Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-20
TANNER MUCH CAST DOWN.
The Corporal Will Not Take Part in
the Ohio Campaign.
THE FUTURE PENSION POLICY.
Grand Army Men Believe There Will
BE No Material Change-Misap-
prehcnsions About the
American Congress.
WASHINGTON BUREAU THE OMAHA Bee, !
5l3 EoURTEENTu STREET.
WAsulyGroy, ID. G.. sept. 10.

WASHINGTON BUREAU, THE OMAHA Bee,
5l3 EoURTEESTu STREET
WAsuISGroN, ID. O., Sept TO- J
MIR. Tanner Is not agtatng what might be
called his grievances.
He is very much cut up by what has trans
pired, and his friends have been doing all the
work in the direction of securing for him the
position of recorder OF deeds In fact Mr..
Tanner has never been away from his own
residence since the day he closed up his af-
fairs at the pension office, He has not been
lonesome, however, as he is visited every
day and evening by Grand Army friends and
those who want to see him squared before
the public. 1t is not likely that the retiring
commissioner will accept the invitation of
Governor Foraker to come out and stump
Ohio during the present campaign. Mr..
Tanner is not exactly in mood to do any
stumping at present, and unwarranted con-
clusions might be drawn if he went into the
Ohio campaign ut this particular time.
Speaking of the invitation to friend, YES
terday he indicated that he would not ac
cept it.
"They say that / have been talking too
much, anyhow, lately,n saId he, land guess
now will be a good time for ME to give my
jaw II rest"
The vlcissitudes of politics have in no wise
curbed the expressiveness of the late COM
missioner's observations.
THE FUTURE PENSION POLICY.
There is good deal of interest felt here as
TO the future policy of the pension office
under the LeXt commissioner. All the lead
ing Grand Army men, including those who
have been spoken of for the commissioner
ship, are in favor of the policy Incorporated
under Tanner as far as it relates TO the treat
ment of the soldiers, and they reserve their
opinion as to the dismissal of Tanner until they
ascertain whether that involves also change
of policy. If the same liberallty is to be fol-
lowed in the matter of granting and rerat-
ing pensions, they will be entirely satisfied
with the action of the president. At present
there is great deal of uncertainty as to the
course that will be followed in the pension
office. Mir. Smith, the acting commissioner,
and Assistant Secretary Bussey have
evinced a disposition to take back track,
and it has been vaguely reported that they
had reversed some of the most liberal rulings
made by Mr. Tanner. 1t is believed by the
Grand Army men, however, that when
new commissioner is installed in Office he
will put IN force all these liberal rulings,
and that they will have nothing to complain
of. With Grand Army man of distinction
at the head of the office no other policy will
be possible.
CURIOUS MISAPPREHE NsIoNS.
There is curious misapprehension in GER
tain quarters regarding the International
American congress, and the state depart
ment is receiving great many letters In
qulrl1g as to the number of delegates the
different states are entitled to, ana as to the
compensation they will receive. Notification
has also been received from several states
that persons have been appointed by the
governors as delegates and the same write
to ask when their duties will commence and
what they will consist of. Among other
communications was the following received
to-day by the secretary of state:
CHICAGO, Sept 16, 1SS0.-Sir: / have been
named with others by the executive commit
tee of the -- association of the United
States to wait upon the governor of Illinois
to request him to recognize our Inanufactur-
ing interests IN naming delegates to the con-
ference OF representatives from the South
American republics to be held in the city of
Washington, d. c., in October, 1889, with a
view of arranging for congress to be held
in 1892, to promote and encourage closer
commercial relations between the South
American republics and this coun-
try in pursuance with an act of
congress, etc. We are informed that Gov.
ernor Elfer has not yet been officially re-
quested by the department of state TO ap-
point any delegates to said conference. If
it is the spirit of the act of congress to have
every state in the union represented in said
conference, aside from the ten delegates
appointed by the president would respect
fully suggest that the governor of Illinois be
authorized aud requested through the proper
channel to appoint delegates to said confer
ence.
Please pardon me for addressing you upon
this subject. The deep interest l take in
this matter must be my only excuse for
making this suggestion.
There will be no delegates admitted to
this congress. 1t is diplomatic body and
I he act of congress authorizing it limits the
representation on the part of the United
States to the ten appointed by the president
for the country at large
A good many people seem to have got the
conference which meets in October mixed up
with the exposition that Is to be held in 1892.
One gentleman writes to the state depart
ment asking that space be reserved for him
to start a candy factory at the International
American congress, and another gentle
man desired to know whether ne
and his wife could accompany
the delegates upon their excursion. He said
that he intended to travel in South America
shortly, and wants to make the acquaintance
of the delegates and get some practice in
talking Spanish by associating with them
Several applications have been received
from business houses for tickets for the use
of drummers on this train, the writers appar-
emily thinking that the excursion would con-
sist entirely OF merchants, who had come TO
this country TO purchase goods
Among other curious requests comes one
from st. Louis from gentleman who de-
sires to make the opening address IN con-
gress AS all of the letters are answered IN
a respectful manner, he was informed that
Mr.. Blaine had been selected for that duty.
The departmental state has leased one of
the handsomest residences in the city for
the use of the congress. 1t is perhaps the
largest private house, with one exception, in
Washington. The ball room will be used for
the meeting OF the congress, and the spa
cious parlors will be used as consultation
rooms, where the delegates can make them
selves at home The upper rooms will be
used for the secretaries and stenographers.
MISCELLANEOUS,
Charles w. Cocker has been appointed
storekeeper in the Thirteenth Illinois DIS