Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-16
STERN FOE TO CIVIL SERVICE
Senator aOstt Condemns System a. Wrsn1
"Fren Start 70 Finish.n
PERMANENT CENSUS SILL IN THE SENATE
Entire Session f. Consumed I'm Con-
alteration, Several Amendments
Being Proposed, but No
Result Reached.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-During the en-
tire session OF today the senate had under
consideration the bill establishing a per-
manent census once. II was not COM
pleted, but an agreement was reached ia
take II up again Immediately after the
executive session that Is to be held on
Monday next for the consideration Of the
Danish treaty.
The great contest Of the day. Of course,
was over the transfer to the classified
service Of the employees Of the census Of
fee who are to be retained in che per-
mAnent establishment. 1t involved the en-
tire civil service question and the debate
covered much OF the ground that hereto
fore has been gone over in congressional
debates.
In response to a suggestion Mr.. Lodge
said It was perfectly evident from the
profound interest in this measure both
In the senate and In the house that the
census employees had a good deal Of po-
iitical influence.
TIIIman and Ledge Joke.
During the discussion Mr.. Tillman said
laughingly, that some senators and rep
resentatives would get their full share
Of the appointments. He was sure the
senator from Massachusetts, (Mr. Lodgel
would, and he believed he himself would
At hope so,'' replied Mr.. Lodge In th'
same vein. mo two senators are more
deserving" (Laughter.)
IL an glad, Of course" said Mr.. Tillman
"to be In such good company, but 1 an
afraid that when the sharing comes VI !
will not be even"
Thu discussion continued for some tim'
practically the whole civil service system
being thrashed over, Finally Mr.. Gsllingel
gave notice OF an amendment, declaring
that persons who had served. as soldiers
in any war in which the United States ha'
engaged and the widows Of such senators
shall have preference in the matter o
certincation.
Opposes All Civil Service.
Mr.. Scott declared he was opposed t.
the civil service system from start t.
finish, and tina the whole system wa
wrong from start to finish.
Very soon he thought people In the elias
sifed service would control the govern
ment. Mr.. Lodges amendment was thei
rejected without division. Mr.. Gallinge
then offered his amendment. 1t was &C
cepted by Mr.. Quarles. in charge OF tn
bill, and It was adopted.
Many Intellectual efforts we're made t
amend section 8. Finally, on motion of MI
McComas, the FIRST paragraph OF section !
was amended so as to read:
That all employees OF the census bureau
except skilled laborers. at the date OF tn
passage of this act, shall be and they ar
hereby placed without further examination
under the provisions of the civil servic
act"
Assistant Director of Census.
On motion Of Mr.. Teller the bill wa
amended so as to provide for In a~ssistan
director OF the census at a salary Of $4,0o
per annum, and further that the terms o
appointment Of both the director and as
sistant director should be four years.
An amendment was offered by Mr.. ALI
son and adopted providing that in the an
nual collection of statistics OF births an
deaths the data shall be obtained only froI
registration areas.
Mr.. Dubois offered an amendment provid
Ing that the director Of the census shal
collect annually statistics concerning tn
business of trusts or Industrial combina
lions, the statistics to be collected throug
reports made to the director by the re
sponsible heads OF such concerns and t
cover all details OF the business. Th
amendment was rejected. II to 81. tn
vote being along strict party lines, exceI
that Mr.. McInerney. democrat of Louis
ana, voted against the amendment.
AlIisOn's second Amendment.
Mr.. Allison offered another amendmer
eliminating the provision for the colleC
tion OF statistics concerning the produC
ton Of cotton as returned by the ginper
He maintained that cotton statistics no
were collected by the Agricultural depart
ment Ind the statistics collected by II
census once would be a duplication.
Mr.. Tillman opposed the amendmeI
vigorously. He held thai statistics OF II
cotton production now collected were n,
accurate. mere guesswork" in many II
stances.
Mr.. Allison replied that the ~secretal
Of agriculture now collected cotton st;
tistics from the ~sinners and trom evel
possible collateral source. and he presents
q letter from the secretary to that effec
Finally Mr.. Tillman offered an amenC
ment in the nature of a substitute for M
+. Ailison's amendment, providing that Il
census director should issue monthly bu
letins on the cotton production as reporte
by the ginneu. beginning on October