The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-27
puDLEY,s STORY.
Al sharp spat between Members OF The In
~ yestigntIng Committoe. ~

w4sHisaToS, D. O., Feb. q. -Ex.e Com
missioner 81 Pensions Dudley continued
his testimony before the House Commit
tee on Pensions, Bounty and Back Pay
today. He was asked by Chairman War
gnst 4 he Was not Id Ohio and Indiana
during the recent political campaign en-:
gaging in politics while occupying the
positi OF Commissio sioner OF Pensions. |.
II was engaged in politics. replied
Colonel Dudley, .'before my time OF Com
sioner expired, but i did not exercise any
Of. the functions Of the Office while ! was
engaged in polities.1 {.
q We're there not men travelling about
in Ohio during the campaign representing
themselves 10 beiin your employ2p
mo, sir, replied Col. Dudley, adding,
To- Chairman Warner personally, ssand I
so wrote you during the campaign, II
therelwere not men going through the
State taking part In the campaign Tor the
Republ blican party, and representing to be
inmy employ. 1 answered that no such
men had been employed by me. 81
sDid you sign that letter officially
SIdidinot.n ff s M,
Ysnfe ofit2', sA 80
, you have the letter, andI challenge
you to produceit. The letter will throw
some light on theaubiect.p sis n
81 think you signed the letter as Conn
missioner, ann not sure about the reply,p
retorted Chairman Warner, with some
warmth. a. - s a. Z \ gs;islt . n
sWell, I know what / said replied
Colonel Dddley, .produee the letter. =
81 am not on the witness stand.
sIwish you were, said Mr. Hart OF
Ohio.
Z sIf Iwere Iwodld testify ytosome things
which you would not want TO go into the
record, r exclaimed Mr.. Warner, address.
ing Mr. Hart who readily shot back the
retort Yotf.inay testify &c, all You know,
il, you will letme have twenty minutes TO
cfoss-examine you.n y sfi75 d y
z There was q good deal OF agitation in
the committee room at this time and one
OF the members called for order 81
"Do you think ithad q healthful infu-
ence upon your bureau TO have. 1t known
that It's head had gone into the country
and engaged i'm politics for. the length Of
time you were away?n asked Mr.. Rogers,
OF the Committee. b, t.ttsti
ssIthink y replied Colonel Dudley, that
itshould haven deleterious effect whenit
was known. that / had resigned from the
office Of Commissioner and had no connee-
tion whit z M s.
Mr.. Rogers produced an order issued by
Colonel Dudley about a year ago, in which
the attention OF pension Office employees
was called TO their waste Of time, the fact
thatmany were losing fifteen minutesiat
morning or noon being instanced. Mr..
Rogers wanted to- know if that order pro-
hibiting employees OF the Office from TAX
ing fiiteenjminptes ina day for.recreation
or business, was consistent with the fact
thatthe head ofsthei ibHreau was absent
nearly two months drawing pay and work
ineinip politics. siit] tsIiisiiy id
Colonel Dudley replied that it.was cns-i
totnary for officers to- take q month or, two
Of time when they resigned from their
positlonss besides he had worked twelve
months in every year he was In bis office,
and he thought helwas entitled TO few
days time before he retired from his office.
Colonel Dudley stated in reply. to en-
quiries that he did not order, request or
suggest that official envelopes be sent to
Major Grubbs, OF Indiana, who was d Re-
publican candidate for Congress, orlre-
quest that Grpbbs!s letters and Inquiries be
treated as those Of o member OF Congress.
He said the witness who testified that he |
did 90 was mistaken. i
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