The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-12
A Question About Tanners Removal.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE crisis in the
relations between Secretary Noble and
Pension Commissioner Tanner which, &C,
cording to the>former, has been reached
today, continues without settlement at a
late hour tonight. Upon the best authority ii
may be said the commissioner has not been
removed, nor has his resignation been re-
quested by the President. The same
authority says what has been patent for
sometime, that serious differences have
arisen between Secretary Noble and Com
missioner Tanner over questions concern
ing the administration of the pension
bureau, but not in any wise affecting the
commissioners personal character in the
sense of imputing any corruption in his
acts. This same authority conceded that
these matters related principally to re-
ratings of the pensions of employees and
officials of the bureau and others, and to
certain statements credited to the commits
sioner in interviews and speeches. That is
the condition of affairs tonight, but when
the authority quoted was asked if it would
probably remain so, he declined to COM
NIT himself, saying he had no intention of
entering the held of prophecy.
The air has been full of surmises and
rumors all day respecting the case of Com
missioner Tanner and the unanimous
opinion is that aHchange is imminent.
Inc commissioner has not been at
his Office to day. He spent most of
the afternoon at the White House in con-
sultation with the President and Secretary
Noble The secretary is reported to have
said the President must decide which one
of the two he will retain in his present
position-the commissioner or himself, but
he will not talk of the matter to newspaper
people, and the commissioner at this time
is equally communicative. Since yes
terday the disposition of the case has been
under advisement at the White House.
Secretary Noble has had several conferen
ces with the President and Secretary Tracy,
who is generally accepted as the commits
sioner's friend and advocate, has had
many hearings, but what the result of
them all is, has not boon declared.
1t is generally believed that the principal
topic of discussion at these conferences was
what TO do with Tauner in case change
shall be made in the office of commissioner
of pensions.
Two appointments have been discussed
in this connection outside of official circles
the United States marshal for the south
ern district of New York and the register
of the treasury. The first, it is said, Com
missioner Tanner can have if he leaves
the pension bureau without any doubt. AS
to the other Office, the President is quoted
as saying he had no intention of removing
General Rosecrans. It was said to day,
however, that the President was ignorant
until yesterday of the fact that Rosecrans is
drawing two salaries from the government
one as register Of the treasury and one as
a retired brigadier- general. The gentle
man who mentioned this TO him says the
President was much surprised at learning
it. Tanner is reported as being very re-
luctant to return to Brooklyn.
With rumors of change has come a dis
1uc Won of possible successor to Commits
sioher Tanner. Senator Hiscock is credited
with pushing the claims of extension
Agent Poole, of Syracuse, for the place