Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-23
IT GOES OVER.
Republicans Agree to Pigeonhole the
Election Bill for an Extra Session.
A New Order of Business ia Making-The
The Raum Investigating Committee
Adjourn TIL September 1.
The Raum Investigation.

Raum continued his testimony before tn
investigating committee to-day. H
said that some of the money he obtaine,
from Lemon went into the refrlgerato
company, but declined to state hoy
much.
Cooper presented an article published
in the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
on June 8, containing DENIAL of tn
truth of the charges brought by Cooper
The commissioner denied that the III IT,
Gle had been prepared il his Office anC
taken 10 Gen. Bernton. He had a mum.
Der OF interviews about that time will
newspaper men on the subject.
Gen. II. V. Berinton, correspondent
OF the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
was put on the stand and questioned
relative to the interview referred to.
The witness said that the article, ex-
cept the Introduction, had been handed
to him by another correspondent, Con-
quest Clarke, with the statement thai
Gen. Raum would like to have him have
it. Witness had previously asked Raum
for statement, but received this in the
regular course of news exchange.
Raum then resumed his testimony. he
said that probably Lemon had spoken to
him about the advanced cases before he
submitted his letter Certainly other at
torneys had done SO. AS to the system
OF completed files, witness said that the
pension Office relied solely upon the GER
tIticate of the attorney who was assumed
to be creditable person, being cred
liable by the court that case was CON-
plete and ready for action.
Mr.. Cooper remarked that he objected
to that procedure.
"YOu did not always object, - replied
the commissioner.
Mr.. Cooper wished to know what he
meant, and witness replied, "'you have
filed hundreds and thousands of slips for
attorneys, Cooper, as u member of con-
gress.
Witness-Yes, but for attorneys.
Cooper-Well, l did not do it while you
were in office.
The commissioner produced a state
meut OF the cash on the completed files,
showing that there was now lis, 564 such
cases, including Sll0 of Lemons cases.
Four other attorneys had 1853, Al oil
1858 and 1865 cases, respectively, on
the files. The pension firm which had
presented the largest number OF COM
pleted cases this month was MarrInys s.
Co., Mr.. Cooper's friends.
This concluded the commissioners ex-
animation. Commissioner Raum next
produced the stock book of the Refriger-
ator company, and furnished a list of
the stockholders, which was verified by
the committee. He testified that il con-
talued the name of no employe in the
pension office except his own, and that
no stock was even offered to any en-
ploye.
Mr.. Cooper declared that the proceed
ing was ex-parte. that 1t was beneath
the dignity of member OF congress or
attorney to participate In
such an investigation. He had not been
permitted to look at the stock book.
The committee offered to allow him to
inspect the verified list, but he refused
TO do so unless he could obtain access to
the books themselves. So the commit
tee adjourned to meet September L.
To PigeonhoIe the Election Bill.
Special 20 the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-Quay's reso-
luton did not come up in the senate this
nor Is it to come up again I'M
less it is to be formally laid aside. Yet
Quay won a victory ut the conference
last night, and now Republican senators
will put on smooth front of harmony.
It was agreed at the conference, to put
it in nutshell, that nothing more should
be said about passing the Federal eiec-
ton bill at this session, that the bill
should go over until the next session,
with the agreement that all Republicans
should unite in an effort to press it 10 a
vote at that time, and finally that the
Republican senators are to try to reach
IN agreement with the Democrats for
prompt disposal of other business and
IN early adjournment. This being
accomplished, the Republicans are
20 join in a request to the presi-
lent that he call an extra session
of congress Immediately after the No
Tember elections. With this agreement
here ia of course no reason for the pas
Iage of the Quay resolution. Il may be
jailed up again for the purpose OF refer
ng 1t to the committee on rules, there
% let it die, or it may be left on the cal
,nder where it is now is without action.
The attitude of the Democrats with re-
yard to curtsiling the session has not yet
rouble about it. They ali are anxious
~ tSOb 6"oE oAN hhO % hOW
lrawn Is better for them than it would
rave been.
The result of the conference Is q COM
)lete surrender of the advocates of the
election bill. They could not have got q
'ote on their bill this session anyhow and
he agreement puts an end to an open
light inside the party. The object OF the
xtra session is to give more time for the
of the election bill, which
will be necessary in the absence OF any
Igreement with the Democrats as to the
ime when a vote may be taken
lpon it. The Democrats will OF course
,e as active in resistance of the effort to
each vote next session as they have
,een at this, but the Republicans, under
be terms of their agreement, are to act
u harmony. II an adjournment can be
lad by the 18th Of September IL will en-
ble members to get home for the CAM
'aign, and they can have the fight out
n the election bill during the extra ses-
ion and the short session following.