The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-04
SENATOR GLASS
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xurreon general q the public health
service.
Eduard Herman Campbell, of Viz
gania, chief Justice q The United !
States court of claims
James Har. # Virginia, Judge Of
the United States ea=rt OK claims,
Miles NJ Martin. - Virginia, attor-
ney-general toa Porto Rico.
John Garland Pollard. Of Virginia
msrnber Of the federal trade commits /
xton-
Thomas Walker Page, Of Virginia .
nsmber Of the United States tariff
commission
colonel E Lester Jones Of Vir-
ginia. chief OF the coast and geodetIe
survey.
Miss Helen Gardner. Of virginia {
first woman member Of the United
States civil service commission.
DR.. Cary T. Grayson, Of N.rginis .
made an admiral OF the navy and at .
fached To the White House as the
presidents personal physician
Ex-Governor Henry {. Stuart OF
virginia. nominated as a member of
the Interstate commerce commission f
but declined
Oscar r. Crosby o. Virginia. as
xistant secretary q the treasury
Edward A. Brand, Of Virginia first +
assistant, chief bureau Of foreign and .
domestic commerce.
Alexander Woddell. OF Virginia. /
consul general. Athens, Greece
william Robertson, OF Virginia, .
consul general. Manchester England. +
Charles NJ Bruce, Of Virginia, as /
sixtant commissioner OF the United .
States land Office.
Robert r. Whitehead, Of Virginia, I
assistant commissioner OF the United +
States patent office.
These. as l have indicated are some T
Of the appointments made by the I
president from Virginia which mo- /
mcntarily cali TO mind. There are /
many others of less consequences. In /
deed. Virginia has received from
President Wilson such generous |
recognition that some Virginia con
gresHmen experience some hesitancy |
ia asking for further recognition
INTERNAL REVENUE CONSOLI- |
DATg0N
The attempt to make II appear that
tbs president is responsible for the
consolidation OF the two Virginia in
ternzl revenue districts lis puerile
The fact is that a general scheme OF
consolidation was worked out last /
July by the best internal revenue ex-
perts in the United States under /
which many districts were consoh- |
dated.
As secretary Of the treasury. ap- |
proved this scheme Of consolidation !
and recommended issuance Of the ex-
ecutive order; anybody with three
grains OF sense should know that the I
president of the United States cannot !
concern himself with such minor de-
tails of administration
This scheme Of consolidation was
put into effect throughout the coun-
try. as many as three or four districts /
in some states being consolidated into |
one; and this without serious protes. /
from any source Virginia was the
only state omitted fron the original
scheme OF consolidation Il apoea-s
that this was dore out Cf cnmp li0aent
to me aa secretary Of the treasury I
It never should have been done. I was
embarrassed when | learned, after
leaving the treasury. II had been done
hence, when ] was notified by the in
tefnal revenue bureau that Virginia
was the only southern state having
more than one collection district and
that. purely for business reasons. the
two districts should he consolidated
TO com plete the scheme, | unhesitat-
ing assented 10 the arrangement In
Eeff-respec: ] could not have done
otherwise Senator Swanson was alb
Sent from Washington at the time
and could not be consulted. on his
return, responding 10 protests against
the consolidation. he fully inYesti-
gated the matter and personally
aaid TO me that tho protestants had
not one foot Of ground 70 base their
protests upon" Texas. with Ave
times the territory and MANY mil
lions more of collections, being the