The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-09
A CENSUS BILL PASSED
NO CIVIL SERVICE STRINGS TIED
TO IT
THE ANNEXATION OF HAWAII
Causes Some Skirmishing in the House
to the Delay Of the Regular
Business
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, June S.-A bill providing
for the taking of the twelfth census was
passed by the senate today, after debate
which occupied the greater part of three
days. Several weeks ago a census bill was
presented by the committee having the
matter in charge, but the measure was SO
unsatisfactory that it was recommitted to
the committee. The bill passed today was
introduced in lieu of that which was recon-
mitted, and as slightly amended, received
the united support of the senate. Under it.
lif it should become law, a director of the
census, an assistant director and five expert
statisticians will be appointed Immediate
lily to make the preliminary arrangements
for the taking of the census of 1900 in ac-
cordance with the outline presented in the
bill. which has already been fully covered
by the Associated Press. A determined eff
fort was made to provide that the employees
of the census bureau should be examined
and certified by the civil service commits
sion, but it failed by vote of Is to 81. A
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two-thirds of the supervisors and enumer-
ators should belong to one political party.
Soon after the senate convened Hale,
chairman of the naval affairs committee,
reported favorably a, bilt to organize a
hospital corps of the United States navy,
define its duties and regulate its pay. The
bill was passed. Under the bill the pay of
hospital stewards shall be $50 "a month; hos
pital apprentices, first-class, $50 a month
and hospital apprentices $40 month, with
increase on account of length of service, as
now or may hereafter be allowed by law
to other enlisted men in the navy. The
House provision that the application of the
act be limited to the duration of the war
with Spain was eliminated
Mr.. Mason of Illinois reported from the
committee on postoffices and post roads
a bill extending the franking privilege
through the mails to the officers and men
of the army and navy during the existing
war, the privilege to extend only to first
class matter, each piece weighing not more
than one ounce. Mr.. Plat of Connecticut
regarded the measure as very sweeping in
its provisions, and while he desired, he said,
to extend all proper privileges to American
soldiers and sailors, he could not let this
bill go through without examination. On
his objection the bill went over.
Mr.. Quay. Pennsylvania. resigned from
the committee on commerce, and his col
league, Mr.. Penrose, was appointed to fill
the vacancy. Bills to amend the charters of
certain District of Columbia street railway
companies were passed, after considerable
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