New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-10
THE RAUM INVESTIGATIONS.
THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DISCUSSING
TIE COMPLETED FILES SYSTEM.

|
| TIE COMPLETED FILES SYSTEM.
DENYING THAT ANY ATTORNEY IS FAVORED by
| THE PENSION BrREAr-A PROTEST FROM
| GENERAL KAUM-L1vEIY TILT BE-
| TWEEN MR. LEWIS AND MIR.
| SMYSEE
| Washington sept o. Deputy Commissioner Charts
T Lincoln was the first NitncS, today before The
special House Committee Investigating the charges
ar:,, Il Commit, sioner Eaim. III answer 10 Mr'
| COOPER he said tGat hi, attention had been 'a'l7i
| Ly the Commissioner to Lemons Letter. rcohiehu'hT
| the completed files" system, about NoNchioer W.
Io3D. The litter mcln'cd thirty test Cases aii'-"
| 70 be Ampcte; and Oh examination wl'hc's a'cPr'
tanned their real status. and reported that hall wcr'
inrompIctc Since then he had been tod by chi'i' OF
dyislon that the perccntac: of really Complete
IL now selected upon request Of attorneys was really
less than In of thirty test cases. inc e'i'Hats
| Of completed ranging from 10 10 90 per cent.
The witness read letter from Assistant 'hici bryan"
dated November 20 saying that The system Of com
| pt ii slips had been tried by Commissioner Tani'r
and in The opinion of those competent to judge had
| not resulted favorably.
The witness said that his assistants were ui'li'Hou'
in the opinion that the completed files system would
| not work well. He looked upon Lemons letter ~
| personal to his cases. but wrote MS answer
|
order had not been Ia stop work on all except com
p,trd eases, but pi oaby much time WIS
given 10 cases selected by attorneys as 10 other eases
Tie. Con calls not neglected. however,
| To Mr. Cooper witness told how he lad read his
report upon the test cases jcfor the Commissioner
| Mr. Lemon and Mr. Tal"r. Mr. Lemon had taken
issue with witness but the commissioner had accepted
| hi, vicw and they had not since tn discussed Tie
,ropricy of the :, stem The Conm>sionc had com
pa,, tie records Of work. and held that po o:i cases
should be tried. they were In court-d"rhctcd ana
disposed of IL, ready. lac claimants WITHOUT
attorneys would bc placed at disadvantage by inc
| committed files" system. in they did not know
the practice Of the Office. II all III" time "a' thch UP
| hy The completed ct~rs. Probably hH' thih . per
RON; ~ T., original claimants without attorneys
An attorney who not particularly cfri'u a"'h'
wl!a' he certified might secure ''hNu FdD'c IL"
vantage "vc? more careful attorney IE ''FuNlns
claim, to lie complete when thy were not 80. i"'
eject would be 80 cause TIE incomplete Claims I" p'
| COMPLETED and adiudcatcd before thy ""iid be
r,,h,d o,acr,isc The witness did not Think that
| ANY i,r.. llar attorney h,nritcd ~ the '"h'
pc,,-i nlr," order The Washington Attorney ~
whole. might have been benefited for the '' bcc'sc
Of being near the office He did not believe 'at '-
>.i-.,.,i dc.i If flv"ritI>m had ben shown o' any
iir.r or ci.iiiyc Of the Pension bureau I" a"y al
| ~.v TI,. ,,w orh.r wa, GIVING more satisfaction
"a . cnulry at arg, than TN or.-ial plan. ana ma
co, dcrahy expedited bH>in',,. altHol,h s"''c III
Justice worked. PERHAPS. toward Claimants VIII
| oat Attorney.
Witness di not know ard lad not hcanl oi Any
,uul.,,. ia III. pcusoa Ofcc VIM "nnc AID had been
,,nd f., liy any rrfIicci.,:"r took. Had ha;I "'
The. company and told III" Commissioner that II 'hc
,,,,,r would tell hi:n wI'n there VA any money III
= - would liz, subscribe. bat he had never hcc's
l"ii.
john G. Doug,rr'y. the newt wtn"-S. sid thai
ii.,icy Tanner lad shown To him u" rc'rs"''th-
~. lfi. lie
bad su.co.tch that II vonli BE- t'"' IhV'>'
,o.ut 10 Mr. Lewis, Wins aid that Tanner
did not saw that h. inicrc''"l - 500"
!oh!,r Int witness got "a" H. without a'"IHs ANY
.rc. lions that Tanner -" riry Tanner ".h hV'
,,c.,,t thai witlc>. t.L.r ,"ch. Wines Wa n" all
cmpl",r IL, icn-;pm once.
II Eo>.,,ch c;,ilru Of Wellington AHl
IN II cuc 1nrcr had ,'NhAH>Iv"if vc ai'd the
ui,,c, f me. Lair.. ref. iy,ra'Itu IT." production
II cold ly M At,.r.. o. sails al N.'s I'D hc' Allow!
Tor t,ry ,.aI, While cr4;,u.t ah tr plant H.
| Memphis, several years az. hc h,i met it''@ ~
smith whom he had since then met here and "i"' h'
| had been told wa, the pa,ent.e Of the tn2crsh
| Il, fri,.ra'"r.
Al th!> point the C"'i'l'" "'T ''I''"' " 'A'' ''
Il inquiry
Mr. ,o.pcr ,a!d TIA he would prove h' 'h' "iin"r'
| Ma, at phls h" i!rt mot IL" pNrit"c "i IA
| ,,h.n- that he W., ~"rh!ns ui"'H ia" 'ithh' ~
Ncu.rli>: iha, al effort mae t"r' t" create
| . .. -,
G,izol, If McnIihi, had investigate! H. "hd i!'' Ia"
ratc,.,-. lad d-,a.np.. iu-t II h" ih d ne !" III
fn!,..a ,itcrvaid; HAT he h'Ni came :" ti' l'''"
| tc.,c a. t.. lest place e. w"'k hhd "r-ai'Mcd INV
,A,inc with the AID II the had 81 The l'ui'''' an"
! NAT scheme a fraud. Had Mr. topper ~ al
| y,m dt.r YOU, gentlemen. 'urp?c,- ihn Testimony
! Mr. saver II It depends upon my vote. s.! all
ur ri Won d" -upIr-- III. ir UNIONS ana
I.. I'm ,.,r I VIII carry Me que ton I" tl' House
81 Representative AID the ".1l" C! the United 9t''o''
.nd II VII n.a 10" ."'tl"i hy tn, l.iti" '"i"rc h'N
| NJ >any,r-I tuuA II uf!"""in.n% t" OH r.,
ACTIN. rrur; !" tell 'ir:n "l'a' me- a''' anu
NI.' ih'> Ia" not do. u |: Il" ""fh %; '"m ~,
| ,,,u, lr a I..n ., ~ That If '"i'D'HiN ""l -.
IN a'roa'i,uc. with H. jnd'irnt hc ".A carr Il
Wr cooper have just a. much respect for Your
II tl,, pom, ni. C,mmis son'r intg'rup'"d to -Av
,la; a'h- a." l' h.a l:.,'" "+,!'' '"'ci
Mr. Cooper lad charged tLit he LA! p''~'l'"'-H "''
Wr. to,,er brcal,n. nj-Y"-, made 1t a hu~h'icrnc
Tnc CoIrn,, ,.,i~r. co'4rns win f,rcInr upon
p.,.inu ol,tr cnirloy, ~"c H. The i'.c"ia'r com
pamy " condition Of rr"rn"'i"I. M""' '"at ,hart"
| h. took from certain newspaper article. Inc ma
who wrote thoso article knew they we're h'",' a. Nr
onr.r knew today that they were fa'r. ii' i'd i"t
| proved hi, charges. And how ,ol;it u" tii''N on
n~r #, wri'r IL. h:ur'u Va in'crest"d. III, PRIV ,L
rifar> had not,iinr +" d" with III" "'ieaii N"t
that he could not show that the rilI1'ia'"r "h' d
b., r3iva" iu-r.~ subjected t" in''''iGa'!" UNI -
| the liGI," dIc''rd ...,.
Nr Levi, argued for a FOIL and fair il"
withnu' r"c"lr-c 10 heal nn'f"N ara limitations,
ia answer ~ Mr.. FL,k Vi. Cooper ehid ina, a., an
! no, kfow tini he could provc that General Eduni
| knew. mat the i1v,iti,.l = fiuI lie could prove
| thai lr ,ught to know.
Mr. FLICK could not how that could u" any gh"N,
except to ald s"nic c0rporati"n Ia dlNctcdtng THIS
patent . .
| After further III cu,-lon TIC matter went over Tor
settlement ar"rwIri. and Mr.. SlnyS"r vas rc'allcl
Mr. Cooper i.lo"d him II Il" Lad not told MI Lewis
IA member ~ the cornmlttrri that lie had n" MONEY
| interest iu the ~tork W." Smv GER Piled that hc ud
fff h,
| Levi, that WhI,. H." stock vas entered III his
fSv -4r'.l name. he did not all ~ u. but rep
| rc~rnicd .nnr mon com,i.ci.rI v-h him IN ohio.
Thi, brought MIR. Lewis to III, feet. and pointing
/ his finger Al Mr. Sriysrr. H." asked Didn't You ne
mi. Ianriagc. Although my name apl"'arN 70 that
! substitution lit. DID not put auy money IN ""
! concern nv Sclf represented some other men Win
| that stock 49,
Mr sinvsrr (pU,ItIvclyJNo. sir. There was 10Th
Ing %! that Kind sad
Mr. Lewis know thcr" was.
Mr.. nyNrr-I know Won DON'T
Alr. IcwIS-l snv do.
MIR. 'mysrr-Witl MI due rcIp~t 10 you say yon