Evening journal., 1909-07-07
800 CENSUS
SUPERVISORS
President Taft Will Soon
Name Them For Every
State

WASHINGTON, July THE inn
preston has gone abroad that the
Census bill was allowed TO slip through
Congress with "spons" feature in It.
ana that politicians would divide all
census appointments But the new law
provides that the additional clerks and
other employees TO be added to the CEN
sus force shall be subject 90 such
special test examination as the Direc-
tor Of the Census may prescribe this
examination 70 be conducted by the
civil Service Commission. and to be
open 10 all applicants without regard
TO political party affiliations, and held
az such places in each state as the
Civil Service Commission may desig-
nate.
These examinations are 10 be COM
petitive In character. and selections
are 20 be made from the eligible list
by the Director Of the Census in con-
formity with the law Of apportionment
as now provided for the classified SER
vice, In the order OF rating" APP
picants must live in their states at
least a year before appointment. IL IS
true there is a proyiso allowing item
porary' appointments to be made when
: lexigencies of the service require but
they are TO be made from the eligible
list for employment not exceeding 60
days, and authority is given for tenn
porary 60-day appointments OF per-
sons having previous experience In
operating mechanical appliances In
census work whose efficiency record Is
J satisfactory, but IL was regarded as
L ! Iaf fItt
should be made.
, The $50 supervisors are all TO be APP
d pointed by President Taft and con-
hrmed by the Senate.
what Mr.. Roosevelt objected to wa,
the failure of the Census bill Of las
. session TO make provision for rca
competitive examinations" Of clcrk'
D. and other employees. That led to his
i veto OF the bill. The new Census law
d It's friends say, meets that objection
s Before the enactment of the now law
c members of the Census Committee hat
conferences with President Taft, and
a they say the President will insist upon
o. The observance Of the civil servic,
r spirit In connection with practically
% all census appointments. They learned
e from Mr.. Taft that. as his predecessor
I. had vetoed "a Census bIll. that tn,
IS present occupant Of the White House
Il would find Il rather embarrassing e
IS be called upon TO sign such a measur,
If Il were sent to him IN the eNac
form I'm which Il had been sent e
Roosevelt. Mr.. Taft made clear Z,
the Congressman that he would in
{ sist upon observance Of the civil ser.
. vice spirit unless prohibited by law
aud If Congress failed TO provide foi
4 competitive examinations Mr.. Taft
/, unless prevented by law. intended 4
{, Issue an executive order placing thes'
:, appointments under the civil service
I. Before the law as Il now stands wal
agreed upon members of the confer
I, ence committee conferred with thu nev
q Director Of the Census, Mr. Durand
p ai.o with the Civil Service Commits
- sion here and civil service officials II
a New York These officials raised M
q objection to the proposed law. an'
the committee is satisfied that Diroc
&c tor Durand Is in fun sympathy Will
the civil Service Commission and VIII
make his appointments along civil ser
vice lines.
when Senator la Toilette who mad
the conference report 10 the Senate
\ was asked tonight whether It could b.
4 justly said that the new law contain
the "spoils" feature and whether poll
ticians would divide the "spoils," h
"a replied Most emphatically not Tn
N elimination of anything smackirg o
~ the spoils system was the cPux OF In
. whole matter. We were very careful
h 10 prevent that Director Durapd is
IL am positive. I'm fill sympathy witt
= the real spirit of the civil service ad
vocates. and. beyond that Presden
!, Taft will see that the law Is carries
30 cut IN letter and spirit"