New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-16

r,,r e>f, ,pCr. OF FAvoRITISM EXAMINED

rU,EF, OF DIVISIONS on TIL" STAND
Washington. sept. I;,.-Whcn III" >pr'a' House ron
miter invc, tgIing the charges against Commissioners
p,,, ,rt This morning Mr.. sawyer al'F vi? t""pcr
and asked him nu,nlrr Of qnr';ioa> r'irr''"f ~"
Judgment of the p-vprcly and eject ri gnc's ORDERS
n,ad Iy The Comniiss oncr Of Pensions T. rNpeit u"
adjudication Of completed cases. Mr. pope" o' a'c'
,h,. IN. question, were unfair. and When 3" VA
,s,d 10 return ar. absolute "yr> or u" h' rfir"
70 allow Mr. SAWYER To- dictit" What MS a">"e'> ''""
Ic and uro ecdcd to reply that ~" ORDER WEI" not
p,,ycr when they had the effect ~ Sh""I N thi> ''
10 hc,ct;, claimant, with attorneys al ~" cNPo"' VI
claimants without attorneys, and when mad" f'r Az
improper consideration.
The Cornni> >oncr asked To have p""'D'r We '"''
Of divisions called to show whether or h't 'c'' ""'
been an, favoriti-m shown. Judge Wii'"o a''o -
olid"I ;hr request >ayl: That liz Waht'" !" ''' ''
,o,p.r.> mouth and by the weight OF 'vld'n" =" pre-
Gan, him from making cllrlor and a>'ail'ng ~
Lemon ,n The moor OF the House. wh'r" II" ma WV
rich. (, say alno.i anything.
Mr. ro,,rr aid tia, ir could not H. nv
He had not CHARGED that ar"'ii-in In" ""'' '''
.hr rrsul, Of mi-c"n'ln't Of "i"'a'' Int A. VI,
~ tc c-un,,tci file. order The ""Mnii'"" d''lh'N
to hear III" testimony. , 80
Mr. Cooper asked In" C"u'n'i- -n'iT w'f''r .'''
. ,,m,,auy az t,,r u,cr.al Erfii.c. IT." I IN
pauy in tli> district .,a.
The C,inml>, Toner o'.c I'D :" g"ii'r '"' we INV
but at the request II the chairman lr "nci AZ
Mr. c,opcr. lie aid tina, Top lad '"'' ''N'" '''"
Ing 10 the formation 81 alb company 'Ii' >'"'" '
hen ,ul,, rr.l that rdlr> Tanner wi" al a. H'>
dc.L va, secretary Il th" '"I1ihinN th'' i''''' "'
subscribed for one <har" of >"' -" a. 10 lie a"' u
nc, ~ ~: .ncorpora'"r: hnt ihi i"' money ~" "''"
,,id in tact 'lc ORGANIZATION We. - ''''' '"'"
4. vet. Tnintr vas alsnn''N IL" "h' '''' '"' W
cmp;ovr Interested ~ III" cor l";N. IF' P'''" ''"
ranv and uitnc.~ 81 h" 49,! ninr ''''i' 81 the ''H
AZ n
IN 600 ono -, -rork hu' -" nri'r""W""' h'' ~ Vel
hccu ratified l., the parrot r"mp"rt. l!"' ''''"
tim, o; VIZ C,,Ir.: :,..oi' ''m hal >"!I'd y" ""
,.i.t.or:-: he wiin"S hnr "'hd' ~" ''''" '' 80
and stopped ,"il'ne r.Ini, anti a. - - - ~"
/. n, of Il piL,Ii,al ~"riAn- plant '''" '' N''' "
ti. patent
sir, cmpcr sad th,, i lh- C,."ni.-. ..." p'"'"'.'
g., .,,,,i, IA. vn,;, ~ ,,r invent; -. H. wanted ~
rr,,. tina, # WI, u fraud. Ne end n'"'d d" I""''
h., >ui' had been brought -, 'I'' i'" P''"'" 49,
Tonne. 49,. Nv ,vindlln;: Int IA" '"m"i-'i"'f g"
,,.d ,ny know l"d:r g: inai. 'ud The committee 80
Tined =, 90 into the matter. TIC com "'''''"' -
the, stated INA, Mr. Tanner MT c>I"'"l I" go
far ms .iar. and tsit III" >nT" W.T. ave ~ ~" '''
,,.r,l. mcn who had nr,a,i,/cd the rub r0ip''N' y
few SHARE, Of -io L inh been gl,"n them - '"'' wv
II -, of ,lci, nan,> q, was cu,ion'Y '" ih' "-'"''
lion 81 such 'omp,nIr
A. I'M. point Mr.. Co"p": sGain ri.d'AN"''" - "
=. letter f,,m H. H. ,iapin rrla'iv" (" -" r'''-''"
Of tlr' pItriic", Hihlti, FT i'"'''' -
lrn,ly obtained.
The Commissioner strongly ''j"''d !" '''' "'
add tina, MIR. Copper, olvVuN E.'"ii'''" Wa "'' -
,,iu,,,. the r.. lht "a uiuir LIN ihF =" !"
ma, N, smith III. >hDud ls ni'' d~~h "''
than 20 Do u, and II h" p"r-lrt'.i tl' ''"n'""''"
should stop HIM.
The. chairman -ad TIA, ~" testimony WA "i"''N
irrcy.l,,, A. i, VA, net .o,n". ted Win t"rniL'>"''r
Rsuti
chic; Clerk Fisher Of the P"nNip" 'I'" 49, new
e lied f., the stand. aud b-ii'sI ma ~ 'i'"r'''"
for the completed file.
F. H. Alcn ,hid Uf tie Southern DiNi i' '''i'hN'
that 40 fAyiiti has, BEEN bowed To- AiN a'h''N'
aid I, would not have "D"N'd an order I" show
favuiti,m 4. far u, hi di, Sun waS concerned, u"
h,d for wear, inrSrd the -. acting first upon
c,tup,rrd cases AID had pr.' ALI ~ operation
system of couplet~i ncs wmrh worked Vel. NhrI"t
white chef ot tls' Eastern Dvi-!'n. ave III
stantidily .iiiilar i'-'tnWN.
r. T. Durham. chief ~ tie Western III, son. VA
recalled by Mr. Cooper AID ur">'h,n"l i'litc' !" "'
ini.rylcw between them ut tie Pension orIc" 1t
winter He c0rrol,oratrd What Mr.. Cooper hal sid
about the t'Ongre ,>ionlu calls lrr had p' ~:
SIR. Lewis offered resolution rci,lhc Inc ,,lh's
tJou Of t,cucraI Rain and I.rahl"v Tanner WIN ia"
Columbia Refrigerator COMPANY. ana nrp,2 me com.
the enterprise, clc By patty vp'" IN" r"n'init'r'
refused To- adopt thl, RESOLUTION.
G. ". Filler. ,hicf ~ the War and Navy DIVISION.
I H. Van Mater chief Of tho I;"l.ri of K"Nl"w. aI'l
several other division chiefs and clerks '' testimony
IA the r>crcir. OF the 'pnlri''' hl' -y>i"rl. sud
denied that favorii>m had Lrrn prWii'~ The III
vc>,il-lton then adjourned I'M Wednesday morn
Ing.