The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-17
TANNER GIVEN THE LIE
1 Circular Issued By the lntsrioP D.
paRtmslt Regarding Pensions.


support OF the action Of Secretary Noble
rescinding Commissioners Tanners order
advancing pensions from ~ To - per
month i'm certain cases, was given out to-
night. 1t calls attention to sections ~, 4sl-2,
revised statutes, providing that except in
cases of specified disabilities, no increase
of pension shall be allowed commencing
prior to the date of the examinR surgeons
certificate. and enters mt length In consitl-
Grafton of various degrees of disabilities
and the reason for having allowed the ~
pension. .If now by order of the
lent. s.witiout regard to medical
examination u man who has been recciv-
who has been more disabled and has been
rated at - being himself advanced, IL il
obvious an injustice is done To the higher
grade man. II, however, the allowance il
made after an examination by q surgeon
everything has been done in due order and
of the cosnmissioner are the basis, il must
result that a few are made favoritcs and n
great majority. who have 70 depend npon
medical examination put mt great disad-
vantage. Therefore il was decided that
there is no authority in law for the order
sion in the face of the statute and which
order IL not extended To all cases."
QHotation: are then @ made, made from or len Tan,
Tanner says he issued the order with a
view TO putting these two-tlollar men up
and in which he said he ordered them for
examination before their home board:
The statement says: Ihe order as made
amounts sIsccified-& per month. II did
pH. prs,eemdea e Il d did. % and Il did not order any
one for examination as the letter pre-
tended il did; II was am unauthorized
advanced q who was receiving less. II was
made a s25 and proposed to have IL
sitieration of this matter will show that to
give away e66.0O n month OF public money
on such an order as this would he but the
| beginning of u system by which millions
could be expended uncontrolled by law, as
| il was unauthorized by precedent. There
~tor % Maadcrson q. 600 or more than there
would he i'm giving xs,O 600 mon $3.50 ln
distribution of public monies, and the
door of the treasury might as well be
open to actual invasion as to- have such
without question. 1t is also obvious
| that such u course this would not
benefit the soldiers ultimately as II Is IN
| tended only tn benefit those who are the
least disabled. There Is no expression, no
disposition to prevent any deserving SOL
which his disability entities him. All tina,
is being done lis to maintain the law. to be
literally, construed, but by no mean. M dis
without Partially, all he h entitled to-"
| Pension Commissioners Tanner was seen
ment and made a lengthy reply, i'm which
he sharply criticizes Assistant Secretary
| Russey, ana alleges that the Jutitcial reis
| SONS Of the latter are emanations from the
mind OF member of the pension board
of appeals, who was appointed under ths
| Cleveland administration after having
| failed to pass a civil service examination
| Tanner arrsliRns Russcy for untertakinp
| to put him i'm a false positio before the
public. The order in question. he says
refers to cases allowed ON and after the
date he took office. March q. He had de
| termined ne would not issue certi ticates
for less than - per moth, il he had power
to prevent il. He looked into the law ans
| found he had that power. as il is broadl!
stated that ratings hxed by the Ineslics
boards subject to revision by the com
| missioner. He saved vast amour
of time and trouble by issuing tia
order. "Then," said he. %! gave verba
orders that those pensioned at less thar
- who had application ON nle for AN i'm
crease, accompanied by certificate q
medical examination, held within TIN
the year, should have their claims adjust
. ed on that examination. and go mp to :
or of the roll. l also ordered verball
| that all others should he sent am order TO
! n medical examination and abide the re
suits on q like basis" Tanner contend
that there is plenty of law for his actor