Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15
It Is Favored BY Civil Service
Commission.
Power Of the Director Is Much
strcnR the nc die Mny MIKE Direct
Appoint mcnts Of Chief Assistants
PLANS Included for New Cen
sus Building.

lows:
Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette ~ Wis
consin has reported his first bill as
chairman of an important committee.
This Is the bill for the taking Of the 18th
decennial census; and 1t will be studied
with interest by the country. in view OF
tho strong stand taken by Theodore
Roosevelt before the last Congress in
favor of a rigorous application of the
civil service rules in cases OF appoint
nert. II Is understood that Senator la
Fcllette's committee worked in harmony
on the revision OF the bill. which was
PASSED by the House week or two ago.
:. therefore is not to he regarded as
characteristic production OF the Wiscon-
sin senator
The committee worked in cooperation
with the civil service commission in con-
sldoring the bill. In only one particular
ana that uniriportant does the bill de-
part from the -" concentrations sent to
,he committee by the commission. The
bill materially strengthens the power OF
director of the census. 1t authorizes
him. through the changes made by the
Senate committee, TO make direct APP
lointmcnts Of his chief assistants. These
arc n geographer. a chief statsician, an
appointment clerk. private secretary,
two stenogra piers and eight extra chiefs
Of division. The assistant director is the
only exception in these cases. and he
will be appointed by the President and
confirm I'd by the Senate. The House
iii provided that these appointments
should be made by the secretary Of COM
n Gree and labor.
Tho clauses of the bill nroviding for a
new census building place the transac-
tlons relating 10 IL uh"er inc "Fect'ol' VI
the secretary OF the treasury instead OF
ne director OF the census as proNiueu y
he House Dill
"." ''r''e ~ VIZ ''''
.or ros,,,ons IN tho ,over,rcnt sarv,co
rror INV state or Torritor,. shall he
,sd IN tho state ar Territorv In which
encb ,,,l,car, re.ides .,d NO norso,
sralI h. eryib,e for such examinations
or .nno,ntnent ur,ee. no or she shall
rove beor ,ctualIv dor,ici,ed in such
s-,,e or Territorv for at least one veor
nrsviou. 70 sucb ex,mi,a.,on A.. #
,.,os m. soregoinc is a vorv broad nro-
,i.tor and would seor, N ,,c,ude all an
.ic,,t. for corsr,n,e,t POSITIONS in any
dcrartu.r. n,betbor or ~ NJ of rho census
hr,e,u
CIVIL SERVICE RULES UPHELD.
THO o;,.u sor,.,o, oo,,,,,is-;o 1,sir,,, t.,
.ro ooso ~ ,or,oor,r,. o,r,o,.os .t,, .to
,nrd .o,i,i,,os., sbor,d NO a,,r,o,ad ,,,-
e,e.d nc ..rorsors., tn o,sa, r,,,.ra ,ha
,xigonc,os -. ,ro sor,.,,. roo,,iro .ha.
nrorsrorco sb.u ho ,,,ror for snoci,I ro,
| CON. This eu,,oe,io, b,. haon -o,louad
and two CLAUSE roads. ..rbot who, tho
.,,,orc,es ~ tbo so.,.,oo ,ac,,ira ,ho az.
re ctor may appoint for temporary en-
Payment from the aforesaid list of olir!-
! h'e9 those who. by reason or res'donc"
~ other conditions are immediately
availablc.' A new clause gives the d.
: rector authority to appoint persons hav-
'ng previous experience In operating mo
chancal appliances in census work whose
efficiency records in operating such APP
rl.ances are satisfactory to him. These
records may be accepted in lieu of civil
service examinations.
The Senate bill authorizes a census
showing the number OF months Of uncm-
pioyment. In the agricultural schedules
provision Is made FOR reporting the
acreage OF woodland and character Of
timber thereon" and IN The report o.
cror acreage the new bill would take ac-
count Of crops planted and to be plant
I'd during the year Of enumeration" in
stead OF crops "as of the date of emu
meration." Tie timber census is a new
feature. Some statistics along this line