The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-20
NATIONAL MATTERS.
Defendants OF Washington tn be Invited to
the Dedication of the MOuument-In-
vsstigatiOn OF the Pension
Bureau.

WAsHISGToN, Feb. 19.-The Monument
Commission has arranged to invite all the
kith and kin Of the Father OF bis Country to
assemble in the room of the Senate Library
Committee next Saturday that they may
proceed in a body to the House, and thsre
take the seats assigned them. There are
thirteen descendents bearing the original
family name of Washington. They will oc.
cupy seats on the floor, the number cores
pondiDg with that of the original colonies.
The Warner COMMITTEES to day continued
its investigation of the Pension Office. Rep.
resentatiye Hart, OF Ohio, was present as ex
aminer on the part of the minority.
S. F. Sawyer, Chief Inspector of the agents
division, repeated his opinion that the
amount of work performed since lj0 mem
bers were added to the force was proportion
ately smaller than before. He was unable
to give any specific facts to 1T such
opinion. When the 100 men had been
added and the increase was found to be only
Z per cent ne found a reason for mis- concla-
sloDs that the new men were mill stones
around the necks of toe old service. He
does not believe, as general thing,
that 2,4J0 men could do more work than
$3.50, but he recalled an instance
where the force of offices was doubled, snd
for several months thereafter the average
monthly results showed falling of. The
old men were engaged IN teaching the new
comeIs.
GEORGE w. Evans, q disbursing clerk of the
Interior Department appeared, bearing GER
tain records of his office. He showed that
he paid Special Agent Rsthbone, of the PEN
sion Office, in full for the months of Septem-
Der and October, and for fourteen days in
Noyember and thirty days in December,
1854.
It
Rathbone's testimony before the Springer
Commission ia Cincinnati statements which
showed witness was IN Cincinnati upon leave
during the first half of October. Much
stress was laid upon this point, and the rec
ords were examined narrowly, showing be-
yond doubt that Rathbone received paw
for the time he was absent during Oetobsr-
in fact, for the whole month. Witness
swore the psy-rOlls for that month had besu
approved by the Commissioner scting g.
Commissioner of Pensions, and was now in
the Treasury. Upon cr0ss-examlnatiou Mr
Hart developed the fact that Rathbone wa
entitled TO thirty days and pay; that he
actually had been absent year aud forty
six days, Of wAieh only tSenty-nine wer,
with pay.
Stock man, chief of the Western Division
OF the Pension Office, was recalled Ths
offic al is the man reported to have ordered
q suspension of the act on the case recon
ground he was Democrat and the action
would increase bis popularity. Witness de
MED the story and pronounced the state
ment of the witness in that reg ard false.
observation-disclosures Walter T.
Bcsley, Fort GratiOt Mich. Abe Roberts
Moutrose, Col.
In the Swain court martial to day Gsner-
al Grosyenor testified TO coming to Washing
ton about March 20, 1883, and. seeing Swain
In possession OF two borses sold him by Bsts
man, the banker, and caused a good dps.
OF amusement in court by his
description of the bad points of the team
He said he snoke diRperagingly of the horses
TO Swain, who told him be had only bought
them on trial, and also that Bsteman, VINO
was present at the time, stepped up close to
him (witness) and said: Now, don't say
anything to discourage the old man about
these horses"
The defense asked that a subpoena be issued
for Colonel Henry @. Corbin, now in Chi
csgo, and upon their statement they expsct
to establish some material facts by this wit
ness. The request was granted.
General Swain was then put upon the
witness stand by the defense. He testified
that he purchased two horses from Batemsu
on condition they were TO be returned If he
was not satisfied with them. He kept the
horses at the club stable during the winter
and returned them to Bs'eman in the spring,
one about the middle of April aad the other
in May. Being asked IS TO Bsteman's state
ment that be (BstemaD) paid witness money
tor forage. be said "If he stated that he
paid me any sum at any time for forage ii is
absolutely and unquali6edIy false" He
added that Bateman had never paid him
anything for forage in lieu of money. Gen.
eral Swain also testified that he owned three
horses in the spring of 1888 besides those
purchased from Batenaan. Adjourned