Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-03-26
THE CENSUS


The bill for taking the Census is now before the Senate
Mr. Dickinson of " Y made a laudabe motion take the
control of the subject from the Secretary of the Interior
but failed He supported in his views by Mr. Hunter
who has our sincere thanks for having introduced bill TO
zeal that fungus the body polite the Home Department
which is calculated swallow up every thing in its centra
zinc and corr;ipng nav May the fall beneath
the blows Of Congress
An amendment was moved to the Census Bill, of some
interest 10 the amers-we regret that lost Ii thus
reported
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. will state that il has been sug
gescd to me important 70. agricultural purposes, and IL
show the advancement If agriculture to have tie amount o
manfred land during the last stated in the tables and
proposed that little column be devoted 10 this sub
ect. therefore strike the column of beeswaX
md honey and insert column Tor the subject have named
The columns now stand thus: acres of land. improved
'unmproved' propose 10 add "manurcd" and 10 strike
gu, the column for ''honcy and beeswax''
Mr.. RUSk. have objection strike iloney and
becswax" but do object to The column Tor ''manured
lands az being calculated msead the public nnd as Ia
tho nature of the land in different parts th Union In
nv State have rich land which IS not MANFRED and
does not require T.
Mr. UNDERWOOD That is the in my own State,
but | make the amendment for the benefit OF others.
Mr.. MANGUM. l, that the word "manur-
ed proposed be inserted by this amendment exceeding
~ indefinite, and that good can possibly arise from it
How much nanuredl know something about agriculture
as have been engaged it, and know that would be i'm
possible procure any information by this means that would
be useful TO any one hope tho amendment will not BE-
adopted. 49,
quarter of the country and have any definite niorn-
ton the subject. gentleman from Virginia. (Mr Hun
teri suggested that amendment of this would be very
advantageous show the progress OF agriculture aud asked
lie whether there could be place made forit informed
him that by giving up altogether t,le article cod
make tor the amendment he suggested in thar column,
and nj his instance moved the amendment trust that
the gentleman Virginia. ii lie thinks il important will
show the why he desires it, and sustain it, have
no particular desire for It's adoption at all.
MIR. HUNTER. ] believe this amendment is desirable
ha lt
obtain any tables Of agricultural Statistics but if arc to
cndeavor to procure information OF the progress agricu
this country surely nothing is important than
to ascertain the quantity OF land which is improved. By
this means shall be able TO compare the progress of this
OF agricultural improvement and it is III which
old States are very much interested believe there is no
column in the agricultural table which the agricultural com
nuny generally would take more interest in than the ono
proposed in tho amendment too arncrnot good
farmer perhaps. rs my friend from North Carolina bur
head which ia probably definite as any other There
would be great difficulty in asceainng accurately the pre-
else quantity, but nevertheless ascertain facts OF
great inte.es those engaged in the pursuit Of agriculture
have no Particular intcres; in this amendment. We have
In Virginia than they have IN North Caro-
a but had hoped have the assistance o! the Senator
from that State. was not surprised when The Senator
mir 78ae Nir. Rusk) and The Senator from Kentucky
inen bu, raSdl dsciamed the necessity OF the amend
stood BY yrsnaped that the old North State would have
| Mr. MANGUM Mjnquiry so important
the lower par, OF Virginia eTaoe friend believe ives IN
OF that country well of the something Of the nature
ma The land there is highly manuspart OF North Carroll
cultivation producing the great staple In high state OF
perfection but il would be impossible dsvrn in great
tween the land which is highly cultivated and haRae be-
state The agricultural societies Get this nfornan0r
will infinitely more accuracy than the deputy marshss who
probably never owned cultivated ano and per-
hans do not know pea from bean Ii would be attended
with no practical result and would be utterly useless
The question was then taken :he amendment and ii
rejected.