The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-12
TANNER HAS RESIGNED
AZ Last He Does What He Should Have
Done Aonths Ago.
t'ss~t. ssr""ghs ss"s ny the Discard iW tho
e",sappy FsMstbs ssf Dtsss~ Hsslst-
sr- NJ Wss.1stmatoW TnW-
ner'. q s.s. Q. settled.

wAsHINGreN, sept. t2.-Tlsr president
has sSs-,ivrsi the rSsig,,atio,n ~ Jas. W.
Tanner us commissioners ~ Ips.nsi,,ls. In
IA h,ttcr conveying his r'~ixi,atiou. il IL
said the commissioner writes that l,c
cognixss that differences exist hrtwsrn
hisssss.lf and the secretary of the. interior
rs'spH.sting the Illustration Of tii. pen
sion b,ircau, and these ditrcr'ns,- h'i,,g
radical. in the interest of "a thoroughly
satisfactory administration of III" office
la st,oul,, p.sigu.
WA~HINGroN. Sept. II. Th" crisis iu
the rs,iations istw'','n Secretary No,,i" and
Pension tonnmi~Sisunr Tanner. which.
according ." the former. had h,-tr r,','i.,I
tostay. continues without settlement at
late hour Tonight. Cpou the. best au-
tiiorfty il may is' said the commissioning
lsas moi been removed nor has his r'-ig-
nation been requested by tln. President.
The same. authority says: IL has been
patent for Sotnc time that serious siificr-
cnes-s iav" arisen irtw"ru Secretary
Mobile and Commissioner Tanner over
s,iu.-tiou- concerning the administration
s,f the. pension bureau. b'n not i'm any " i-,.
affecting the commissioners p"r-onai
character, in the ss.iiS,' Of inipIting amy
corruption ia his acts. This same author
ity conceded that tic>r matters r'i.,trd
principally to rc-ratiugs Of the pensions nf
s.nIbioy,.- ana officials of the bureau and
missioner in Interviews and sistTs =.
That Is the condition of affairs t,-Iii,.it.
tSit " hen the authority quoted was asked
IL il would probably rs'Ii,;,in 80, declined
to commit himself, saying he had no in
tcnson Of entering IN" field of prophecy.
The air has been fun of ~,Irui,.. and
rtpu,ors all day respecting th. ra-.' of Conn
missioner Tanner and the iiI,.inir,o,is
opinion il that n changes il imminent. Tn"
commissioners haas not been al tn" office
tuslay. He spent most of the. afternoon ~,
tts. White hoii~s. in consultation with the
prs .si,lcnt and Secretary Mobile. The seq
rotary. il il reported. has said that tin'
president must decide which on. of tho
two hr will retain in his present position
e the commissioners or himself. hut l,''
" i'll mot talk of the matter to newspaper
people and the commissioners at this time
is equally noii-soinn,inicttivc. Since
~. '.rslay Secretary Mobile has had several I
conference with the. pt,.~isis.ut. and sss.-
rotary Tracy. VIII" il generally accepted
i,s tho commissioners friend and utivss-
cate, has had many hearings. Int th. ~
suit of them all has not ins.ri declared. Ii
is generally bli.'v.d the. principle topic.
what to do with Tanner in ease. "a change
shall In. made in ti". otiicc "f commits
si"n.r of n.n~i''',~. Two appointments
have. tns.u discussed in this connection,
outside. Of the official cr'lr tnitcsl States
marshal for tho southern district of New
York aud Register nf ,l. TREASURY. The
have IL hc leaves the Js'I'sis'n bureau with
ont amy doubt iS to the other Office. I'll.
president was ignorant until yesterday of
| tln. fact that Rossrr.sits IL drawing twn
salaries from the. government one "a.
register of the treasury and one retired
| brig;,sli..r general. The gentleman wl,u
! mentioned this to him s.,yr the president
was much surprised AT learning Il.
Tanner il reported as bsiig very
| It,ctant t., return to BROOKLYN. With tho
r,,ri,or- of "a ciIngs. has come. ~ discussion
! of the possibl" s,"r'ssor &" t'on'nissiniicI
| Tanner. Senator Hisco.k il credited
] with pushing the claims of cN-Peu-ioi
! Agent Poole. at Syraic,iss.. for the place,
| Ex-(:ov..rnor Foster. Of Ohio. who was AL
legged to- have originated the. ~s.l,cnr. Ia
provide for Commissioners Tanner i,H
: making him register of tho treasury. H.
| said tp IN. supporting General Charles
| Brown. of Cincinnati. who was proin
| ncnt candidate. for ths. appointment Will
! Tanner. IL il the general impression tia,
! New York will not again Ia favored IL a
! change. il made.