Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-22
CHARGES BY SEN. M'CUMBER
Declares That COngressmnn's wife
Is Employed In Census Bureau
Favoritism in Promotion.

Washington, April oo--That the census
office has In its employ in one bureau,
the wife Of a member Of Congress, the
wives of two officials of the war de-
partment and the VIE Of prominent
official In the treasury department was
the charge made TO-DAY by Senator
McCulnber IN criticisire the conference
report on the census bill
promotion" he said. ''seers to be al
INC st wholly fer women who have hus-
ba7ds in the depa tment This is get
til 10 be d city of otiicia! families
holding positi H. anler the government"
Mr.. 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 1t contraven-
ed the spirit of the civil service law BY
the operation of the law and according
to the provisions Of the census bill as
agreed TO by conferecs he said, employees
of the government are not apportioned
among the several States. The fact. he
said is that whole families are employ ed
in government departments credited To
States which the younger members of
the families have never seen.
Ninety per cent" said Mr. McCumber.
"of officials in the departments in the
ritv of Washington ar" residents Of this
city. If We were to Apply the rules #
epportionment to tho civil service the
citT OF Washington would have two per
cent"
Nr, McCumber urged the necessity of
his amendment requiring actual resi-
dence by the applicant from State,
which was stricken out by the conferoes.
Senator Lodge supported Mr. McCum-
3er's amendment and said It was notori-
ulls that there was a grave abuse in the
law apportioning the employees OF the
government among the several States.
PERJURY AND FALSE CERTIFI-
GATES
Perjury and false certificates are
given by applicants for the government
service" said Senator Garter. The civil
service commission seems to me to be
accountable for permitting this condi-
ton to exist"
Defending the conference report
which he had brought In Senator la
Toilette declared that one-third of the
civil service employees in this city had
been covered in by executive order and
were not subject to the law of ap-
portionment
limited tenure of service of ten
years in the departmental service in
this city, was advocated by Senator
Hepburn.
Senators Hale and Bailey took the
view that the course of the Senate in
Beeking TO amend the census bill by
changing n general law in relation tc
Ill apportionment, placed that body IT
4 disadvantage In It's dispute with the
House OF Representatives. Mr., Bailey
denounced the civil service law as n
sham and humbug and declared that
the debate had shown that this "iust
and perfect law" has been made tc
cheat communities as well as indi-
Viduals
Mr. Bailey said 1t was not n kindness
TO any young man to bring him to thi
city TO work for the government.
An aye and no vote on the conferenr
report resulted in its rejection by a vot
Of 80 TO 43 and d further conference OF
It was ordered.
Senator Bailey declined to again serv
as conferee. Senator Taliaferro was ap
pointed In his place. The other conferee
ere Senator'S Lafolette and Hale