Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-09-28
THE PENSION OFFICE.
The Important Topic in Washington. "A Change in Pension Office EiotLods.---SeaatorS Sherman Get ting Ready to Take the Stump in Ohio.
Fron our Regular Correspondcnt.)

IF rom our tkeEuitr torres ilDlucDI.) WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 20, 1889 i Pension office matters continue to b, the principal topic of conversation il political circles here. General William ! Warner of Missouri, x-Representativ,
 and ex ex-commander-in- chief of the G. 4 R., having declined the appointment O | Commissioner, not feeling able to sscri
 fee his present lucrative legal practice The president has rendered the appoint
 ment to General George s. Merrill, o
 Massachusetts, and while his acceptance
 has not been officially promulgated, it is
 regarded here as a certainty. Genera
 Merrill is also an eX-commander-in-chiet
 of the G. A. R. He is also chairman oi the pension committee of that organiza ton and is therefore considered to be
 particularly 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 methods Of the Pension office, but how radical the change is to be it is i'm possible to say. Deputy Commissioner Smith, who,is sacting Commissioner has reversed two of Commissioner Tan ner's most important rulings, and as he is only temporarily in charge of the off ce it is inferred that he would scarcely have done so without orders from his superior officers, thus Secretary Noble Is credited with being responsible for the two reversals. The orders revoked are, the one directing that all pensioners receiving less than S4 per month can up on application be examined for a re rat ing and the order making the evidence of one private sufficient to establish ori- ginal disability. Mr. Tanner is still in the city. and is likely to be, as he has a residence here for three years and has his boys entered at Georgetown College It is generally believed that he wall be appointed Recorder of Deeds for this District, position which pays more mo- ney than any other here, with the excep- tion of the Presidency.
 Senator Sawyer arrived here this week He says he came on early so as to supsrin- tend the completion of his new resi- dence here. Incidentally his early ar rival will probably cause few nice ripe official plums to fall into the laps of citizens of Wisconsin. The Senator has a taking way of looking out for the inter ests of his friends.
 Senator Sherman, who arrived from Europe last week, is busy fixing up hls private business here preparatory to taking the stump in Ohio for Governor FoTaker.
 Ex-Representative Golf, of West Vir- ginia who has been euchred out of the of the state, is here, and rumor is connecting his name with the cabinet position. Who he is to succeed is not mentioned particularly, though some say that he will be attorney gen eral and that MT. Miller will take the va cancy in tho supreme court bench, while others think that Secretary Noble will retire and MT. Golf become Secretary of the Interior. give you the rumors for for all they are worth, and from all that l learn officially they are not worth much.
 CongressmeI are beginning to arrive pretty freely. Many of them come to enter their children sin our excellent public schools which open Monday, but the majority are probably hunting places for their constituents.
 Naval officers are jubilant over the fact that Uncle Sam owns, in the cruiser Baltimore" the fastest war vessel in the world. And come to think of it, it is that all Of us should be jubilant over.
 It begins to look as though the fight before Congress for the location of the Worlds Exposition of 1892 would be between Chicago and Wash ingtOn, New York being apparently al ready out of the voice. Washington people have no fears, they know it will come here,and already preliminary prep, arations are being made for it.
 Representative Butterworth, of Ohio. ls expected here from Europe next week. ard the Ohio republicans in Washington are preparing to give him duplicate of the ''bang up" reception rendered Soma tor Sherman last Friday night. The Buckeyes in Washington never do things by halves. They always "go the whole hog"
 Republicans from the silver states are on a hot scent after the scalp of the present Director of the mint. They don't fancy his policy.
 Secretary Blaine will return to this city late next week.
 Judge L. A. Groff of Nebraska, has been appointed Commissioner of the General Land Office.