The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-09

WAsHINGroN, July S.-General Green
B. Raum, President Harrison's commis-
sioner o. pensions, has been found.
guilty. \
Fhe House investigating committee
has made Its report. Ithas only peeped.
into that den of corruption, the Pension
Bureau, but 1t has seen and discovered
enough to recommend the adoption of
the following resolutions
Resolved, That it is the Judgment Of
the House. that Commissioner of Pen
sions Greene Is. Raum should be re.
moved from office by the Rresidpns for
the following reasons:
First-Because he has demonstrated,
his unfitness to supervise and govern q
Large number of employees on account of
his hasty temper, strong prejudioes aud
unreasonable animosity, which impel
his action In matters of the gravest con-
sequence, 2as evidenced in the cases of
Engel, Howard, Taylor, jennings,
&enaud, Hayward, Payne, De Arnaud,
Peyton and others. Commissioner
Haum's pursuit OF George E. Cooper,
following npon an unsuccessful attempt
10 ln]ure{ his reputation, furnished
another instance of his character.
Second-Because he has prostituted
his office for the purpose of private gain.
Thlrd-Because he has prostltuted
his office for political purposes, using,
the same as political machine, notably
In the matter of furnishing the facilities
OF the Pension Office to one j, c. Dunbar
OF Indiana. at one time candidate for
Congress against George L Cooper
Bad as this verdict is it does not cover
al the charges In other recommen-
dations, which are appended to the re.
port, the committee arraigns the pen.
sion system which the public care far
moro than they do about Raum.
Here are the recon menda tions:.
First. That this committee be oontin-
ued until the close of the second session.
OF the tifty-second Congress, subiec to.
the call of its chairman; but that it's.
clerical help be dispensed with for the
time being,
Second. That there be a revision. Or
] codiffcation Of the pension, laws, with a
| view OF reducing the same to q plain.
| specific, uniform system, for tho pur-
pose OF doing away with, as far as posi-
BILE, with the employment of attorneys
IN pension cases, to facilitate the aa-
Judication of pension claims
Third. We recommend that attor-
neys' fees under the law of June ~,
1880, BIO reduced to the sum ofiS5 in each
case, without authority to stipulate for
any greater sum.
Fourth. We recommend that cases
under laws prior to June 20, 1890, be
more rapidly carried forward to adiudi-
cation, and that there be at least equal
consideration given tocases under those
laws as to those under the law of june
1880.
Fifth. We recommend that a sntfi
cient clerical force be put ON the old and
long pending cases for the purpose OF
determining their exact status and
whether they have been abandoned or
otherwise, and that some rule be adopted
whereby such claimants can be notified
OF the defects in their eases, to the end
that the necessary evidence be furnished
to complete the case within reason
able time, to be specified, and that in
default thereof that such eases will be
rejected.
Sixth We recommend she restoration
to Office OF such employees as were dis
Charged for no other cause than the
reading of newspapers that criticised
the management of pension offices.
Seventh. The evidence in this case
shows that all the controversy between
the commissioner and employees was
confined to appointees not embraced n
the civil service, and we respectfully
| recommend that the special examiners
division. and such other places und er
the bureau as may be practicable, be
placed under the operations Of the Civil
Service law.
CUT LOOSE FROM REPUBLICANS