The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1890-12-15
THE RAuM INVESTIGATION.
The House Committee Hears the Testi-
mnnY Of q Number of Persnns.


to-day. Chairman Morrill, being called
home on business, Mr.. Sawyer Of New
York acted as chairman.
Captain Lemon testified that he had
been in the pension business here for
twenty-five years. He denied that he had
ever directly or indirectly recommended
the appointment of any person in his em
ploy to General Raum. The only person
whom he had ever recommended for Il
place in the Pension Office was Mr..
Whclpley, whom he recommended TO
Commissioner Tanner, but he was never
appointed.
There were some persons, he said, now
in the Pension Office who had been In his
employ, but they were appointed upon
passing the civil service examination, and
he had nothing at all to do with their APP
pointments.
Mr.. Cooper asked Captain Lemon to
furnish him with n list of the persons in
his employ who had been clerks in the
Pension Office.
Commissioner Raum said that he
thought there was u man named Ramcy
now in the Pension Office who was in the
employ of Mr.. Lemon when he was APP
pointed to u position IN the Pension Office,
his name Icing drawn from the civil scrv-
ice list.
Mr.. Cooper asked Captain Lemon to in
form him what salary Mr.. Ramey received
while in his employ.
MIR. Lemon sad that he would furnish
the information, but he did not see what
bearing it had upon the matter under in
vestiSation.
Mr. Sawyer asked Mr.. Cooper what he
expected to show by this information,
Mr.. Cooper suggested he might show
that Ramey was PAID si,5oo by captain
Lemon and took position in the Pension
Office at ~ 900, doing so to facilitate the
business oil captain Lemon;
Mr.. Lemon said that this statement
Went INTO the record and demanded to
know II MI Cooper stated IT as q fact.
Mr.. Cooper replied that Mr.. Lemon
could not bulldo2c him..
Mr., Sawyer here interrupted and
restored order
fMr. Lemon SAID that he would tell the
amount of Mr. Ramey's salary, but he
would not give this interpolation concern
ing any other persons in his employ.
Mr.. Lemon, IN answer To further qucs-
tons, sand that he had never Endorsed any,
paper Tor Mr.. kaum with the exception OF
the note for Sl2,oOe;
Mr.. Cooper asked him II there was not u
note OF Mr.. Raum' in the Citizens Bank
Tor Sl3,O0O.
Mr.; Lemon replied that he was one OF
the directors OF TINS bank, and he did not
think it was proper, for him to state the
private a1allS OF the customers oil the
bank. He refused to answer the question
unless the chairman so ordered.
Mr.. Cooper then asked if he would give
the date on which thenote referred to was
negotiated.
Mr.. Lemon replied .that It was none OF
ms business anu again refused to go INTO
the affairs OF the bank ana Its customers.
In reply to u question by Mr.. Cooper
Mr. Lemon SAID That he had never used
TINS influence win the directors OF the
bank to- have Mr.. Raum' snote discounted,
Dlit saiu mat they were Endorsed ny sew
eral OF the best men IN she country.
Mr. cooper saiu that ne did not pro-
pose to take the bare statement of MIR.
Lemon, ana ne proposed TO 20 deeper
INTO the matter II ne could; lie nSkei
Tor the amount, date ana indorscrs OF the
note IN question:.
Mr. Lemon SAID that he would get the
mlorinaflan desired subject 10 the APP
prevail OF the committee
NJ Iaber, chiei OF one OF the divisions
oil Mr.. Leinohs once, testilicd mat ne had
never recommended the appointment or
promotion oi any person IN Mr. Lemon
employ 10 the tension oihce. MOST oil
ihosc employed ny. MI. Lemon, anu now
III me PENSION once, nc said, nau OBJ
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no9 f,i, .nil'y years. haNiiis hNcu 'car nm
Mr. 1nonor asked him II his con hal NOT
reported to him a conversation he had
had with Mr.. McGillcy, an employee of
:, the Pension Office, and asked him to re-
| peat il to the committee.
| + He said that his son had conversation
! with McGillcy and from what his son told