The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-02-18
SERVICE QUESTION
Employees CT Office in Without Fnrthe
Examination.
no STATISTICS OF TRUSTS WANTED
Tillman Cfers an Amendment Providing
Monthly Bulletins Of the Cotton. Production
as Reporled by the Gianers from
October TO March.
October to March.
tBv the Associated Press.)

,By the Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-During the en-
tire session Of today. the Senate had IN
der consideration the bill establishing
a permanent Census office. 1t was not
completed, but an agreement was reached
TO take it 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 Censu
Office, who were 70 be retained in the
permanent ima IT involved the en-
tire Civil Service question, and the de-
| bate covered much of the ground chat
! heretofore has been gone over in Con-
gresSional debates.
The pending amendment to the bill was
that of Mr.. Lodge TO amend the para
graph relating to the retention of END
ployes so that it would read that all
employees of the Twelfth Census Office,
at the date of the passage of this act who
are retained in the employ of the perma-
nent census above the grade of skilled
laborer shall be, and they are hereby
placed without further examination, un-
der the provisions of the Civil Service
act"
In support of his amendment. Mr.. Lodge
argued that if all the persons at present
IL the employ of the Census Office
should be placed arbitrarily within the
classified service without further exam
nation it would work a hardship upon
those who had taken Civil Service ex-
aminations and were on the elieible list.
In response to a suggestion Mr.. Dodge
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-
litical influence.
During the discussion Mr.. Tillman said
Iaughingly that some Senators and Rep
resentatives would get their full share
Of the appointments. He was sure the
Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Dodge)
would, and he believed he himself would.
= hope So replied Mr.. Lodge in the
same vein. \ Two Senators are more
deserving" I%aughter.)
I am glad of course said Mr.. TIL
man, Ito be in such good bu+
| am afraid that when the sharing 10
comes it Will not be even"
Mr.. G~alinser gave notice of an amend
ment. declaring that persons who had
served as soldiers in any war in which
the United States had engaged and the
WIDOWS OF such soldiers, shall have pref
erence in the matter of certifcation.
Mr.. Scott declared he was opposed to
the Civil Service system from start 20
finish and that the whole system was
wrong IL operation and in principle.
Very soon, he thought, people in the
ola cSifiaH ccry;co 1,onl4 "a, 4
eminent
jected without division.
Mf. Gallinger then offered his amend
1nent. 1t was accepted by Nj. Quarles. |
in charge of the bill, and it was adopted.
Many Intellectual efforts were made 10
amend section :. the confusion afisina
from the attempts becoming so amusing |
that Mr.. Tllllnan f~acetiouSlv gge ed
the point OF order to the chair that the
senate IS so muddled that it could not
pass a Civil Service examination and the
members therefore would not he eligible j
10 re-elcction.'
"Ihe chair is in doubt" said the Pres
ident protein Chr. Frye). and viii have
g submit the question 10 the Senate
(Laughter.)
Finally on motion of Mr.. McComas the
49, q oShdpI Il StttIOl . WIS SO amend 2
ed as to read: that all EMPLOYEES Of
tie Census Office except unslzitIei labor
ers, at the date of the passage OF this
act shall be ana they are hereby placed
without further examination under The
moEisions Of the Civil Service act,
On motion OF Mr.. Teller tie bill was
amended so as 10 provide for an assist
ant director Of the Census at q salary Of
81 eco per annu1n; and further that the
terms q appointment of both the direc-
TOR and assistant director should lie
four years.
Al. Dubois offered an amendment pro-
FldlhS that the Director CT the Census
shall collect annually statistics concern
ing the business Of trusts or Industrial !,
combinations.
The amendment was rejected ITO A.
the vote being along strict party lines.
except that Of Mr.. McEncry Dem. Ia.
voted AGAINST the amendment.
Mr. Allison Offered another alaendmcn.
eliminating the provision FOR the coffee.
ton OF statistics concerning the p~roluc-
ton Of cotton as returned by the gin
ncrs. He maintained that cotton ~statis-.!
tics now were collected by the Asr:cul-
tural Department and the statistics eel
lected by the Census 0ffce would be 3
duplication.
Hlr. TIllman oTrosed the amendment
vigorously. He held that statistics 81
Ale cotton production now collected we've
ret accirate-"nlere guess work" in
many instances. By obtaining the stats
ties from the ginners, be contended. ii
would be practically possible to know bv
each year Just what the cotton
production for the yea was. He urged
that either this provision be eft in Tho
Ell or That a sufficient sum be given
% me Secretary Of Agriculture TO enable
Nlr. Allison replied that the Secretary |