New-York tribune., 1892-03-31
THE PENSION OFFICE INVESTIGATION.
FURTHER QUESTIONING OF COMMISSIONER RAUM
OK TML CONDI-T nE MI- 0LLI ".

/ FURTHER QUESTIONING OF COMMISSIONER RAUM
on THL CONDUCT OF HI> OFTTNF.
Washington March 3O.-The examination Of Com
missioner Raum wa, resumed TO-DAY by the special
Pension Oficc Investigating Committee Of the IIou-e.
Mr. EnlOe asked the reasons for the dismissal Of
Edward Renaud. a Pension Cfice clerk.
The Commission read three letters. in two of which
he asked the dismissal of Rcnaud from the Pension
Once. In these letters Mr. Raum called attention -
articles which had appeared in The New York Tribune,
criticsing the conduct Of Pension Office officials and
commenting particularly upon one ca-c. The Com
missioner wrote that Mr.. Remand admitted having the
papers in this case hi, desk, but gave cAp!ana
ton a. to why he had the papers his desk Mr..
Renaud's duties did require him 10 examine the
papers, and he had right to take the paper, from
the files
The articles could not have been written without
these papers and while Mr.. Remand denied having
written or inspired the articles, he admitted being
writer for The Tribune. The articles were mis- srate
mcrts of the Mr.. Raum. In his letter further
stated that Remand after COmmis oner Black went out
/ OF office. boasted Of having written the wellknown
physical wreck" articles, and Mr.. Raum demanded
his dismissal on the ground that clerk In the De
partmcnt should be permitted 20 attack the head OF
the bureau I'm which he served. Rcnaud dis
missed from the Pension Office. Subsequently he was
employed in the Census Office, and witness wrote a
third letter to Secretary Noble calling lis attention to
Remand, employment. Remand was still In the
Census Office. To Mr. Enloc. the Commissioner said
be had never heard that secretary Noble had said the
statements in the articles were true.
A Tribune CORE pondent denied that Remand had
written the article. or the facts Rcnaud had
refused to assi, the witness a,ceraning the name
Of tho author. Remand had never said the papers
were put his desk by mistake
Mr. Enloe asked the Commissioner how long 1t was
since The New ork Tribune had ceased to make war
upon his administration.
The Commissioner said he really could not tell.
lie was not usually reader Of The Tribune
Odd you send anybody TO sec Mr.. Russell liarri-
SON or did YOU 20 to see him, 70 ask nm To use ms
Of The Tribune TO stop th, attack upon your ad-
MI ID" Won Know of ANYBODY being T. him for
that purpose! Al do not know anything about II;
O DO YOU know Of Mr. Lemon having performed
such a service Al have no knowledge OF IN
formation the sublect ...,... g.. v.
Do You know Of anybody having spoken 10 nlr.
Whelaw Reid to get him to stop this correspondence
attacking your administration Al nave 10
O'"iIave YOU ever heard Of such thing A.
understand that Of the principal men 9i & ihG
some cOuve satiOn probably at the secretary once
IL was probably with General Bussey. dld not sec
the gentleman and had no conversation WIN nm H.
O-Do YOU know what the conversation WIul 'tl
oral Busscy wa, Al do rot. lcarn'd That the ,
That the department was much dissatisfied with my
management Of the Pension PEI, 3,ra occ MAJ % lbov i onei
was giving to the country goOd administration "'
''90EWaS il General Busscy who told you 50 Ale
Informed me OF something Of that ldnd: supp,
thnt this gentleman also saw secretary NobI' Dul
d,d NOT have nny conversation with Mr. Noble about
IT, did have with General Bussey lie volunteered
!" 0O,d General Bussey st2ye that that matter had
been arranged Ale said tha tbs gentleman Was %
somewhat surprised at being Informed that the De
narfment tbO,icIt that my administration was good
and that the criticisms upon II were nOl Just - H..
Odd General Bussey tell you that russell lhr
rison and Mr.. Lemon and other gentlemen had lntHr
ceded with this manl h.-No, sir; mat is enuIey
O-You have not heard what 1t was that brought
this man here from New York A.-NO, SIT :, a.,
o ''' What was his namel Al cannot recall bis
name I was not acquainted with him.
O-IIave you not understood that the innnence OF
thn Administration was brought to bear on MI N1e
law Reid to stop these attacks Al have no dlrect
Information the subject. H.. T., ,
,,on. hut mas moi that been yOnr understanding ;
Al cannot state that have any lniorihauo on c ~,
subject Persons have spoken 10 me Win some III
dgnaion about the manner in which The Tribune was
conducting Itself In the matter ana said thaI MI heiu
o.-DiG the President eyer express himself 70 YOU