The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-17
WASHINGTON NEWS AND VIEWS.

has just ordered printed exhibit in connection with
bill providing for the reimbursement Of Captain Charles An
derson Y. S A. in the Of $44io Captain Anderson
was IN acting assistant surgeon and during the
latter part Of August the FIRST part Of September in that
he transferred from Fort Sam Houston San An
tonic to Fort Brown at Brownsville Two trunks which he
shipped from San Antonio Galveston for reshpmen by
boat to Brownsville in the Island City during the
storm One Of them reached Captain Anderson not long
afterward but its were according the allegations
Up in the bill providing his reimbursement utterly
ruined the second trunk located for weeks
and its contents also rendered worthless result
OF the exposure during the storm.
The document referred above having been
dered printed by the senate contains collection OF all the
papers military and otherwise, written while efforts
being made to the second trunk There several
communications from the authorities OF the
department the office OF Traffic Manager (hen general
freight agen Jones of the Southern Pacific together with
answers thereto and number OF notaous from the South
ern Pacihcs Galveston we'll The second trunk
delivered It seems December nearly three months
after the and the communications referred bear
dates ranging from few days disaster that date
The most interesting portion OF the pamphlet which has
been given the public senate document No. 355 how
that which has reference Captain Andersons
for board Of examine into and report upon
the damage to the of the trunks. This request
made to the post adjutant Fort Brown November
nearly month before trunk No. delivered its
The request forwarded the adutant general
OF the department of Texas San Antonio the commanding
officer at Fort Brown stating that he certain the
action he should take in the The adjutant general
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Houston who IN his Endorsement stated that the damage
10 the trunks clearly due Of providence board
of could hold the carrier responsible therefor In
his opinion the papers should be for consideration by
a higher authority.
The acting adutant general the department returned
the papers Captain Anderson inviting
Endorsement OF the chief quartermaste which the depart
commander concurred In his Endorsement however
the adjuan general Anderson was at liberty
call Tor board Of survey under army regulation 7a3.
Captain Anderson took advantage Of this last named
gcstion. Under date OF March 49, 1901 six months
after the he signed official document calling
board OF and in doing he made remarkable
Il have the honor he to take issue with
the madc by the chief quattemastcr OF the de-
parmen that the damage the trunks clearly due
to Of providence viz the great Of September
last board survey could hold the carrier therefor
1T is article of faith with all good Christians that
the ways providence nscrutab and past finding out
! This last proposition being accepted a fact by all
Christians have the honor maintain that if the OF
September 900, had been providence could
have been oretod by whereas, of fact
predicted by the United States weather bureau and the
people OF Galveston warned OF the approach and its
pected visitance.'
In proof OF this contention Captain Anderson nclosed
the special report the made by Dr. NJ Cline the
Galveston forecaster.
Il maintain that" said Dr. Anderson another part of
his communication individual corporation that III the
capacity OF carrier undertakes carry goods
chandse baggage and deliver good order and
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put in jeopardy allow TO be put in jeopardy such goods
merchandise baggage by placing them allowing them
be placed in such place that they be damaged de-
stroyed by tide or food water is guilty OF negligence.
1t is negligence law for a carrier place
allow be placed goods merchandise baggage such
place location that other property has been damaged
destroyed by tide food water within the memory Of
| or the OF history under similar circumstances.
The transportation company that accepted my trunks
be delivered good order by their
tons know, should have known, that when they placed
those trunks Galveston island they jeopardy as
that island had been flooded by tide and by the
OF September 1875 and other times, great
damage and destruction OF property thereon"
The higher authorities in the department Texas could
not the quite Captain Anderson it, by
order OF Colonel McKbbn then in command the depart
the request for board survey refused In the
meantime the auditor OF the department had made ru
ing that relief could be had only through congressional
ton for those members OF the army who had lost clothing
other effects the and suggested the final
Endorsement the papers that Captain Anderson have bill
introduced providing for the payment him OF the value
the clothing lost The trunks have contained ladies
wearing apparel exclusively and it pointed that this
did under the head of effects which officers
prvates Of the could direct The bill for the
relief OF Captain Anderson subsequently introduced
is in committee
This reference to Galveston brings an interesting point
in connection with the which has been voted by congress
for the relief of the stricken people of Martinique While
some criticism OF Representative Underwood and the others
who opposed the relief bill in the house has INDUCED
in by certain sentimental individuals and newspapers who did
not the trouble of looking into the facts case
there doubt in the minds of large majority
members OF congress that opposition the bill had solid
foundation. have personally talked with number rep
resentaves' who voted for the bill and who unhesa
nsy that they do believe congress has any right
the constitution to make such appropriation Rather
oppose such bill such time, however they voted in the
affirmative There only who against the
bill in the house and there denying the fact that
courage to do such thing These nine Underwood
ard Clayton of Arkansas Burgess and lanham OF Texas
Gaines Moon and Snodgass of Tennessee Tate OF Georgia
and Williams OF Mississippi The high standing of these
gentlemen should protect them from the ladvsed filings
OF certain hyserca persons and newspapers who not