Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-24
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
THE PENSION DEPARTMENT CHARGES
The Acting Commissioner Reports that
no Preference has been Given to
the Claimants of any Statc-An
Order Issued Correcting
poStoftice Abuses.


WASHINGrON, Oct, 2l.-C nder date Of
New York. oct. II. Everett p Wheeler
..nt t,n fnl1o,yin., n.,cn,nn,unic,tinu "a pr..-
.," ,,,'.' ",
n'chu AI'huI' "uich Na9 rclerIeu 10 the
secretary of the Interior for Investigation
and report
Sir The busincs. ur thr uensiou bureau
is very InucE i'm arregr. Col " * Dud
lev. commissioner of pcu.ion,. i, now an
sent from his post. engaged in conducting
the cnuvuss uf tho Runuhlicau marty in
Ohio fn thr entire rr0Irct "f his '', ntjcini
duties. We see il publicly stated and NOT
denied that he has .sivpu orders thnt npnIi
cations for uru,ion, filed hy vutrrs rrsid-
inc i'm Ohio and Indiana shall br taken nm
0lIt of order of dliug ana have the prefer
rucc i'm examination over those flied nv
persons residing i'm many of thr other
States As counsel for INC civil service re
form association. | rrsupctfully ask that an
Immediate examination of these charge.
br made. The theory of the laws
granting pension, is that these lifts
from the Treasury of the whole
country are made to those vet
Grams who need them. TO use the
frnrs n, hone. of a fDithful .nldinr of Tho
and to discriminate in favor of those resid
in States where the Presidential election
is doubtful and against those rpsidiul, else
where would be the worst form of bribery
| rrsppctfullv ask Won To- direct that If any
such orders knyr been ,iyrn that thrv he
revoked and that applications for pensions
be considered i'm their order without mar
tinlitv or Discrimination
Your SbeIirnt servant
EVEETT T. WHEELER
The communication was referred bv
Actiuu SECRETARY .In,lin 90 p q CLARK
Actinr Commissioner of pensions. who to
dov made a rrport in which after rrcanit-
hitting the subject matter of the charges
he saws;
Commissioner Dudley left this city on or
about sept last. when the duties of the
9n C,l n,Ile,. rat,,rod -, W
while here handed Won his resignation rs
commissioner of pensions. the same to
take effect Nov. Is. He again left the
city on Sept 80 and returned on the 10th
of October. During the absence of the
| commissioner no precedence of action has
been given IN pension cases to those residing
either in Ohio or Indiana. or in fact for any
purpose within the scope of Wheeler's
statement: nor have | received from
| Colonel Dudley. either before his
| departure from this city or dur
| ing his absence, any orders or in
structions relating to this subject
| am not aware nor have | any reason to
| believe that any specific instructions to
| any of the subOrdlnGtes of this office had
been given by the commissioner Of pen
| SlOllS with view 10 secure SuCn Il partial
action Discrimination in the settlement
| of pension claims for the purpose referred
to by Mr.. Wheeler to the detriment of
| Others equally deserving would be so
| 1Criminally unjust that may be pardoned
| tion or knowledge even can 90 that any
Sucn i laf"r!.iSmI .. huH necn snow IL, tNtn
| cnn5IniInL from thr hooks nf thn nnnsion
| Office. are presented by Clark to disproye
the charges of undue precedence.
How They Found GreeIy-FIe>h Was Cut
| From some of the Bodies of the Dead
U-,.,,,>.,.r,,. n r oct oo c,,,,,o
| " '','' y" vs. ~ ~" "l'''iio
dore SchIty mas submitted |" the Secre-
| tary of the Navy his report upon the
| Grcely relief expedition. Much of the in
| formation contained therein has already
been published; hut many interesting de
| tails are given. Commodore SChley
| thfSe vessels composing lhS "Npeulilon