New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-28
THE RAIN COMMITTEE AGAIN AT WORK
o. L,rlUNiNu THE r!TBrAE CrRRtsPUSD @:Ni
'JNCEisN. ~; HES Mi.TltLE> rPON The
PENSION OrFi,'E MANAGEMENT.

riN>ioN orFr'E MANA'.EMtNT
Washington sept. .7.-Thc special House commi,tr
appointed t. v.>iiri:c the clAr-., a'iin>t l"n-"n
CON ~. >uIrr Enum !rcoiNcu'i tn IN rnl:: I"
ln.nii, into aro,icr branch 81 the ra-" come ted "Ith
tn iu;",u,l nr lu!,iIatio Of IA" Pension nTrI,i
,umr-. -Gg.c-trd l., tn" New ima Tribune. VI. e..
.cc.enior,I tie chief rr'poncu. OF TIL" Tribune.
called the ,.lnd ami testified That b" vi >rni a."
articles Ir.rfrcd to. The tonm- Toner did not
what the articles Ind u do with tho investigation
hut when ~" chairman r"IlIei
hat was important - ascertain whether he had. n,
charged been inlmid1tin: witnesses lie ~q'ic'cS''
| and the examination proceeded.
The vIii->, .r,,.d that he believed thr articles T.
h. re bu' respectfully declined to name his sorr'e'
Of Information. r" do would BE- violation Of GOA
nd"u'c
| The chairman nd II extremely unfair for Il
w>- refuse To- CAV" tic 81 IN ntprrna'ion
il' a>'"fins II I" br true but both Nr Goodnight
| And vi. Lew. drfrndri the wltn".>'> r'tr' II.
lit. t,lr, dr. isri that TIE wlinc>- lad no right 10
Charm npron. and the 'halInin added that II WAS
clo;r Of contempt OF III" iloh~" OF Representa-
,l,r> Nevertheless. the witness ,uihngN and '"nr
| tco-Iv d-chnrd 10 answer further questions A. to
WHITTIER hi- iriorinan'' were l"nsi"h Of'c employees
! or WHETHER the, had been.
| Mr. SAWYER a.hrd Il wines had any personal
knowledge ii pension claims OH III" complci'Ni
rc- which been h"pt there ioT months. until III"
| claimants died
The witnr,- rrprd that he had not. bn, that he DID
! have a IT,, Of 'laln~ The list had hr'n -1ven
him b, IL pci.>i0l attorney. who had a>Lcd lin not to
u,c It, a, II M IN prcIu!l" him ~ t'c Pension oh'''
| Reading from the articles. Mr. SAWYER a,hcd what
ant wn".- had for saving that IN" hi-inrsr q"
| the Fn>trrn division wa> In great '"niu>i"i a. the
| r,.ri, Of thus worthless and corrupt innovation.
Witness aid that II his simple opinion. based on
| affirmation mral,hrd. The rmpoyr h?Gtalh III,
rh.r:cd i,"rr,d 10 IN hi, articles named Remand.
Vitur., rri.>rd 10 III, who the articl,'> :pr
would hc tell who the Pension employees were who were
frui, hing Inn lnf,imation II, liz articles statcd
Mr. sawyer asked VIII, witness refused 10 give the
committee ufDrniton and then criticised II for
faili, t. Investigate.
Wnc,, replied that the committee could sct ats Ia.
formation a. r did he could not undertake conduct
t,c iuyr ti:it!on When asked villa. he lcaui Dy III,
INK IN hi ar lc, that, notwithstanding Ito gcntrrn"nl
| n,r of spoilers" and detectives. the Pension On't
crnplAr- IN furnished him information. witness Az
| .wr.rd that hr meant that the lc,-i,n oficc wa
b.n. vat, l- Lv ~puttcrs" and Detectives. lie did
| not know Of al, ",poter" or detcriNc who was ~
| employed: lie Wa not acquainted with that class OF
people; but ha- Suspicion, looking people hang
| in. around his oirr day aud night.
why didn't yon come her" representing the g'a
shining organ of rpublicnnsIn and tell the runmltlcs
what knew. aiu put IL on the track
piled tue 1 WINGS , lie added Tia, rhr rrb,ne hA'
long call d attention % these matters, ana when Mr.
Sitnc., remarked th.i i WI, NJ, nsior!unr
don't Know. MI. SWycr. Il am plcf1!
black Urpub!itai all but | don't know that wunt ~ =
| 10 The tribune for my ncw--e-perally nov that
| nave talked with the correspondent ut this end"
Witness prDiui4'd 10 CONSULT with hi, lniOriants,
| ask permission maine them 10 the committee. bu
did no, see the use ., ue committee had refused n
| into the matter.
Tho chairman declared that the committee had moi
rcfinr,A t. investigate ..nyth!nY.
| Mr. saw cr aSacd whether the witness knew Of any
Connected VITA the charge OF favoiiti>m. whici
/ iLo committee had refused to investigate.
Tho witness replied that he did not. but there wcr$
other things. Ills statement that the Commits sion-
Gu had "A dozen cmplOye, spotted" and Intended I,
di,c larg, them. founded on Interview with tn,
I ConnI- ,ioucr. published In u local paper.
| The committee adjourned until Monday, when tn,
examination will DO continued.
FOR PREVENTING PREFERENCE OF CLAIMS.
Washington. sept. 27.-rhc secretary OF the Intcrio
has /, -ucd The following order
Il /. hereby ordered that under the rules already Il
force and those this day approved for tho purpose