Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-09
CENSUS APPOINTMENTS.
No More Until After September IA
Board to Examine Applicants.

Owing to the pressure of the work Of the
census, which is now being mapped out by the
superintendent, Mr.. Porter, and his experts,
he finds that it win be absolutely impossible
for him to give any time to applications for
positions in the bureau. He has therefore
decided that no more applications will be con-
sidered and no more appointments will be
made, except those already determined upon,
until after the LIST Of September. Mr.. Porter
says that he recognizes the right Of every one
to apply for an Office and he appreciates the
necessities Of those applying for places. At
the same time he says that he must give at
tention to the work intrusted to his care,
which is one of great magnitude. He says
that at the present time he has appointed three
times as many employees as were appointed at
the same period in the last census, aud that the
work Is correspondingly advanced.
THE WORK OF THE SPECIAL AGENTS.
The time for preparing for taking the census
is short, and important action involving the
proper expenditure of large sums Of money
must be taken. Mr.. Porter says that he wants
now to give his undivided attention to mapping
have charge Of the special inquiries that will be
conducted by the bureau. All these special
agents have been appointed with the exception
OF the two to be placed in charge Of the sta
tistics Of agriculture and fisheries. Under the
present census statistics will be collected rela-
tive to mining, manufactures, mortality, edu-
cation, metals vital statistics and several other
subjects OF importance. Mr.. Porter says that
he hopes to be able to complete this work by
the time Congress meets and have the agents
prepared to organize their departments.
SUPERVISORS OF THE CENSUS.
He then intends to take up the subject of the
appointment Of the supervisors Of the census.
There are ITS Of these, and each will have
charge Of one of the districts into which the
entire country is divided. Each supervisor
Will have the appointment of about 800 emu
merators, and Mr.. Porter expects that by Feb
ruary the supervisors will be able to get out
their instructions, 50 that the enumerators will
be prepared to begin operations on June 1.
AN EXAMINATION OF APPLICANTS.
In order to procure the best material from the
thousands of applications Mr.. Porter has de-
cided to hold an examination in the course OF a
few weeks. With the approval of the Secre-
tary of the Interior, who has designated Mr.. f.
L. Campbell, law clerk in his office, to repre-
sent the Interior department. Mr.. Porter has
designated Mr.. Josiah c. Stoddard, the dis
burslng officer of the census Office, and Mr..
William G. Hunt, the special agent in charge of
social statistics, to act in conjunction with Mr..
Campbell as board of examiners
to pass upon the qualifications of ap-
plicants for appointment in the census Office.
These gentlemen will prepare rules for the
conduct OF the examination and also examina-
tion papers, which will be submitted to the
Secretary Of the Interior for his approval
They will then notify all the applicants of the
time fixed upon for holding the examination,
and appointments will be made based upon
such examination.
1t is understood that Gen. E. A. Carmen, who
was formerly chief clerk of the Agricultural
department, is being considered in connection
with the appointment Of chief clerk Of the
census Office