Evening star., 1909-06-26
Acted on in the Senate With
out Debate.
APPROPRIATES s1O,OOO,OOO
Disposed of in Less Than Two Min
utes After Being Reported.
NOW READY FOR PRESIDENT
New Legislation Affecting Residence
of Applicants for Positions Allow
ed to Remain.

The census appropriation bill, carrying
S1O,OOO,O0O for the expenses of the thir-
teenth census. was passed by the Senate
this morning in about two minutes Sen
ator Hale, chairman of the appropria-
tions committee. reported it formally, and
there was no debate.
This bill was passed by the House
Thursday of this week. AS the Senate
did not amend it, there will be no neces-
sity for a conference between the two
houses and it will go to the President for
his signature as soon as the action of the
Senate has been reported to the House.
The measure specifies that the money is
for salaries, and necessary expenses for
preparing. for taking. compiling and pub
fishing the thirteenth census OF the
United States, rent of quarters, for carry
ing on during the dece lnial census period
all other census work authorized and
directed by law, including purchase,
rental. construction, repair and exchange
of mechanical appliance to continue
available until June ~. 1917
Commissioners to Paris.
The director of the census is author
lied to designate three commissioners
with the status of special agents, as pro-
vided by the permanent census act, TO
represent the United States in the inter-
national commission for the revision and
classification of diseases and causes Of
death. called by the French government
to meet in Paris next month. One OF
these commissioners must be chosen from
the census office, one from the medical
profession and one from the organized
registration officials of the United States.
Not more than $500 may be expended
for their compensation and travelling er-
penSes.
The Conference Agreement.
The conferees on the bill Ito provide
for the 18th census and subsequent decen-
aial censuses,' which is the so-called GEN.
sus bill proper. and provides for the ad-
ministration Of the office, employment OF
clerks, officials, etc, agreed finally on the
measure yesterday afternoon. In addition
to striking out entirely the provision fol
a new building, the conferees al
lowed to remain provision authorizing
the director to employ on the temporary
roll, not to exceed a period Of sixty days,
persons on the civil service eligible list,
but without regard to geographical dis
tribution.
the new legislation affecting all govern
ment departments and requiring that ap-
plicants for positions be actually domicil-
ed for a year previous to their eXamina-
IlOn III the state OF lcTTIOTy III WHICH
they claim legal residence. and that they
take their examinations in that state or
territory.
This does not apply to persons now in
the service and seeking promotion. 1t,
however, bars residents of the District
who have been in the habit of claiming
legal residences elsewhere.
Salaries of Officials.
AS finally agreed upon the salaries of
the officials are as follows: Director,
$1,000, private secretary to the director,
$3.50; assistant director, $1,000; chief
statisticians, $1,000: chief CLERK, $3.50;
disbursing clerk, S2,S75: appointment
clerk, $3.50; geographer, $3.50; division
chiefs, $3.50.
The Senate Is expected to agree to the
conference report today as soon as it is
presented by Senator La Toilette, chair
man of the Senate conferees, and the
House Monday, when the chairman of
the House conferees, Mr.. Crumpacker,
calls ii up.