The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-09-25
GEN. GEORGE S. MERRILL
WILL PROBABLY BE COMMIS-
SIONER OF PENSIONS.

Especial C0rrespondence)
WASHINGTON, j. c., Sep. 20, 1889
Pension Office matters continue
to be the principal topic Of conver-
sation in political circles here
General William Warner, of Mis-
souri,, ex. Representative and ex-
commander-in-c chief of the G.. A. R.
having declined the appointment
of Commissioner, not feeling able
to sacrifice his present lucrative
legal practice. The President has
rendered the appointment to Cen
eral George s. Merrill, of Massa-
chusetts, and while his acceptance
has not been officially promulgated,
it is regarded here as a certainty.
General Merrill is also an ex-com-
mander-in-chief of the G. A. r.
He is also chairman of the Pension
committee of that organization and
is therefore considered to be parti-
cularly well equipped to assume the
duties of Commissioner of Pensions,
and his appointment cannot be
other than pleasing to his comrades
Of the Grand Army.
The indications point to change
in the methods Of the Pension Office,
but how radical the change is to be
it is impossible to say. Deputy
Commissioner Smith, who Is acting
Commissioner has reversed two OF
Commissioner Tanners most i'm.
portant rulings, and as he is only
temporarily in charge of the office
it is inferred that he would scarce
ly have done SO without orders from
his superior officers, thus Secreta-
ry Noble is credited with being re-
spOnsible for the two reversals,
The orders revoked are, the one
directing that all pensioners re-
ceiving less than "a per month can
upon application be examined fol
re-rating, and the order making
the evidence of one private sufi-
Client to establish original disability
Mr.. Tanner is still in the city and
is likely to be as he has leased q
residence here for three years and
has his boys entered at Georgetown
college. 1t is generally believe
that he will be appointed Recorder
of Deeds for this district, q position
which pays more money than any
other here, with the exception o
the Presidency.
Senator Sawyer arrived here
this week. He says he came OF
early SO as to superintend the com
pletion of his new residence here
Incidentally his early arrival will
probably cause few nice ripe Off
cial plums to fall into the laps o
citizens of Wisconsin. The Senate
has a taking way of looking ou
for the interests of his friends.
Senator Sherman, who arrived
here from Europe last week, i
busy fixing up his private busines
here preparatory to taking tn
stump in Ohio for Gov. Foraker.
Ex-Representative Goff, of Wes
Virginia, who has been euchred ou
of the GOvernOrship of the State, i
here, and rumor is connecting hi
name with a cabinet position
Who he is to succeed is not men
toned particularly, though som
say that he will be Attorney Gen
eral and that Mr.. Miller will tax
the vacancy in the Supreme Cour
bench, while others think that Sec
retary Noble will retire and MI
Golf become Secretary of the Int
rior. l give you the rumOrs 70
what they are worth, and from al
that 1 can learn officially, they ar
not worth much.
Congressman are beginning t
arrive pretty freely. Many Of then
come to enter their children in ou
excellent public schools which ope
Monday, but the majority are pre-
badly hunting places for their cor
stituentS.
Naval officers are jubilant owe
the fact that Uncle Sam owns, i
the new cruiser "Balimore," tn
fastest war vessel in the wOrl(
And come to think of it, its scms
thing that all Of us should be jub
liant over.
It begins to look as though tn
fight before Congress for the locs
tion of the Manmouth Worlds Ez
position of 1892, would be betwee
Chicago and Washington, Ne,
York being apparently already on
of the voice. Washington peopl
have no fears, they know it wi
come here. and already preliminar
preparations are being made for i