The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-28
WAR INVESTIGATION.
The Commission INV Holding Scs-
situs at Washington.
SEVERAL DOCUMENTS MADE PUBLIC.
Secretary Ayers request to the
President for investigations.
THE SCOPE or THE INQUIRY.
All Branches of the Department Arc
Called Upon.
QUESTIONS COVER ALL THE POINTS
Condition ut the breaking Out and
Cancellation of ItostiIttIcs Asked
For--Commissioners Well Paid
All Branches Of the Department Arc
Called Upon.
lutS1I0NS COVER ALL THE POINTS
Especial pIspatch to The Post. J


Washington, September s7.--Thc war de-
partmoTt inquiry commission today decid-
eli on the scope OF the inquiry. 1t was de-
ended TO investigate the adjutsnt generals
office, tha quartcrmaster generals depart
ment subsistence department, medical do
partmont and practically every department
that has anythpng to do with the enlistment
aud equipment OF the army. The president
has fixed the compensation Of the commits
sioners u, $50 day and expenses
IF your investigation shows that any
fault lies with Secretary OF War Alger or
with Adjutant General Corbin OF Quarter
master General Ludington or Commssary
GeuoIal Egan or Surgeon Gererai Sierra
berg or with any other bureau chief in
the war department.. the resignation OF tho
Official Tor oificialsl who Is found TO be at
fault Will be at once demanded"
These are substantially tho words used
by the president in instructlrg the mill
| tary Investigation commission. lie gave
| the commissioners to understand that the,
were TO make their investigation thorough
into every department
Washington. September 2,.-~rhe war in
vestlgatlon commission resumed It's labors
at 10 o'clock today in the Lemon building
and at the close OF Tho morning session
gave out u number OF documents bearing
upon the work TO be undertaken These
comprise the letter OF Secretary Alger to
tho president requesting that the investi-
CATION be made, a brief address to the pub
| lie in the shape OF a resolution, a letter
| from Chairman Dodge TO the secretary of
| war and the heads OF various divisions
OF The war department calling for SPECIAL
| Information Bearing on the coldu,t of the
| war.
With tho letter to the secretary OF war
were enclosed questions indicating the
! character or information desired at the
hands OF the surgeon general the quarter
master general. the subs.atelce depaM-
| ment, the ordnance department and the
| adiutant general.
The letter OF Secretary Akcr TO the
president asking for an investigation OF
the war department Is as follows:
| To The President.
War Department, Washington. Septcm-
| Der IS, 1895 II have the honor to ask that a
commission consisting OF from five 10 seven
| members OF the most distinguished soldiers
| and civilians that can be selected he APP
po.nted by YOU, with full power to inves,i-
cato thoroughly every bureau OF the war
department, in connection with the muster
ing, clothing. supplying and arming OF
troops. the deportation. the letting of
| contracts and chartering of vessels and all
expenses OF every kind ms well as orders
| Issued by the department. indeed that
| everything connected with the army be
thoroughly investigated for your Informal
| ton. X. A. Alger.
Secretary OF War.
|
| At the conclusion OF the morning session
OF the war investigation commission the
| following letter TO Secretary Algcr outIin-
Ing the scope OF their work was given out:
TO the Secretary OF War:
office OF commission appointed by the
president to investigate the conduct OF the
war department In tie war with Spain,
Lemon building, Washington, D. c., Sep
| TENDER ~. ls9S.--Pursuant with authority
| conferred upon us by the president. we
| have the honor TO request that you direct
| the adjutant general, the quartermaster
| general, the commissary general. the SUR
| geon general the chief of ordnance. and
| tho chief OF engineers 10 furnish us as soon
as possible information az TO the condition
J OF their several departments at the time
! OF the declaration OF war with Spain and
! operations of those departments from that
| time until the present. We desire the in
| formation to include the following:
| /. The times and places of the mobiliza-
| ton OF the regular and volunteer troops.
| g. The organization OF these troops into
| the various subdivisions OF the army, the
personnel OF the brigade, division corps
| and army commanders. and OF their Stats,
whether appointed from the permanent es-
Enlistment. from the national guard or
| from civil life.
3. The amount and Kind OF camp and
garrison equipment and other supplies that