The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-11
SENT BACK TO COMMITTEE Hopkyz Bill Fails of
 s Passage. IT IS NOT WELL MATURED Sentiment Fav0rS Permanent
 Census Bureau. There is an Overwhelming Demand That the Present Employes Be
 Put Under Protection of
 Civil Service
IT IS NOT WELL MATURED

Washington, Jan. 10.-The House spen- : the day considering the Hopkins bill to create a permanent census bureau. While the general sentiment is in favor or, permanent bureau, there was strong op- position to the bill as drawn on the ground that 1t was not well matured' There also was an overwhelming demand for a provision to place the present em- pIoyes of the census bureau under the protection of the civil service law, and the bill finally was re-committed with instructions to report back a bill con- taining a plan for detailed organiza- ton of a permanent census bureau to in clude also provision to place the present employs under the civil service.
 A bill was passed unanimously to give Mrs. Mckinley the free mailing privilege during the remainder of her life. The House then adjourned until Monday.
 At the opening of the session of the House today MT. Barney eWis.) from the Committee on Appropriations, re- ported the pension bill and gave notice that he would call it up on Monday after the uiSpoSdl ok bASttlCI oA Noti1A" business.
 Upon motion of MT. Hopkins of Com mittee of the Whole the House took up consideration of the bill to create per- manent census office. MT. Hopkins, in support of the bill explained that the subject of establishing a permanent census bureau had been agitated for many years. General Francis A. Walker superintendent of the ninth and tenth census and Mir. Porter superintendent of the eleventh census. as well as the present director, united in strongly recommending it on the ground that 1t would not only decrease the cost but would. increase the value of the results. In reply to qtiesdons 'ffopstms suii that 3,4s0 clerks had been employed in the bureau, 2, TOO being still employed. If the pending bill passed, he said, the force would be reduced this year to 800, next year to 75o in 1905 to 240 and thereafter until 1910 to 200. He was beseiged by members who wanted to know the status of the present clerks in event of the passage of the bill. He said that if the bill passed it was hoped that other de- partments could absorb the present tenn porary clerks. They could then be placed under the protection of the civil service and transferred to other depart ments. If the bill were promptly passed the temporary clerks, by executive order could be made eligible fdf transfer.
 Several members, among them MT. Mann Qll.) and MT Corliss (Ndich.) sug- gested that the bill be amended to pro vide that the clerks be eligible for trans fer.
 After some further discussion by Mir. Gillet (Mass.) MT. Fleming (Ga.) MT. Sulzer (N. Y.). and Mir. Williams Qll.). MT. Hopkins closed the general debate with an earnest plea in favor of the pas sage of the bill.
 MT. Burkett moved that the bill be re- ported to the House. with the recom- mendation that 1t be re-committed with instructions to report back as a sub sttiute q bill providing for the detailed organization of a permanent census bureau within the classified service. The motion to recommit was carried.
 MT. Cromwell (Ohio) secured unanimous consent and the House passed bill to give the widow of the late President Mckinley the franking privilege during the remainded of her life.
 Then. at 4;40 D. m., the House ad- journed until Monday.