New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-02
THE RAUM INQUIRY SUSPENDED
WITHDRAWAL OF Mr.. SMYSER, REPCBLl
CAN MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE

SHOWN To BIZ A STOCK HOLDER IN RMMS RE-
rEIGrRaToR ccMrNNY-HISTs THAT
MIGHT. PERHAPS, PROFIrABLY
BE- INQUIRED INTO.
IpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBrSE.l
Washington, sept. 1.-The Ritm lhVe''iks'"e No
mittre struck a sudden sEag to-day ana thereby oe'"
temporarily disabled. In the course OK the iore"oon
II was shown that Mr. Smyscr, Ut Ohio' Eepupi-
can member Of the committee, Is u stOckhoidcr III
RAJ, ma refrigerator company One OF the charges
sgr.,,,t Raum /, that his ideas OF tn" Illness aia e'
fcir.cy Of CLERKS In the Pension Bureau a'!" tue"
claim, for promotion have been colorrd by HIS e"e'r
desire to promote the fortunes of MS refrigerator '"
Parry The cagcGss OF this desire does hot seem 10
he anv les, than il would have len II General kann
had NJ been a. he lnfor,-t Tribune correspondent
In June 1890 he had been for sor'e year, IN ia''
ever since his rttcmept from The of'o OF 'ouihiS-
,ioner VI Internal Revenue, ia receipt of YEAR,! ""
come OF from 900 TO S2- OOO GeAcrai Ea'n mas
satisfied the Investigating Committee ana Cyl othcr I'M
prrudicei persons that clerk in the Pension 81 ran
= refr,.ra,or s,ockhold.r and therefore |; must foi
,w that 10 clerk has been promoted bcaus" h" owned
refrigerator stock.
ricr. are laid to BE- some Sopu ,ticat'd persons in
Washington. however. VIII" hint ar intimate. or s"G-
r,,t that II Congressman i good naiu!rd ana hb-
ct-,l enough to buy ZONE refrigerator stock N!'h ton
r,I r,u,n !, An Nioi, >c,. and which may become
trcnrlv valuable in the sweet bv"-and bye FOR
uira; the good Manfred congressman know>- NAV be
barely possible that III" friend prl'ccc ~ III" gd"'
n,:Gr,d Crnyi".-ran aforesaid. who chances to DC q
rlrri IA the P"ii,i ur an. NAV ic li"!iotcu :" Il
higher grade .ud salary.
II q, lin,.7. animated or succ'-. A. mor''v":. hv
Il III" soph.,tca' p'r>"n' ALREADY Erht"hc'
mat a iIor' close AID >carchn. inquiry might show
that 4 couslGriab!, number Of Democratic Repre-
srniativ, and Republican Representatives, also have
lr.onlc impressed with the value and other advnIl'
iagrs Of aums refrigerator stock a to invest III H.
and then IL might be pertinent Ia Inquire a. 10 what
appointments and prmotions III The !rii>hh E"r'a''
10 any, hare been suggested Or reconillcndcd by inc
aforesaid investors.
There does seem to he grain o, in these hints
and lnmatlOH, the value oi Eau'n' r'lris'i'or
stoci. opinions to differ. IL" doubtless thought
that 300 900 par value VI Il worth somethh% III
Money when hc deposited It In q Washington" BANK a'
collateral Srcu:it, for the payment OF Il H"'e vi
sl.OOO hut toibtl, the directors OF the bai!K ~
garlcd tho Endorsement Of millionaire ">th c!a'ti
agent on the afDrc ,a. good and >u'l'cient setuii!
When Rnum went renew the note he seemed 10 ic'i
som, n,,:ivin., rs 10 the actual money value ~ the
200 900 par vale) OF refrigerator stock for. as no
RI, testified he offered additional collateral lie
Insurance policy for 5lO.WO which lie had taken 70
meet thl, very emergency, but which the bank oHe'a'
thought WAS necessary. because they sth had the
name Of the mioralr" claim agent on the back ~
eOOO Of whose claus were placed on the completed
file, between February and August IL. 800 II
Lcsln, 70 look ~ though fhe amn Investigation might
amount 70 something after AL.
Judicious Republicans begin to fear that whit
they call General Raums greed for motcy mas
prompted him 10 do things which may njnre The Re-
uLliran Administration and party. honest and able
democrats dec that hs hus already confessed to
one thing from IN" political conse ,uenrc, OF Which,
tic Administration ran .rlieve Itself only by promptly
i.,isS ding Iru rpf
Mr. COOPER opened the proceedings before the com.
,es this %o ~ ,n rplsn. d' !y S C
his been made by Commissioner Ranm. aud that much
matter had been stricken out iho ."hlinl..se III.
strucud the Stenograplcr IN $40 that the rc<oiu wa
Cppmmi>soncr Haum WIS recalled. and after testify
ing that the Pension urrau gave preference 10 apPll
cations bv Congressman for Information IN pension
t ,hnt Mr.. 0 Cooper had called for such information In
about 1000 eases. and had Furnished II I" iir:n of
Indiana pension ATTORNEYS. That was before ho
Illuun, btram" Commissioner
Mr Cooper asked If Mines had not seen a letter
" tho tho ocS & G ad pr af." long t-
Wr Coopcr declared that he hsd Addressed the De
p,rtncnt letter explaining that ho had simply ilci
he calls for Information act Of courtesy toward
bradley Tanner. private secretary to the Commit,
sioner. WINS the next w!inc's. he s.I INA, no ma
lie had kept the minutes for the refrigerator company
and had written letters Oh the companys bushes, fr"n
brcn written in the Commissioners Office bnt almost
always after hours. lie wrote tie minutes Of the
nH y yo II h n. %ops IN the evening
Mr. smyser. member Of the committee: was sworn
vt Mr. Cooper's request. lie said that he wa: STOCK
self C. ". Kanke aud p. c. Given. Of ohio. who had
Woos H%e T Tey held shares and a
Sm fOs s Stn.s isTs h ts n made
last April
+: take" at this Ss point tn. committee
Mr.. Cooper. rising u question 81 privilege stated
that enc OF the charges made In the resolution OHeeu
Pensions Va, that the Commissioner was selung STOCK
In refrigerator company to employees OF the fensiom
Office Ito hnd In vain attempted 70 obtain the nsiaes
OF the stockholders In the concern. To-day ne MO
earnedand this knowledge was borne out by the ttst
monythat one Of the nembers Of the investigating
was one Of Tie stockholders. Mr.. Cooper therefore
offered resolution dschargng Mr.. smyser from thc
committee, and directing the Speaker to appoint MS
successor.
Mr.. sawyer Of New York. said that there was no
reason why the fact that Mr.. snyser was sto'k
not Mr.. Kaum's oniclni conduct had been wrong;
Mr. smyser said that he had no lntlmston that ne
| was going 10 bc appointed Oh tic conmttcs until
did not understand why the fact Of his ownership Of
| stock should affect his standing As member OF the
committee II his colleagues In the committee were o.
the opinion that lie was so anected ne "ouid yield
Mr Morrill,, of Kansas. chairman Of the committee
least but he hoped that. In orier to relieve other
members. he would promptly withdraw from the com
Sir smyser then asked To- he relieved from further
service on the committee. The request was granted.
THE s "a N se ws n sns ppen fs
the gentleman from Ohio end the company referred to.
The proceedings In the House. resulting In the resig
invsstisaton until tie vacancy is filled and the com.
Thu be ted In order that the rcstpQ and