Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-13
THE PENSION OFFICE.
Its Investigation Resumed This Morning b,
the House Special Committee.

GREEN r. RAUN. sR.. THE PRINCIPAL WITNESS
ToD.N-HE Tliis now APpoiNINENrs aSD
PROMOTIONS wEEE NaDE-cAPT. LEMON SEvrR
RECOMMENDED ANYBODY FOR ArHofNrnExr.
The House committee. which has been in
NeStigating the charges made by Representa-
tive Cooper Of Indiana against the manage
ment of the pension Office by Commissioner
Raum, resumed its inquiry this morning after
an interruption Of about three months Green
IL. Eaun ir, assistant chief clerk aud acting aI,-
pC.ntmcnt clerk. was MANNED with reference 10
charges OF favori;ism shown Pension Attorney
Lemon by the alleged appointment Of his en-
ployes 20 clerkships in the pension bureau. He
testified that no person appointed under the
administration of Gen. Raum was employed bv
Mr.. Lemon at the time Of his appointment with
the exception Of II. h. Ramcy. whom me
believed. though he did not actually know. was
a clerk i'm Lemons Office. RainsN got ms an
polntment through the civil service and 30 far
ms he knew no one in the Office knew Ramcy
was in Mr.. Lemons employ. and he did not
now know positively that Ramey had been 80
employed.
The appointments were made by the CON-
missioner after witness selection of names Ger
Tired by the civil service commission. Witness
never selected man whom he knew
10 nave ever been employed IN
, ltnhn Once. congressman some times
recommended the appointment uf persons Ger
titled 10y the civil service commission and that
recommendation had some weight. The pen
sion Office frequently called for a large number
OF clerks and the civil service commission
usually certified only the number called for
and with few exceptions every man certified
was selected. the few rcjectons being for some
special cause. such as poor penmanship or pre-
rious bad record in the service.
ABOUT MaIIIEYs PROMOTION
In reply to Representative Cooper Mr. Raum
stated that John NJ. Welty and Charles MoGl-
ley had been promoted; the latter twice. on the
recommendation of the chief If their division.
Mr.. Cooper asked If witness had ever talked
with McGIlioy about the refrigerator company.
He answered that man named Baker one
day told witness father. the commissioner that
Mcoilllcy had todd his son he had stock IN the
refrigerator company. His father knew No
Galley never had any stock, and asked Witness
l To bring him To his office. In the oihcr Mc,iil-
lcy~Statcd lac adneVer made anv such tat.mcrit
and that hc never had and did not have any stock
/ in the company. McGillcy signed am ati,laNit
30 this eflec, drawn up by Witnesses assistant
1 Mr.. Iinca Weaver. Mct lilly was IN the serS ice
when Gen. Baum became commissioner; has
last promotion WAC about two months ago. .ad
after the affidavit had been made The NV ision
chief recommended the promotion.
LEMON NEVER RECOMMENDED ANYBODY.
To Mr.. Sawyer he said positively that Mr..
Lemon had never recommended any person for
appointment or promotion. He denied 60 Nh.
Cooper that any person had been appointed or
removed merely upon the verbal recormcnda-
tion of politicians. and Mr.. Cooper asked HIM
to investigate the of the removal 81 an cN-
amining surgeon of the Gosport Indian board
for witness. stating that he had no rccohecti"n
of the case.
Mr. Lewis asked if Gen. Raum had appointed
any person on the Recommendation of a mem-
! Der of the committee.
The witness answered the question bv saving
Mr.. Sawyer had received one appointment aud
Mr.. Sawyer himself Acknowledged IL.
Adjourned.