Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-04-23
CENSUS PLAN
SENATE REFUSES TO ADOPT THE
coNFEREES' PLAN WITHOUT
AMENDMENT.
INCOME TAX is AssAILEp
. Great Struggle over That Provision
for Fear of Placing New Burdens
on Industries and PeopIe-Lobby-
lists Work Hard.

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-
qufring 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 to-day by Senator
McCumber in criticising the confer
ence report on the census bill.
Promotion Due to "Pull," 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''
! 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 bill 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. If 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 from the states"
Senator McCumber urged the neces-
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
Venezuelan claims negotiated by Will
liam /. Buchanan, the American spe-
cfal commissioner, who was sent to
| that country following the resumption
of friendly relations last December.
/ 1t is supplemental to 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 it's decisions are to be
final and conclusive, all awards to be
| paid in United States gold coin.
Contest on Income Tax.
1t is evident from the activity of OPP
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 the senate during the
tariff revision session Of congress. In
| view of the fact that the Democrats
are said to be unanimous for an in.
1 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 t.
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
4 Dakota and Dolliver. If the votes oil
all of these senators should be cas1
for an income tax provision they would
be more than sufficient toS pass it In
the senate unless a break should Occur
in the Democratic ranks.
4 FLETCHER BECOMES SENATOR