San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-09-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
fFrom onr reguIar Oorrespondent)

WASHINGTON d. G, Sept. 20, 1882
The Pension Office middle still
furnishes the Republicans with worry
and the democrats with amusement
Tho trouble seems to have been to
find u representative q. a. r. man
for the position OF Commissioners who
was wllingt to reverse the methods OF
Tanner in the conduct of the office.
FIX, Representative Warner Of Miasou-
ri 10 whom the position was first Of
fered. was rather inclined TO accept,
but after spending pisbt With
L resident Harrison ut Deer Park,
and finding out what was expected
of him, he declined and it WIS given
out that be could not ailo:d to give
mp his private business. Tue real
rearon was that he would not agree
TO conduct the Office on ony other
method than that adopted by Tanner.
Then the position was rendered to
G. S. Merrill, of Massachusetts, aud
il is understood that ho has accepted
il with all the conditions imposed by
President Harrison. Gen. Merrill
is an ex-commpnder-in chief OF the
G. A. r. but he is very conservative
on the pension question and has al
ways voted with the minority OF that
organization in opposing the pro-
posed service pension. The present
acting Commissioner of Pensions,
acting it is supposed under orders
from President Harrison, has revoked
the orders OF Tanuer allowing I'll
p .nsioners receiving less than 81 per
month to be examined upon april
cation for q rerating, and the one
making the evidence of n single pri
vate sufficient to prove original dis
ability. The administrative has
taken the back track on the pension
question. In the mean time Tanner
is waiting to receive the appointment
of Recorder of Deeds for this Dis
trict, which bis friends claim was
promised TO him if he would resign,
while the citizens here irrespective
of party are up in arms against his
getting this position which President
Harrison has promised them should
not be gwen to any one not a citizen
of the District of Columbia. Presi-
dent Harrison's position is far from u
bed of roses.
The white clerks in the lazy pay
division of the Fourth Auditors Office
are in bad humor because Secre-
tary Window has appointed a negro
chief of that division. Those who
remain under him deserve no sympa-
thy.
Tanners friends are starting
movement to drive Secretary Noble
out of the cabinet. They want ex-
Representative Golf of Welt Viz
ginia, to succeed him. But Mr..
Clarkson's friends will probably have
something to say abaut that.
The Civil Service Commission has
written lett to the postmaster at
Minneapolis scoring him for violat-
ing the law in making appointments
in his office.
Representative Cutchings, of Miss
issippi, thinks that the only legisla-
ton Of importance which will be pass
ed at the coming session Of Congress
will be tho repeal of the tobacco tax,
and that can only be passed with the
assistance of democratic votes.
Secretary Tracy is getting on very
dangerous ground. He is consider
ing the ACCESSIBILITY of building the
two 5000 ton cruisers provided for
by the last Congress in Government
navy yards Mr.. Tracy means well,
but if he escapes the political strikers
he will do well. 1t does not require
q very long memoay to remember
what attempting to build vessels in
Government Navy Yards few years
ago cost the people. Better stick to
the contract system.
Representative Bynum of Indiana
expects q very lively session of Con
gress. He says: "We have lot to
worry the republicans about and we
will be very apt to make it interest
ing for them"
Members and Senators are getting
quite plentiful around Washington.
They recognize that the session of
Congress which begins in December
W II be q long oae, how long no man
is at present in a position to even
make AL intelligent guess, and they
come early to make preparation for
it. The absence of decided opinions
on both sides as to what will or will
not be done is very marked.
Judge CROFT of Nebraska, is the
new Commissioner of the General
Land Office. His appointment was a
great disappointment to a number OF
aspiring gentlemen.
Wonderful Growth of Publc Schools.
WASHINGTON. d. c., Sent. IS