The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-03-07


seventh, the vouchers aro not disap.
proved even by this redoubtable inve8-
tlgating committee.
There appears TO be quite n djcrepan
ey between the statements Of the com
mittee and those of Gen. Hardie in
reference to the extent of the purchases
IN cHrtaln articles enumerated by tho
committed For instance:
Committee. Gsn. UareE,
~ a9s pairs blankets. 354 pairs blankets.
s9S pairs boots. 100 pairs boots
~ horsos. 33 horses.
| ~ oyorcoats 90 oyercoata
| 10 saddles. GO saddle.
: tonts. - t.nt.
IL VIII be soen that the results of ths
eommittee'n investigation aro wholly at
varlnnco with those of General Hardie.
Inc committee states that 50 ovprcoata
nave been accounted for. If that ia
true, then Colonel Barker has accouut.
ca Tor just ! ) overconts more than ever
were purchased. (See Hartlies report,
page u ; alSo abstract ., Modoc war
reutrnH.) The committees also states
that i5l shirts and lG9 pairs of boots
nave been accounted FOR. II that il
true, then Colonel Barker has account.
cd for just 332 ahirts and 60 pairs of
oootH more than ever were purchased
IN tho service. (See Hardic's report.
page 9l.) But the statements of the
committee are wild, reckless. sensa-
tionhl, ilashy, chaiTy, silly and ~ utter.
~ devoid OF truth ~ they are of dig.
nity The number Of articles purchail
ed are correctly stated by General Hnr.
die, aud the number accounted for il
the exact number that were purchased
no mors or no leAA.
(Hero | wish TO correct an error in
tho Mercury. Tho committee mentions
bill OF medicine purchased of Abrams
x Bros. dated May II. 1873, and the
editor, IN note, remarks. This waa
after the war aud the soldiers dis.
charged. The editor is mistaken
The troops in th. second service" wcre
not discharged until June 2l.)
The committee mentions the article,
OF syrup, aud ! wish to refer TO it also.
and to state tha; syrup .loes not form
a part oI the regular army ration, nor
dld it form a part ol the ration in ths.
volunteer service. fbtr ke;s ia ali
we're purchased without knowledge Of
Col Miller. This was mistake which,
he could cosrcc: ia 10 other ,rav thail
10y committing the syrup to sugar
which he dill at tho rate 81 pounds To
the kes. and accounting for it ON hi.
ShbAihtcnc9 returns in tina way.
The committee states 5hnl ils. most
cXtravagnnt prices w.,rr pant" That
= not true. No pficse we're 1ttiI aL
all. The article, >.".u nurclal..,! u,t
credit. Tn" ac'.nnita wars pr,-s..nt..l
70 the lcgs,.aturs ot 1874, ,shirl, L,.lv
cat them down IL suiG. or iepudatr,l
them nliogeth"r. Eat that grave sn,i
dighiiied body, after investigating thrir
correctness passed .ul nct making al,
appropriation for Inc lnymens oi th,
"ntir' indebtedness uS reported hy thu
board Of audit VIM. Galloway. on,
Of the members Of this investigating.
and whoae uanic Is ap,s,nI-
ed to tlia report. WAS t member of the
last legislature aud voted Tor th., bill.
That bill necessarily caused with il two
Important niiirinations : first. that the
supplies furnished were necessary, and
second. that they had been properly !
used and applied. This ucE being, |
therefore, "a legislative appropriation OF
the accounts, is, in fact, Il complete,
perfect, and legal indorsement of their
correctness.
Eut the committee, in snpporT OF /
then assertion of ''cxtrtvagant prices."
certain articles ot' Subsistence |
and the prices at which they were pur- !
chased. most respectfully object TO |
this way OF settling the question Of |
price, and humbly submit that the !
only fair way il by comparison |
Of the cost Of rations in the volunteer
service with the cost of rations in the
regular army, serving in the same local
ity during the same period The cost
Of ration in the volunteer service
lsee subsistence returns and minutes OF +
board on military auditors) was 32b \
cents. The cost of a ration in the reg /
ulHr army, serving III the same locality /
during the same period (see Gen. Har- /
dies report, page l4), was 27.3 cents
a difference in favor of the regular
army of 5,2 cents, which, it must be
admitted, is quite small. Indeed, con.
sidering the fact that regular army off
GERS could buy for cash while the vol
teers had to buy on credit, with no GER
tainty when-if ever-the money
would be paid, the only wonder is that
the difference was not much greater.
Gen. Hardie says "The prices paid
for supplies were naturally high, though
rarely exorbitant. In examining par
ties furnishing supplies, it was sAlaAost
the universal admission that II higher
scale of prices than the ruling rates
had been charged, on account Of there
being no appropriation on the part Of
the state to make any payments, and
that consequently parties furnishing
supplies would be compelled to wait an E
indefinite period for their money"
,See his report, pages 7 and 81
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