The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-12
COMMISSIONER TANNER
Sends His Resignation to Pres
ident Harrison,
THE CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE
Is a Disagreement with the seovetaTy
Of the Interior, and Does not
EGect the Pension commIs,
sioner's Integrity,

WASHINGTON, D, O., Sept. H.
The crisis in the relations between Sec
retary Noble and Pension Commissioner
Tanner, which, according to the former,
had been reached to-day, continues with.
out settlement at a late hour tonight.
Upon the best authority II may be said
that the Commissioner has not been re.
moved nor his resignation been requested
by the President, The same authority
says, which has been patent for some
time, that serious differences have arisen
between Secretary Noble and Commits
sloner Tanner oyerquestlons concerning
the administration Of the pension bu.
reau, but not in any,wlse affecting the
Commissioners personal characterln the
sense Of imputing any corruption in his
acts,
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
This same authority comedies that
these matters related principally to re-
ratings Of the pensions OF employees and
officials Of the bureau and others, and to
certain statements credited 10 the Com.
missioner In interviews and speeches.
That is the position Of affairs tonight.
But when the authority quoted was
asked II 1t would probably remain so,
declined 10 commit himself, saying he
had no intention Of entering the field OF
prophecy. The air has been full Of sur
misses and rulnors all day respecting the
case OF Commissioner Tanner, aud the
unanimous opinion Is that change In
the Office is imminent.
The COMMISSIONER has not been at Ills
Office to-day, having spent the morning
at bis homein Georgetown and most Of
the afternoon at tile White House In
consultation with the President aud
Secretary Noble.
ONE MUST GO.
The Secretary is reported to have said
that the President must decide which
one Of the two he will retain in his pre-.
sent position-the Commissioner or him.
he will not talk OF the matter
to newspaper people, and the Commits
sioner at this time is equally non.com-
nunicatiye,
With the rumor Of a change in the
head OF the Pension Bureau has come q
discussion OF the possible successor to
Commissioner Tanner. Senator Hiscock
Is credited with pushing the claims OF
.x. Pension Agent Poole, OF Syracuse, for
The place. Ex-Governor Foster, OF Ohio,
who was alleged 10 have originated the
scheme TO provide ior Commissioner
Tanner By making him Register Of the
Is said to be supporting Cen
eral Charles Brown, OF Cincinnati, who
was prominent candidate for the ap.
pointnent with Tanner. 1t Is tho. gem
sral impression that New York will not
again DO favored II change is made.
LATER-nIs REsIoHATIoN RECEIVED.
H'wAsurNaToS, Sept. 70, la, m,-The
President late last night received the
OF James W, Tanner, Com.
missioner Of Pensions. In his letter
conveying the resignation it is said that
The Commissioner writes that he recog.
nizes that differences exist between
himself and the Secretary Of the Interior
respecting the administration Of the
Bureau Of Pensions, and that those dif.
Iercnces being in the way Of a thorough.
y satisfactory administration Of the
office, he should resign.