The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-03
VERY MUCH LIKE BELKNAP.
GRANT, BROTHER oRyIL, AND THE
POST TRADERSHIPS.

Encouraged nv tnh " n,'V ,,.,
fncd to Aid bos' "r"n'
IN, .....,,-o.. A,g ~ The report OF the
WAsHINdroN' aug g. - -" a. war neuart-
Comm.,ss on tn tho House tomorrow.
men. WIN .. Snnn,ent and groups in singu-
81. ,,.nch.pt and stril,ing manner the salient
points OF tho great mnss Of testimony taken ny
.h., committee IN relation to the barter and
,'.'',, -, ~ .,d tndt n post tradershps
farming OUT OF "Iuif "'u ~ -, ,,.,,.., A.
by the Secretary Of war ana the rres'ue"'' az
the atartlne revelations tn regard to the Joboery
W. IN ina oisposition of these
and knaVery pr 'V'''s"'" ~ - -, - -,
lucrative positions were rom '.'io W '''"o
..,,r, tbta committee, the public was atuaz cd ;
peloie 'i'' '''.',,,, IN, Il, co,,cbed NOR
nut these -, .,s,,,n, In
lions and Tor tho "rs' .',''e 'uo MS
"'"'V ,..,h. &C. Clv,,sr tina Chairman
tconnecteu s.o'' W VIZ Wy 'i''' WV ''''''
Of the committee.
Atsr briefly referring to the discovery Of BEL
hi''' ,a,,,on ,.,,h ,ha .sIa ~ the most
'o",o',,,os in ronortng resolutions Of ,mpeacn-
nent against tbs late Secretary OF WAR; the re-
port proceeds to deal with the subject Of post
"aue'Sn'ps W te"e' oil "''N '''''' '"''
sut, rs Ioiows'
Prior TO 1867 the suffers at IN llltarv posts were
ioeirnated or appointed by tb, nniceIs ~ , cnn !,
mAn1. By the act OF july 10, t"e easri,,tinn
Mtler was abonsheu' sno uS III ,n" Arm was
OF the same yer tnv I'M eattblishnients TO
tuthor zed 10 pernL tra,i,. ,,cst IN fhe tro n
% malnt 'lned q, ,n' ,s.b ths foo,yinS ACT WA
sers' ana on July i'' i''O '"'
The Secretary Of War Is authorized 90 permit one or
NOR ,rsIs @ ipe ,sontey not IN he yienv 81 sny
81, 1r sn when ne believes tuch an establishment
necdcJ FOR the Recommendation Of emgrants freig
srs Other citizens. Tao persons TO maintain such
establishments shall be appointed by hun and shall be
und,r protection and control as camp foNowers'
By tins act tho power OF appointment was
tninly appcar to your COMMITTEES by whom or
throueh whose influence the passage OF the fore
going act was secured yet It was stated In the
Donate that the section (act was prepared to
cary out the views OF tho Secretary OF War and
OF oiiicers OF the army. That it placed a vast
patronage IN his hands IL evident, and from the
m nner OF Its use 1t may not be doubted that
the then occupant OF the place was fully alive TO
Ia value IS a means BY which to enrich himself,
the members OF his family, and his special
friends. Immediately on the passage OF the law
or traders az The several military poss be-
came solieitous as tothelr continuance m ONCE
BY the secretary Of War, and in per
con OF by attorney they appeared al
snnointment In ia n m.ttor of history how II
TIE Fort SUI case, the secretary OF War dealt az
tectlY Win Mhsn anu ~ us now LOT 1eaIe w
received al tno rate oil to,Uv' ano suoseencnty
~ the rate Of t3,Vo annually, from that pos
GENERALS WITH irc"tSd PALMS
At this same period, during the autumn Of
iS7J, thore appeared on tno stage two Other per
sous, VINO, throughout the tes imony herewith
OF Var Was aii-powerfuI to secure a. appointments
~ whom no request was ever denied, aud az
bau II In their power, even In opposition to TN
sIpress preference Of the General OF the Army
,,,n, n,sta srsrns ~, :, were strsngers thsrs
q nd 81 no Recognized position, and who ha,
no other Fl i'm or right save thai conferred b
mil nrsfersnce These two uersons we're Gen
j. Hodrsk OF Ottuuwa, lows, who had for
n,erly served with the late Secretary Of war Il
/ will he iustructiyo and Interesting to let al
tfio AihOhhNr icNNifSN NHeoo w sH'S' 'SobVS
mems to post tr.derships. and although the
{, n.t fan 70 swear tsat the ,hsn SsGsets,g
.na tnat the ren patronage was :or their owl
&c ',nst.noss in line case.
zen lielres received from Jsne s, T rh
Foo sss.fi"s HE appointment At for' ConeHo' 40 IN
No. s<oo
mp SUPPLY q; Il . scin a, fo,t sou
=, A. Lincoln ....;:...... $50
''' r. I1n,s,a2 IA psutepan - 1000
fo'' Du'V'u ""u ie''''-~H'''' '''''''"'''' 49,
Total .................... $50 rs
.oo--o
Making the sum OF s2O,tJO actually received b
hid Hedrlck Tor MS sorvces I'D securing ths a.
pointneht oi saw persons 70 sau seteIa posi-
In addition thereto hs held ons-third inteI
tst In the Neutrality-suspicious. az forts Bufore
Abraham Lincoln, Gtimn, ana fettetman, !
winch acoordinR 10 ms own tssumony DE ha
never lnNesteu one uVlar. sno az OF whic'
amounting 10 tens OF lhoubahub OF uoilhrs, %
owned by reason OF the unehpIained' u not II
" belkhap' tnen secretary OF war, nls lutlmat
ir'ehu anu toMhsmeh' VINO hhu never uenle
ma Any request
GEN. RICE's ACCOUNT.
Thaa. tn,arast. In tba s.var,l ,radIng nos,
,,.n'ad M s,eit i'm Tho hr"thars / aishtsn A
- i,ss,'h 80 -. ~, ~, ,,',,1,s - ~.
~, - ,.o,.naa ali ~ = $500 =. -, 80 - ~ 80
" 1919 s ~ Vi .r,ts, 49, - 40 n a.,
us 'ne,, poin a. 49,, s',s,y ~, 1919
oelk AZ .ue sauiY .tne ~ VS.. ~
nvsnue ~ ~ e"i e " Vi $500 pet
ACCOUNT Oi "eh' T. W i'iOo s9ahds a. iOhO"s'
lie received ,,.,
me p1st Grsdership at Fort sill 10 the secre
t-rs Of war ., to
Port Concho. ..........,..'...,..... 80
FOR secH5 NJ sne appointment oil henry heeu'o
For securing The appointment Of Major Hicks at
etl n, he ~ ar, i;;c:batd o."
n received from l. NJ Grsgory ~ 2 q.
For III. Interest In leadership al FOrt A. Lincoln,
from X. c. 81
-
Iotal''...'',''' '..'.'''.''....'........t 5lS
what tina ramnioinu interast of Can Rica
,h.sa'.ysr.l tr.darshIns n'ay ha vour ca i n,
80. ,n',nIa ~ datsrmlre ifhe nyogras. ~ :, n
tnSssG,atIon dnWhtiass ternirs,ed nav
tnsr, Ssatad az the verv fpntstooi ~ no.,
hssltng In ia sunsnius The Intin,,ta snnn go
ointe Of tie late seeretarv OF W. nsyer denI,
ma ure.ence and nll-nowerfui in his eve
rac,nmsndation II H. nnt s,i,nrisin, ~ At co.
sam, we're maid him for mere introduetions bt
IL xntid hs a i'lst cause ~ siirtrtss ~ nj - h. ~,
80 ,r,6ts xsr. Nor d,v,,iod x,ith rim o.,