The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-13
wANAMAKER AS A WITNESS.
Investigation Of the Alleged Violations Of
he civil Servina

Investigation Of the Alleged Violations OF
the Civil Service Act
WARRINGTON, May 12.-The House Com
mittee on Reform in Civil Service to-day
resumed the investigation Of the charges
that certain Federal employees in Baltimore
had violated the civil service law without
ncurring punishment. Postmaster General
Wanamaker appeared bringing with him,
at the request Of the committee, the report
of the postoffce inspectors, giving the re-
suit of their investigation into the Balti-
more postoffice. lie desired to say, in view
OF the comment upon the time that had
elapsed between the investigation and the
denials Of the employees that more than four
months had elapsed before the commits
sion's investigation of the report reached
the President, so that the men bad no Oppor-
tuuity to make an earlier response to the
charges. Wanamaker further said he had
no disposition 10 defend these men, but
could not personally investigate the charges
against them and turned them over to the
proper officers and would be governed by
their reports.
Boatner said: ut appears that these
parties were before the commission author
lied to make an Investigation. and have ad-
mitted tleir guilt, but the Postmaster,
whose duty it was TO dismiss them. took no
action. and when the matter came to you
(WanamakeT). instead of acting upon the
confessions OF the parties, you instituted
another investigation for the purpose of en-
abling the people to deny what they had
already admitted"
The Postmaster General moved his hand
in remonstrance while the question was
being pnt and then replied: =" | respect
fully protest against the statement that the
investigation was instituted for the purpose
of having the men deny the charges. 1t is
not the truth"
Raines requested that the Postmaster
General be permitted to proceed with the
statement he had prepared, but Boatner in
sisted that the committee wanted light upon
the point he suggested. He wished to know
why the PostmaslerGenerafs department
ignored the recommendations OF the COM
mission aud accepted the statements of the
men. made in generating themse Ives. as
having greater weight than the state
ments they made exculpating themselves.
The Postmaster-G General quietly remarked
that he had no information on the subject t
he was not willing and anxious TO lay be-
fore the committee, but he denied the truth
OF the statement that any attempt had been
made to shield the men, or that any unusual
course was pursued.
During the Raum investigation to-day,
Rayburn, member of the board, examined
the record in the claim OF w. w. Dudley,
and said there did not appear to be any re-
cent medical evidence on file in the case
upon which the last certificate was issued.
Dr. lngraham, the medical referee of the
bureau, also examined the record and found
no sufficient medical evidence. He did not
think the case took the usual course through
the office. The claim was allowed during
the time that Tanner was Commissioner
There was slip in the record stating the
exact location OF the amputation, and ex-
pressing the opinion that the case came
within the act of August 4, 1886.