Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-08
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent

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will remain until the middle Of the week
as he has number of important mat
tiers to submit To the President.
Attorney General Miller has returned
to Washington. His visit 10 the Presi-
dent gave the old rumor that he was TO
be appointed TO succeed the late JUS
tice Matthews of the Supreme Court a
fresh start. | have the very best OF
reasons for believing that Mr.. Miller
will not 90 upon the Supreme Court
bench, although there is not the slight
est doubt that the President had at one
time almost fully determined TO make
the appointment. The change of mind
| is understood to have been brought
about by strong protest from num-
Der of leading Indiana republicans. OF
course it is always possible for the Pres
ident to change his mind again, but |
| think he has been made TO see that the
appointment of Mr.. Miller, however
much he might like it on personal
grounds, would be bad politics, and the
political sagacity Of the President is too
great for any apprehension TO be felt
by his friends that he will make any
bad breaks of that sort.
Secretary Noble has appointed W. Z.
Elan, of Virginia, Chief of division
in the Interior department. MIR. Elan
has for years been a hard worker for
the republican party. While editor of
the Richmond Wing he fought several
duels on account of his fearless editor
ials. lie is at present member OF the
Virginia legislature.
Col. Emmons Clark, of New York,
who was recently appointed consul at
Havre, France, has declined the APP
pointment. The position is one OF
great commercial Importance, and it is
said that the principal cause OF Col.
Clarks declination was the fear that he
lacked the business experience neces-
sary to successful administration of
the office. If that is true he deserves
great credit, for the men who know
how to guage their own ability are
very rare.
Notice has been given the clerks in
the Record and Pension division of the
War department that no more leaves of
absence will be granted in that division
until the back work is disposed of. In
that division there are 10000 pension
cases in arrears They dispose Of
about 800 per day, but as the pension
office sends up several hundred new
cases every day it will be some time
before they can catch up.
Secretary Window has concurred in
an oppinion given by Solicitor Hep
burn that book keeper brought over
to New York by an English firm with
branch house in New York City viii
have to be sent back to England as bis
coming there under contract was n
violation of the alien labor law. The
complaint was made by the American
book-keeper who was discharged 10
make place for the Englishman.
A committee representing the New
Era Exposition to be held in Septem
Der and October next at st. Joseph,
Missouri, called on Secretary Rusk
Saturday and presented him with
handsome and unique invitation to at
tend the Exposition, which, by the way.
is to be held in honor of the establish
ment Of the Department Of Agrcnl-
turc. The Secretary informed the COM
mittee, that he could not, at this time
definitely accept the invitation. but
that he would try to so arrange his en-
gagements as to attend.
Commissioner of Pensions Tanner
has ordered big pension agency with
head quarters in New York and Chi
cago to stop sending out circular
headed Corporal Tanners Policy rs
the said circular had never been sub
mitted to the pension office for APP
proval, according TO the rules of that
office Among the Objectionable fea-
lures of this circular is a statement
said TO have been made by Commission
er Tanner to newspaper correspondents
expressing his opposition to the policy
of paying small pensions of 50, 50 and
81 month. Mr.. Tanner never made
such statement.
Secretary Noble says the rumors at
fecting the war record of Gen. Morgan,
recently appointed Indian Commission
or, do that gentleman great injustice.
and that there is nothing in the record
rejecting on the honor of Gen. Morgan,
whom he believes to be man of The
highest integrity.
The Commission appointed by Sec
rotary Noble to investigate the rerating
of pensions during the last twelve
months are busily at work. Nothing
will be made public until their report
is made Commissioner Tanner is in
perfect accord with the Commission,
and is just rs anxious to get 10 the bot
tom of some suspicious looking matters.
Secretary Tracy has signed the con-
tract for the construction OF coast
defense vessel. She is to he built by
the Union Iron Works, of San Francis
/ - a0et G-nO OO0
A man who has practieed medicin of
40 years. ought to know salt from
sugar read what he says.
| ToILDO. o. Jan. 10. 1887.