Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-01
ENLOE'S INQUIRY.
Gen. Raum Again Testifies Be-
fore the investigators.
THE MISSION OF MR.. LINEWEAvER

Seems Somewhat of a Puzzle to the In
quircrs, and Remains a Mystery-An
indianapolis Sentinel Correspondent
Put Under Espionage-Why Indiana
Pensioners Are Sometimes in Luck
Morgan Inclined to Find Out How Sem
atorial Aspirants for the Presidency
Stand on the Silver Question.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The special pen
sion investigating committee of the house
resumed its session yesterday. Commits
sioner Raum again took the stand. Enloe
asked if Mr.. Lineweaver had returned
from his trip out of the city. Raum said
he had
Enloe--Can you tell me where he has been?
Raum-l can if you desire tc know.
Judge PaysOn here remarked that it was on
his advice that Commissioner Raum kept quiet
u regard 70 Mr. Lineweaver's Whereabouts
Ina he thought that it had better be kent
quiet Tor a day or two, when it would be
proper to disclose Lineweaver's movements
Payson added that if the object of Mr. Line
weaver's trip was given publicity now it might
defeat the purpose intended, which was per-
iectly Unsuitable, and had no connection with
the investigation far as ii had gone. The
matter was dropped for the present.
Wanted to Observe Fleming.
ne case OF J. G. Chapman, pension attorney
OF New Haven, Conn, was brought up. Raum
sad that Chapman had a very poor idea of the
law, but had great many influential friends
Among them was Senator Platt. Chairman
had been twice dsbarred from practice be-
lore the pension office. His reinstatement
and last conviction for taking illegal fees oc-
CURED several weeks ago and following close
upon each other
"A few days ago. said Enloe. Il asked if
Won mad q SDpPi1i gS9n,inar Of
burgI called to Washington to spot newspaper
Offices"
He was not here to spot" said the commits
sioner. i called him here TO make some OBJ
servations in regard to Mr.. Fleming"
Nv hat sort OF observations?''
ITO see what course Mr. Fleming was pur-
suing at that time" replied General Raum
n Measure of Self-Prot ection.
haum stated that number of men were
endeavoring TO destroy him and his influence
IN the Office, break down the office and bring
1t into disrepUtc. Fleming was the principal
among these men, but he could not find out
anything and let the matter drop. Fleming
was correspondent of the indianapolis SEN
tlnel. but he regarded him as piratical fellow
who had no standing with newspaper men and
had him watched. Some discussion arose as to
whether Sprosser was engaged to watch pen
sion Office employees. the commissioner claim
ing that Fleming was the man to be watched
but If any pension office employees associated
with Fleming they were, of course, seen.
Explaining Pension Case.
Details Of pension claim of Mrs. Hattie
Kee, of Terre Haute. Ind. widow of Major
hee, for pension were discussed, Enloe's OBJ
ject being to find out if Raum was not anxious
to grant the pension and violate the rules of
the office by not permitting the claim to go
through the regular channels. Raum stated
In reply to Enloe that the case did not go TO the
medical examining board, as 1t was considered
unnecessary by the chief of the board of re-
view, and there were legal features in the case
to be decided He acted simply on the author
lty vested in the commissioner of pensions