The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-02-06
CENSUS BILL WAS
VETOED BY THE
PRESIDENT
sent A SPECIAL MESSAGE TO
CONGRESS TELLING MEMBERS
WAY HE THOUGHT THE BILL
SHOULD NOT BE A LAW.

Washington, o. c., Feb. S. - The
census bill, which was passed by the
house and senate some time ago. was
today vetoed by President Roosevelt.
In vetoIng the bill the president sen.
a special message TO congress, giving
reasons for his action. The message
condemns the evil effects OF the spoils
al the system, which, he said. would
be possible because Of examinations
on a non n-competitive basis instead OF
through the civil service.
incidentally the president referred
10 a provision authorizing the print
ing OF census reports by private con
Germs and insisted on the eightho
per day rule being applied
The census bill, which was passed
hy congress and vetoed by the presi-
dent today, allowed senators and con-
gressmen to appoint the various cen
eus employees in their respective states
ard districts.
THE Message in Part.
The message, in part, is as follows
TO the House of Representatives.
4 herewith return, without appro-
val. H. X. 1884. entitled An act to
provide for the thirteenth and subse-
uuent decennial censuses. do this
with extreme reluctance, because l
fuliy realize the Importance Of sup
plying the director OF the census at
as early a date as possible with the
force necessary to the carrying on OF
his work But it is of high conse-
quence to the country that the statis-
ticai work OF the census shall be con-
Quoted with entire accurary. This IS
as important from the standpoint Of
business and industry as from the
scientific standpoint. Ii is, therefore,
ia my judgment. essential that the
result should not be open TO the sus-
picice. * 5ls - rcdtical and per
SOM s.canda tnat il should not be
open % lag asonahla suspicion Of
being waste OF the peoples money
and a fraud.
Section Z of the act provides in
effect thar appointments to the cen
sus shall be under the spoils sys
TEN. fer this is the real meaning of
the provision that they shall be sub
ject only TO non-competitive eXamina-
tion. The proyiso IS added that they
shall lie selected without regard to
political party affiliations But there
IS only one way 10 guarantee that they
hall De selected without regard to
ntics and on merit, and that is by
DOSING them after competitive eX-
linatiOn from the lists Of eligibles
divided by he civil service commits
: IN Tt. present director Of the cen
Is in his last report states the ex-
aet fact about these non competitive
anlinations when he says:
A non competitive examination
cans that every one cf the many
ousand who will pass the eXamina-
IONS VII have an equal right to ap-
l,oIntment, and that personal and poll
zeal pressure must in The end as al
aays before. become the determining
lactor with regard to the great body
of these temporary employments. |
oan not too earnestly urge that the
director of the census be relieved from
4 his unfortunate situation
ITO provide that the clerks and
ether employees shall be appointed af-
Ter non-competitiye examination, and
yet to provide that they shall be ge-
lected without regard to political party
affiliations. means merely that the ap
pointme shall be treated AS the per
Guisites of the politicians of both par
ties, instead of as the perquisites of
the politicians of one party. [ do not
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