The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-06
FEW CHANCES
FOR CIVILIANS
Mr. Hay Explains Provisions of New
Army Bill
REBATE ON THE TOBACCO TAX.
Senate Committee WIZ Amend the
Lawso That Manufacturers VIII
Not Barc TO Change tho
Size Of Packages
fspectal pIspateh 10 The Times.


WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb 5.-Discuss-
ing The provisions OF the army reorgani-
EATON bill, which was approved on Feb
ruary I'd, Representative Hay, or Virginia
n member OF the Military Committee and
Hs one of the House conEerees on the
measure. to-day said in an Interview With
The Times correspondent:
The only CIVILIAN appointees provided
Cor ON the staff are in the judge-.tdvocate
generals office, and these are not ayai!a-
1,lc until vacancies are created by pro-
motion. death o. something OF that sort
on the Quart rElasters Department the
Dill provides 10. tho appointment OF Of
,fcerS OF volunteers who have served in
the Quar1erInastcr Department in the
volunteer army. and no others are cliSi-
bic. The Same is true Of the Subsistence
Department
CHANCE FOR CIVILIANS.
I'm the Medical Department there have
been provided twenty majors and $50 cap
;ains OF volunteers, who can be appointed
from civil life; but The preference viii be
given to surgeons already in tho volun-
teers and To contract surgeons who have
been serving in the army. The Pay De
g1artment is llI the same category Us the
Subsistence and CslarterzrnaStcr': Depart
g1cnts except that there are two places
created by the law which need not be
filed by volunteer officers who have acted
:ls pnyInasters in the anew volunteer army
las to officers OF the line, none but vol
unteer officers can obtain u commission
in the regular army, and these must he
under The age of forty years IL is under
stood that preference would be given to
officers now serving in the volunteers.
The highest grade to which any volunteer
officer can be appointed is that OF first
lieutenant
TOBACCO TAX.
AS announced in The Times 4 week ago.
Che war revenue act Will be amended 50
as 10 provide TOR The rebate on the to-
la Geo tax. in addition the Finance Com
gnittee of the Sen21c will modify Inc INV
so that manufacturers of tobacco VIII not
be obliged TO change the size OF the bags
IN which smoking tobacco is packed 1t is
stated that this modification VIII mean
millions 10 the manufacturers, VINO re
ducei The size Of their packages when the
law was passed 10 compensate themselves
for the tax and who Will not be compelled
to restore the former size Of the package
when the Tux is taken off.
Representative hay OF Virginia, has
recommended the appointment of G T.
Carson. OF Front Royal, NOW in the Philip
mines with the Twenty-eishth Infantry,
55he served through the Spanish-Amerl-
Van war for q commission as first lieu
tenant in the new army The appoint
meat will probably be made.
SAW THE PRESIDENT.
Senator Daniel and Major Otey together
called on the President to-day with re-
.rarl to the appointment OF Dr. r. w.
Morgan of I5ynchbure. 10 be a member OF
the Board of Dental Surgeons authorized
llnder the army reorganization act. MAJ
Otey presented the papers III the case
tncluding the letters OF endorsement from
Republican House leaders, in which NAL
otey is credited with being the author
of the dental surgeon clause in the plf.
The President was very agreeable and
said he would Immediately present the
5aapers 10 Secretary Root, who, with the
SrIrceon-General of the army, has the
appointment in charge IN order To make
The appointment the Surgeon-Genefal
xviii he compelled to override his action
;n selecting the board, which is supposed
10 represent the North. West and South
\ Washington resident was selected TO
represent the South.
LICENSED TO MARRY
a marriage license has been issued to
Edwin N Russell and Druscilia 5. Utter
back both of Marshall. Va.
REPRESENTATIVE Jones and " 3. Rich.
slIperintendent of the life-saTinS station
at Assateag que, appeared before the m
1erstate and Foreign Commerce Commit
lee of the House today and We're given
a hearing ON the bill TO retire life-saEers.
OF which Mr.. Jones is the author.
An official list OF patents issued to the
close Of the last year and sent TO Congress
to-day shows Virginia with q list OF TWO
hundred and "A ratio Of one patent to
each . 30 population. and North Carolina
with eighty-two patents, or one to every
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