Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-07
SUPPORTS THE CHARGES.

Testimony CT .as:, CT Fiele; Deputy I'm
der Sammis Against Latter.
Dubuque. Dec. Us. L. Sage. for
merly field deputy under j. U. Sam
mis- has forwarded from the state OF
Washington an affidavit in support of
the charges brought by ex-Deputy
Howe against Sammis. Sage affirms
that on Aug. Sammis, in the pras-
ence of other field deputies, "emphati-
cally recommended that the four di-
vision. or field deputies. should ar
range their salary accounts SO that al!
should receive the same, s1,100 a year.
He says that Howe advised against
the act. pointing out its illegality. bait
that under influential pressure from
Samm!s' asnicable arrangements to
that effect were made. He says that
In introducing, pressing and urging the
contamination of this arrangement
Saminis took the initiative. and the
first heard of the arrangement came
from him. Attic Sage at the time
consented. ne subsequently, considered
his action and made no payment.
The defense prepared by Sammis is
understood to include affidavits from
Deputies Marcy and Stearns and 9TH
ers. and sundry letters from outsiders
President Roosevelt will give Howe a
hearing after Salnmis has presented
his case. and It Is understood that
Captain Lothrop. OF Sioux City, his
father In -lRw, Will represent Howe at
Washington. Sage's deposition is as
follows:
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mis- reappointed me to the position of
deputy collector and reass!gned me to
be in charge OF the Second division.
Third district, Iowa, In which position
I had been serving for more than q
year prior thereto. under ex-Collector
j. W. Patterson. at compensation Of
$1,000 per annum.
'srhat while In Collector Sammis' Of
flee in Dubuque Iowa, on or about
Aug. l.. 1902, in the presence OF Field
Deputies H. A Stearns. C. F. Johnston,
p. E. Marcy and myself, and OF Chief
Deputy Milton Howe. the subject OF
compensation OF the four field deputies
was made matter OF discussion, dur
Ing which it was emphahcally recon-
mended by Collector ]. U. Saanmis that
the four division or field deputies
should arrange their salary accounts
so that all should receive the same
compensation. or $1,100 each per an
mum.
That Chief Deputy Howe advised
Collector Sammis that such an ar
rangement could not be carried out as
1t would be impossible to make the
disbursements and have the accounts
pass the auditor or approved by the
honorable commissioner of Internal
revenue.
THAT In view of this fact it wa.
then arranged. under inferentisl pres
sure from Collector San.mis. as felt
at least. that an amtcable arrange
ment be made between the two depu-
ties receiving $1,000 each per amman,
each to pay over to one of the othertwo
deputies who were receiving $1,000
each per annum monthly or quarter
ly sum sufficient to equaliZe the COM
pensation on the aforesaid basis OF ST.,
100 per annum for each OF the afore
said field or division deputies.
That In introducing. pressing and
urging to contamination this arrange
ment Collector y. u. SaufHls LOOK tne
Initiative. and that the first heard
of the proposed arrangement came d.
rectly from him, IN fact being one of
his first official utterances after the
oaths Of Office had been administered.
THAT altho at that time I con-
scented to such an arrangement under
what considered an implied demand
on the part Of Collector j. u. Samunis,
I eventually reconsidered the matter
and made no payments Hereunder
Dubuque, Dec. Internal Revenue
Collector Sammis has filed with Com
missioner Yerkes of the Internal rev