Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-15
CORPORAL TANNER PROTESTS
He Does Not Make r emovals With
out Cause.
LOVES LABOR VICTORIOUS
A Persistent Young Apollo Gets an
omce Because He ls Engaged
Ex-Governor Saunders
II Appointed.

II Appointed.
WASHINGTON BUREAU, TIE OMAHA BHR,
513 FoURTEKNrH STREET,
WASHINGTON, d. c., May IA
EVERY appointment make aud every dis
charge make is for reason" said Pension
Commissioner Tanner, to-day. He was talk
ing about the charges that he was political
spokesman ard was sacrificing good men in
the service that partisan republicans might
be given places. The commissioner con-
tinued:
"Heavens and earthl can almost count
on the fingers Of one hand the discharges 1
have made on account Of the change of ad-
minstration. For those fifty special exam-
ners discharged l have not appointed single
soul to take their places. l simply cut down
the force to get within the appropriation.
There is lots Of work to do if we only had the
money to pay them. suppose great many
changes will be made in the medical boards
throughout the country. The boys want it
done and have a right to have it done. That
is to be expected. Changes are being made
and will be made more or less everywhere,
but there Is nothing unusual about that 1t
is always to be expected, but as
to the changes in the Office, you
see, l can't do anything. All the clerks
have to come from the civil service commits
sion. can't appoint any one, except those
who pass the examination, to clcrkship.
You have three or four names sent you to
select from, know, but l don't know any
thing about any of them. l have the ap-
pointment of twelve chiefs of divisions and
some medical experts, and a lot of messen-
gers and boys, and to these POSITIONS l can
appoint whoever l choose, but they don't
amount to much, yet they go right on abus-
ing me just the same.
'Now, when came here found three old
soldiers who were democrats at the head of
divisions Instead of putting them out en-
tirely. went to Secretary Noble and got
him to have special examination for these
three men, as he has right to, and l gave
them positions-subordinate positions, of
course-but better than nothing. They
couldn't expect to retain their places as
chiefs, and l gave them these positions for
no other reason in the world than because
they were old soldiers, but for those dis
charged they abused me all over the coun-
try"
LOVES LABOR WINS.
Although this was cabinet day, and there
are not many visitors in Washington, Presi-
dent Harrison's private room was almost
crowded full at noon. They began to pour
inflow until the doorkeeper announced that
the president could no more than get through
with those already in before the cabinet
would assemble. During the time the presi-
dent was taking his visitors by rotation,
receiving their verbal and written state
ments and sending them away more or less
happy, he observed bright-eyed, fair haired
young man who kept moving nervously about
in the crowd and pushing himself to the
'front.' He ever and anon looked with great
eagerness at the president and was trying
to catch his eye. Almost an hour elapsed
after the president first discovered this
young man, and his nervousness and eager
ness to get an audience began to wear upon
the presidents nerves. Finally the visitor
boldly walked out from the crowd. When
the president was released he presented his
card and began TO address himself to the
chief executive. He SAID:
Sometime ago made application for an
appointment. l want it awfully bad. /
don't care for it myself but the fact Is, Mr..
President" and here the young man blushed
to the tips of his hair ~ am engaged to be
married, and unless get this appointment
the engagement won't stand. There you
have it, and now you know why l am so
anxious" The president was taken aback,
and although amused for the instant, the
statement went to his heart. He at first
was little out of patience, but the evident
painfulness of the situation elected his SYM
pathy, and the card with the name of the
effice desired was laid in prominent posi-
tion on the desk.
COMPLAINTS AGAINST AGENT WARNER.
Complaints are filed with Secretary Noble
against the alleged arbitrary action of Agent
Warner. OF the Winnebago and Omaha
tribes, toward the white men, leasing lands
of the Indians on that reservation, and an
investigation is likely to follow. The lands
embraced in the strip ceded to Nebraska in
1882 by the government, north of and on the
Niobrara river, are rich and much coveted,
but if the Nebraska legislature has accepted
the cession, the presidents proclamation
must issue ere these lands can be thrown
open, and the Indians have the first right to
select lands in severalty.
TURN OVER THE ARCHIVES.
The abolition of the Office of surveyor
general of Nebraska and Iowa, during the
last congress, gave the commissioner of the
general land office power under the revised
statutes. TO control the surveys, ets., of the
public domain IN those states subject to the
power OF the legislatures of those states to
pass an act turning over the maps, plats,
ETC., to such state officers as the legislatures
might designate, whercupon the power of
the commissioner classed under the law.
The Nebraska legislature passed an act last
winter turning over the aforesaid archives to
the commissioner of public lands, and. Sena-
tor Manderson has asked Commissioner
Stockslager to issue the necessary order.
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.
The president made the following appoint
ments to-day:
John F.. Plummer, of New York; George
T.. Leighton, of st. Louis; Jesse Spalding, of
Chicago, and Rufus b. Bullock, of Atlanta,
Ga, government directors of the Union Pa
citic Railway company.
Alvin Saunders, of Nebraska, member of
the board of registration and election in
Utah.
William H. Lyon, Of New York, member
OF the board of Indian commissioners.
Bennett Gillespie, Of Nebraska, register Of
the land Office AT O'Neill, Neb.
Samuel S. Wright, of Nevada, superin tend
ent of the United States mint at Carson City,
New.
PETERS WAY NOW CLEAR
It is conceded, tonight, that the appoint
ment of ex-senator saunders, on the Utah
commission, clears the way of the early ap.
pointment of Peters, of Albion, for internal
revenue collector. He was recommended
several weeks ago by the Nebraska delega-
ton, for that Office. PERRY S. HEATH.
A Wyoming Faiiur'.
LARAMIE. Wyo., May l4.-[Special Tele-
gram to The BEE. Wallace s. Alky, deal
ers in furniture made a voluntary assign
ment to George w. Fox. this afternoon, for
the benefit of their creditors. They place