Evening star., 1897-02-11
THE NEXT CENSUS
A Bill to Provide For Its Taking
Reported.
DEPARTMENT. OF LABOR TO DO IT
Increased Powers of the Head of
That Department.
MORE FORCE PROVIDED FOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TO Do IT
MORE FORCE PROVIDED FOR

The House committee on appropriations
today favorably reported Mr.. Sayers' bill
to provide for taking the next census. The
bill will be pushed through at this session
of Congress if possible
The bill provides that the work of TAX
ing the twelfth and subsequent censuses
shall be 6ovolved upon the department of
| labor. On and after the passage of this
act the commissioner of labor shall re-
ceive a salary of $1,000 per annum, and
there shall also be in the department of
| labor, to be appointed by the President.
by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, al assistant commissioner of labor,
who shall be an experienced statistician,
and who shall receive salary of $1,000
per annum. The disbursing clerk of the
department of labor shall receive a salary
of S2,40O per annum: and the commissioner
of labor is authorized to appoint, in adj
dition to the employees of the department of
labor as now provided by law, 1--WE chief
statiSticianS, at an annual salary of $3.50
each; one stenographer, at an annual
slary of 5000; four clerks of class four,
two clerks of class three, two clerks of
class two, four clerks of class one, three
watchmen, messenger, two assistant
messengers, two laborers and two char
women. The Grief statistician shall be
persons of known and tried experience in
statistical work
The commissioner of labor shall. in his
estimates for the department of labor for
the fiscal year ending June 30 1893, make
such recommendations for further exten-
sion of the force of the department of
abor as he may deem necessary to carry
out the provisions of this act.
The twelfth census shall be restricted to
such specific topics and features may
he authorized by Congress; and to this end
the commissioner of labor shall proceed at
once to make all necessary preparations
for the next decennial enumeration, and
shall submit to Congress in December,
1897, a report, with recommendations, re-
lating to such topics and features as he
may deem adequate for the purpose in
tended by this act; and in his report he
shall make such further suggestions and
recommendations relating to the details
necessary for taking the twelfth and subse-
uuent censuses and for the continuous
work of a permanent census office as ne
may deem proper.
Such records, books and files relate to
preceding cenSuses as may be necessary in
conducting the work of the department OF
abor, and the printing o1ilce outfit used In
the eleventh census, or so much thereon as
may he necessary, and such furniture and
property Of whatever nature used at the
eleventh census as can be spared by the
Secretary Of the Interior shall be trans
ferreG to the custody and control of the de-
pGrtment of labor The powers of the COM
missioner of labor, as already provided by
law, for the expenditure of the necessary
travelling expenses of the employees of the
department of labor, shall apply to the
carrying out of this act, and he may fur
ther expend such sum he may find nee
essary for stationery and other additional
necessary e3 penses incidental TO carrying
out this act, the furnishing of offices and
the rent thereof. and the conduct and MAIN
tenance of the printing office herein au-
thoriZed: and he shall include in his an
nual report to Congress of his expenditures
detailed report of the additional expenses
Incurred hereunder; and for the purpose of
carrying out the provisions of this act as
TO the payment of additional salaries COM
pensation of additional employees and all
other additional necessary expenses, the
sum of 100000. to be available on the pas
sage of this act, and to be additional to
the appropriations already provided for
Tor the maintenance of the department of
labor, and to continue available till ex-
hausted, is hereby appropriated out of any
money in the treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated; but nothing contained in this
act snail be construed as changing exist
ing law relating to the completion and the
distribution of the results of the eleventh
census or the duties of the commissioner of
labor in charge thereof.
An amendment was adopted to the hill
giving the commissioner of labor the au-
thorlty to choose his five statisticians with
out regard to civil service rules If he
wishes to do SO.