, 1876-05-26
Gen. Bakers Story Relative
to the Chicago Pension
Agency.
Tho Judiciary Committees Con.
clusions on tho Schenck
Charges.
Tho Ex-Ministor's Speculative
Schemes Condemned as Ill
Advised and Rash.
How Blaine Has Met and
Conquered the Arkansas
Travellers.
Outline Of the Senate Bill to
Revive the Franking
Privilege.
DA1iEI{-6WEET.
GEN, ntKElt's srATEs!EsT.

sto,1s, appeared before tho Clvfl.Scr,ce CAM
missioner and demanded to bc l,ear'l III the nsnt-
ter u Miss Sweet ami the Chicago Pension
Agency. The following Is brief abstract OF
Ills testimony:
lie first knew Miss Sweet through her father. |
lie desired i'er appointment In tho Psnsion
Bureau. Da1,er promised her tile FIRST vacancy.
Sweet subsequently found place for her II, the
Treasury. III April, 1874, Dlakcly slgnifcd flis |
tutcntiuu Of ruslgning, and tl'at Miss Sweet |
would be presented by her friends fnr thu |
vacancy. Baker beclinc her friend, aud
urged tho Secretary Of the 1ntcrinr
to present her nasnc to tho President Baker |
Ind filth In her capacity and integrity. No
motive or rcnsUn was aseiyHed by anybouy
other than her fitness for the place. The aI'-
pointmcnt Was
BEcunEp WITH DIFFICULTY,
on account Of tho conviction that women were
not particularly adapted to Important financial
trusts Blakcly said he felt considerable inter
est in her appointment. This Baker supposed
referred to the condition Of political mattcrs tn
Chicago. Dlakely also stated TINT slsc WIS to
pay up tic quarter's vouchers which
hp hud made out, md peFlaps 1or
tho furniture. Baker had no idea pf
anything further until tho Inst Of September when
ls]ukely wrote him from Vermont. and Miss Sweet
told him l}nkcr ordered tho moneys md tho office
turned over to her April Ii, 1874. From TINT
time until Oct. baker had no knowledge that
she was 10 pay any confederation for the position.
Some time afterwards the finance division of the
Pension Bureau informed him Of
4 DEFICIENCY IN HEn BALANCES.
There vas dlGcrcnce hctwccn her sworn state.
| 1pents and those Of tie sub.rrensusy. Size
was Arkcd In the regular routine for al
explanation. About Oct. ! Baker received
| letter or Dispatch from naicly iii Vermont, rc-
| counting briefly nonio Of tho relations between
himself und Miss Sweet, Dakcr did not fully un-
dcrstant1 it. About tho samo time Miss Sweet
urged him to come To Chicago. She appeared to be
| In great trcp!daton. Therefore, and solely on
Miss Sweets account, Dakcr tclcgraphea to fockey
to stop Of the GeaSo ; H. agency as he would
HAD 4 RIGHT TO DO THIS,
M the responsible hcad Of thc nurean. nlakely,
.sa M to sn"a by esfs IT.; sse xe II
besvrching appeal to come personally was tho solo
f. Il 1sSsM I'D III ss ss ssnss s
nuences Of tint act. lsakus was delayed. Mean
time he had found out e,ongh e know taat the
Wonla Vol M not inctssse Il. maker Visited Mss sweet
chease a9a learned the story Ct hcs aI1snGe 1 e.
sweet story IL substantially tho .aa,o & g M!ss
Sweets avn testimony wth the a,s exception TINT
| PERSONALLY So11clTous In THE NATTER
and mattc n the financial ARRANGEMENTS with
Dlnkely Ut her own free will. sliu particularly
Campbell some money Da!tely had borrowed.
jiakar never them together about any Of these
thens about wh!ci. thoy did not seem 10 agree;
This was the unscttled anse' fire account q about
ooks ~ due Dlnkcly, Int tho Treasury d!sallowrd
t. an he was directed to tursfthc amount over 70
10 Iess e o1 ts II n y
so.ne other money which hc alleged sho lad agreed
THIS IS uAKER's IMPRESSION. -
Baker understood TINT aho signed thu $40. oo0
receipt Voluntarily In her owa language, after; :;
esssy sssa to t fsss ts e.
aud she did not arek to cvale them. She made
monthly an,dasits that the moaey WA to her credit
eonano uns hselt @ tf to liz dnty % Daker ads1e hcr
! LOOK TO DIAKELY P0K PAYMENT.
Baker told Miss Sweet tllut his hra duty WAS to
protect the G9ssrnnsnt: .hsn ns woaa project p,,
s s ea e. at III That s sso S
DO suliccnt to cause her removal. lixker wrote u
sss t. affy Hs sSxp!sin Mss sTsf ,
n Il IL s? fspea &c
lialei lrnied having visited Mrs Sweet with
Ssy 81 e fst1F Tn H.. TIN e s s rxsn a sn
aia e h inc II ~ q H.
Paul friends. Iiakur afterwards understood from
sst M F nu pfSn .oss srfIs, n
10 tho Cook County hank with bsr wf,cn ehc got the
put I'll n5sy ss rs .e an &c nes nj sa
j
az r. :s a';s u: :sS; ss :s
' not DO reached except by ccllRaru. l'Ahet
DETERMINED 10 SAVE HER, ....
consequently hs neSer inioed ths ssess'ary Of
and docs now that tEe silence Waa wort! more Il
than III hs nrwspvf sympnthy tns hss a., sns. n
, would have berti disnsseI. She ayowe,! That slt
assumed thoac obligations win 'cr eyes ols.. and
baker wanted to give her fAir chance " demon
} vi Il t1D n
4 Of employment. lsaker says thai 'afte.
70 as fss .hy sho aa Mt sf s
evidence sctlec'I',g N me- fshe has it II teyolt
= Under date OF Mnrch i. 1B7t, Miss Sweet wrott
:: ! tn Dniirr: 'iwrlte u you Tint yuu ,tuy know
rs @ Il, nsso tepoe VIII
h1,ssil,'. ,.oss to saspesI' Ar1j 10 i.as| BE- !
i M Lesson. il was Sery hard ons for No to lsa.n
aud must ~, too, dcncsal. lhAys !eatnea Shs
thosoS thS VIC isns W ready sna Intelligent hand t
he!p md voice to counsel 'ho's ~ nce4 s1v, 1oa'
's;ss}'1s s essacu.ou Of hi. statement a u i% Ssksr va
= CnossRxAM1NATIoN.
e this a:ieisasy ast caPss 10 Baker tLioug1
d September and. the lst ot October. Ilo dl'
nYt r.e'n1e5 oi gt;ng toeksy an n oF1rt 70 g e.
disappeared At lhs closo pf .he tlseal ycar. Thl
asarpearsnes II .ceountsd tor BY 'hS H. fset taa
;s :sas:ss as ss' ss j. m ''?s iM
J. !" lnske hsr nsw ACCOUNT iskely sn4sasosed s =
!. lad assumcs iiakcr lid uot uutes.tanl. Bake
), sent !. l!spateh 70 l.osses telling m 1im n9s ,
i;aEcs .oa aiss sxscI that If ths lnuney WI ma,l
J. nh,,ut IL Ills duty hennA[E