The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-11
THE PENSION INQUIRY.
air. Enloe Expects to Connect Young
Raum with Crookedness.

air. Enloe Expects to Connect Young
Raum with Crookedness.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE special
committee OF the House engaged In an in
vestigation OF the. management Of the
Pension ONCE resumed it's inquiry yester-
day. A. c. Tonner, Chief of the Appoint
ment Division OF the Interior Depart
ment, was examined with reference TO his
having demanded the resignation OF
Green b. Raum, Jr., by direction OF As
sistant Secretary Bussey, who, In . per-
sonal note signed 9. b., requested witness
to at once secure the resignation OF -,
to take effect in 30 days (meaning young
Raum), II being desired TO keep the mat
ter quiet until the resignation was con-
sumated.
Witness said that Acting Secretary
Chandler accepted the resignation To take
effect at once, but subsequently modified
the acceptance so as TO allow 80 days
leave, Gen. Bussey saying he would take
the responsibility therefor.
Mr.. Enloe then asked witness about q
paper relating to the resignation OF Ed-
ward Howard, clerk OF classes in the
Pension Oiiice. Mr.. Payson, counsel for
the commissioner, said he did not wish TO
be technical, but IL this related to mat
ter which occurred months and months
after Green B. Raum, Jr, resigned, he
thought IL was not substantial matter
ard he should object unless 1t was pro-
posed to show connection
Between the Two Events.
Mr.. Enloe said: "It has been proven
here by the testimony OF the Secretary OF
the Interior and other witnesses that
charges were filed by Howard and Englc
against Green b. Raum, Jr., and on ac-
count of these charges the Commissioner
OF Pensions sought TO have these men re-
moved from Office and prosecuted them.
He did have Taylor (who was suspected
OF being connected with the matter) re-
moved, and demanded Howard's and En-
gle's dismissal, and the latter. was remov-
ed and Howard resigned.
Mr.. Payson-You say that is all in evil
dence. There is not shadow OF evil
dence showing that.
Mr.. Enloe said there was a suspicion
that Taylor's removal was on account OF
charges against young Raum and the fact
that there were charges made by the
commissioner against Howard and En-
gel because OF this matter.
Mr.. Payson-If the gentleman will say
Green B. Raum, Jr, with anything OF
this kind l will take his word for IL and
raise no objection, but 1 do not intend
that the record shall be filled with infer
ences which shall be accepted as facts.
Mr.. Enloe replied that he did
Expect to Prove That.
He then put in evidence the letter OF
resignation of Edward Howard. In this
letter Howard said that over one month
before he wrote it he had made certain
grave charges sgainst the administration
of the pension bureau and had offered
positive proof OF the truth of the charges,
He had patiently waited to be called upon
to establish the truth of the charges.
Continuing, Howard complained OF be-
ing subjected to petty insults and perse-
cutions since the filing of the charges,
and ended by rendering his resignation
as the annoyances had impaired his
health.
Letters relating to three other dismissed
clerks were put in evidence for the pur-
pose of showing that Theodore Smith had
spied on men and caused trouble and that
Commissioner Raum had protected Smith
in his wrong doing.