The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-07
Besides Enumerators, Special Agents
and Probably Few Positions In
the Washington bureau.
PROVISIONS OF NEW ARMY LAW
APPORTIoNMENT OF 1O1 SECOND
LIEUTENANCIEs AMONG STATES.
Three Awarded to Indiana-Efect of
the Naval Act-NO Sailors to Man
Battle Ships Nearing Completion.
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WASHINGTON, March 6.-The govern
ment in its various executive branches has
already begun the work of carrying into
effect the legislation enacted by the recent
Congress. The principal piece of new legis-
lation is the act providing for the taking
next year OF the twelfth census. Director
Merriam is in Washington and is expected
TO qualify within few days and begin the
work of organization. DIR. Wines, who WIS
to-day appointed assistant director, is not
here. but is looked for soon. There will be
many preliminary questions to be settled
before the real labOrs of the Census Bureau
begin. Patronage will prove the most diff
cult. The director is authorized to appoint
five statisticions at $3,OOO each. chief clerk
at $500. a disbursing clerk at 5000, one
geographer at $500 five expert chiefs of
divisions at 5000 each, two stenographers
at $2.00O each. together with an unlimited
number OF clerks CT Class l, copyists, mes
sengers and skilled laborers with salaries
from 5000 year up. The higher grades of
clerks are limited in numbers as follows:
Ten of Glass 4, fifteen of Class 8, twenty Of
Glass .
The supervisors of the census. rot to ex-
ceed 600 in number, shall be appointed by
the President and confirmed By the Senate
They are 20 be selected six months prior TO
the date June /. 1900 fixed for commencing
the enumera ton. One Is provided for the
District OF Columbia. one for Hawaii and
one for Alaska. No mention is made of
-Rorta. Ricosor the Philippines. The super
visors are TO be paid in proportion to their
work. the minimum compensation being
fixed at $1,000. The special agents to be aD-
pointed shall receive S. per day salary, their
travelling expenses and - day for sub
sistence. The law provides that the chief
clerk. the chief statisticians and all other
employees shall be subject TO such examina-
tion as the director shall prescribe No ex-
animation, however, shall be required of
enumerators. special agents, nor of en-
ployes below the grade of skilled laborers
at $500 per annum. IL is impossible to tell
with defniteness the number of appoint
ments that Will be made in any particular
State under this act. Indiana will probably
have from eight to ten supervisors, besides
all the enumerators and special agents that
may be needed. and In addition will likely
get few positions In the bureau at Wash
ington. sss
The new army act that became a law last
week provides an enlarged force until July
,, 1901. at which date, under the German
-oviso. the increase goes out OF existence
'.-id the army returns to the basis it occu-
pied prior to the Spanish war, except that
the two new regiments Of artillery for coast
defense purposes will be retained. The new
law authorizes an increase of the regular
army to $500 enlisted men and the raising
of volunteer force of 5000 men, This latter
force may be divided into not more than
twenty-seven regiments of Infantry and
three Of Rough Riders" The President in
umated to-day that the war Office may try
TO get along with regulars only. If not it
Is likely no attempt will be made TO take ad-
vantage OF the authority TO raise volunteers
until after the regular army has been re-
cruited up TO 5000 enlisted men. Should
volunteers be raised under the new law they
would not need to be appcrtioned among the
dinerent States, but could be recruited any,
where In the Union. They would be United
States Volunteers. and would be officered bv
appointments from Washington In short
they would be raised and officered as the
so-ealled immunes were in the late war.
There will be snug lot of patronage under
the new law, even though no volunteers he
raised. Thus the new law creates 1Ol new
second lieutenants. The War Department
has announced the apportionment of these
officers according TO population at the CEN
sus, among the various States. Three fail
to Indiana. The apportionment follows:
Alabama, ?; Arkansas. 2; California, .: Col
orado, /; Connecticut. 2: Delaware. /; Flor
la. 1; Georgia, 3; Idaho. /; Illinois. 4; In
diana, 5; Iowa. 3; Kansas, ,; Kentucky, 8:
Louisiana. 2; Maine. i: Maryland. ?; Massa-
chusetts. s. Michigan. 3; Minnesota. >: Mis-
sissippi. ?: Missouri. A. Montana, l: Nebras-
L. o.
Jersey. 2: New York. 5: North Carolina. ?.
North Dakota, i: Ohio. 4; Oregon l; Penn
sylvania. s: Rhode Island. 1; South Carolina.
?: South Dakota. L; Tennessee, s; Texas. 5:
Utah. /; Vermont. 1; Virginia, 3: Washing
ton. /; West Virginia. ?; Wisconsin. 3; wyo-
ming. l.: Arizona, 1: New Mexico /: Okla
homa, L; District OF Columbia. l; at large N
The War Department has requested of the
attorney general an official Interpretation OF
the Foraker amendment 10 the army appro-
priation bill prohibiting the granting by the
United States of any property, franchises
or concessions of any kind whatever in the
Island OF Cuba during the military occupa-
tion thereof by the. United States"
Secretary Aiger was fairly overrun to-day
by congressional callers. nearly every one
or whom az one or more candidates for an
pointment in the regular or volunteer army
under the terms of the reorganization act.
- Is a safe estimate that % per cent. OF the
officers In the present volunteer army are
anxious TO remain In the service. The Sec
retary, in answer 10 a question to-day said
that he had not yet been able to make any
selections for appointment There Is some
doubt whether appointments OF officers for
the volunteer branch OF the service under