, 1879-02-21
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Tnto William lfInes, toM.,ahy +, Eighteenth
United States Infantry. nre still before Coll-
Erres. a report Of tM1n l>as nc}y been r,a1c
ny the Srnatc Conmfttec on Military Affairs.
Probably sucII nil exaggerated uasc OF rr,l.tapc.
1sn, never occurred hctorr. 1t illustrate. better
thar unwilling can t,r ,l,ans1cr II, wel. business
Is conducted III Washington. It Is no won,lcr
tlias tile JlendH uf Bureaus sllul Departments
nra continually c:,lling for mare cIrrKs, and
messengers, aswl rrIJnrtrrs, md iatrrcrs, not.
w,hstan!hig tl1c, tnet HAT s,iesu employees saro
HOW so thir: Tiny arc continually r,,uEing
n:,anst each "t'cr, or s,crpl,F, Oh caclt OTHER,
or waking each u'h,r M with s,lnr11.g.
The case Of Private lil,n<, briefly stated l.
this: lie WIS stationed with his company nj
Aken. =. t., IN 1s1U. aut whf!o asleep ills tcnt
caught fire, fro,ls carc.essncsa u tlts, , Ills
trptlser. alt hlanaut were "tinulugcd 10 ,trfr
full vatnr," lis certified to by Eulirt uf Survey
apr9,ntea BY ~ commanding 1ii!cr. The
1tittos ISSUE oE Il Eufr Of ,rnusets anil hlaI.krt
WIS tua.lo to Hines by order Of 1IG Department.
Cu,ntM,,tItt; NIL here began the trouble. LII
TIC ilrst "lacc. it'es w''s not IN condition ~
tl1uHlatinE tlr ku-Klu1 oI south CIr,,l,rl, usn.
hon'cthliF. hatl To liz dnue. Thu nccldpnt WIS
Ie'mrtcd u '!tr Sergeant. nlm rpor!ca ii to Its
CsptAi't: who rrpnrtcd it ~ tl,n Commander
'pf i!is Departments. lie ordered Housd q.
Survey 10 rsti1late thu dnn'uge. a Flrst Lieu
tenant WIS detailed us l'Ecsldrnt, mud II Scru,ul
Lieutenant III Kstnrsset. Ills t'u.s,! sat, So ~
speak, oll Private Hines tro,ecrs and builket.
ma they n!utlo ii rrport IN tl.so fornl. as
before stated, Il ginttilons Issue Df iir nrl
tles OlloNcd. uni IL Is surprised Hines WIS sat-
istie ! liz returns ol tr Issue were forwarded
1run. n'ic u1llytr To another until they rcusl,cl
thc Guaftertnasscr-tienerai. fills uIIlerr tt;cn.
ael2e1 dlsaaluwcc the Issue fur wn.,t OF tl.. np-
rrfvll ut 4nr Secretary vi War. Su tile nrtlelrs
were charged agaiost llr pay Of l'rivutc Illus.
sbkh I1II1 1it PItfn In
Hiacs'. Ca,,inih wrote to ille AdIutunt-teneral
n The army asking itt prr'nitssou Of the Seerc
taty u War TO rrcdlt ilincs With illc ,!'onry-
Value Of thu articles. tcn. Tuwnscrd the cs.
6elre Ut military rsppsiriy, returuc.. The LETTER
to liiues Captatl through Department lead
"uarte,t enl1'nE ', l!s attrnto. III laragrapa
no ae' fa;o,s ary ss N . 1 s'ynS % 'a. I.
Ur.crs III Ut lsl)7 u,,t 80. s:I oi lsGs IN
Is wuy through thc military lines, Gen.
TN! ,lrrs was soasGsl'lS detective III tic Board
tit Guyvty. WhcB It ieacarl 1i,e hands ot ,l,r
to:-Ajinsant llc sl.1s u'l III, Endorsement, unt
u,rscts l.e Captain Vi Company to :enurt the
lMtR.. The tuptA!h ut E0n1pauY WAS Thomas
). lloyd fiit pust- -hlj jnsahL tnauu Ills i,,dursc-
ncns, "Gy oN:cr us Caut. raon.ns j. Lloydn;
ann tHJI. Lloyd reluyneil IL tlle fosl-AJiutant
lul,:s Endorsement expluEbg iltu circumstances
utlu recommending iiL.t ull tIls uupcra be sent
to thr scetetar3 VI War, "witi. uylrw vi ilayillg
thu c,lse b1our,: TO the attcnttuu vi thu prupGr
ConMnitscu u Congress" 'Eis ,iaur.vIlicnt h
n,uau Us tie Cumn.anGcr Ut Company +, u.,tt Is
hunt IT, himself ~ cu!Iiil,niiir liz. ,utst. IIo
lnates ai,osl.rr Endorsement III tl!u hitter cat,ari-
ty, and invites nt:rEttuH lu Its lust illiursr-
1hrnt. 1!lc hixth$norsvllcut Is by Gen. ltl,-
ger, commanding thu Department ri tic
South. liz ircur,lncltB 10 llm .tu]utallt-(iItl-
trlt that Congress he solicited IL i,,ss Ill act
covering il: CASE, n,nl ius,tcs attention 10
Capt. Llu;A DIS explanation. liz seventh In.
.o!sen,cnt Is by NnltIehl s. Hancock, Majur-
tiuHeral cuE,1llaHtii!I. ii!c Division uf the AT
lautic. t1u merely invites lin. attention ot Gen.
TownscnI to lIIr previous Endorsements: ami
tusn &'ct1. Tow nseil1 lIlu seA iile paerh tu tile
, Sccrclury Of Was.
. An,nn.; The naIprs Is nlnss Of urlers and re-
1ntts,--.,I'Ie by pay'llasier Rochester, aonlc by
deputy uudrtetinus ey.t ;pucyal Ei;tlt a,,,i s,ue
3rutal utE.r ulliris, rlu"il:, lluw ami ly W.ull
til" iesNu waa nIadr. \ year n.y., tic SIcrntury
Of Hur acnt u rupy ni MI shest. tortin,cllts nl
Endorsements tn lhc l[,tise II: Representatives.,
a,d respectfully requested "sl.c satctlon vi
GohErcss ior the ISSUE vi hn rluttl,lIg.' 'ltu
uotunIcntswrrr Referred tu the Mitnr, Gulnl,,ft-
tse. n'na trn: MrtM'k H'a.e v.rs elaborate re-.
1oE, within siullOI :.fnre itlnur urtlni,Itcl,us
lie ~Isdnin vi the Ca;Ilal., wnu cu,,cilucd TINT
In: ..tur .nt d!sittvul tnr uiitetl sales WonIl
: Ie put IN jeopardy by llnes npucarina M duty
lha .',r ~ tI'ilsr's @'dntliH;cd 10 tl,ir iuii
FalCG.' 14e rela'ri says: "Imt qiltssi.lh VI u
Erhtuf,uls issue OF riiing IL t.sy srtttaI, md.
wlllle !lie' may he ln'tlnrcllt to the trO..hlu
he has gwen Cnntains. CuinIsss. aniur-tiu,i-
rals, Il SGcrstnEy nj War, AMI IL Gu,.r,s ssiupa,
Eoi1iiniitec, i!e Gull content isrf with ltle re-
hect'us1 lat hc h;ls nettncr wuri, ,lur lust his
truAhets III va.n,h
Tic rruurt rl0'cs ns fuiinws: "'Thpy can;,ot.
however. dtsl,'les, Tie sntjcst wit.uut ralt,ug
attrhtlnn t0 tt alost perfect syh,r,lt III rtlecI;n
nl, c,tAr'is tllsuNn nruuA tlu ,s>lt.ns ui
ti"rer!Ihlent prnl nlrrty. lite tln,uEi,tlcss may
ca!l It rcd talH:' hr cr,n"ntis.l,. hui without
u lli1'oS totlAy wonlH hu IN unIsuutet uus-
be.HihI Ut Il lialr u :ruli,rrs nut Il hIuukut To
ylI.cll !lu W01! hnrr ilu legal 1i.r. Al Il, ts ilu
eyetrm nus bcu'i fsntllvaicd. and ite yunt VI thu
Gnitcu States til ltlne,' lr.,l..ers fully cstuh-
1s!lch, al Ills pereonal mud rreu.tary tcs,,&,ts-
bhLy tNlty HGtrfIi1tnca.h
y I'll! i.'delnt'y,hy tl!rs Ia The extent uf hIs
!uss (5.k'l WAS iasacd ny tl,e lintkr, Nl Ii INV
bctt!s ''se Scnalc Tie Military t;usnIBitkrc of
1nr srnntu l5U4tca lie grave question nu.l
Ffolo An'ilrr rrpurt IN iayor ui tlIu Iuusu ulil.
Nv tsouAt, III due time, thu bill wlil I,ass tit,
su,ate. bu ss=ueI by lie Pfcshlunt, u,ui becolnu
Ii }uw. Dclore lhe relief reashGs Private HINES
Of t:unsmy +, IL Il ever 4Ioes srari, llII, tn Tins
lffr, 's 1ii'l.B n1re retl-taie M ctrctlrilscf.ou
Will lIarc h"en ganr tlltaugh, url bras how
l,ueh will all ils t.yn cust ttIe tsoytrl,tne,lt4
l!w printing. uloco Iulst have epht ,,,urr than
ElNh Wis iltrtt ever kuetl rasra1ly Aun,tuS
IN this wurid as Government rcd lapci