The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-09-20
Prom our regular eorre<pont<ni
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
wAsHISGTox, ID. e., Sept. 12sh, 1859.

wAsHiSorox, y. T.. Sept. lasb. 1859.
President Harrison found his Official
family the cabinet In anything else but
. happy condition when he arrived here.
and the cabinet meeting held on Sstur.
day Was not IN the least like Methodist
love feast. There were several things
that had had tendency 10 create more
or less trouble among the brethren.
ri.st came the question Of calling en- ex-
trs session OF Congress. That took M
several hours and the debate q times be-
came somewhat sharp, not 10 say angry.
hui Messrs. Window and Tracy, who
nave from the first opposed calling IN
rAtrA session, nnslly succeeded IN getting
ne question decided in their favor So
that matter Is settled. There viii Ia ~
extra session ofC0ngress. The Country
should DO thankful. But here Are iva
little matters that were not settled the
lrumprs between Secretary Noble Ana
Commissioner Tanner over the oues1ior
OF Who rams tha Pension Office. and ,hc
ridiculous farce being enacted m Beh.
rings Sea under the orders OF the Trea-
lsury department. whereby crews 81 o,a
msn are placed on vessels captured ~
Illegally taking sc Is. No one obiecfs
. 70 the seizure and confiscation OF thesa
vessels. that j. only carrying out The law
but the idea i spreading around that the
Treasury department does not wish 10
hold the vessels or il would see that =
! lprorer prize crew was put on the captur-
cd vessels. One Of Secretary Windoms
: colleagues asked some very pointed
: questions about these seizures, and many
-tiIl more pointed are likely TO be asked
4 by inquisisive Congressman next winter.
IN The difficulty arising from the rascal
'slifv developed by the committee appoint
! ted hy Sec'y. Noble 10 investigate PEN
y sion Commissioner Tanner, gave rise TO
ala very acrimonious debate in the cabinet
= meeting. II was shown that the Com
missioner had permitted about fifty Of
i his personal friends under bis control in
the Pension Bureau TO re-rate the PEN
+ sions draw by them, in some cases in
.lcreasing them three-f0ld. without the
y formaIities OF legal evidence. and BY their
\ being in The Office. got the money, while
y worthy pensioners on the outside had TO
e wait on account Of the exhansfing Of tho
appropriation. and these pension clerks,
SNOW ing The hole in the appropriation
I, Their pay made. lin connection with q
q large number II Republican favori,es all
over the country who had been granted
= Increased pensions IN The same way, I
= =. attempted 10 unjustly delay the issuing
. of original pension certificates to other
= lappIicants. who had completed equitable
j. proofs. thar thereby they might prevent
seithe public from discovering the fraud
3rsciiced. When Tanner was asked by
: the Committee 10 explain, be exclaimed,
"Why. God help the surplus don't il be-
long 10 the men who saved the country
Let's get il out Of the wsy!v This style
lof footing the Treasury did not suit
Sec'y Mobiles idea Of honesty, and DO
holly told him 50.
But the most surprising fact IN con-
Iuectiou with this affair was thst . por-
ItioD Of the Cabinet, Supported by Presi-
dent Harrison. desired TO euppSess the
Ievidence, and cover the matter mp % far
: ~ possible This Is said to have made
Noble very angry, and he rendered bis
: Resignation Immediately, saying be
would having nothing 70 do with tho
dishonest transaction The President
binding him determined. and not want
! ing his Cabinet disrupted on . question
!. IT honesty, proposed compromise, BY
permitting Tanner 10 resign. which was
agreed 10, and Mobiles resignation with
: drawn. yesterday, in accordance with
! this agreement, Tsnner's res ignaiiou wal
rendered and accepted. though the Cor.
! poral was known 10 be in high dudgeon
= and declared openly be would not resign
while under investigation. His indOrre
ment by he G. A. II. At Milwaukee HI
Imagined was enough 10 keep him from
being removed finding il wasn't
D and the alternative was resignation OF
removal, he was induced for '.psrty rea
sons" 10 resign. The whole thing 10
'big scandsl.v II 10 not likely his sue
cessor will be appointed till after th
Fall elections in the various States ar
lover. and shen.-"God help the surplus I
Tanner will likely be given some 0the
good paying position, but where be can
touch the surplus.
rs. The United States Government hs
one more war vessel sfoat to-day ths
Ia had when last wrote you, that il, IN
: = less some OF those already affoat hav
struck rock or a snag and gone TO III
bottom since the successful launching 0
the new cruiser philadelphia at Pills
~ delphia Saturday.
Among the appointments made b.
President Harrison Satnrds was fo
lof Olive Logan. the widely known news
-, paper correspondent, TO be consul A. Bris
tol. England. lie was credited TO Texal
but o. q matter OF fact he has live
abroad nearly all his life. lie owes hi
.er appointment entirely 10 the influence
~ lhis talented mother.
80 The democratic employees Oft Hous
were not displeased 10 learn that tber
- would be no extra session. II means
couple OF months salary 70 those fellow
Washington IL The healthiest city
Iits population in the world. This ma
sound strange to some people 10 view
the many silly newspaper jokes abot
washington Malaria" etc, but u y
fact which IL fully borne ont bv the csrt
fully kept statistics Of the District
lCoIumbia Health Office.
There sre rumors tbat the adminis'r'
sion deal 10 make Reed Speaker o. ~