The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-01

iiitluTeu atnat lie tS ABOUT W dlliloullce no
withdrawal from the race for the guber-
3natorIai nomination. rilat is II never
failing way III making Mr. Swanson re-
veal his ability to get mad II had rather
DO defeated twice than stay Whipped Az
yer being beaten once" Is a favorite
y expression. Mr.. Swanson Is m exceed
ihglS valuable member of Congress. LIE
ls man OF wide Influence on the Demo
cratic side. and he has much 10 snow
for his work In past years though he has
not obtained much legislation al, this
Congress-.
Ii Mr.. GLASS IN THE HOUSE,
n Representative Glass who is next TO
the newest Democratic member OF tho
Virginia delegation, did not take part
~ tlle deliberations, of the House 70 INC
extent OF making 4 speech this session.
but but hn introduced many bills OF real
Importance to tho people OF llle sixth
district and worked hard, With vary
ing success, to have them enacted, lIut
~ III tho 1nattor Of department "ofk.
LOOKING after affairs In which his con-,
st1tuehts were Interested pending In cX-l
ccutiVe departments, Mr. CLASS was es"
gneclally successful. He Is q great believer.
IN the value of rural free delivery routes
10 the people Of the country districts and
ne has got ten the sixth District well
Erlulroncd With them. 1t Is predicted ol.
Mr. Glass thut when the s'newncss''
wears OFF and he feels more at home IN
THO hall OF tho House, he VIII take n
prominent place on the Democratic side.
MR.. HAYS VALUABLE SERVICE
Mr.. Hay. of tho Seventh District, is
orc %, the most prominent mon on the
Democratic Side. l alluded to the fact yes
ftcl'dny that he had not missed but one roll
call at the recent session. lie reaches the
liolne carly and stays late. If there
were to be a Democratic majority In the
next House of Representatives, he would
70. " e.. scci:. 10 c.r,2r . 'rT."e'' z.
that body. Mr. Hays resolution for the
investigation OF tho affairs of the Post
office Department, the only one of many
introduced, which was adopted, brought
&c The House Tho Information fIos1 Tho
Fourth Assistant Postmastcr General I'M
r1scalas t..ci..,.Sc:j Il :;oG..a1 c:--.Ia-, ~
that official termed It, but In reality
only showing that they had worked to
secure all they could for their, constitu-
cnts. Mr.. Hay made u speech q short
time befcra tho session e..de!, !. WHICH
lie represented facts showing tia !. The civil
service record OF President Roosevelt, the
great apostle Of civil service reform. was
far worse than that Of any of his pre-
dccessors, and that hd had had tho rules
Of the civil service rules suspended in
order to appoint friends to positions
many more times than Cleveland, Harrl-
sol, and Mckinley put together.
1T was chiefly owing TO the efforts OF
MIR. IIny that Senate bill providing for
tile making Of Confederate soldiers VINO
died In Northern prisons was reported he
also fought successfully for the bill pro-
viding for a national commission 10 nave
charge or the national parks, and sue
cceded in having incorporated inEit q
provision that one Of the commission
should DO 4 member Of tho Army Of
Northern Virginia, thus insuring that all
OF the parks to DO established In tho iu-
ture should not DO located on fields
fought over by the western armies MI.
HAY was one Of the conferecs, on the
army appropriation bill. III which cnpacl-
ty he was ins trumental In preventing q
largo increase in the size of tho army
and also in preventing an APPROXIMATION
OF two hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars for tho commencement of constitute
ton of a. wagon road in Alaska, which
would have finally cost the government
1.-Two million dollars. Mr.. Hay secured tho
passage OF several pension and clam,
bills and was the patron of a. large NUM-
Der or bills affecting Ills people which
never became laws.
REPRESENTATIVE Rixey, Of the Eighth
| District took an active part In framing
| the naval appropriation bill. lie con-
|
| crease all naval appropriations, and while
| he was Invariably defeated, 1t is also
| true that lie succeeded in keeping down
| tho appropriations. He will be the chair
man Of the Naval Committee when the
Democrats secure the House. Mr.. Rlxey
| introduced q great many bills during the
session, some Of which were enacted. fla
made strong fight for his bill, provid-
| ing For the admission of Confederate SOL
10, ,.1.1 &c, I,1 la
he discovered that the Confederate
veterans themselves were fighting the
| bill. he ceased to press it. He Will have
It IN at the next session, and it would
not he a surprise If 1t became q law.
OUR LONE REPUBLICAN,.
Representative Slcmp, the lone Repub-
liean of the Virkinia delegation. did not
accomplish any more for his district tha'l
many of his Democratic colleagues, but
he is justly gratfied at having gotten
q bill through which provides for q rcstl-
lar torn OF the United states Court to
be held at Big Stone Gap. Mr.. Slcmp,
as a member Of the Committee on the
District of Columbia, Is in position
to oblige many constituents who want
! Influence in efforts to obtain positions,
4 ana they are always assured OF obtain
! ing it from the genial Ninth District rep
rescntative. Mr.. Slemp has q number
| OF bills affecting his diStrlct' Wihch are
| likely to pass at the next session. lie,
| too, fell a victim to the Republican poll
cy Of putting off everything until after
| the election
FLOODS ABILITY.
/ Representative Flood did not get
through the bill which he introduced
abolishing the tax Of six cents q pound
on tobacco so as to allow It to be stem
med and twisted and sold by the grow.
e,, bnt he and Representative Gaines OF
Tennessee. succeeded in having q bill
passc, which permits Tho grower to sell
his leaf without the payment OF a tan
though he may not stem 1t for sale.
Mr. Flood trietl~to have passed his bill
providing for the purchase Of the Apo
mattox battlefield by the government, hut
he was unsuccessful. Mr.. Flood Is an
other member of the Virginia delegation
who is able in the matter OF department
work. and like Mr. Glass, has succeed
ed in having many rural delivery routes
located in his district. Mr.. Flood made
several speeches during the recent. SEES
| sion. and gave evidence OF becoming a
strcng man on the Democratic side'