The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-02
CENSUS TAKING HAS BEGUN.
ENUMERAToRs COMMENCE WORK
AMONG MANUFACTURERS.
Time Advanced n Month for the Pur-
pose of Completing 1t within the
Time Limit-Two Decisions in Re-

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer
WASHINGTON, May 1.-Census enum-
orators began work among the manu-
iacturers OF the great cities on May
1. me census law requires that the
enumeration OF the population, OF
deaths and Of the manufacturing. me-
Gnanical and agricultural products of the
United States, shall be taken and the re-
suits published not later than July l, 1902
mat Is. in three years and three months
after the law was passed. and in two years
and one month after the field WORK be-
gins. This time-limit was set because of
criticisms upon the hardness with which
the results of the tenth and eleventh CEN
suses were published.
Heretofore the field work for ell in
quiries has begun on June /, of thu de-
cennlal year. the time specified by the
law for beginning the count of the popula-
ton, or as soon as possible thereafter. But
nothing in the terms of the law appears
to prevent the field work of the division
OF manufactures from beginning before
June l. The act requires that the census
year for which returns are to be made
preceding June l. 1900. As practically no
establishments close business on lime l.
they can report as well on or after she fst
OF May as on or after the LIST of June.
Taking advantage OF this fact the d.
rector has arranged In some of the chief
cities OF the country to start the field work
for this division of the census on or about
May l. An entire month will be gaine1 in
the census of industry, and as the field
work to which this month will be devoted
Is the basis OF all the subsequent wo.k in
Will be of the greatest value for expedit-
ing the completion of the census within
the time required by law.
Sale of Oleomargarine.
Commissioner Wilson, of the internal
revenue bureau. has rendered two decis-
ions In oleomargarine cases, the one of
most interest applying to the sale of more
than ten pounds of oleomargarine by re-
tail dealers.
The commissioner holds: THAT IL a retail
dealer in oleomargarine puts up. sells and
delivers upon one order two packages OF
oleomarsarine, each containing ten pounds
or the same grade and at the same price,
he sells twenty pounds of the oleomar-
garfne in contrayention of the law which
distinctly limits him to the sale of guam
Titles not exceeding ten pounds In my
opinion he cannot be considered as having
made separate bargain and sale of each
or these packages within the meaning
OF the decision in the case of the United
States against James. merely upon show
ing that different name was given to
each OF these ten-pound packages, when
both were of the same quality and sold
at the same price upon a single ORDER
In the other decision the commissioner
rules: Where oleomargarine manufac-
turers ship stamped packages of oleomar-
take the way bills from the common car
rier to these customers nor TO their use,
but simply to their own agent, who re-
tciNtS anu ueilNeTS t1e packages 10 the
persons whose names are found thereon,
the manufacturers involve themselves in
special tax liabilities as wholesale deal
eers at the place where their agent makes
these deliveries"
Clark Case in the Senate.
Tn finding and resolution in the Clark
case. which express the judgment of the
committee ON privileges and elections with
out dissenting vote, are not likely to
lead to a protracted debate in the sem
ate. There has been some talk OF some
friends OF Clark making arguments TO
show that the briberies were not with the
knowledge and approval Of Clark. but in
the face Of the report of the committee,
II is doubtful II any senator will have
the hardihood to attempt such q defense
1t Is probable Mr.. Clark VIII make a state
ment In his own behalf before action nv
the senate. but prolonged debate is not
anticipated. Many friends of Mr.. Clark
do not hesitate to advise him that the
best thing for him to do under the cir
cumstances. would be to send his resig-
nation to the governor of Montana
Puerto Rico Civil Affairs.
Chairman Cooper. of the house insular
committee. has submitted a report in sup
port OF the amendments proposed by the
committee to the senate resolution pro-
viding for the administration OF civil af-
fairs in Puerto Rico until civil officials
can be inducted into office under the For
aker act. Mr. Cooper says he has had as
surances OF support from enough members
OF the house TO make IL certain that tho
amendments Will ne auoUed ana sent TO
the senate. to he rejected or sent to con-
ferente. Mr.. Cooper expects there win he
but little said on the matter and Il is
wholly unlikely that the amendments will
throw the house into the condition which
the original bill produced
Hallway Mail Clerks.
Representative Tawney has received a
telegram from c. l.. Shafter. Of Chicago.
president OF the Railway Mail Clerks
National Association. denying report
sent out from Washington that the clerks
would boycott representatives opposing
their reorganization bill now pending in
congress. Mr. Shaffer said the report does
an injustice TO the clerks, as they have no
suth intention.