, 1875-10-19

PROF. MARals CHARGES INVESTIGATED.
Ille question OF beef forms principal pnrt OF
tho report. Tho annual expenditure for it's aut@
ply 10 Iatge. and the frauds charged Ia connee,
tion with tho contracts are commensurate with
tho magnitude Of tho euma involved. In taking
up thia subject, the Commission rocapitulate
Frof. Marshs charges that tho cattle had beou
very inferior, owing to syHtsmntc frauds prac-
siced byA gcnss and contlactose; TINT, iu conse-
2ue!nco OF fraud aud mismanagomcat, the
lnalane aout suffered greatly during tho
ba'1lle withheld nom them provisions whjcI,
DO charged against tho Government a. haylug
pceh les1od TO thom thht frauds in weights arc
contaminated by direct collusion betwoop Tho
Agent aud the contractor, and TINT eaunI rax.
CAVITY is pract'ccd ia regard to the number Of
cattlo; that another fruitful sJ,,rce Of fraud is
THE sYsTKM or srAMpKutNa,
ionr nnu 'oa. @ tnceo Isaaaa have been gigantic and
d!atshs pamphlet partakes ra:her Of tho nature
OF an argument tlsn q pure presentation OF
iacts, and IN reviewing those sevora! charges
the Commission find that TO has based his con-
pernonhl snoHlodGe And well established facts.
:, The charge that Agent J. J, Hnyillo and J. ".
bosler with hts ASSISTANTS, combined TO defraud
me uoTeF1ment ts found 10 be entirely upsup-
Harsh s'ludos to tho contract for the last fiscal
year. and argues that 1t was tainted with
FRAUD TBoA ITH INCEPTION.
rca ano con.laet, IL apneafa' was awarded to ]. D.
oomna5 .s;!,. %no %aa tao lowest bidder and who
pbsoauouty for M hnoas hue %o'snea
s,s snea 70 Y. a. Paxton III order that combina-
,r,n, .on xns M pe 1reo 70 earss ont 90 largo con-
esa.a t s' a.tI les sntnsacu 1ne casal and pn5-
enAeeu tne Gastle IN tue name or Paxton. To
success aud profit required capital. skill. and
.,,'ni. 1,si. H. ~ conssaelatlon Of tlese.
ain msu nos.ss soatnoutea. 10 was entitled to re-
taa;a sas snale OF tao psoitd. Inc Com
ay,anuco ~ f.M, !" 1,scqser ~ al tue faets nny
n, n ,ns sano eonneclon Prot. Marsh speaks Of
ma 90 .os IT,, !or 'rnndh ~ p1evoua
!sets. nuu Iol tuIs feaeon 8hould no excluded
.ls l.om 1of'hef participation IN dovornmeus con-
''G1'1, r. c1.r,;,,u, TIM +..,, .,.,.
.ia1 - ~ lae,s ocAtanR on tn!s al'nga.
vs1o.s "nn hd 'ns s; boe'et haa himself az
f.s.;o n.oun s.nsn 4au contracts Win TIC war aud
t'e "utIt nopas tnenta' aua thst ne heSer WAS re-
Imt h,a .Ixexs a "en nss o!a ohtt1ed hlm to T.
s,n "nlel ue Wa tho lowest bdor. 1t LAS not boon
s. ~ atteIpteu 70 10 sno"n that 10 hRs NO
!ataa anY pfosaons contract or been party to
.1ahao fao .pou sao Government. Moreover
1,1ce tIe nrsscnt "a. conssaet a.n tae indian
~. AZ ~ G.eeGns Jeaf' LUG commission say
su'S aoo 'u1e cuar8e
WHOLLY uNscffonTEp.
tha, ~ rsaord occurred 10 warrant
hn1'as, ;. =, y T.. y. III; ~. her as o1ner tuah ah
an ~ ~ la BUSINESS tsnhsact!ous' Ills
~ ,,srIt ~ w contract OF eoth Aaory for
tno ,,,na sapp3 81 peer TO tho Sioux
Agenc1es 1or this yoar, Ia shown to no
: i. oluH ~ ~ iaa9onoo1 20 that previously men-
.ea -, te he*ss s "Mca Ae purchased 35.Oo0
neaa @ VI peet eAltie, ~hloa 40 now being delis-
srea ,a 70 ~ .ne ngeoceS oY bos'ef III AabF5s naie.
7nu G.. ~ Lia aia. asans.
u, ino c'scnmssances wnach lod Prof. Marsh to
sno aupRos..on M snst Agent hayll!o was III cal!u-
s,oa VIZ a.t l., nosof 70 ue1faad the Government
pY ,ase aenvo1os o. cattle sIo fully
P.ct2 s"d Ss,,r. uv s'p'' anu u'as.tatea ny many
aay !, o. ~ esatsmeel s doH. delivery OF several
auaoteu neao u eA"'e "as made to the Agency.
ana .nse uuE'nR Tue nlRht, u tue mtdst Of VI
1,ene y, u.U,m, .nsy stampeaed and 278 were lost
III eonseluenco .. snla Ioea
ths - A1ouLAh 'sauE WAS INTERRUPTED.
~, c.ss't1a IT,. e!sos aa the Agents BOOK 1t about
uo sttno e1fDe represented subsequent Issues tu /