Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-22
MORE TROUBLE AHEAD
For the Raums, in the Shape Of Civil
and Criminal Prosecutions.
HARRISON REQUESTED. TO-. ACT.
Chairman Roosevelt Lays the Case Before the
Attorney General. -
REPORTED RESIGNATION OF GEN. RlUM

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.I
WASHINGTON, May 2L-The last chapter Of
the story of the Raum family s, d0ings in and
out of the Pension Office has mot yet been
told. There is more trouble ahead for the
Commissioner and his son, and it is by no
means certain that the former will not fol-
low the latter into the retirement of private
life. The Civil Service Commission has at
last been sufficiently aroused to the neces-
sity of protecting the integrity of the public
service to institute an inquiry as to whether
Green B. Raum is not liable to civil prose-
cution for violating the civil service law.
Chairman Roosevelt has brought the young
mans conduct and actions with regard to
securing appointments and promotions to
the attention of the Attorney General, with
q request for an opinion as TO whether his
case is not an indictable one. --
Commissioner Roosevelt was at the White
House this morning and laid the matter be-
fore the President. He strongly urged that
some step be taken for the protection of the
integrity of the civil service and the punish
ment of the offender. As the Civil Service
Commission is not under the jurisdiction Of
any of the departments o request for an
opinion must be made through the Presi-
dent.
Not a Pleasant Meeting.
This fact may have some bearing on the
case, in view of the long interview between
the President and Commissioner Raum yes-
terday afternoon, the result of which Is un.
known. The talk is understood not to have
been altogether satisfactory to Mr.. RauIn.
The President is said to have given the Coms
missioner polite berating for having infer
entially impeached the fafrness,of his supe-
rior officer Secretary Noble, in his action in
the ease of young Raum.
The Commissioners interviews on the sub
ject have all been to the effect that there
was no truth in the charges against his son
and that he was the victim OF conspiracy,
words that have nettled the President and
Secretary Noble beyond the point OF silent
endurance. Commissioner RRunf called upon
the President this afternoon, and for nearly
40 minutes answered the many questions
asked by the Chief Executive. It was 3:40
when the Commissioner entered the Presl-
dents office, and it was nearly 40 when
Raum walked downstairs. The General was
not on the best of terms with himself His
mind was evidently busy on other matters
when he told the reporter thatthe interview
with the President had been pleasant one.
There was n preoccupied air about him that
was not apparent when he entered tho
Presidents presence.
Proceedings Against Young Raum.
Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt was
decidedly non-cOmmittal when asked to-day
whether there was any foundation for the
runor that criminal proceedings would be
instituted against G. IL. Raum, Jr. This
commission" said Mr.. Rosexelt 4"has made
its report on the matter to the heads OF the
Commissioner would not say. 1t is UNDER
stood, however, that copies of the report
were sent to secretary Noble, who called Tor
Young Raum's designations; to Secretary
Foster, who will, it is believed, remove from
office the colored man Stratum, to whom
Smith said he paid 300 for a position, and to
Attorney General Miller, who has the legal
end of the case in charge.
General Bussey, Assistant Secretary of the
Interior, who investigated the case of young
Raum and then asked for and accepted his
resignation, is still being interviewed and
reiterating his opinion that the accused man
was innocent of the charges against himI
The General fails to state, however, why, if
Raum was innocent, he was removed. Per-
haps the Assistant Secretary will be given
an opportunity to explain tOthe President
why he convicted man, discharged him,
presented him with 30 days pay ont of SYM
pathy for those who must bear the burden
of his misconduct and to announce publicly
that the victim was innocent t-r 90.
A dispatch from New York says: A WASH
ington special to the 1EoiL dItd Express says
that Pension Commissioner Raum has tens
dered his resignation to the President in the
interest of harmony. .'