Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-11
MANY APPLICATIONS.
MUCH MATERIAL FROM WHICH TO
SELECT CENSUS TAKERS.
THE CASE OF JUDGE H. G. EWART.


WASHINGTON, D. c., May 10.-(Spe-
cal.)-The Census Bureau continues TO
be flooded with calls for the necessary
blanks upon which applications for places
can be made. Each mail brings hundreds
of letters, many coming from Virginia
North Carolina, and other Southern
States. a large number of the writers
wish to know when the examination Of
applicants will be held in various parts
of the country. The entire force in the
chief clerks office, including stenogra-
piers and typewriters. is kept busy filing
and answering these letters and forward
ing application blanks. 1t is estl-
mated that nearly 10000 applications for
positions in the bureau have been placed
on file at the office, and from the present
outlook the census officials believe there
will be fully 1900 to be examined before
the letters cease to come in. Estimating
that only 20 per cent. of those who try
the examinations attain the required 20
per cent, the passing point, there will
be fully 1000 available candidates for the
1900 places TO be filed in the various de-
partments when the working force is
complete. An examination is being held
at the Maltby Building to-day, and TWEEN
ty-four applicants are all that the room
will hold.
THE EWART CASE.
Controller Tracewel this afternoon de-
=, cided that Judge II. G. Ewart, of North
| Carolina. is entitled TO his salary. and
| enters into long and interesting histori-
| cal review of the Presidents right 10
make recess appointments. The question
| as 10 Judge Ewart's pay was submitted
| by Henry Rechtin, dsbursing clerk of the
| Department Of Justice, in the following
| communication:
During the last session of the Senate
| Hamilton Glover Ewart served as District
| Judge for the Western District of North
| Carolina, under a recess appointment is
l sued July -. 1898 On December -, 1898
| the President sent TO the Senate Mr.
| Ewart's nomination to the same position
| but no action was taken thereon by the
| Senate On April 10, 1899 the President
issued to Mr.. Ewart another recess APP
| pointment under which Mr.. Ewart has
| qualified.
II have the honor to ask whether am
| authorized to pay Mr.. Ewarts salary
| from the date of his qualification under
the last recess appointment"
| The Controllers lengthy statement of
| the facts in the case concludes as follows
Looking at the matter from any stand
| point, there was a vacancy in the office
i of District Judge on the 18th of April
| last This vacancy, evidently and Of ne
cessity. happened after the close of the
| session of the Senate, and section 1761 is
| not applicable to such an appointments
| hence, you are authorized to pay Judge
Ewart his salary as District Judge"
Personal.
| Mrs. Mamie Vowel Rixey, of Virginia,
| now residing on / street northwest. this
| city, entertained a number of young peo-
| pie las. evening at a birthday party,
| given In honor Of her cousin, Miss Ora
Vowel. of Culoeper. Va. Miss Vowel re-
turned to her home yesterday evening.
! President Lyon G. Tyler, OF William
| and Mary College returned yesterday
| evening from a successful trip to New
North. in behalf of fund to erect a
science hall and gymnasium at the col
| lege. He left for home by the early morn
! ing train.
| Hon Marshall Mccormick left to-day
| for Front Royal. where be IL engaged as
counsel In an important lawsuit.
Mr.. William Il. Grant. of Grantland. IL
In the city on business. and IL stopping at
the Metropolitan.
Other visitors at this hotel are Editor
Charles Fl. Slack. OF the Bristol (Va)
Courier: James ID. McCance. Richmond:
H. b. Male. Leesburg: c. T. Boon. Rich
mond; DIR. J. NJ. Winfrees Richmond.
Natlonal-United States Attorney c. n.