The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-30
Military Posts to Be Established on the
Canadian Frontier.
PROTECTION AGAINST An INVASION.
The Raum Investigation Confined : The Census
Office to be the Subject Of Congress.
sieral Scrutiny.
Special 10 THE MoRNrSs cAr.-

WASHINGTON, April 29.-The Senate
Committee en- Military Affairs has acted
1avorably upon the proposition to establish
iwo additional military posts :on the north
eIn frontier. The sites for the posts will be
Ieit 10 be determined by the Secretary of
war, out one OF them will probably be op-
pOsite Rouses Point on Lake Champlain.
Inc other post, it is expected. will be put
somewhere on Puget Sound. Both posts
are likely 10 be established upon land
oHered Tor post to the Government. 1t
Is not the intention of those who have
most strongly favored the project
that extensive fortresses shal! be built,
put merely that the posts shall be at availa-
ple points where troops can be quickly dis
triputed to various points along tile frontier
at snort notice. 1t is the opinion of General
Schoheld and many military experts that If
England should ever declare war upon the
United States the Immediate points of
attack would be along the Canadian
frontier in New York, Vermont and New
Hampshire. With an additional post at
Rouses Point, On the northern frontier,
the most thiekly populated part of the
country would be much more effectively
guarded. The proposition has received the
unanimous approval of the Senate COM
mittee and will be introduced as proposed
amendment to the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill.
The Raum Investigation.
In the Raum investigation. which was re-
sumsd to-day. Greenwalt. the special pen
sion Office examiner who made the inyesti-
CATION which resulted In Raum's pronounc-
ing the charge against Representative
cooper. was asked il he furnished the S25
to Morgan which Cooper refused TO accept
and returned. The witness declined to an-
an ha . l.t a
tended prosecuting in court the parties to
the AFFAIR. Cooper said he would relieve
the witness OF any fear for himself.
Enioe asked If witness declined to- answer
on the ground that it might incriminate
him? Witness said lie made the iuvestga-
ton as subordinate and was instructed to
DO anything necessary to elicit everything
connected with the transaction. The wit
ness Oil not wish to make any further
answer, as it might furnish Cooper with In
formation he could use In prosecuting the
others Finally, however. he adnitted lur-
Disbing Morgan the S25. Raum told the
witness he should not suffer any pecuniary
loss through the payment of money to pro-
cure the Information, and he understood
that Raum would reimburse him out,of his
own pocket, as he knew it could not be paid
from the public funds. He still was out the
S25. however, as Morgan did not return
IL after Cooper declined to accept the
money.
Chairman Wilcox of the House Census
Committee will call up resolution
to Investigate the Census Office at the
first opportunity, and IL this does not occur
soon the Speaker will bring in rule from
The Rules Committee making it special
order.
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There will be $50 seats set apart for the
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The press committees request that applica-
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