Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-03
PREPARING FOR THE CENSUS
How the Oflcials Are Selected and
How Much Paid.
ARMY PROMOTION AND PROJECT.
Tho Unjustifiabie Attack on the
Presidents Son-Commissione
Tanner on the Distribu-
tion of Pensions.
WASHINGTON BUREAU, THE OMAHA BEE,
5l3 FoURTEENTa STREET,

1t is very natural that there should be
great deal Of interest taken by the people
throughout the country, just at this time, in
the compilation of the Eleventh census.
Many people are seeking offices now, and an
army Of something like 10000 men will al
together be employed in the census work.
Only a small number of this vast aggrega.
ton will have employment longer than
thirty or forty DAYS. However, the super
intendent of the census and his force of
clerks are at work now upon the plans for
the real work in the field, which is to begin
ON the list Of June next year. Altogether
there will be 175 supervisors appointed
throughout the states and territories, an in
crease of twenty-five over the list of ten
years ago. The supervisors will be ap-
pointed according to the population
and the work which they will have to super
intend. They will receive S125 salary, ana
are given 81 for every 1000 persons enumer-
ated in thickly settled districts, and Sl.40 per
1000 in thinly settled districts They shall
not be permitted to make an aggregate of
over $500 for the entire work. This is very
good pay, as scarcely over forty days of
actual work will be involved. The super
visors are appointed by the president and
must be confirmed by the senate The enun-
orators will be appointed by the supcrinten-
dent of the census upon the recommendation
OF the supervisors, and in the selection of
this army of enumerators a very lively fight
will take place between republican represen-
tatives and republican senator's, each claim
the right to name both the supervisors
and the enumerators. The pay fixed
for the enumerators is 2 cents head
for all enumerated. and cents for each SOL
dier or soldiers widow 10 cents for farm,
and ~ cents for each manufacturing estab
lishment in the thickly populated regions.
The enumerators are not permitted to make
more than 81 day, and in the sparsely set
tied districts their salaries are confined to So
a day. Those having thlckly settled dis
tricts are expected to enumerate about 1000
souls; in the thinly populated districts the
salaries will be fixed arbitrarily without ref
erence to the number enumerated. The ap-
pointment of the supervisors and the en-
umeratOrs must take place not later than the
1st of May, 1890, as all of the work shall be
done in the following June. Most of the
supervisors will of course, be determined
upon by the end of this year, and about
by the president during the first
three months of next year. The
superintendent of the census has about COM
pleted redstricting of the country for the
next census, and has determined the number
of supervisors each state shall have. Under
three supervisors, an increase of one in num-
her in comparison with the number allowed
that state under the Tenth census; and Iowa
will receive four supervisors, the same num-
Der she had ten years ago.
SOME ARMY GOSSIP.
The agitation which has existed in army
circles for some time over the successorship
to Acknowledgement Drum, the promotion of
one of the senior captains to be assistant ad-
jutanJgeneral, with the rank of major, and
the action of President Harrison on the de-
clsion, and recommendations of the court
martial which tried Major Arms, on the re-
tired list, for tweaklng the nose of Governor
Beaver, of Pennsylvania, over dispute re-
specting position in the inaugural parade,
has about subsidized owing to the great and
unexpected delay. These questions, 1t was
confidently expected, three or four weeks
ago, would be disposed of fully week be-
fore the lst of June. The president, evl-
IDENTIFY, does not consider an emergency ex-
isting IN any of these cases, and since he
refuses TO disclose his future actions on any
questions, no reliable information can be
had. The friends of Colonel S. Whipple and
Colonel Kelton continue to contend that the
adjutant-generalship lies between these two
officers, and the prepondcrance of opinion is
that Kelton will secure the prize. The
friends of Captain John Bourke, Seventh
cavalry, are exercising themselves very
much in his behalf for the assistant adiutant-
generalShip, ana they are confident that he
will succeed. Bourkc has certainly one of
the best records of any man of his rank IN
the army. He was in danger and withstand
ing the seVerest prvations for fifteen or
eighteen years, during and Immediately sue
ceeding the war. He is scholarly and Il gen
tleman. 1t is believed that the delay of the
president in taking final action on the decis-
ion of the Arms court-martial is due to
the fact that the recommendations and the
testimony are at variance. 1t will be strange
if this is not true, as the decisions in the
Swain and Lydecker court-martial cases
were the most remarkable iD the judicial an
nails of the army. President Harrison him
self was very much put outn at the SEN
tence in these cases, and he evidently intends
to take the Arms matter in his own hands
Undoubtedly better condition of affairs
exists in the army now than has existed at
any time during the past SIX or eight years.
The designation of General Schotield TO be
acting secretary of war in the absence of
Proctor is in refreshing contrast to the con-
tentons over this question, which have
arisen from time to time during the past two
administrations.
ATTACKING RUSSELL b. HARRISON.
AS an illustration of the unfair and Bit
terly personal warfare being made on Mr..
Russell b. Harrison by the democrats in
Montana, it can be stated that no such per-
son lives in Montana territory, so far as can
be ascertained, as Richard +. Negley, who,
IL was recently published, had written a let
ter to the president, complaining of the al
legged interference of The presidents son in
politics in that territory, ana no such letter
as has been published, or, in fact, any kind
of letter written by Negley, has been de,
| livered at the white house. II the Negley
| letter is genuine and was written by such IA
| person it bears a palpable falsehood on ITS
| face in claiming TO be addressed and delivered
| TO the president, as no such missIve has ever
| entered the white house. The democrats in
| Montana seem to greatly fear the popularity
| sagacity and prestige of Russell I3. Harrison,
| and they are trying to defeat him for
an office at the hands of the people
| before he becomes candidate, and even be
| fore he announces his aspirations. II is
stated that the speakers the democrats in
| tend to send into Montana during the com
! ing campaign, will attack the presidents son
and charge him with the use of patronage
for the purpose of building himself up fol
| senatorial election. Such unfairness, injus
| tlce and uncalled-for personality has never
| entered into a campaign before. Every
| charge against him is basely false and is un.
| provoked. The end in view, of course is tC
| carry Montana for the democratic TICKET a,
any hazard, and secondly, to degrade the
| popularity of President Harrison. The
! presidents son has had no more TO do with
| the distribution of federal offices in Mon
tapa than any other other prominent, active
and good republican citizen of the territory
and it can be further stated that the presi
! dent has given other republicans the same