The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-04-03
FOUND 4 SCANDAL
Affecting Mambers Of the Behring
sea Commission.
MAJ. ELIJAH ]. HALFoRD
" \ b Recalled Tho stat ofthe Commission vas
orisssa i s Paid I.sSiTS AmOaats Daily ovw
md AAese Their Regular Salaries.

WARRINGTON, April Secretary
Gresham. with cooperation Of Seere-
tary Carlisle. has brought % light q
scandal affecting members 81 the Beh-
ring sea commission now In session at
Paris Ii Is probable that Mai Elijah
J. Halford VIII DC recalled from his pres
ent position as pay disbursifsg officer Of
the Retiring sea commission unless he
consents TO certain material changes In
the condition Of affairs as Secrctaries-
Gresham and Carlisle find them. More
over. 1t Is probable that the services OF
ex-Secretary Of State John w. Foster.
who Is now serving as agent for the
Behring sea afbitratorg would be dis
pensed with II his recent high position
as cabinet officer did not ia some
measure protect him from too harsh
criticism and too summary action.
Secretary Gresham's attention has
been brought 10 the subject by his In.
yestigations into the present status Of
the Behring sea question. Secretary
Carlisle's attention was also directed &c
the subject because, Us head of the de-
partmcnt he was Obliged 70 pass upon
certain payments IL money, which are
now the subject Of disclosures
Tho two secretaries began 70 consult
together and found that their tnvesti-
cations led to tho same conclusions
Then the records were searched. They
disclosed that Secretary Of State Fos-
ter ordered the payment Of SIS per day
to Maj Halford In addition to his regu-
lar army pay Of s3,100 a year. The nd
ditionnl ti6 d day. which IS made d.
charge against the state department, IS
more than the daily pay Of . senator or
memLer Of congress, MS the latter re
ceive only s14 day and do not enjoy q
regular salary from the wardepartment
In addition.
The army pay Of Maj Halford added
to tho state department pay would
make about ss,675 per year II IS not
disclosed. Just what sum Secretary Of
State Foster directed TO be paid to
agent Foster, Of the Behring Sea
commission The records OF the two
departments show, however, that the
most IL not all Of the staff Of tho Bchr.
ing Sea commission was ordered 10 be
paid large amounts daily over and
above their regular salaries One Of
these officials Is Mr.. J. Stanley Brown,
who married d daughter Of the late
President Garfield. Mr.. Brown Is ON
the staff Of the Bchring Sea commission
at els per day. But the records OF the
treasury department also disclose that
Mr. Brown Is commissioned as an Off
Ger Of the treasury department to make
certain Investigations Of seal life. for
which he is drawing pay at the rate Of
$40 per day. Thus Mr. Brown receives
s25 per day. which is 80. l25 per year. or
more than the pay Of cabinet officer
There are seven or eight other Off
Gals who nrc drawing from % to si5
per day besides salaries ranging from
q. 500 to $4,000 per year.
INDIANAPoIds, Ind, April lin an
interview Friday concerning the Beh-
ring sea scandal at Washington, ex-
President Harrison said that he knew
nothing OF the affair He ventured the
opinion, however, that upon investiga-
ton the matter would be found salts
factory to the government He said:
Seen. Foster was employed by Mr.
Elaine at what pay do not know All
] know is that Gen. Foster has done q
noble work About the other charges
! have nothing TO say as am ignorant
Of the facts. :"