Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-22

Also iepuft OF The Secretary of War of
The contingent eXpenccS OF the military
establishment during the year 1919.
These reports were ordered 10 lie on
The table aud be printed.
MIR. anderson, from the committee oil
the public lands, made an uniavoura-
bic repent ON the memorial of the leuisla.
'nre OF Illinois, praying for the passage
OF law 10 give relief Ia those persons
who we're residents oi The frontiers of
Illinois between August, 1900, aud Aug.
1898; WHICH report Was ordered 10 lie on
the table.
On motion of Mr.. Hendricks, IL was
ReSoired, That The committee Oh the
pubic lands be instructed TO enquire
INTO The expectancy OF establishing an
additional land office in the slate OF
Indiana.
The House then, on motion OF MIR.
Campbell. took up ike report of The CUM
miiiee OF The whole House on The bill
providing for taking the 4ih census or
| enumeration OF the inhabitants of the u.
States.
Ehe amendments made TO the bill bv
| the committee of the whole Gas reported
IN the proceedings of The 9th inst.) we're
successfully concurred III. In the course
at their consideration some discussion
\
amendments which were proposed.
| That amendment heins under consi.
| dera,ion Which provides, for The enumer-
alton of The manufacturing establish
menis, &c. compensation oil twenty per
ceni. on the amount OF the other compen-
sation allowed by the act
Mr.. Stoc"m6 questioned the propriety
OF Tie allowance. He thought the ex-
pence greater than was necessary, and
| the nation, SAID Mr.. S. will not believe
we are IN earnest when We speak of re-
irenchmcnt, while We go on TO vote the
public money IN this way. He did not
think the information sufficiently valua-
bic 10 Justify the expense.
| MIR. Smith, of Md. moved to amend
the a'sendment allowing 20 per cent. so
as 10 provide that II should not exceed
that amount, and "to be appor;iomed
III proportion 10 The services rendered,
under the direction OF the Secretary o!
State"
This amendment being agreed to
| Mr.. MCoy moved 10 amend the amend
meni by striking out tHemty, and insert
ing ten per cent.
| MIR. SmiM OF Md. thought this amount
entirely inadequate to the ssrvice reauir.
ed. The whole amount of compensa
ton for tins service AT the last census.
was 69,0OO dollars, and IT this motion
prevailed, II would reduce the amount 10
be divided amongst The marsiials, to
10000 dollars. This would be too little
IN laci, not enough 10 pay the assis-
tantS which must necessarily be en-
| pioy ed.
MIR. Smith of n. c. concurred in the
| opin!on iI'dt this would not be an ade-
guate compensation, and hoped the
amendment would not prevail.
! Mr.. MCoy deemed ten per cent. an
ample compensation for the service re-
CURED, though The service itself would
be oi iiiiie value 10 the public. AT the
laSi census, The marshas were REQUIRED
10 enter every family aud take an ac-
count OF lis manufactures, but what
Dement, was II 10 tie nation? For merely
rendering an account OF the manufacture
ing establishments, ten per cent. on the
amount al the pay allowed for taking
! NE census, Nc. would be enough.
| Mr.. Mefcer was IN favor of giving a
sill greater exten. to The subjects requir-
eh to br enumerated and returned by the
m"rSnais, so as TO embrace all the objects
10 winch lie legislation of the country
could extend. IL was proper that lie le-
Sls!aiurc should be IN possession OF sta
iisilcdl Information on all the objects
"hlch legislation could cover, so as 10
yiela tier iu!l DeDehi TO the public coun-
CHS. 30 lar from considering The bill TO
embrace too much, Mir vi. was sorry that
ihe scope OF enquiry proposed was so
narrow. He would embrace ali the Dro
LESSONS, and H. would require relurns of
lie agricultural condition Of the cnun-
iry-hnw much land was III cultivation,
how much arabic, how much pasture. how
much III corn, in rice, &c. No nation
nat such means OF acquiring all ih,s in
formation as was afforded 10 ours, by the
periodical census required 10 be taken.
Nor was The labor difficult. During the
last war, the taxes extended 10 subjects
almost without example ~ any PATTON
from tue family picture which, hung on
the wall To rcmiur us OF our ancestors, TO
The CHAIR on which we sai-ihe furniture
TAX M Virginia produced a revenue OF
$4,000, but tle expense of obtaining
the information neccssar, 10 enable
them TO levy these and other taxes a.
mounted Ia rifle, compared nuh the
sum produced, &c. ia almost all Iegis.
'htion Tor country, The best guides we're
rabies OF statistics, giving the various de-
'aliS 10 which he had in part referred. To
ensure proper returns, such as would not
mlSj'dd instead OF rHighiening, If was
necessary 10 allow fair and Just COM
pcnsation. He wished TO ensure The
faithful performance of this Important
duty, aud avoid such abuses, such gross
Inaccuracies, as he had observed fnTmer-
~ IN some Of The returns from Virginia,
Instances OF which Mr.. NJ. stated. Eco
nomy was urged against liberal com
pensa,ion, but Mr.. M. remarked that
money well spent was always spent ac-
cording TO the soundest principles of
prudence aud economy economy did
not consist in the mere saving of money
this was often The very reverse of a iusi