Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-27
TAKING THE CENSUS
Bill Prepared as a Substitute for the
Senate Measure.
SCOPE OF INQUIRY LIMITED
One Million Dollars Made Immedi-
ately Available.
THE PAY OF EMPLOY Els

The census bill prepared by the House
committee as a substitute for the Senate
measure will be reported and placed on tee
calendar today or tomorrow.
1t is document of twentyfour printed
pages. Some of the most important pro-
visions follow:
The Census to Be Taken.
That a census of the population, of
deaths, and of the manufacturing, mecl1an-
zeal and agricultural products of the Unl.ed
States shall be taken in the year 1900, and
once every ten years thereafter There
shall be established at the seat of govern
-ment census office, the duties of which
shall be the taking of the twelfth and: sue
ceeding censuses and the collection Of other
statistics, hereinafter provided. Pro-
vided, however, that nothing herein con-
tanned shall be construed to establish q
census bureau permanent beyond the
twelfth census.
The census office shall be under charge
of a director Of census, who shall be ap-
pointed, as soon possible after the pas
sage of this act, by the President by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate,
who shall receive an annual salary OF
So, 900; and there shall also be an assistant
like manner, who shall be an experienced,
practical Statistician, and shall receive an
annual salary of $4,000.
Census Office Employees.
There shall also be In the census office, to
be appointed by the director thereof in the
manner hereinafter specified, five chief
statistcians, who shall be persons of
known and tried experience in statistical
work at an annual salary of So 900 each;
chief clerk, one disbursing clerk and one
geographer, at an annual salary of $500
each; five expert chiefs Of division and two
StehographerS, at an annual salary OF S2,UOO
each: ten clerks of class A. fifteen clerks of
class 3, twenty clerks of class 2, and suc1
number of clerks of class l, and OF clerks,
copyists, computers and skilled laborers, at
salaries of not less than 5000 nor more than
81 600 per annum to be appointed from time
to time, as may be found necessary Tor the
proper and prompt performance of the d.
ties required to be undertaken.
The director of the census may also ap-
point one captain of the watch, at a sal
airy of $40 per annum; two messengers and
such number of watchmen, assistant mes.
sensers and laborers, at salaries OF S6oo
each per annum; messenger boys, at sal
aries of SIOO each per annum and char
women at salaries of $40 each per an
rum. as may be necessary to carry out the
provisions of this act.
Subject to Examination.
All appointments authorized by section
s of this act shall be subject to SUCH eX-
animation as may be prescribed by the d.
rector of the census, but such examination
shall relate solely to the character and fit
ness of the applicant for the special posi-
ton to which the applicant is to be as
signed If selected: Provided, That employees
in existing branches of the departmental
service under civil service rules, whose
services may be specially desired by the
director of the census, may be transferred
without examination; but not more than
fifteen such transfers shall be made, ana
at the end of such service the employees SO
transferred may be eligible to appointment
in the departments without addluonal eA-
animation when vacancies exist All APP
pointments auth IL ed by section q may
made without examination, and such ap-
pontees shall not be eligible Tor pfcmot!oh
without passing Such examination as may
be prescribed by the director or the census
Scope of Inquiry.
The twelfth census shall be restricted to
inquiries relating to the population, TO NOR
talitv. to the products of agriculture and
of manufacturing and mechanical estap-
Hshments The only volumes that shall be
nrepared and published in connection with
the twelfth census except the special re-
ports hereinafter provided for. shall relate
10 popu,ati mortality and vital statiStlcs,
the products of agriculture and OF manu-
featuring and mechanical establishments,
as above mentioned. and shall be designated
as and constitute the census reports, which
reports shall be published not later than
the 1st day of July, 1902.
Full details are provided for collecting
the statistics, and the bill then provides:
The director of the census shall, at least
six months prior to the date fixed for COM
mencing the enumeration at the twelfth
and each succeeding decennial census, des-
ignate the number, whether one or more, of
supervisors of census to be appointed
within each state and territory and the
District of Columbia and other non-contigu-
Gus possessions of the United States, adj
ministered under the civil law thereof.
who shall be appointed by the President.
provided that the whole humber of such su-
pervisors shall not exceed 300; and provid-
ed further, that wherever practicable and
desirable the boundaries of the supervis-
ors' districts shall conform to the bounda-
ries of congressional districts.
Duties of Census Supervisor.
Each supervisor of census shall be
| charged with the performance, within his
own district of the following duties: To
| consult with the director of the census in
regard to the division of his district into
| subdivisions most convenient for the pur-