The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-22
FOR THE court
pnEsruEsT-s INSTRUCTIONS tn
THE ARMY BEEF BoARD.
Ks9sra so ~ ks~h Sic D~stves to
Have spersae FSaAs.ss MsAe-R~-

WASHINGTON. April as-~Ths wade
| ecsrr u inquiry devoted soday's session 20
Il r4sssgssg sestagsGny and tonight bed an
exec session fcs fse gsrgssss az rsadinx
Il r<oortN letter. aesesetssons and other pa
pers bs&rSns 8yoa ifss BEEF investigation
TIE cssiy isnsssrssas matter eesesoped
rs President AzsEIrteyss snssrucssan 60
she c1aEs Of inquiry. wflcss wss delivered
& % b.. cossrg on Fesr5ary -
s. These instructions weFe ssA1 by Cal. rsa-
8 sss ssl ordrr 10 nsake shssn PAR O. lac
recessl- They a. follows.
s-rn@ character and quality 90 the meas
rexfassrasxa Aad cauness. fsrnsssess 70 the
array how ssrehsxe3. ho. sntpp~a 70 tEas
eosdleras n xucd wassn shipped, what the
snuse n ~ Deterioration. II any.
Il ~if the szsass ess ssoesoFed, asa tise enzu-
psissars general or Any of als officers have
any knsssslse 81 II. 0r nsesnz OF kTao.l-
edge
-nas il the meas o. commerce"
was II inspected - the government in-
spsglorz as pfavsied by lawr
WAS IL an authorized ration In the
army
~ good when purchased, what made It
tsaF
was IT anytc9ys neglecs or faa.t. and
II No. whose.
.swben unfit far use. II fl shosld 70 be
fsana. was he fact made known TO shs
war department.. WHEN and ay wAoms
III after leaving the assHss eomnlssary
II aaS not cared far aEad properly pre-
serxw9 whose faalsf
.sWaa Is suitable rassen for the cam
palgas in Cuba and Porto Rsco7
Vas here anything 0eiser that was
psaatieabieF
'.Weuia is hax. been prsssssnt for Cur
troops ic have made the exgestslan 70 San
tsas9 and Porto fsieo without the pre-
ma SIS eS&s - ~sssa
e.nnes. with which shav were suppiladg
Gould .ie army wsth any certainty rely
upon cattle DH tire host GA those ISL
sresz7
ibid the commanding officers IN Santa
81 or port1 Rico or The asayyr segssras
commanding report during sae var taat
tae refrsgeyasoF or canned ssef WAS an
unit rasIpaz
When we're these reports made and hy
whom
'.ff IA. allegations ~ the major general
commanding are established I want the
court to siaG tAa eauss and fx the respon-
aahilssy for ana fact that the guilty. may be
properly punished
ibid the cattle In Porto Rico make a
IF the packers Of the country arc guilty.
1t must be known.
III the officers of the commisxary de-
partfneut are guilty. II must be knoxn
II any officer % the army il guilty. 1t
mus, be known.
Both Maj Lee ard Col Davis submitted
number u reports and nissx Of esrrs-
spenasnee Among the documents read by
Col Davis was a letter from the Washing
tan attorney of Messgs. Armour a Co..
dated June Is. iS2x after the contract gos
beef had hsen let. asking for a reconsider
asi0a OF the subject In the interest Of their
cts9ute. ard an Enforcement by Gen. Eagan
~ cofnnnissAry general opposing the re-
aisest In their letter the attorneys rep.
ssent%t thar the Armours controlled me
Fewsii process for the treatment nf roeat
ard that his fact gave them such an al
vantage IN ths pEsservssian ~ fresh beef
50 warrant The department 10 disregard
DE differences Ia pElee and award them the
contract
In his Enforcement Gen. Ieagan referred
- the letters ct the attorney aR "a special
pleading ard said there MAS .'no reason
tn this plea why the subject zhoula De
openea- The tests made by Armour & e..
ar~ not ths only tess tnat nave been
made" he said. and ther. II no dossns
whatever In nay mina sut that the beef
car ls furnished as required
This document aa3 introduced ay Gel
Davis 20 show that Gen Esgas hal NOT
heen influenced by tf@ REPRESENTATIONS
eaneernisfs the POWELL process
MAJ Lee submitted q deposition ~ j $
ARMSTRONG president ~ sha Arrsssros,s
Packing company. ~ uAiis.. Tex which
among afnsr things sss forth me sub
stance es a conversation witA Ges Eagau
NJ. Armstrong WAS oaa 81 The bidders
fer beef sn the block nua aaiI trar while
BE- was hNre ia Washington 70 Diseased
With Gen Fasar the aaestiun % hsef So
sng kept for sesenty-two hours after be-
gng taken from the rWgrfg.water
NJ Armstrong Sai3 ~ EXPRESSED the
ns&rlipfs thaf II was impossible &c ~asea
Gee EagAn feplssd that Swift & Ga and
Armour both had knowiatiSs ~ u process
y which iset could - kept Tor that length
ii time