Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-09-18
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WARRINGTON, d. @. Sept, IO.--The Re
Publican members of the commit ee in
vestigatinR the charges against Commits
sioner Raum did little to. day but fghl
with Mr. Cooper, and that gentleman
seemed 70 be In the proper mood TO hghl
right back. The fun started as soon q,
Mr.. Tsbor, clerk of Mr.. Lemon, wal
placed on the stand. He WAS giving evi
denoe to the etf5ot that the completed
MES order wss necessary and proper
when Mr.. Cooper interrupted to show
that claimant without an attorney conid
not take advantage o; the completed tilss
order, and Mr. Sawyer demanded sharply:
Why not?"
ar. Cooper objected TO the interrup.
ton, asserted thar his question had not
been misunderstood and exclaimed; II
am not responsible for your errors"
Mr. Sawyer retoFted 'sHor am for
your ignorance
Chairman Morrill, interviewed to check
the exchange of personalities, and ra-
qnestod that such language be not used
hereafter
Later on Mr.. Cooper rai4ed everybody
70 standing position by charging that
Lemon had admitted that he had been
debarred for forgery.
Chairman Morrill, and all OF tile Repub-
hcan members of the committee united
in this deniai
MIR, Cooper-That is my recollection of
his testimony. The record will show.
Mr.. Wilson, sxcitedly-I you ought
TO be sent 10 q lUnatie asylum for having
no memory.
BY party yots the committee refused
to eliow any further investigation of the
refrigerator stock.
a number OF pension office employees
testified that the completed tiles order
expedited business, and that they mad
been promoted without buying reiriger.
atos stock.
Mr. copper said that one Butler Fitch
had said that certain pension Office en-
p!oyes had been promoted az d condition
Of buying stock. He had said 40 to George
Nlaming. de asked that aa attachment
be issued for Fitch.
Commissioners Raum appeared to be
equally cesifous Of getting at the persons
VINO bad circulated such statements; the
committee took steps TO secure their at
tendance as witnesses.
WAsaINaToN, d. o., sept. i6.-The
kaum investigating 3ommittee'a proceed.
lngs were not marked with snch explosive
outbreaks on the part OF witnesses or
counsel to-day as has been noticeable of
late. Mr.. Cooper, beius recalled. erioyed
. little cross-tiFe With DIR. SAWYER, who
tried 70 get from him an al s1lute "yes"
or no" az to the propriety OF some OF
haum's methods. Then Commissioner
haum was recalled and testifie that only
he preliminary steps mad been taken
looking towards the formation in the Dis.
.rict OF Columbia OF sub-company at
,aehed to his Universal Refrigerator Com
pany.
II was to be a company with $500 900 I
'apital and Bradley Tanner, who sat at /
he commissioners desk, had subscribed
on one share, for which he was no. 10 I
pay, as he was simply wanted 30 act az
one OF the incosporstors.
Ohiet Clerk Fisher of the pepsion
'tiioe, testified that no fayoritism had
'een shown to any attorneys in selecting
ases for the completed files.
Mr.. Lewis of the committee. triad "a
Jet resolution adopted setting forth tie
'ropriety at this stage OF the PROCEEDINGS
II arranging to call witnessee to prove
he fraudulent character OF the Raum re-
rigerator enterprise in connection with
Saum's admission that Bradley Tanner
ad been promoted in the pension office,
nd Was Interested in the refrigerator
cheme. BIZ a party vote the committee
efused 80 to arrange.
+. ii. Allen, chief of the Southern
Vision, testified tina. no favoritism had
cen shown to any attorney, aud ne
'ould not have obeyed az order to show
ayoritism. Warner White, chief OF the
lastern division, Rays substantially SIM
ar testimony. II. A. Dutnan, chief of
be Western division, was recalled by
lr. Cooper aud questioned relative 10
le intarvlew between them at tue pen
on office last winter, and corroborated
hat Mr.. Cooper bad sald about the Goa.
resslonsl calls he had put in.
q. W. Filler, chief Of the war and navy
vision; J. X. Vanmater, chief the board
review, and several other division
hieis and clerks bore testimony to the
roellence OF the completed filas system.
nd denied that favoritism aud been prac.
oed.