New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-09
THE PENSION OFFICE INVESTIGATION.

THE ABUSE OF CONGRESSIONAL SLIPS IN FUN
NIsHISG INFORMATION FOR PAY
Washington, April 5.-Representative broofsn're
voluntarily took the stand this morning III ue ie"90
Os,oc Investigation. He testified TINT ne oecane
acquainted with s R. Hercy In 1882 and aecertan'ng
that he had considerable experience IN pension ciai
he EMPLOYED him to look after his pension business
lie never heard any complaint untn yesterday when
he learned that charges had been preferred against
Uersev He never expected Hersey TO receive ooih-
pcnsation and would not have permitted II lot d
moment. A.,
rron-ety Of disseminating all Congressional intcr-
ference with the Pension Oneef
Mr. Brooll,hire-I cannot see anything 'uiP"icr
ebpt it, II the work J. carried on II GOO '''''
between Congressman and the Pension once
Representative " X CAN'T, Of OHIO tesuien ra'S
he had employed Hersey 10 hook after Ms p'"S'on
claims paid him and had no knowledge 'A"' "'
-eceiyed cornpen -ation from any one else
Samuel r. Hersey, the pension attorney VINO wac
charged with calling up cases on Congressman Snp'
and furnishing Information 10 attorney Tor pay "'9
then examined. lie testified that he also "oiNN io
Representatives DurhOrOw, Of Illinois, and forn' VI
Iowa In the last CO0gTess he also ""hoa
o., Nessrs Martin and Struble Of Iowa he man
M understanding with the Congressman except 10
render them good service, and none of th"n h''o o
was receiving pay from attorneys nv DO" "'s
wrong in what he had done where souiere VIZ
,or information he charged them ho'hihe' H"'.'v'
be charged usually telling them 1t was woi1n uo''',
: o.so He knew that other clerks to senator anu
members called up cases, signing thef emp,os
name and he believed they received pay io' 'i''o'
tion furnished. II was not against any RUE 'es
or order Of the Pension Bureau
Mr. Enloe asked what gave r1se TO the necessity TOT
tbe application by attorneys to Nher pe'So"" ''
. Information as 10 the status Of their cases
The witness replied that In the iast Coiei'"
Qet
which he gave them II they Knew where " INV "
recently there had been order prohibiting Attorney
for looking at the record or any adverse tsumo's VI
the reports Of examining surgeons. Meihoers " A.,
gross however had that privilege. lie hau ' 80
information he got rs Cooper's secretary anu In.
used the slips Of MIR Brookshire and (he thouenV '"
Mr. Perkins. Of Iowa. Had not used Mr.. "an'ES Sip'
at,or a good deal Of pressing Mr.. Payson learner
.bot tbe two members clerks were Mr.. Mahoo" VIM
u,rheA for Representatives Cochran, English a'''
Uarter and Mr. Mcclellan, who worked Tor MS ia"ie'
Representative Mcclellan, and Mr.. Mar1ih' vi h''i
Mr. payson called attention to the fact that "'onesS
had used Mr. COOpcrs slip In cases In ONO ou'ai'.
of Mr. CoOper's district III Indiana witness reph'u
that he had assumed that the member would nave no
ohiect,on ,nasmuch as the Office did not object lie
knew by signss that Mr.. Raum was aware OF ""t
he was doing believed although he could not prove
IT, that the Commissioner Of his work before
the Investigation began.
Mr.. Payson stated that Mr. Raum had iearheo ue
fact since the Investigation started.
Witness testified that he had been discharged iio'"
the Pension Office by Commissioner Raun aoont ,wo
years ago but for what he could never eail,
TO Mr. Enloe he said that he did not hho nov ushed
Information 70 an attorney such a. ns,1r Pmbs
nsheo ~ wa "sniI. J T1 Yen was the senator's
clerk who (wIess believed) called up cases ior az
II. e. Tlneaweaver. a confidential clerk to Commits
sioner Raum, then examined.