The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03
UNDER The
SUS|P|;E||| /. ] ! [: \.
Many Of Roosevclt's Friends
Appointed Without Civil
Service Examination.

~ I1pOllll1llsciu lllLA'-' ~ -
Service Examination.
FMR. HAY MAKES !, IS INQUIRY N 9 RI
Virginia Congressman Probes
1.-THE NIatter-Alr. Flood Hope
fill III Tobacco lax Bill
fss ORION Our Regular Corresnondent)
S1I1NCTrON. D. c., March e.--Rep-3
resentallve Hay introduced q resolution
to-day which seeks to elicit from the
Civil Service Commission informal lon ns
4 10 how often the civil service law and
regulations mndo Hereunder have been
suspended since 1886 and individuals snr-
l.olnted TO office who had not been ex-
an,tned In accordance Will, the proYl-
sionss The resolution calls for the names
i Of tile nppolntecs, and tho dates CLAP
$polntment. !ls ~
u Mr., Hay said he had Information to
{thc effect that the civil service law had
Ahecn moro often suspended In order to-
allow President Roosevelt In the two
years no has been In tho White. House,
$tosappoint his friends to office than In
#ull Stle other administrations since tho
enrichment Of tho law in 1859. 8 Tho. infor-8
nation will form an Interesting chapter
In ntenlporary political history, { tits
obtained, IA II rs likely that tic resol,i--.As
ton Will DO adopted. MS 5 VI si! +!
s35.s. Il e M n FLOOD HoPDF'UL.
Representative Flood said to-day that
&lln was very hopeful II Of tho 4 passage Of
This bill for the abolition OF the tax Of
SIX cents on tho salo OF twisted tobacco
Nj desrealizes that there urc strong forces
working against At N but he and y Repre-
sentative Gaines, Of Tennessee who has
"a bill very similar to that of Mr., Flood, 4
think there are some prospects Of TtaV-
ling the tax abolished ut the present ses-s
sion. S Mr.. Flood made an ablo speech
Hi support of tho bill at tho session OF
tho r o,iso Eyesterday afternoo on, and I he
not only received close attention during
Hts delivery but has been con graduated
upon u IT, several times since. He viii
probably make O further q rgiment Tor
the bill4in%the course OF the debate when
lstt Is reported from the Committee on
ways and Means. tits by no means cer-;
tain that the commit teo8 will not report
|8itN adversely. N. 4 3ss 81,
MAYNARD STILL SICK
* Rcpresentatlv I've MI yEard IL ls ) still CON "A
fined to his room att stonelelgh Court
but Sit is hoped tina Il he will be able to-
be out a to-morro NV. M FIG II was threatened
with IL serio us :Sslttn *
j Judge .. Tucker Brooke, Of NorfollS..
and Captain ri chnrd 4 Az Marshall of
Portsmouth, who have been here for q
day or two, on legal business, have re-
turned home. While here the two law
ycrs were admitted TO practice In the
Supreme Court q 81 tho United States.
)rhey took his step in order to be pre- r
pared to represent the rginn E lots
Association, when tie case against tho
company comes up in this court IN "a
| short time, Tho case Is a hill hly Imp pr
Il liant one, involving the constitutlonality5
the compulsory pAotage law II force
i8in Virginia, and perhaps In all tho Stat es.S
The Supreme Court of Appeals Of y =
stutional. and the, case ~ Is d NOVEL IN the
I Supreme Court OF tho United States on
B.ANK 81 CHAN GEES.
H The Comptroller; all tho Currency an
lSIounces to-day the followinE changes in
the ulcers and res erve gents Of national
banks: . ia
Vlrginia-,The Alexandria National
Bank, Alexardria w. BIZ Snnoot.. s. Rus
sell Smith and II q. 3# thompson Vice
I presidcnt is. III sS8 III 5Ss5 ts
Tho Page Valley ational Bank, Of
| Luray; T.R{J. 5Berrey,lpre In place
! of William o. Wager; J. p. Grove. Vice
| president, ir. place OF T. j. Berrey.
| The National Bank of Commerce. of
Norfolk; Tazewell Taylor, vicerpresident.
lin place of Robert p. NolGht deceased;
i. "A, Porter. second istant cas:hier.
The Parksley National Bank; w. c.
| Parsons, second assls slant cashier.
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT.
Representa- tive Carter G lass who is a
Imcmbers OF the board o. visitors OF tho
university of Virginia, said to-day that
| there would probably be q meeting Of
/ the board on the 18th of Apr s55s
For the purpose Of !. cleoting p presi-
dent orsithe university?" asked
| For the purpose Of ,electing q prcsi-i
ldent,,,iE es replied, and he laughed. a great
4 many Of the friends Of the University,
4 Including alumni and o ttcrs. hnvo been.
| heard to criticise the board recently for
1 It's lnactior In tho utter Of choosing q
president as It was directed to do by the
| Legislature q year co.. Some hnvc even.
gone SO far as to doubt the legal right
Isof the board to d. sregard the law thus
| far, and to continue to- postpone the So
| lection Of a head for the University.
WASHINGTON AND @Ll1I
Speaking OF tho University OF VI rginiaa
brings. to mind tho fact that Washington
ana Lee University has enrol led over
| three hundred students this year, q larger
number or lnatriculates than 1t has had
I in many years, probably since the death
! or General Robert u. Lee. The UniYer--,
sity5 Isl expanding n largo sunl IN new
buildings and when tia scheme Of im-
proyements, Is completed the institution
| will have among tho most beautiful
buildings and grounds Of any school IN
l3this country The new tprmttory bltld-
| ing Is not yot completed, but II will be
ready for occupancy by the opening g {
tho next session. Dr. George TT. Denny.
perhaps the youngest university presl-
dent in tho United States. y winning
hearty congratulations upon tho success
| Of Ills administration Of the affairs N the
University lilo believes that the time Is
not far distant when Washington and
Leo Will have twice the number Of stu
dents now enrolled
1t is not generally known that when
Ithe recent trouble between llampden,l
| Sidney College faculty ana tho student
1 body eliminated that many Of the stu
| nh 1enVar thH