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

far acted in this matter as to pass law at the last ses
sion giving directions to the board to prepare blanks or
the taking Of the census That board made very bief
report 10 the Senate, accompanied with no BLANKS lha
report is upon your files. and has been submitted to this
committee, and the committee have taken II up, and
have carried the business forward with the aid OF such
between the last session Of Congress and the present.
and have, after very laborious effort framed set OF
tables, numbered from one to six inclusive which are
been before the Senate for some days This has not
been done without great deal OF labor-without
great deal OF confederation Of the subject The com
could with what they considered the spirit OF the
law passed at the last session, and to make pro-
visions in conformity with what they deemed 70 be the
under consideration and the senator from Georgia Mr.
DAwsoE proposes to strike them out entirely, and 70 in
ser the tables which have been prepared as understand
Hiect Now sir iwoald Be glad to ask my friend from
Georgia ia what these tables differ from the tables which
are prepared by The census committee Il he has official
a.- md IA pis with j. respect resp and
mn li DAWSON. Il obtained them from the secretary
Mr.. DAVIS, Of Massachusetts, Will you be good
Mr DAWSON. They are the same essentially as
DAS E1y Sa must say it. when
truth demands it, that tables were laid before this
committee from the board whatever There were
board represented coming from the census board but
take j they not the tables laid before the honorable
senator from & Georgia;
Mr.. DAVIS. Of Massachusetts. They are quite DIFF
ferent set We took these tables, which the census
board disclaimed, and which they did not consider
from information obtained by them, and framed and con-
Quoted by them. The board disclaims this fact and
therefore there no tables before this committee
claimed 10 be furnished by the board at all Under these
circumstances. the committee proceeded to discharge the
duty imposed upon them BY the Senate, and in order to
discharge in all good faith. they took such material as
judgment, they framed tables-he same that are now in
print and before the Senate Well. sir, never heard Of
any official papers till after the report OF the commit
tSs tables were T printed Alter that did hear ~ was
nformed from sources in which placed reliance, that
set Of tables were prepared BY the board and while say
the board Of the secretary am stating the facts
they existed Now, sir have compared these two ta-
bes with some care-the official tables and the ta-
senator from Georgia. INF DAwsoN.l and say to the
Senate, and think the committee will bear me out in it,
that there s no very essential variation between the tables
In some things there is different 0rder-derent arrange
ments things provided for in the tables Of the
board not OF very great consideration, which per-
haps not provided Tor in these tables But believe
that everything that is considered essential is contained
in these tables sir BY an arrangement in my
Judgment altogether superior to that proposed TO be
adopted y is great deal OF work to condense these
tA0ieB, ana Drlng tnem Bndpe-BuCn the
information sought for shall be obtained, and proper
and correct form. The committee have labored upon
these papershave arranged and re.arranged them, till
information sought for as any that can Be framed Now.
sir this motion is certainly unexpected and unlocked for
by the committee and as i demanded this information.
make it, and leave the Senate to Judge between the
two sets OF tables, they think worth while to go into
believe 50 far as regards the tables relating to the popu
laion there is essential difference is. the white
population oil the country So far regards the table
latng to the slave population there Is no difference OF any
So Jar as regards the table Of manufactures and opera
tons Of industry, there is essential difference So far
regards the agricultural table, there is slight differ
ence We found ii necessary TO an economical arrange
Of definite size Nearly the whole and only substan
tial change made after ALL is, that in certain produc
ions the yaue is taken only, instead OF the whole
Well, Mr.. President when you come to look through
this and other labors devolved upon persons sent
out to take the census. will perceive that i indis
aes to such an extent that il defeats the very object in
view You must not make i TOO burdensome to persons
engaged in this business The committee. 10 proposing
these tables, have constantly had reference to that that
the duty Of the persons taking the enumeration and the
statistics might be plain and easy and the facts sci down
in certain form that there might be no mistake II has
not been done without labor and consideration. The
committee have bestowed upon their best efforts They
all worked upon II without exception, and laboriously
They all satisfied with that set Of tables. and no
tables that they have seen, should now come in
and supplant tables they have made out with much
careore especially when their tables are superior TO
those that are offered in their stead.
Mr.. DAWSON. There Is but very little difference be-
tween the two tables presentedthose OF the committee,
and those Of the board. Now, would state fact to
the Senatc-whch presume is known TO the chairman
OF the comm,eehat the board, constituted by law of
the last session of Congress- have discharged the dues
imposed upon them. and have already entered into con-
tract and expended nine out Of the housnd dollars
purchase and prepare the papers, and have everything
ready to 70 immediately work in taking the census
understand that paper has been purchased in Philadel
phia and was have arrived here to-day according to
The plan OF that board. The mere change OF head in
the form and OF taking the census puts aside
the necessity OF getting that paper. and renders il mpos
sible 10 use it. l
Mr. DAVIS, Of Massachusetts Will the honorable
senator allow to ask whether there has been any
printing done upon this paperi
MIR. DAWSON. | understand 90.
Mr.. DAVIS, Of Massachusetts,. Have the tables been
!. MI DAWSON. They are now s,ereotyped. as un.
Mr.. DAVIS, OF Massachusetts,. They are not, sir
Mr.. DAWSON. | understood that such was the fact
Mr.. DAVIS, OF Massachusetts. II 10 mistake, sir
Mr.. DAWSON. Wel the money has been expended
to prepare these tables purchase the paper and that
paper was 10 arrive here to-day a. understand IT, II
be the better plan would be to postpone the fur
ther consideration of the subject for day two, in or
der that we may be better informed The President in
his message, communicated to the Senate that the
board had performed their duty, and directed that the me-
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