Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-16
LIVE WASHINGTON WAITS.

LlVE WASHlN6IUN WAITS.
The Raum Investigation ON Again-How
the General Borrowed $500 F.om an
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of Retaliation
Issued Against Three South American
Countries That Won't Reciprccate.
WASHINGTON, March 15-Pension Com
missioner Raum was examined before the
House Investigating Committee to-day. He
was questioned as to his connection with
the Gypsum Mining Company, and refused
to answer, saying that he would not answer
any questions relating to his private affairs.
Mr.. Wheeler said there was no power to
| compel the testimony, and the matter could
be brought up later, and ii necessary, taken
to the House. Mr.. Cooper asked If witness
| had not borrowed money on the indorse-
ment OF an attorney named Lockwood. The
witness said he had borrowed $500 Of Mr..
! Lockwood. In answer to further questions
he said that he met Lockwood on the street
and asked him for u loan of $500 for few
days. Lockwood replied that he did not
have 1t, but he could get 1t. They went to
the Office of John W. Thompson, President
of the National Metropolitan Bank. and wit
ness got $500 on q note for three days in
| dorsed by Lockwood. He paid the note and
90 cents interest at the end Of the three days
OF OF d grace. The making Of the note had no re.
| female clerk.
General Raum said he had made speeches
In Mr.. Coopers district in Indiana, before
| the last election, and tried to defeat him. A
number of old soldiers had called on him
with reference to pension matters. He had
taken their memoranda, and Jesse Weeks.
in reference to each claim, to the pension
office. He had informed Mr.. Dunbar, Mr..
Coopsr's Republican opponent, that he
tion to pension claims received attention.
He had given this privilege to other promi-
nent citizens in different parts OF the
| country. The letters and his orders In the
matter were on file and would be produced.
Representative Little, of New York, asked
| II the Commissioner had ever given Demo-
cratic candidates for Congress the privilege
sion office was not in that way being used
for political purposes. The Commissioner
did not recall any case in which he gave
Democrat1c contestants special privileges.
The investigation committee then ad-
journed.
THE Cabinet meeting to-day was attended
by all the members except Secretaries
Blaine, Foster and Noble. The issue of
proclamations of retaliation against those
countries which have refused to enter into
reciprocal trade relations with the United
States under the terms of the Mckinley act
was the principal subject of discussion, and
it was decided to issue proclamations OF this
character at once against three countries qf
South America. The three countries are
these countries the President to-day issued
his proclamation declaring the duties set
forth in section of the Mckinley act in
force as to sugar. molasses. coffee and hides,
the product OF or imported from them.
Separate proclamations OF the same purport
are issued to each country.
THE Bering Sea question was referred to
only incidentally at to-day's Cabinet meet
ing. 1t is pretty we'll settled that nothing
further will be done in this matter until
Lord Salisbury replies to the Presidents
note of the sth. insisting on a renewal of the
modus vivendi. IT, however, a response is
not soon received, it is understood that the
President will call the attention Of the
British Minister here to the fhct that this
ply to the Presidents note of the sth in
slant. and asking that the matter be brought
to his attention.
IT is said at the State Department that
the Franco-American treaty, signed at Paris
to-day by President Carnot, is for a limited
commercial reciprocity, the details of which
are as yet unknown Mt the departmcnt, it
having been almost solely negotiated by
United States Minister Reid.
AT conference of the Democratic men,
bers of the Ways and Means Committee to-
day, it was decided not to press o vote on
the wool bill in advance of the taking up of
the silver special order, but to resume con-
sideration of the bill after the special order |
relative to the Bland bill is disposed of.
THE Sc nate to-day confirmed W. H. Law
renee, of Pennsylvania as Secretary of Lega- |
tion at Rio De Janeiro. |
SECRETARY ELK ms. has issued general |
order for the establishment at Fort Riley, |
Kan, of school of instruction for drill and |
practice for cavalry and light artillery.
THE President has recognized Metal; |
Guerrero as Consul General of Chile at San
francisco, Cal.
The Judiciary Committee of the House
agreed to-day unanimously to report to the |
House, with a Recommendation that it lay
upon the table, resolution looking to the
impeachment OF Hon. A. T. Mccormick,
Judge of the District Court for the Northern
district. The resolution was introduced by
tative Bankhead. of Alabama. The
contained in n preamble TO the resolution
do not presenta case calling for impeach-
nent, the evidence before the committee
showing the charges to be unfounded.
The Senate, in executive session TODAY,
istened for two hours to arguments by
Messrs. voorhees, and Turpie in opposition to
The confirmation of Judge Woods, and to
Mr.. Hoar's defense Of the nominee. The
Judiciary Committee had in its report placed
Judge Woods name at the head of the list of
Circuit Judges, so it was not possible for any |
If the other nominations to be acted upon
Until the Woods case was disposed of.
CONGRESSMAN BELKNAP is about to in
roduce bill which has for the cause of its
existence the article on "The Numerical
strength of the Confederate Army" by A.
3. Casselman, in the March Century Magazine
ir Casselman, now member of the Board
# Pension Appeals, was formerly special
gent of the Pension Bureau. During his |
Investigation in the South he became con-
'inced that the numerical. strength of the
armies had never boon correct i
y reported, because of the imperfect records
.ept by their officers.
The bill provides that the Secretary of |
Var shall cause to be enumerated the names
orne upon the muster rolls by the SC. called |
Confederate army, which are on file in his |
Department.; to have the totals thereof tabu-
ated by regiments and companies, and in |
espect to such rolls as he may have occasion |
o believe are defective to procure, through |
pecial agents and other efficient means,
ruStw Orthy in formation and suppiementni |