The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-04-22
SENATE REJECTS
PLAN FOR CENSUS
Refuses to Adopt Report Without
an Amendment.
INCOME TAX is ATTACKED
Fear OF Placing New Burdens on In.
dustries and People Causes
StruagIe--Many Lobby
lists Are at Work.

Washington, Apr 21.-By aye and
no vote the senate yesterday reject
ed the conference report on the CEN
sus bill because Of its failure to in
clude the McCumber amendment re-
quiring applicants for civil service EN-
ployment to reside in the states
claimed by them as their homes.
That the census Office has in its en-
ploy in one bureau the wife of rep
resentative in congress, the wives of
two officials of the war department,
and the wife of prominent official in
the treasury department. was the
charge made by Senator McCumber in
criticising the conference report on
the census bill.
Promotion Due to "Puli," He Says.
promotion" he said, seems to be
almost wholly for women who have
husbands in the departments. This is
getting to be city of official families
holding positions under the govern
ment" .s"
Senator McCumber said the census
bill, as agreed to by the conferees, did
not differ materially from the measure
which was vetoed in the last congress
by President Roosevelt who claimed
that it contravened the spirit of the
civil service law. BY the operation of
the law and according to the provi-
sions of the census bin as agreed to by
conferees. he said. employees of the
government are not apportioned
among the several states. The fact,
he said, is that whole families are en-
ployed in government departments
credited to states which the younger
members of the family have never
seen.
Urges His Amendment.
Ninety per cent, said Senator Nc
Cumber, "of officials in the depart
ments in the city OF Washington, are
residents of this city. and the other
ten per cent. may be said to be resi-
dents of the other portions OF the
country. II we were to apply the rules
of apportionment to the civil service,
the city of Washington would have
two per cent. and the remaining off,
cials would be frSm the states
k9eUdlQF A1E1u1uUCI Tic HCCCS-
sity of his amendment requiring actual
residence by the applicant from a
state, which was stricken out by the
conferees.
Taft Tells Of Settlement.
President Taft yesterday sent to
congress report by the secretary Of
state regarding the settlement of the
alo Cd hxy VII
liam !. Buchanan. the American spe-
cial commissioner, who was sent to
that country following the resumption
of friendly relations last December.
II is supplemental 20 the data fur
nished to congress last year by Secre-
tary Root, and thus brings the matter
up to date.
The arbitral tribunal is to decide
each case in accordance with justice
and equity, and its decisions are to be
final and conclusive, all awards TO be
paid in United States gold coin.
Contest on income Tax.
II is evident from the activity of op-
ponents and antagonists of the income
tax proposition each to ascertain the
strength OF the other that this ques-
ton will furnish the sharpest contest
TO be waged in TIRE senate during the
tariff revision session of congress. In
view of the fact that the Democrats
are said to be unanimous for an in
come tax measure, the leaders of the
''insurgent" Republican faction appear
to be confident of victory. On the
other hand, opponents of the income
tax idea assert that the Democrats are
not united, and declare that some of
the insurgent strength for additional
internal taxes will be lost the moment
senators are convinced that the pend
ing bill will produce sufficient revenue
for the needs of the government.
Favor Income Tax Plan.
Among the Republicans declared to
be in favor Of an income-tax are Sen
ators Borah, Brown, Burkett, Clapp.
Crawford, Cummins. Dixon, Gamble.
Guggenheim, La Toilette and Nelson.
In addition TO these, some of the in
surgents are claiming Senators Jones.
Bourne, Hepburn, johnson of North
Dakota and DoIliver. II the votes OF
all of these senators should be cast
for an income tax provision they would
be more than sufficient to pass it In
the senate unless break should occur
in the Democratic ranks.