The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-05

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feelings or views Of the Secretary Of The plsor
this money Or not l. not question Tor me 70 consider
here but is whether Congress the Secretary OF the
Interior shall have the printing which they nay order to
more likely TO be more economically and better done BY
Congress or the Secretary Of the Interior That 10 the
M DAWSON rise more for the purpose Of getting in.
formation than anything else. as TO make some calca
latons with regard 10 this matter. In that census bill
the name o. every person whose usual place OF abode on
the LIST day Of June, 1880 IN this house 10 the hfs
head. As | understand it. the name OF every man,
woman, and child and the OF the slaves 10 be
taken down have just taken up the schedule mum.
Der one. want the Senate 10 understand this number OF
the schedules. and see the result There will be about
forty 10 the page, and four pages TO the sheet
take the population Of the State Of New York
and that will take sS0 sheets 10 take the OF
that State. according TO the schedule number one
That multiplied by four will give the number Of pages
oe,77o presume i Is known TO the Senate that taking
down the names Of individuals has never before been
done Bat TO COON. will suppose the population o the
United States TO be 2ooo0Ooo. jus, eight times the popu
aon of the State OF New York, and that makes
pages TO take the according 10 the schedule
Mr. BADGER. Will the senatorre read that head again
Mr. DAWSON. "Ihe name Of every person whose
usual place OF abode on the FIRST day OF june $780, was
in this house" This is schedule number one and
there the table to regulate the Of the slaves and
the names OF the slaves There 100 pages for
schedule number and then take all the various de-
tails annexed, and you will be able ascertain something
the amount 10 be done Now, sir the census Is to
Be taken and upon that number q pages and ordered to
is to make! There be three copies made out in
each State in the United States TO be bound and supplied
and the duties incumbent upon the marshss at that time
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The schedule number one will thus make nearly 900
pages, il am correct This arises out Of the fact that
down the name q every Individual residing IN The United
States, his place OF residence, birth place. DC.
merely make these suggestions for t the purpose Of
crease the amount Of public printing enormously for
will be mostly in blank, the OF individuals
ming out will increase the number Of pages great
many of them will not be fully filled out, great many
Of them will have no employment attending school,
ETC., and others merely designated cat school, according
to the mode Of taking the census | agree with the
relation to the blanks that will be in this schedule; but
whether going the best way procure this nfor
nation is another thing Now, sir the heads Of families
the number OF each family and the number Of slaves in
each family. beginning with the Oldest slave and running
TO the youngest s merely making an amount q print.
desirable; The. "names Of the slaves" can Be altered
very easily and perhaps the Chairman Of the committee
will consent to that He can retain the number designa-
ting the Now II 10 merely question whether they
win take the Of each individual and, after il is writ
ten down in the schedule have the copies made out and
have them printed merely make these suggestions.
them the proper direction, and the for all this
Mr.. DAVIS. of Massachusetts Mr. President. my
msapprehsnson The proposition not 10 publish ali the
Names publish these Sheets but when the informa
ton is collected it is TO be classified and arranged and
10 be published The practice has been this to take
wide Sheet and put down by the enumeration those that
five and under, those between ten and five years OF
age, raising by ves in classification. Well. sir
that stretches out very wide and would be very
blesome table You have to make great many classes
and the committee have come to the conclusion that i
each Individual the place Of residence being given after
the caption OF the blank and the place OF birth given by
the insert Now you viii perceive how readily that IL
il is less labor than the old mode Of taking the
In the fret place. the caption gives the place Of residence.
and the insert gives the place OF birth, and that shows
where every person OF this 900 born, whether
In foreign countries in the United States and il also
shows the emigration from one State to another When
You have got the whole OF it. you make the exact eass
the old mode, you may put down those that i've and
UNDER between ten and five, and 80 for you have the
have not only go the classification in which this s DONE
but the place OF residence OF every individual IN the Uni
ted Staeshis place OF birth-al that born in for
grafton from one State another and all other informs
ton that 10 thought to be desirable upon this topic. We
do not propose any enlargement OF printing but propose
that the condensation shall be great il has eyer
been. and that the printed sheets shall be more
than they have always been. Now, sir that is
10 take great many sheets 10 collect this information
in any form in which you put IT, very certain; and
am quite certain that il can be shown that il will take
less paper than it has taken heretofore.
While am up, may remark that the cost OF taking
the last amounted 70 about million OF dollars
and now, when the country is enlarged and the difficulties
increased, enabled 10 say, and Il il not matter OF
mere coniectureor any one see whether the esti-
made by the Secretary OF the Treasury s practically
too great or too smaltha the whole is within the
power OF Congress- Wehave not proposed in this bill to
make appropriation Of 100000 TO put this law in
operation. but only appropriation Of $4,000; and,
when future appropriations called for Congress holds
the whole matter in its own hands, and act according
to its discretion and judgment
Now, sir, with regard to the printing: do not care
how great economy there is exercised in it want no
extravaganza. The honorable senator from Arkansas
wishes The public printers TO do IT, ask him il he
can compel them TO do III ask him il that is any
part OF the contract Provided you call upon him 10
execute the printing which this bill will necessarily Gre
ate, is he under any obligations 10 do i'll II may fall
perhaps, under the required and ordinary printing Of Con-
gress, but that has not been the usual course. 8
Mr.. BORLAND The amendment proposes 10 place
this printing on the same footing and BY order Of Con-