The times., 1898-06-09
CENSUS BILL PASSED.
Enumeraters to BE Appointed Wit
ont Rc<nrd to the Civil SerN-fce

Enumeraters TO Be Appointed With
ont Re@nrd TO the Civil Service.
The Senate yesterday passed the bill
providing for the taking of the twelfth
census.
The principal subject of contention and
debate was on the method of employing
the clerks. enumerators and other en-
ployes necessary TO take this census. 1t
was finally decided to keep it out OF the
civil service
An amendment was accepted providing
that not more than two-thirds of the
enumerators should be taken from one
political party
Mr.. Cockrell offered an amendment
providing that the clerks below the chief
clerk should be appointed under the civil
service law. This amendment was op-
posed BY MIR. Chandler and Mr. Hale, who
maintained that as this department was
not 10 be permanent one. it should not
be put under the civil service. They
claimed that it never had been so done
and there was no reason to put it under
civil service now.
1t Will be bad day for this country
said Mr.. Hale. when We have a perna-
nent billet of clerks for every DEPART
ment Of the Government" Mr. Hale de-
clared further that ii was Just as honor
able for man 10 solicit an appointment
for clerical position for his country as
it was TO solicit an appointment in the
army.
Mr. Wilson said it had been said that
he had a personal grievance against the
civil service commission. He declared
that he had no such feeling; that he was
not personally acquainted with the gen
t!emen composing that commission be
still! thought. however. that in many in
stances the commissioners lacked specific
knowledge as TO many OF the examina-
tions they have prepared
He denounced the continual tendency to
grab and extend the system in all and
every direction. L think We have ex-
tended this service too far already. II
this goes on those who are advocating
the system so strongly now will see that
a mistake has been made
Mr. Cockren said that the senator from
Maine tMr. Hale) had declared that these
We're only temporary appointments.
Il say that they are permanent appoint
ments," said Mr.. Cockrell I'VE are pro-
Vldlng for permanent census bureau
Mr. Gear asked Ar. COckreiI IL ne did
not consider the operation of the civil
service as making practically a life ten
ure in office And also if he did not know
that in the Treasury Department clerks
over the age of seventy years were kept
III office and put on a special pay rOlI2
Mr.. Cochrell replied very hOtly that hs
did not know it and that if il was so
Il was an outrage and maIadmiuistratiOn.
Turn out the Secretary of the Treasury
and put in man who will execute the
law" he exclaimed There is nothing To
justify such course in the civil service
Mr. CockrelFs amendment. providing for
putting the census employees under the
civil service was then vo.ed down by a
vote of 81 nays to Is yeas. as follows:
6eas-Berry. Ca6ery. Chiffon. CockreU
Faulkner, Harris. HOar. Lindsay Lodge.
Mills. Morgan. Murphy. Pasco. Pettus.
Quay. Teller. Tillman, and White.
Nays-Bate, Burrows. Carter. Chandler.
Clay. Daniel, Davis, Deboe. Fairbanks.
Foraker. Frye. Gallinger, German. Hale.
Hans6rouSh. Hawley. Heitfeld, Kyle Nc
Emery McLaurin, Mcmillan. Perkins.
Platt of Connecticut, PIatt of New York.
Roach, Shoup Stewart, ThurstOn, War
ren, and Wilson.
Ir. Pasco then proposed TO amend the
bill so that the clause providing that not
more than two-thirds of the enumerators
should be taken from one political party
should be extended to the clerks and otbe-
employees Of the Census Bureau
Mr.. Chandler opposed this as ne said n
greac many of the employees would be
children and ladies, and il would be i'm
possible 10 determine their politics
Mr.. Carter offered a substitute 10 Mr.
Pasco's amendment, providing that all
employees in the Census Office shall be Sc
lected solely with reference 10 fitness and
without reference to their politics
Mr.. Pasco acc pied this mendment, and
1t was agreed 70, and the bill was passed.
After the passage of the census bill. Mr..
Teller asked and obtained unanimous
consent 10 proceed with the first reading
of House bin 1885. an act for the allow
ance of certain claims for stores and sup
plies reported by the Court of Claims.
under the provision of the act of March
8, 1888. The bill contains about 300 pages
setting forth these various claims