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16. The committee appointed on the 29th inst., to visit the military general hospitals in and around Washington, and to ascertain their condition and the wants of the sick and wounded volunteers, beg to report, that they have visited the following hospitals

17. The following statement of the considerations which led to the appointment of this Commission by the War Department, of the purposes to which its funds are applied, and of the work it hopes to accomplish if adequately sustained by the public, is intended for the satisfaction of those who may be invited to aid it by contributions of money or otherwise

20. Letter from the acting Surgeon General to the Secretary of War: advising the institution of a commission, to be styled "A commission of inquiry and advice in respect of the sanitary interests of the United States forces" : together with a draft of the powers asked from the government, and of the objects sought by the proposed commission : also the order for the commission by the Secretary of War, and its approval by the President

28. Report of the secretary with regard to the probable origin of the recent demoralization of the volunteer army at Washington: and the duty of the Sanitary Commission with reference to certain deficiencies in the existing army arrangements, as suggested thereby

29. A report to the Secretary of War of the operations of the Sanitary Commission: and upon the sanitary condition of the volunteer army, its medical staff, hospitals, and hospital supplies