New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-01
GREEN B. RACM. JR. A WITNESS
EXAMINED BEFORE TILE HOUSE SPECIAL CON
MrTEE~A PENSION OFFICE LAW

Examined BEFORE TILE HOUSE SPECIAL COM
MirTEE-A PENSION OFFICE LAW
CLERKS TEST MoNY.
Washington, Feb. 29-The Ii0use Special Committee
Investigating the Pension ONCE met today but word
was received from Assistant Secretary Bussey who was
10 have been present that, although he az the
Department he too Ill to venture 10 the Capitol
| IN the Storm. The committee then took recess
| until O'Clock. After Martin Il. Bayly. law
clerk in the Pension Office, was quest ioned regarding
the rcceip at the ONCE OF So from pensiOner IN
New Hampshire. The money was placed on his desh'
TO be later covered into the Treasury. At the witness
direction the money was temporarily placed in 'aie
In the assistant chief clerks Office, which room was
| also occupied by Green b. Raum, jr the appointment
clerk. IL time before the money was r."
| turned t, the witness Several weeks after witness
ordered IL returned Raum to him one satuiu'N
and asked him II he was In hurry for H. III wa
at least o'clock: and, after conversations INC
mat er allowed TO rest. The money wa ait'r"M"
returned in bills Of the ,ame den animation rs tlose
in which II had been received at the Department. i
day before the money returned witness sp'ho
about 1t to The Commissioner. who promised 10 ooh
into the subject. In reply to question BY me"pe'
OF the committee. witness said that when me ho"os
put in the safe 1t sealed in an envelope o"'
that when II returned 10 him 1t was not lhco''".
In response to further questions, the witness ="
that Mr.. Hopkins had been recommended Ior WIS
tie Commissioner promoted Mr.. Hopkins to pEice
paving better salary. in another division one thhs
that had prejudiced him against Hopkins WIS l"'
he found Hopkins looking around his desk one even
ing Hopkins had assisted the Commissioner materially
in preparing record brief. and the Commissioner h'"
overlooked his action in prying into Witness desk
In response TO questions BY ex-Representatve Pay-
SON. of counsel for General Raum, witness said he ala
not rccollect that the younger Raun' had sara 10 nun
on a saturday night when Raum was going away
that the money at home and he would send io' It,
IL witness desired It. that night. General bhssey iau
said 10 witness. In speaking about the matter ti"t
was "A stir about nothing.
Green b. Raum jr., the next witness lie
said that Secretary Noble had demanded his reSlghh-
ton and had declined TO allow him TO maze any DE
fence He had even declined TO the witness aDOnt
IL but referred him 10 Assistant secretary BuSsey'
witness called on Mr.. BusSey u deny ia" charges
I'm, the Assistant Secretary refused 70 take them under
constdernton and Insisted that lie must resign. VIII
ess said u, the Assistant Secretary that advantage
has been teker Of a combination Of circumstances 10
got rid Of him. Witness asked about the mp
yoIntmept Of a man named william p. smith. on the
recommendation OF a man named strong. strong WAS
"a colored man, who had been the messenger Tor inc
commissioner Of Internal Revenue. and was II 8.n
friend Of Raum'S family Strong ana III" WINES h"n
freouentIy accommodated friends IN money u1'n~
act on- strong had discounted note lVI wAne'N
aboui the time the appointment was made but whittier
II was before or after The appointment Mr. iilm
could no, sey Witness had received no peculiarly
consider alton from Strong Tor >inlu. aPp"n.,..hl
Questioned as to the ~ heretofore referred TO w'c>N
the story before the committee h-t 'e>
The investigation was then adjourned til Ihnr'diS