The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-09-19
CORPORAL TANNER OCT.
Radical Difference Between the COFpOrsl and
Secretary Noble One Of the Chief Causes.

Radical Difference Between the Corporal and
Secretary Noble One Of the Chief Causes.
Corporal James Tanners resignation as
commissioner OF pensions is in the hands Of
President Harrison. It's acceptance is merely
matter of time. Deputy Commissioner
Smith has been designated to act as COM
missioner until successor to Mr.. Tanner is
appointed.
Mr.. Tanner objected to summary removal,
and while Mr.. Noble was at the White House
thecOrporal was sent for and upon his arrival
the report of the investigating commission
was read and he was in ormed why he was
offensive and OBJ ectionabIe as the head of
the pension bureau. There has never been
! the best of feeling between the secretary and
the commissioner. Mr. Noble has not ap-
proved the methods of the comm ssioner
and has been irritated by the latter's
indiscretions. Besides, there has often times
been q conflict Of authority, the COM
missioner asserting that the secretary had
no right to interfere in certain matters that
| appertained strictly to the pension bureau.
The Ill feeling has been constantly growing,
and 1t became apparent that either the sec-
retary or the commissioner must go. These
| points were explained at length to the COM
missioner at the con erence, and an effort
made to reconcile him to the situs tion. A
| considerable portion of the time at the
White House was taken up in trying to find
place that would be acceptable to Mr. Tan.
ner. The marshalship of the Southern district
of New York was offered him. Senator His.
cocks consent to the disposal of that Office
having been gained. There was also a sug-
gestion of other places, including the regis
tership of the treasury, though it is not sure
that this was offered. Other places outside
of Washington were suggested, but were
gspurned by the thoroughly angered corporal.
n hoI Tn IT1n-
the pension commssionership, but Mrs Tan
uer objects to leaving Washington. She
Gays they have leased q house for three
years; that two daughters are here in pubic
service and two SONS are attending the uni
Versity, and it would be most inconvenient
to leave the city. 1t is the intention
Of the administration to find some
thing for him that will be satisfactory SO
that his virtual dismissal will not leave him
stranded. 1t is probable that the acceptance
Of his resignation will not be an
nounsed 1HnS ID. s;l until place b, has been
some other position. Some of Mr. Tanners
friends assert that he will open a pension
Office in Washington and present the claims
of his old comrades who are looking for PEN
sions.
There are already numerous candidates
for the place. The past five months have
shown that business man is wanted at the
head of so important q bureau as the pen
sion Office. 1t was Corporal Tanners
lack of actual business ability, coupled
with his indiscreet habit Of talk
ing freely, that led to the present disagree
able imbroglio. His removal is on charges
OF ofinefficjency and indiscretiOn based On his
action in making special q large number OF
pension cases, on the action of some OF his
subordinates in making reratings for each
other, and on the speeches and interviews
credited to the commissioner in the newspa-
| -. - l. L
MED. The commission investigating the re-
ratings in the Office has reported from time to
time to the secretary OF the in .erior the
discovery of the wholesale rerating among
the employees of the Office, to the partial ex-
clusion of other pensioners The men who
insisted upon Tanners appointment are
more to blame than the unfortunate corporal,
| for they who knew him best should not have
urged him for place requiring careful bust
| ness training and keen executive ability
| That is the sentiment OF the Republicans
| who have discussed the matter during the
past few days, and in selecting Mr.. Tanners
| successor great care will be taken to avoid
! the mistake made when he was appointed.
A United Press dispatch from Washington
says that its representative was utho' lied
| by the president to state that Commission
| Tanner had not been removed. and that he
has not asked for the commissioners resig-
nation" and that Commissioner Tanner de-
clined to talk about the imbroglio further
than to say that he had not been suspended
and had not resigned, Maj William Warner
is reported to have left Kansas City last
night for Washington in response to a
telegram from the president or
secretary of the interior asking him he
would accept the position of commissioner
| OF pensions, to succeed Commissioner Tanner
in event the latter should he removed The
latest associated press dispatch from Wash
ington on the subject says: Presidents II ar.
| rison has received the resignation of james
W. Tanner as commissioner of pensions In
t his letter conveying the resignation it is said
: the commissioner writes that he recognizes
that differences exist between himself and the
! secretary of the interior respecting the adj
ministration of the pension bureau, and that
those differences being radical, in the inter
est of thoroughly satisfactory admic
stration of the Office, he sho uld resign,