New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-06
TAVORITISM IN TIE PENSION BUREAU.
TWO SPECIMEN CASES OF TIE ABUSES IN TIE
SPECIAL EXAMINATION DIVISION.


SPECIAL EXAMINATION DIVISION.
Washington Sept. tSpecial).-n is understood that
Ire Pension Office authorities have carefully CONSIDERED
the case Of John s. Garrison chief II the tes OF tile
Western Division. which at later period the core
slondcnt Of The Tribune will illuminate more thor
olghy and that they are OF tie opinion tlat III
view Of the ISLANDERS !pon his clara ter tele-
crapied from here it Is honestly due him. and ONLY
fair to vindicatc him by an additional promotion 70
salary OF 81 ,OO0-all Of which Is emnenily proper.
Meanwhile with that awakening OF Conscience which l.
tie first fruit OF owly heart aud contrte spirit,
tlhs Special Examination Division Cf the Pension
bureau thougltfuy supplies The Tribune with the
following data, which will prove OF interest 10 the
general public we'll As to the official mind.
Under the rule OF the ring the most comfortable
psces i'm the field have generally been filed by those
special examiners who have been fortunate enough 10
cultivate the friendship of impccunious chiefs OF
tie Special Examination Division by the loan
Of money. 4 special examiner we'll known a. ono
Of the poorest worker, in the force thus sent to
q large Western city, where the work 10 easy ann
living expense, are unusually cheap. at salary OF
81 800, cr diem allowance OF - and travelling OK
penscs the Of hi, enviable prcicrnient being
that he IS said to fave loaned money 10 Theodore
Smith. until recently chief of the division. Smith had
mentioned him To Commissioner Raum As one u the
very tcs; special examiner, in the Bureau. testi
mOaial which caused broad grin 10 ad0rn the com
tenances OF majority OF the force. The first report
upon q case which lie had worked up received from
him in the Office and found Ia contain no less than
fourteen gross hence the reviewer wrote him
letter. inviting his attention to the matter This let
Ter "Clcf" Smith not only refused TO forward from
the bureau, but tore up I'm fit Of anger.
Another special examiner, who represents the Bureau
In large city IN one vi the Middle Stc for the
that Is said To have leaned money to Mr. WaysO at
present assistant chief Of the division,
gagged last month In extremely questionable practices.
lie he'd used up all his annual leave Of absence, but.
wishing 10 90 on upon pleasant little taunt, he ap
piled 10 the president Of the Board Of Surgeons In the
city where he is stationed. for medical GER
tifcate to the effect that lie IVES uniit
for work, and would be for ten
days. The doctor, who is an honorable gentleman,
refused obuge him, telling him tina, lie had struck
the wronS physician This worthy representative OF
the Pension bureau, however. Skipped OF pleasure
trip to q well known seaside with fair but
fra companion. while he let his trusting wife and
family at tile city wherein lie has his legal residence:
From August / to August IL this special examiner
performcd no work whatever for the Office, and II
his daily reports covering that period show any work
or ANY EXPENSE, items they frauds and forgcrics.
II commissioner Raum will only compare his daily
rcpots with the work reported In tho cases of John
/. Leo. No 570.3I0: William Is. Ross. No. 3lO.o30.
and - w. Collins, 40. 3423l, II will be readily seen
that e has given himself credit Tor from one 10 three
Dc Du, itiOns which he did Tot take =, =,
This cay and festive LOtariO boasts that nc doee
NOT intend to work when he doesn't want to. and
gets As much pay and credit as other examiners VINO
io %has tie pull" Moreover. he owes every one
within Irec circle wherein lie has his hcsa4usrtcrs
from when, borrow or ony ,iytls, anu ,a ms
dispute This IL only sample n0se2ay from tne
frsers,it Howcrhed Of the special EAamnation d.
vision. rs !! t. cultivated by Kcformer Nanm.