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VETO OF CENSUS BILL.
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in the event Of the failure Of the pending
bill to pass will be for Congress to ap-
propriate the necessary money for the
OOO-is authorized in a bill introduced by
Representative Tawney of Minnesota,
chairman of the House appropriations
committee, the other day. One thing
seems to be certain. and that is that
II there Is much more Of q squabole
between the two houses over this measure
it will be allowed to die and the census
will be taken under the, old law. Such
economics as the new bill contemplates
could. in my judgment, in the event Of
the failure of this measure to pass. be
effected by administrative supervision"
However this may be. 1t has been
agreed by Chairman Tawney Of the House
appropriations committee and Chairman
tee not to bring up the bill appropriating
$10.OOO,OOO for the taking Of the census
until the Payne tariff bill has passed the
Senate and Is in conference between the
two houses. Last Thursday an effort was
made by Chairman Crumpacker Of the
House census committee to get the CEN
sus bill UP for consideration and passage
at that time, but Representative Wallace
of Arkansas objected. Since then notice
has been served on the census bill man
ayers by various members of the House
that the same point of no quorum would
be raised Ii another effort was made to
get the bill up. AS there is never a
quorum In the House on It's two stated
probably isn't quorum Of that body in
the city at the present time, all effort
along this line has been abandoned.
Consequently 1t now seems as IL the
bill would have to wait until the tariff
measure gets in conference, when the
presence Of a quorum in the House can
reasonably be depended upon.
Statement by Secretary Nagel.
In q statement today, Secretary Nagel
said he did not know what the outcome
would be.
1T is before the President" said the
Secretary. upon a question OF admins
tration Of the affairs Of the census Office
as bureau Of this department and not
upon charges.
Il do not know Of any charges. I re-
gret more than can say that have been
put In the position of making charges
against people whom lido not know and
whom / have never seen. do not mean
to say that have not heard things and
that have not received anonymous let
ters, but nothing rejecting on the peo-
to me In q shape to justify official recog-
milton. There has not been any investi-
cation OF the Office nor Of charges against
1t, or the people, by my direction. That
!
1.-THE census is not a joke It Is a big
thing, Of vital Importance to the depart
ment. the administration and the country.
II am to share the responsibility want
the authority that goes with it. That Is
simply the case in q nutshell. l am
not looking for more work. II Congress
shall see fit to place the responsibility
and authority with the director of the
census shall cheerfully abide by it's de-
cision. But If ! am to be a sharer in the
responsibility I do not well see how it
can be otherwise. as matters stand, and
I want the authority that goes with it.
New Bill Not Involved.
"The question has not arisen on the
language of the new census bill. 1t
the law. The condition exists now.
Director North and went before a con-
gressional committee together. He
developed and the matter was brought
to focus. Nothing was left but to lay
the situation before the President, and
laid 1t there"
When asked If he had presented the
name Of Mr.. Durand. the assistant COM
missioner of the bureau of corporations.
as q At man to succeed Mr.. North, Secre-
tary Nagel said: There again must
refer you to the President. 1t would
manifestly be Improper .SI. n1 for mo to talk
The situation seems to be that under
the organization Of the department the
census ofice Is bureau Of the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor. and as
such Secretary Nagel expects to be con-
suited as to It's administration and to
have at least supervisory direction Of its
affairs.
Director North was not at the census
Office today. Chief Clerk Rossiter said
Mr.. North was indisposed and had not
been down. So far as he knew there
was nothing to be said in his absence.