Sunday morning globe., 1901-09-01

Union, Department or the IotoHlaI' /
laid the matter before that organiza-
ton. and by unanimous vote, the Ad-
iutant of the command was instructed
to prepare letter recommending my
promotion TO the first vacancy and to
transmit the same to- the Secretary or
war; which was done and is on file IN
that office. lI have copies Of both Of
these iettersD Senator Quay, who was
my colonel i'm the l3ith Penna. Vols"
also wrote TO the Secretary Of War
asIng my promotion when q vacancy
should occur IA copy of which /
haveD
An these recommendations were ig-
nored. because of the stealthy way
which Mr.. Morrison used to secure the
promotions Miss Morrison, his sister,
was advanced to the position, which,
in all conscience. / was entitled to. but
10 was not intended that ! should be
promoted; or rather it was intended
that | should not be promoted; had
such a contingency been imagined, no
request or effort at bringing about one
would have been made Miss Morrison
was receiving same salary-$l, 200
which / receive, supplemented with
high markings and ratings, made so by
the present chief clerk, who owes his
position to the appointment Of Mr..
Morrison as major. Had Mr.. Meikle-
John not been "tricked' by Mr. Morri-
son, no promotions would have h1on
made and your Donor would not have
heard from me, at least, on this occa.
sion, and no fraud would have been
nerpetrated on the Government, and no
future one contemplated by the passage
of a bill by Congress to reward a Dem
ocrat from Tennessee for his kindness
In aiding Mr. Morrison to secure the
promotion Of his sister
Miss Morrison was brought into the
office while Mr.. Morrison was chief
clerk, under an arrangement to have
her act as an amenuensis or cOntiden'
tial clerk to G.. ~ Lieber Judge AdvO
cate General. She never took a civil
service examination, but after being
In that capacity for something over a
year she was placed under the civil
service rules, under a clause then ex
listing (June p, 1880, authorizing
transfer from an excepted to non-eX
cepted position after service Of one
year She was promoted to Class
81, 200D on March /, 1897 when there
was a hustling to get promotions OF
Democrats made in contemplation of
and antecedent to the incoming Admin.
istration. My promotion to Class
was made IL years, lacking s days, be-
fore hers.
The placing her under civilservice
rules, together with the clandestine
manner in which she received her ap.
pointment originally, worked great In
justice to others in the Office who had
taken regularly civil.service examina'
tions.
Her appointment to the Office was
always looked upon as a piece Of trick
cry and cOnnivance between her broth
er and the Judge Advocate General
and was commented upon as being very
unfair and unjust to those who had
long preceded her and who we're bet
ter entitled to just recognition by rea
son Of '1ong previous service"
Not being aware of the trick played
upon Mr.. Meikleiohn, and thinking the
promotions were regular until some
days after they we're made, the day FOL
lowing the promotions 1 said to Mr.
Morrison, There is no show for ar
old soldier In this office" and added
That the way / have been treated II
this office IL would be necessary fol
me to lay the matter before my soldier
organizations" He replied, with bit
ter sarcasm, You can't threaten mi
with soldier organizations, for | don
care a d-n for them With that ht
turned on his heel and left the room
l am not the only old soldier whit
has suffered injustice in this office.
Mr. Thomas Sprague, a Republican
with the following military record, a
per register of the War Department, 4
as follows:
Enlisted in Co. F. 18th Regimen
Indiana Vols, June Z, 1861; perma
nently disabled by wounds received a
the storming OF Mission Ridge, Nov
25 1853; discharged, June 25, 1864
clerk Claims Commission, War De
partment, January 20, 1867, to June 30
1858: clerk Of Glass l. office Of Secre
tary of War, July I, 1868, to Angus
81, 1870; clerk Quartermaster GeneI
ais Office, Sept. 1, 1870, to January 81
1876"
He was in this office until the Dock
cry Committee" seeking to reduce tn
expenses Of the Government, legislate
one clerk OF Glass 1 out Of office, am
he had to go without any provision bC
| ing made for him by way Of transfer
which could easily have been done ha
1t not been intended to throw him eI
| irely out of the service His prevlou
! bravery on the field Of battle, in tn
! thickest of the fight, did not count 70
! anything. An eX-rebel colonel now o,
! cupies his seat in this office. sa
| commentary on what this office doe
for the brave boys in blue.
Mr. Dockery was Of Missouri, an
Mr. Morrison is Of the same State.
was supposed at the time that the con
mittee made a tour Of the office. tina
! Mr.. Morrison aided Mr.. Dockery to fin
one clerk whose services could be dt
psned with. Mr. Sprague was a yer
| faithful clerk. or he would not hay
been so long retained in the service
the different offices which he filled.
| believe he never received an apDoin
| ment since under the Government
turned out like an old horse to die
live as best he could.
/ said above that Mr. Chambers ha
not had a promotion for IA years. M
Morrison has a way Of shutting out h
CLERKS from a just opposition to hin
by borrowing money from them. o
the 3Oth day Of December, 1892 he bo
rowed $50 from Mr. Chambers, givin
him his note for the same. He allowe
the note to fall due and run alon
without a word about paying it, so NJ
! Chambers informs me, until since II
promotions on August 22d when NJ
Chambers, feeling aggrieved at not r
ceiving a promotion Che having bee
long I'm the Office before Miss MOrrisO
entered itJ asked him about the pa
ment Of his note. He renewed IL, ad
ing the interest. II fell due since an
N,- y-rt a8 rot haan no IA