The times., 1898-01-22
House &
Liberal Furnishers,
9TH and | SITS. N. w.
NRS. ROBERTo'S DISMISSAL
Mr.. Allen Scores the Pension Gem
missioner for the Act.
BE Again Asks the Senate to Give
Her an Opportunity TO yindi-
cate Herself.

The resolution OF Mr.. Allen il reference
/ 10 Mrs. Roberts. a clerk who was dismissed
from the Pension Office, was taken up
! again yesterdayin the Senate.
Mr. Allen made further statement as
10 her respectable connections aud ante
cedents. He spoke OF her treatment by
the Commissioner OF Pensions as 'brut al, -
and ala that he did not care very much
how soon the Republican party would in
jure Itself 50 as to bring about It's de-
strnction. The sooner it went out OF
power the better.of the country would
tie, and he was willing 10 hasten its exit
under any circumstances.
Mr. Allen went on TO say:
1T is not manly, and it il not gentle
manly, ana certainly not a mark of very
high breeding for man occupying an
exalted position te be brutal in his treat
uIsnt or person occupying subordina te
place under him..l H fiie Commissioner OF
Pensions wanted tie position this woman
occupied for seventeen years for some
hanger on of his party: il he wanted to
violate the present Civil service law, as he
evidently did, WHY did he aim a covert
dagger at the heart of this woman by
inpugnng her chara ctes? Why did he not
go boldly at her and say to her You are a
Democrat, and from Bemocra tie family
and want your position He could have
removed her sor incofnpetency or some ot.-s
subterfuge, but ile should not have been 80
iniiaTaan as to place charge upon the
records against her character and then bar
the door To inspection
Mr. Allen said that neithtr the Commits
sioner of Pensions nor the Se,retar of tee
Interior would say what the charges ga inst
this woman were. Any official who would
make an acclsatiye iusinHation against tue
character OF any person and then not have
the manhood to state what that charge
was, OF afford an opportunity for Ter to
meet and reply TO IL, was a coward nd q
poltroon-
Referring to the sug gestiun of the
Senator from New Hampshire that tile
Senate ought not to concern itself about
looking into these matters and differences
between the heads OF departments and
clerks. Mr.. Allen said that he supposed
that in the estimation of the Senator from
New Hampshire a CLERK was about like
dog, TO be kicked out on some fliInsy
dodge without an opportunity to defend
himself or herself.
Mr.. Gallinger resented this language,
and sad that if Senator Allen meant
seriously TO iHpHte any such purpose to
him, the Senator was not only using un-
parliamentary tut uniustiria BILE Ian
.,nage III the senate chamber.
Il am not prepared to believe" continued
Senator Alien. "ait hough | can believe
many things that few years ago seemed
impossible, that the Senate of the United
states is wiling that this stain and stigma
bc placed upon the character or this wutuan
with any opport unity for her To yiDGicate
herself. And if there is any head of a
department who has SO far forgotten his
high position, and the duty he owes to his
kind that lie VIII make or receive Il charge
of this KIND and not afford the accused an
opportunity to defend themselves, then |
think it is time that the Senate OF the
United States vindicate the rights OF such
persons"
Mr. Gallinger denied the insinua ton that
he had been unmindfulofther rightsof clerks,
or had been uncharitable in this particular
case
Il knew nothing Of Mrs Roberts yester-
day" said Mr.. Gallinger, but 1 think 1
know little something about Mrs. Roberts
today, and want to say to the Senate that
this is not the forum in which to try this
question. [ have made motion to send