Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-13
SECRETARY AND COMMISSIONERS.
The Noble-Tanner Correspondence Said
to be Crisp and Interesting.
GENERAL DESIRE TO HAVE IT MADE PUBLIC TO
REMOVE ANY MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE POSI-
TIoNs OF THE PARTIES coNcERNED--AcTINa
COMMISSIONER OF PENSION SMITH.

TIoNs OF THE PARTIES CoNCERNED-ACrINa
COMMISSIONER OF PENSION SMITH.
Miss Tanner, who held the position Of private
secretary to the commissioner Of pensions, was
at her desk today as usual Her father re-
NAMED at home, where he had chance to re-
fleet upon the results Of the battle which has
been waged around him for several days past.
MIR. Smith, the first deputy commissioner.
signed the mail as acting commissioner and
performed the duties of the commissioner. He
will continue to act in that capacity until a new
commissioner is appointed
CALL FOR THE NoB1E-rANNER coRRE-
sPoNDENCE.
Considerable pressure is being brought to
bear upon the administration to make public
the correspondence which took place between
Secretary Noble and Commissioner of Pensions
Tanner respecting the latter's management Of
his bureau.
Friends of Commissioner Tanner decline to
be satisfied until they know all the facts in the
case, and as the publication Of the corresponds
ence Is the only way to convince them
that they have all the facts it
Is thought to be only question
OF time when the budget will be made public
make interesting reading. 1t shows among
other things that Commissioner Tan
ner was inclined to ignore Secretary
Mobiles directions and indeed his position,
claiming. in at least one instance, that the
power behind him (the commissioner
hind the Secretary. A gentleman who
is familiar with the contents OF the corre-
spondence received by the President from Sec
retary Noble, while declining to repeat any por-
ton Of it, said today that when made public the
correspondence would show very conclusively
that yuaa htl&0 oil pafi for ba ad
ministration in the late unpleasantness and
that was the one which had resulted in the
retirement of the commissioner. It has been
incorrectly stated that Secretary Noble took
the correspondence to the President and in pre-
senting it submitted an argument ON his side
of the question. 1t is learned that the CORES
pondence was sent to the executive mansion,
and that after reading it the President almost
Immediately determined upon his course Of
action.
SECRETARY WINDOWS CANDIDATE.
1t is rumored today that Secretary Window
will urge the appointment Of Charles ]. Rae Of
Wisconsin, ex-commander of the GAR, to the
vacant commissionership of pensions.
WHAT PRIVATE sEcRETAoY HALFoRD SAID.
Private Secretary Halford in an interview
last night speaking about the published re-
ports of the Tanner case, said: "You know the
President is not believer in much talk and
don't like to say anything about the pension
Office matter, but there are one or two mis-
statements that ought to be corrected. No
issue was ever made by Secretary Noble to the
President as to whether he or Tanner should
go. Next there was never any formal cabinet
consultation about the matter and there was
no disagreement whatever among the men,
bers, much less any exchange OF mcivilities.
The President had several times during the
summer made suggestions to Mr.. Taoner which
h. h<.~zz \ 1n<TaA ha nala
very kindly toward him personally. The ques-
ton was not at all in the Presidents mind
whether one Of the two persons should CO."
UNION VETERANS IN FAVOR OF RETAINING TANNER
The Hancock command, Union Veterans
union Of this city, passed resolutions last night
citing the failure of both parties to keep
promises made to the soldiers, stating that
Corporal Tanner undertook to carry out prom
ises made, and resolving, therefore, THAT we
condemn in the strongest terms that sort OF
policy which lavishes promises upon the old
proceeds to forget its pledges. That we hold
liberal system of pensions to be the duty OF the
nation, and that honorable service for the Union
affords claim to appointment to office, and
retention in the same, which no administration
can with honor disregard"
SENATOR INGALLS, CoMMENDs TANNERS POLICY.
In a speech to ex-solders at Arkansas City,
Kan, yesterday, Senator ingalls, said that the
limitations on pensions ought to be removed,
the disability pensi bill ought to become a
law and every soldier who received an honora-
BILE discharge ought also to receive a pension.
These were the results that Commissioner Tan
ner had sought to attain in his administration
of the Office Of commissioner Of pensions. Mr..
Ingalls, said he honored him for his high de-
sires and brave efforts in behalf of the veteran
soldier. 'sThe only fault have to find with
Tanner" he said, sis that he did not have two
feet while he was in Office, 80 that he could
have made more rapid progress in the attain
ment of his policy"