Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-12
'O"O " 6' FROM ALL QUARTERS. TANNERS RESIGNATION Received By The President
 Last Evening. DESTRUCTION BY THE STORM "A Great Amount Of Property
 Laid Waste. TROUBLE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. General Telegraph News Of
 Much Interest.
NOBLEvERsUs TANNER.

The Commissioner Not Yet Hemoved- The Air Full o( Snrmises-An RIe-
 phant for the Administration to Dispose Of.
 WAsH1NaroN, Sept. 1.-The crisis in the
 relations between Secretary Noble and Pen-
 sion Commissioner Tanner which, according
 to the former, had been reached to-day, con-
 tinues without settlement at late hour to-
 night. Upon the best authority it may be
 said that the commissioner has not been re-
 moved nor has his resignation been requested by the President. Tho same authority says
 what has been patent for sometime that se1i-
 ous differences have arisen between Score
 tary Noble and Commissioner Tanner over
 questions concerning the administration of
 the pension bureau, but not in any wise af-
 feoting the commissioners personal charac- ter, 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 off. cials of the bureau and others and to certain statements credited to the commissioner in interviews and speeches. That is the posi- tion of affairs tonight, but when the author ity quoted wes esked if it would probably remain SC, declined to commit himself, saying he had no intention of entering the field of prophecy.
 The air hes been full of surmises and rumors all day respecting the case of Com missioner Tanner, and the unanimous opin- ion ia that 6 change in the of6cs is imminent. The commissioner hes not been at the office to-day, having spent the morning at his home in Georgetown and most of the after noon at the White House in consultation with the President and Secreta1J Noble. The secretary is reported to have said that 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 non- oommittal.
 Deputy Commissioner Smith has been in charge of the office to-day, but whether by especial designation of Secretary Noble or simply in the absence of the commissioner cannot be stated definitely. In all the ex- ! oitement over the matter the lips of officials directly connected herewith seem to bs sealed.
 Since yesterday morning the disposition of ! the cese has been under advisement at the White House. Secretary Noble has had ! several conferences with the President and | Secretary Tracy, who Is generally accepted | as Commissioner Tanners friend and advo- cate, has had as many hearings, but what Is | the result of them all, has not been declared. It is generally believed that the principal topic of discussion at these conferences was what to do with MT. Tanner in case change shall be made in the office of commissioner. Two appointments have been discussed in this connection outside of the official circle United States marshal for the southern dis | trict of New York and register of the treasury The first it is said Commissioner Tanner can 1 have if he leaves the pension bureau without any doubt. As to the other office, President II TT L. >kol hat hn hoI v,0 intention of removing General Rcsecrans. It | was said to-day, however, that the President | was ignorant until yesterday of the fact that ! General Roseorans is drawing two salaries | from the government. one as register of ! the treasury and ono es retired brigadier general. The gentleman who mentioned | this to him says that the President was much surprised at learning 1t. The office of marshal pays $3, ,5e0, that of register $4 ,000. MT. Tanner is reported as being very reluc- tant to return to Brooklyn. With rulnors of a change in the head of the pension bureau has come discussion of the possible sucseE.
 sor to Commissioner Tanner. Senator His ex-Persion Agent Poole of Syracuse. Ex- Governor Foster of Ohio, who wss alleged to have originated the scheme to provide for Commissioner Tanner by making him regis. ! ter of the treasury, Is ee,d to bs supporting General Charles Brown of Cincinnati, who was a prominent candidate for appointment
 with Tanner. It i, the genera! impser,ion
 that New York will not again be favored # a
 change be made.
 At the pension bureau ramols concerning the tenure of the commissioner have had @ disSuieting effect naturally, and a speedy
 settlement of the controversy !s essential to good administration of the office. If MT. Tanner shall leave, his departure will be greatly regretted by the clerks, who speak in | warm terms of the consideration with which
 he has always treated them.
 His RssiGnasion Rendered.
 LATKR-Presidsnt Harrison hs3 received
 the resignation of James w. Tanner as com.
 missioner of pensions.