Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-03

Secretary Bussey, and give that official
credit for the action l take myself" said
Commissioner Tanner, in discussing the car
toons of the democratic press to-day. The
commissioner continued VI am willing to be
represented as pouring out bags of dollars
into eager soldiers hands, although this is
but fight of fancy, and they may describe
me as dispensing all of the good things OF
Uncle Sam to the boys,' but think there
should be discrimination between the action
of the pension Office and the action OF the
officials in the interior department proper,
so that each man may get his praise and his
adverse criticism, as II may be due him.
/ intend to reverse the order OF General
Black, and have the 5000 cases for increase
of pensions pushed to completion along with
the new applications for original pensions.
General Black thought the applications for
increase should stay in the pigeon holes as
long as there was, application for original
pensions to act upon. | shall have no regard
for the condition of the surplus IN the treas.
ury in considering applications for pensions.
1t will be my purpose to grant all Just pen
sions, and to do 1t promptly, whether our
next pension appropriation bill shall be in.
creased from $4,000, 600 to 800, oO0, 600, or
from $50, 0OO, 900 to sl60, 100000 The surplus
can take care of ITSELF and those who need
pensions can not"
WHAT MIR. sToCKsLAGER WILL DO.
Land Commissioner Stockslager, whose
resignation has been accepted, to take effect
at Corydon as soon as the trains run west
out of Washington He has been granted a
leave Of absence until the 18th of June. Mr..
Stockslager has not made arrangements yet
for the future, and the object of his visit to
Indiana, this time is to enter into a law
partnership at New Albany, or complete his
plans for resumlug the practice of law at
Corydon. He is one of the very last promi-
nent democratic officers to be displaced by
this administration. He says his retention
unsettled
the opening of Oklahoma, the inability of
the administration to determine as to his
successor, and the fact that he was union
soldier, and made an acceptable officer.
his successor, but Assistant Commits
soner Stone has been designated das
acting commissioner. Governor Stone may
become commissioner finally. The only
thing there is against his appointment is his
age. President Harrison believes that there
should be man younger than one of about
seventy years to fill a position requiring the
activity that should be possessed by a COM
missioner Of the general land office.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Thomas j. Shinder has been appointed
postmaster at Albion, Marshall county, Ia,
vice w. w. Ballard, resigned.
James S. Raymond, of Iowa, was appointed
last week to 81, 600 clerkship i'll the war de-
partment.
Mrs and Miss Niles will leave tomorrow
for Omaha, if the trains are running west OF
here. On their way home fortnight hence
they will make Il short visit to Mrs. Hen
bricks, at Indianapolis. Mrs. and Miss
Niles will spend the summer at Deer Park.
First Lieutenant G. H. Bonsteel. Twenty
first infantry, stationed at Fort Sidney will
remain in the city on two months leave of
absence. He is stopping at 1920 Sunderland
place.
Col Swords, the treasury inspector of fur
niture, had caller at his office yesterday,
who caused somewhat of commotion as he
passed through the corridors owing to his
striking resemblance TO General w. II.
Sherman. He ought to look like him, as it
was Major Hoyt Sherman of Des Moines
the youngest of the celebrated family, swho,
while enroute east, dropped in TO view the
government treasury and meet his old
friend. PERRY S. HEATH.