The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-31
EAGAN'S DEPARTMENTS COMMENDED.
Charges Against Secretary Aleer VIII Be.
Declared Baseless.
CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION PROBABLE
Colonel Dcnhs'a Name Figures IN sn
Il .unpicasnnt Wns IN Connection
With tho Beef Packers.
Especial Dispatch 10 The rost \


Washington JanuSry 5o.Thc forecast
commission has hccn commented on very
| unfayorably IN congressional circles today
and thc result Viii probably be congress
sion0l investigations The publication OF
Tho private kilograms OF tho ngcnt Of the
lIhicego beef packers, which appareniiy
implicates Goloncl Drnhyt on, of rho com
! missioncra. IN an attempt 10 disrredlt The
Testimony Of pr. Duly Who pronounced tho
beer haa hrs added an ugly phsSe to tho
matter aud thn commisslun's report is to-
day hefus scharactorlEod Us u whitewssh.
rhc rsnore Win comprise about forty
tbouepnd words, tlHlehed 10 ii viii no
an appeuaiY o. tvs hundred printed passes
setting forth al OF the testimony taken
/ ly the commission during its invcstigA-
tion. Following is n reliable forecast
Secretary q War rho secretary ordered
The mnjoi general commanding 10 make IN
inspection tour OF tire comps. The mai y
general commanding returned tho order
to him aud informed him tnat hn WAS IN
tho habit Of making out bis own orders.
The n,ajer general commanding was per-
y
The came thito the SECRETARY Of war IN
formed General Shaftef tliat General Niles
was not 10 superaede him In comiuaad
The charges preferred uguinst the sscre-
tGry OF wnr That he and members OF bis
family were interested In sites selected tors
camps and In contracts arc without foan-a
daiicn. Tho r,ajor general commanding
irccomrersed t,,e location Of catnps at
Chickamn,ga md Tampa. aad an Officer
on th, staif of General Miles selected the
ato for Camp Alger. The secretary
strongly opposed the location of the camp
at Miami.
Inspector Generals Departmcnt--Suif-
Client number OF Inspections were not made
by this department, Many Of the officers
OF this department. including tho Inspector
general, We're transferred 10 tho volunteer
aufyica and placed In command OF troops,
thel- place in the inspection corps beng
tage,l By others loss experienced ~ ~.
ERECTION work. The result being 6pidenies
cf upheld, and irregularities which, had
proper and frequent inspections been n
eti;utea. Would not have occurred, !,
Quartz fmasIer ucnethPs Jsypaitfnent-1.No <
IRREGULARITIES nave been in this depart
mont There was undue crowding on board
lhS transports, he fault OF the quarter
mister ia charge, and the quartcrmaatef
officers on board though " VIII gue 90
mlttcd that General Shaftcr should have
taken action 70 prevent such overcrowa-
Commissnry Generals Departinept.-The
administration OF this department VIII be
commended. 46
Regarding the beef CONTROVERSY, the com
mission win find:
'rhnt tho charges that chemicals were
used 10 preserve the beef are without foun
dalton; that Inc refrigerated beef furnishes
the army waR excellent IN quaiity and sui
Beient IN quantity
with respect TO canned beef the comiiis-
sion win find that the meat was good and
underwent no chemical treatment that IN
No hot climate OF cuba Tho fat melted and
gaYc an unsppetizlng appearances o. tho
ecntcnts OF The cans. hui that they Ncrs
entirely palaiable and healthy.
ssircss Win DO iaid upon The failure OF the
major general commanding 10 call tho nj
tcntion OF the SECRETARY Of var to the char
aeter N the beef and r9nurd meat whcE
pr. Daly hrsi reported tho discovery cf
chemicals.
This report VIII end Dr Daiys state
ment unsupported. and the commission vii
Indicate thar IL places no crcdcncc in them.
snrgeon Generals Department Proper
sentary regulations were nat strictly en-
forced
Pay department Administered sstisfse-
icriis.
No fault VIII be found With any OF the
other departments.
NTH respect 10 Montauk Point. tbs conf
mission VIII say that he war department
had no idea Of the condition OF the mer re-
turned from Santiago, and that there was
q great deal al confusion duo 10 the camp
Ing there Of 1850 men und a large nutuher
OF animals Just before tho nrriyal OF the
army from Santiago. i
Only a63 deaths are registered there, for- q
~ Of which occurred on tho transports