The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-10-25

Ile>pects % AsaiAtnae neereenry
a. o1is Usonl Ylnln nad UnnQeeeeo -
ner-Mr. uBussey's Reply
WAsurxorox, Oct II. - H. teusl@4
Commissioner Tanner was asked yo.ts<-
day afternoon whether he had any snsn
20 say respecting the recent dects1o. 81
Assistant Secretary Busscy overruI.n
the Commissionerss order Of April l.
last. lie said: aThe judicial reasons e
Juire Dussey are the cvolutions Of eno
miud OF a gentleman from Kentuo9y
who was appointed under tho iato 49,
mipisiration on the labor force q eu1
Patent once. tried before tho Clv1
Service Commission for principal
aminer Ia the Pension Once, failed
pass. ana was afterwnrd app sinted ~
Der or the Pension Board ~ Appeals 10
secretaryss once, salary s. 00) pr u
10 sit in j1d ement on the acts Of tho "a
missioner Ut Pensions. Having him
seen. In his own handwriting. his 80
ment that he Il lifelong resident
Kentucky. and for twenty years edieo.
q Democratic paper. and his furt
statement. In answer 20 the question:
he had served In either the army or NJ
| that he served In neither. and. thoref)
was particularly well qualified %
Justice in a place In tbs Pension ono
\ am not surprised that such . a
should pronounce favorably
the presumed sufIicicncy OF se1
ccuts day pension Tor
veteran. who as q result OF the cont
with the miasma and foul waters Of
swamps. Is now a suff srer from chror
diarrhca: but what fail TO DmprehoI
Is how General Bussey comes 70 pr
himself to put his namc 20 such u
sion. He has little regard for GEM
Harrisouss declar alton last fall. v
thrilled every Veterans heart whei
said: III Is no time to use the apo
cary scale when you come 70 weign v
service or the mon who saved the Nation
IL il b, the gait 70 weigh out seven CEN
per day for chronic diarrhsa. had mu'
rather General Bussey should be
Weigh master and have no assi,tnu
from me. l do not bslieve the dccisi
win be permitted 10 stand. When On
most themselves on the power the con
missioner has they will sec that 10 4
broadly gives the lie to all our promi<|
for years past. yesterday sent 20
Pension Once for copy of General b'(
sey's decision overriding my order|
APRIL 25, aud fouud II had been wiz
drawn. 1 looked for revised editio7
arraicued General Bissey for m
taking to put me in false
sitiou before the public. Sucf
least Il the result of the wording q
decision. whether be intended to do
not. He conveys The impression thai
en- ct II my order Of April . was toV
bitlarily raise all pensioners on the
4 AZ less than "a per month. On the
trary, the order clearly shows to any
who reads il that the arbitrary part
and the whole OF It ia fact, referr
cases allowed on and after the q
March, the day took Office. idcterm
that would not issue q certiEcate
less than "A per month -
had the power TO prevent
I looked into the law and found q
!. clearly and indis putably had the pow
= 1t Is broadly stated that the ratings q,
> by the medical boards are subject 10
: vision By tie commissioner. No
viii intelligently dispute that had
power 10 take up every case rated at !
than a per month and order the cert
I Gates issued At 81 had broadly declnl
! my purpose; I had nothing 70 conc<
saved a vast amount OF time q
! trouble by issuing that order. Theu
: gave verbal orders that those Of the
900 pensioned nt less than II pcr mo'
!. who had an application on file for
crease, accompanied by a certificate
y medical examination held within ~
should have their claims ndj sdicase
that examination. aud g, up 60
, least a per month or 90 on
" roll. ordered verbally that all
Others should be sent an order 20
medical examination and abide the
suit on q like basis. think most
I. them would have gone up 70 =. Their
= plenty OF law for II. General Bussey
X The contrary notwithstanding Ho .
:. there Is no precedent; l say that ev
4 commissioner who has preceded ms
- y, left records o. precedent, aud wheu
n makes that brash statement he sin
q succeeds in illuminating his ignoran
AZ Bussey's Reply 70 Tanner.
7. WASHINGTON. Oct. IS Assistant
z. relary Bussey. Of tho Interior Dep
~ ment replying % x-Commissioner
- ner's criticism Of him in the Un
\. Press dispatches yesterday,
I. s.while II Is true that my decisions
- written by others, ye. they are prep'
" In accordance with my instructions
- after consultation with M. could
- pretend 10 do the work OF writing
u these decisions. but can and do cx
~ inc the cases, and upon the facts
~ forth and In occordance with the u
- reach q conclusion which - get Tort
=. the decision.
N As to Mr.. Tanner not being able 70
my decision reversing his four-ds
order In the Pension Once dles,
tie only to say that this order formed .
~ ton Of the opinion In a case. aud.
,es was not elaborated as fully as des
withdrew II and substituted sn'
decision, which set forth at length
views relative 10 the order, and CAV
reasons for resembling II. ! made
~ decision in the regular course ~
80 ness, and not especially becaus
wished to reverse any action o. M.
~ ~ 1er.