The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-05-15

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striking leaves IL unlimited, and leaves those who
take the 10 take every thing The view taken in
the Senate WAS, that that would create much labor
that the labor would be greatly increased without cor
responding advantage being attained The committee are
OF opinion that the Senate should adhere to their original
decision and propose therefore, that the Senate disagree
TO that amendment
The question being then taken. the amendment was
disagreed TO.
tons, concurrence in which recommended by the
committee were then severaly considered. and concued
The House Of Representatives having amended the 4th
section by striking out provision directing that the
mission Of each marshal, or assistant marshall shall
set forth the estimated number Of square miles contained
in the subdivision canvassed by him, the committee
commended that the Senate disagree thereto.
The question being taken upon this amendment, it was
Mr. PRATT. II seems 10 me that in rejecting this
amendment the Senate voted under mistake. under
stood that the committee recommended the adoption OF
the amendment proposed by the House Of Representa-
The PRESIDING OFFICER. This amendment they
recommended to disagree TO-
MIR. PRATT. II now reads:
SIC. dnd b. if further eaaetsd, That each marshal
may, and, If unable operfo The duties himself shal ap-
point an assistant Tor each snbdivon who resident
hand authorizing him the duties herein assigned
70 ASSISTANTS which commission shall forth the bounda-
miles contained Ia The of which appointment so
made the boundaries specified and the square miles
true and TAI thul record.
The objection have to il is this Under the provisions
OF thus BILL the labor to be performed is such that the
soon the bill is passed, this amendment Of the
House is not adopted, the marshal will be required be-
lore ne can issue commission to his assistants, as
certain IN some the number OF square miles in each
county, and in the subdivisions provided for in the bill
II this Is to be ascefained by actual survey il will take
the balance OF the twelve months issue the commits
son. Tor the commission is to state il; and of course
as preliminary step, II must be asceaned what is to be
inserted in the commlssionthe boundaries and the es
mated number OF square miles Il impossible
that the marshal could perform this duty with any pre-
cison ~ so short space OF time will be necessary.
hope that some one who is more thoroughly acquainted
with the matter than am will explain Il
Mr DAVIS OF Massachusetts,, lin his seat.) II is set
Mr. PRATT. | ask for reconsideration Of the
vote.
The question being taken upon the reconsideration, it
Mr.. DAVIS. Of Massachusetts Mr.. President. | have
which are proposed for paying those who take the
census make estimate OF the number OF square miles
certain The committee considered this mat
ter very maurely when they had the original bill under
consideration They reached the conclusion, from the
data which they had before them, that there in
heren difficulty at all in most of the substan-
ual difficulty in obtaining the number of square miles
with considerable degree OF correctness In the mode
OF payment adopted IN the original bill, passed the
Senate they supposed that the number of square miles
the subdivisions would become ndispensaby necessary
became necessary, ALSO according to the other mode,
in many instances II is very desirable that it should be
hxed and put into the commission Of the person who
takes the census he assisan) before he receives his
commission al all, that he may TO his work under
s,audingly. and that the question OF compensation may
be- far, finally and definitely settled. do not appe-
bend that II will take any time TO do this am quite
free say that there could be delay and that despatch
is necessary think the senator from Maryland
trely correct in saying that there should be delay But
the Senate adheres TO its mode of paying il is ndis
pensable that they adhere 10 this also
MIR. UNDERWOOD. rise, sir, TO state that under
all the former census bills, the compensation has been
nafd he rf md fho
rate OF population TO the square mile In every case,
has been necessary TO report The number OF square mi
Under either mode Of compensation whether you adop,
that proposed BY the Senate that proposed by the
House, II will be equally necessary 10 ascertain the num-
Der square miles Tie difference only this: Accord
ing TO the Senaies bill, you ascertain the number OF
81 are miles, and put il into The mashaFs commission al
the time he receives ii that there will be alteration
after the work is done, between the assistant and the
marshal between the assistant and the government,
with regard TO the compensation which he to receive
for his commission will show, upon the face OF Il, how
many square miles there the district and then The
report viii show the number OF persons 10 the square
mle from which the act ixes the compensation There
will be alteration about IL, as there has been hereto
fore For that reason, the Senates committee thought
best beforehand TO fix in the commission the number OF
square miles.
Now il you strike that provision out and do not have
i done beforehand, you will have to do il afterwards.
The difficulty which the senator from Maryland Mr..
PRarT suggests is in relation TO time, and merely
in relation 10 time II can be done before the marshals
commence their duty, il will be the best way but If it
postponed The sole question Is the practlcaby OF do
ing before the assistant commences the performance
OF his duty. would inform the senator from Maryland,
that under OF this country, this has al
ready been done once Tin 1sl0 in almost every county IN
every State for the purpose OF settling the compensaon
under that The number OF square miles was then
ascertaned and adjusted II the marshals governed
by what has been done heretofore, they will have no
difficulty in settling the number OF square miles forth
with and presume they will be so far governed by il
10 make few changes and where they do make these
changes, suppose there will be time enough allowed
10 enable them to decide how far they will alter the
amount from that fixed in 1910. IL will not a1ect the
mode OF compensation proposed BY the Senate or that
proposed by the House at all whether you adopt reject
the amendment That will come up under subsequent
part OF the bill.
1 am asked by.a friend behind me how these square
miles in 1910 were ascerfaned. / really cannot
swer the question precisely how they
tanned suppose, however, that they were asceraned
by reports iron the different counties by the mlrshals
All can say H. that know that this thing OF reporting
the number Of square miles subsequently gave rise to
almost endless difficulties in fixing the compensation oi
the assistants There provision that in such case
OF dispute the district Judge might be appealed to.
recollection speaking from recollection merely
thai there almost endless difficulties The object OF
the committee TO get clear, beforehand OF that dif-
Guilty. which, according to my recollection sprung up 10
1910 The numbers then liked and suppose, from
what was then done, that this could be Immediately des
patched Unless the marshas are to report what
done in lsi0 readily conceive that there is any
great foundation for the delay spoken OF by the senator
from Mayland II the marshas of the dlderen States
were Obliged TO take up from the beginning and for the
rst tme were obliged now fix the number OF square
miles in each district, before they could issue their
commissions might create some delay, BY requiring
more time than between this and the hrst OF June, when
tha Al thar