The morning call., 1892-04-09
PENSION INVESTIGATION.
Clerks Of Congressman Hho Used Their
Position fer Pecaniary Gain.

WASHINGTON, April s.-Represe1tative
Brook5hire this morning testified before the
Raum investigating committee that he en-
ployeG Hersey 10 attend TO his pension bust
ness. because he (BrookshiIe) had the
writer's paralysis. lie did not know Her
sey was Usiug his name for his own per-
sOnal ends. He never authorized it.
Representative CAN'T OF Ohio testified
he employed Hersey 10 look after bis PEN
sion because lie understood him TO be very
efficient at that work. He did not know
that Hersey miSuSed his name. Hersey
testified ne also worked for DurbOrFOw Of
Illinois and Perkins of Iowa in the last Con-
ggess. He also worked for Martin and
Struble or Iowa. Witness had no under
standing with Congressman except to
render them gOod service, and none OF
them knew he was receiving pay from
the attorneys. He knew other Senators.
and mem 0ers' clerks who called up the
cases, signing their employers name and
believed that they received pay fOI the infor-
nation furnished. HeTsey said he sold the
information he got as CoOper's secretary
and also used the slips OF Brockshire and he
thought Of Perkins of Iowa. Senator
Plumb's secretary. D. Z. FlennikeD, Was one
whom the witness believed called the at
torney' cases for compensation. After con-
siderable pressure witness said that Mattox,
who worked for RepTesentatives Cochran,
English and HaTter and Mcclellan, who
worked for Flynn and Martin of Indiana,
sold information to the pension attorneys.
The witness denied hearing Cooper say TO
Morgan, "ityOu have anything worth paying
for Hersey will attend to it for you" Cooper
showed the witness a letter from Morgan
containing S25 and said that lie (C0ol er)
did not understand it. The witness told
Cooper he presumed the money was to pay
for an expert examination he had made for
Morgan. Cooper replied: No pay should
be taken for any such work, and said he
would return it. The witness testified that
he was discharged from the Pension Office
by Raum two years ago, but did not know
the reason, and said that il any moral
obiquity or turpitude WAS involved in his
acts no member Of Congress was responsible
Lena Weaver, confidential clerk Of
Raum, testif, that Raum Jr and not the
Commissioner brought Sproesser here to
watch FlemmiDg. This was in contra
ment that he brought Sproesser here.
Monetary Convention Project.
In the House to-day McCreary introduced
for Springer bill TO auth orize holding an
international monetary conference, prob
ably TO be held in Chicago in August, 1893.
OF the United States delegates seven will
be chosen by the Pres dent from among
citizens not holding Office; seven by the
President OF the Senate from among the
Senators and seven by the Speaker Of the
House from among the Representatives.
equally as possible between the political
parties. The Secretary OF State and the
Director Of the Mint are 10 be additional
delegates. The President is authorized to
invite the foreign Governments to send rep
resentatives, who are entitled TO but one
vote, however The Secretary of State
will preside until permanent organization
is effected,