oh te Po
TEant secrGtaFy and and in tine ssr St st dies
arrest and punish the criminals Capt David Bea
~ company OF "inaependcnt scouts Who's tals was
lcd in Fcntc~s County. an, one of tho Widest nd
remote in the state, in January, 1852. and after
nearly three and haf Of guerilla service, nOni-
nav the Union side but never in the armies of the
Union or under c@nlhand OF ~ Een'ras, was @ nis,
corps enrolled mustered into tho Federal
service and consequently obtained pay, except such
piunder they Eccured their own account. They
were not satisfied with this, however, and hardly Is
months elapsed before they transferred their operations
tu Washington and Bcaty's scouts organized Or rand
on the United states Treasury. The history OF their
-SlatVc paiEn j. suLiCleutl" instructive aud suG-
gcsye merit rapid skccn On the lth of January 6G7,
Mr. Stokes introduced in the House OF Representatives
bill for the rrt OF Capt David Beatty sCulnrany OF nde-
pendent scouts. which was IN Preamble terms and pro
more than three year, after, and under which the frauds
have been pcTpctrated Having been read twice. the Dill
which GEN Gilman Narston Of New Iampshire reported
II, February when read and ordered cngrOssrd
Mr.. LeBlund, Democratic member from Ohio, inquired
of Gen; Marston whether Capt Beaty's scouts were
regularly organized company under the Laws OF the
United states Or merely an organized guerilla party to
which Mr Nars0n psped mat lever h
authority of the military commander tennessee in
January 1884, and in continuous until June,
1895 Mr. LoBlond again asked whether ho acted in
military organization under proper olheeTs and Gen.
aud burnside, under whom lie acted recommending the
bill" No said, and Gen. Marston stating in
should he submitted in such form might prescribed
by the Secretary of War; the bill without further discus
son. passed beyond rcconsideratiCn, and from that
dny the time when President Grant affixed his signature
the another word heard in either branch ot
Congress to the merits Of the measure or the rights
OF the claimants. On the h OF February 1867, the bill
was referred to the senate % Committee on Military
and on the same day the case went from tho Committee
the War Department for investigation. The Secretary
OF War Mr. Stanton ndorscd upon the document that in
the absence OF any request 10 raise the force OF author
and the fact that the papers presented showed
that the members OF the force did not consider them
selves in the military servc favorable recommends
ton the claim could not he made by the War Depart
ment. This satisfied Mr. Wilson, aud week later he
asked that his Committee be discharged from further
consideration OF the BILL request which the Senate
granted
cover from their repulse until 10Th April 1870
than three years when their eii Was again introduced
to the Committee on Military affairs On the 9th Of May
m eSS or d i M WIN I'm War TOtas 1 fDat
said company which should be sworn TO by Capt Beatty
and his cutcnants and that each soldier on applying
for payment under the act should be required To make
oath as to the length Of his service without inquiry or
discussion the bill waspassed aud sent the same d9y TO
mttee on Military Affairs Nothing more was heard Of
It until July H. the last day but Of the session when
Senator Fowler Of Tennessee asked unanimous consent
TO take up House bill 1899, saying would only take
minute TO dispose Of IT, He good his word ana
the Senate enacted the bill at once, without amendment
and before night it bore the Signature Of the President
Two three days later the Beaty scouts, Gen stokes
commanding laid seRc the War Department and found
that though Stanton was gone the obstacles In their path
the Treasury not removed. He was politely in
formed that II stll intended to afford relief by
special legislation notwithstanding the adverse report
by the War Department in 1851 form which could guard
the public interests could be had by reference To the
Joint resolution OF March 49, 1870 providing for the pay
ment Of the Ath Arkansas Mounted Infantry. This
resolution In brief directed the Secretary OF War to IN
vesgate the claims aud pay them he was satisfied the
service was actually performed This Dy no means paSi
fed the Tennessee Representative and asserting the COM
mands Of the Beatty relief resolution which le no ds
erection whatever to the Secretary or war; nc ueanued
that the business 60 forward without delay Inc War
apartment was occupied from July IA. 1870 November
Of the In collecting the rolls and tne evidence
In their support which meeting the requirements ol the
law, accepted by the Department ana duy trans
mtted II by the Second Auditors office On the lSn
partmeat Injustice and irregularities in the payments
to Beatys veterans, Secretary Beknap directed Gen.
Haleck thea commanding the Division OF the SOUTH 70
cause the complaints to he thoroughly investigated
Haeck orders and the 18th OF September the
Secretary placed the whole matter before the Secretary
OF tho Treasury, with TO still further proceedings
by the Department OF Justice The latter DeparmtSnt
has acted promptly and effectively and the present u
alton Ia the result The credit VI discovering anu W
eating the frauds and the persons concerned IN tnem Oe
reary BelknAp declares that he will shield no one Ua
whatever rank party 10 prevent the whole OF .So
truth coming to light and tho Just punisnmeht Vi 'p
gplhy. 49,, A.. oo,
prominent and, he and his friends claim the ost ~
nOCent of all the suspected parties In the
truly pitiablc An old mnn of almost thrcescoIe W ~
now arrested t0r the lro time IN Ills uIo anu w"