New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-15
TIE RELATIONS BETWEEN MORGAN And REPRE-
SENTATIVE COOPER.

SENTATIVE COOPER
WASHINGTON. APRIL I4-James Morgan. the Bloom
lnc;on attorney. was examined again to-day III the
Pension investigation. Mr.. PaysoA. COMMISSIONER
Elu's counsel questioned him with the view to SHOW
inc That thc Comm 5sioncr began his investigation INTO
tc relations 81 Representative Cooper ard d.. Her
Soy al the suggestion # the witness EinscH MI.
pavson read letter dated January Do 1892 In which
he said FIAT the writer. knowing the advantage OF
having pension cases called up through member OF
Congress. While in Washington went TO MI cooper
who introduced him 20 maa named iirf'c!' ana s''n
II he (Morganl had anything worth paying Tor the case
would be attended to. Morgan wrote that he sad he
wa, at los, what to say, bat finally stated that ne
wond call again. bnt never DID lie wrote tlat ne
thought this an unhcaId proceeding on the part Oh
Cooper and at ~ case it would have cost nm T-1o'
The letter closed with suggestion that the ComHi'-
siOner investigate Cooper
The testimony of the witness conflicting and
contradictory ia many respects under the eXamna'
ton Of counsel and the committee Ii was not made
olt,gethcr cle,r whether the witness regarded the
PROPOSITION which he asserted Mr. Cooper hal made rs
relating TO improper services or not, MS Statement
being that he thought Mr. Cooper was not treating MN
right and was trying 10 make money ont OF MN 10.
services which he thought Mr.. Cooper as mcmOer oi
Congress shculd furnish for nothing, though SnDsc-
qu,nty lie said he thought it was something hhP'oP''
when Mr.. Cooper introduced him to Jersey. i"o
whole corrcsondence with Cooper WAS decoy to en-
fran him. lie asked 10 BE- cXCus"d Yesterday aiter-
noon and testified that he had received telegram
from his wife saving her sickness had become moFo
serious: but he was compelled 10 admit that he hau
come 1, the committee direct from the tram ana
a, lie Lad not received any telegram, though he stu
insisted that his wife was H.
j. r. Grrenwalt. q special examiner In the fe"'oh
Office testified tLat Morgan came to the pension
Office. said he was a country attorney, unfamiliar
WITH practice and wanted 10 call up some ca>e1.
Witacs a..stcd him, and before leaving Morgan saa
th,. he had learned some things IN Washington tha'
surprised him. and be felt Il he knew {" whom nc
VA, talking ne could give some Information oil vauc
=, ia. Office He finally aid lie would "Flc, II ",
concluded il wouh b. proper. witness on receiNln''
, LITTER from Mr. Mon gan, showed IL 10 ihr N"''''s
s,pcr and found that General Kaum ha1 hcIiu sonc
trir. -, tle .amc subject from eA-kcIIc,cht'l' !.
W'i,i,,ns III Ohio The Pension Oficc had heard 81
ca. in which other men were engaged IN the sdnc
p.n,tccs ~ Sir. Jersey ana witicaa WIS '"" i'
Vc.tisatlng them. ..,.. -o.,,r,od tho
1, ,,rsc ". Nays,n spcC ial examiner rc'umcu uiC
.nd md undcr the advice " NJ. faysOn answered ~
i,onrr. with reference 10 nnanciu tiin~1ctlphs WIN
,u'pov,, IT the Pension Once. lie hhd Pgr''on'N
reu,.ad to answer these questions.
4 tc,oluiion Offered b. Mr. DUNCAN TccohnIclucu
,,, di.l,tncut 81 James Morgan 81 bloomln zion.
it M A, al .rucy before TIE Bureau but TIE com
,,i,i,,., on motion Of Mr.. Lri, adopted substitute
',, fie ,ttontipn Of the secretary 81 The interior 70
thr r>traoriluary character II the testimony 81 NJ
MAR. bat uaain. 10 recommendation. ~ II va
tI,rsht better t. leave The action OF The committee