The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-21

The VICE PRESIDENT stated that the resolu6o,
with regard 10 California was next in order and the ques
ton being taken upon the mouon 70 postpone its further
consideration until Monday next, il was agreed 10.
a THE SEVENTH CENSUS,
Ga motion by Mr.. DAVIS, OF Massachusetts, the Sen
the consideration of the bill providing for
taking q ss Rs whole %
Mr. DAVIS, OF Massachusetts, in order to prevent The
Misunderstanding, that domestic manufactures must
amount to the value OF $500 before they could be taken
into account, moved TO amend the original bill by insert
ng after the word dollars" in the nth line OF the st
section, the words exclusive OF domestic manuiac.
lures
The question being taken upon the amendment. ii
was agreed 10.
Mr. DAVIS in order 10 provide for the enumeration Of
stshaas moved 70 amend by adding to the first section
me words;
PIeetfsd artg. Tha, ia any district TERRITORY of the
Uned siass IN which there IL MARSHAL of the United
stsfes, BE- Prodent shall spp,int ,sfactoy per-
~d,schsszs the duties assigned TO such ,narshaI"
The question being taken upon the amendment, it was
NJ CLARKE, ia order to provide for an adequate
compensation for marshals in the smaller States, moved
% semd he I'm section by inserting in line 18th, after
dollars ~ 10 lows:
coed The Of S50J reasonable allowance Of clerk hire
ss bs made. the amount whereof shall be determined BY
the Secretary OF the interior" sa
Mr. G.. in submitting the amendment, said / was
merely going TO remark that il is only reasonable that
provision should be made like this, the effect Of
which will be to insure reasonable compensation to the
marshas oil the smaller States OF the Union where the
compensation is limited to two hundred and fifty dollars
The bill requires that the compensation OF marshas shall
be one dollar and twenty-five cents per thousand In the
smaller Siales-and there are many q them u the
ss per Ss ss. would b b ys sdgSS
have the, honor IN part to represent, there will
not be probably more than one hundred and thirty
or one hundred and forty thousand. falling short
Of two hundred dollars; and in the proviso In the
bill TO which alude, Il is provided that the compen,
saon to the marshal shall mol fall below two hundred
and ~ dollars f., Now or the confederation ion
large States, there IS great amount OF labor and ex
peRse imposed upon the marshal in making up his re.
BIZ 5e s 70 n size AND q r.
here sent ont to the marshals the country, they
have to make out their returns and the marshal OF the
small States has a. as large number q heads y he
State There is difference except that in the larger
States the returns under these different heads will be
more numerous and consequently more volumnous than
those from small States. have letter in my possess.
from the marshal OF the State Of Rhode Island who
was engaged in taking the census OF $780, in which he
says that the compensation allowed by that bill to the
small States is quite insufficient even to employ the neces
sary to make up the returns, and that you do
actually impose an onerous burden upon the marshas
OF such Substitutes which the compensation is entirely
inadequate to remunerate them for II in those States
they could be furnished with their clerk hire j, would
reduce the matter TO something like an equitable footing
In the larger States there such dculy but in the
small States there is an urgent necessity for some mod
fcaton of the provisions Of the act have offered an
amendment providing for recompense for cleIk.hre,
juct, will be barely enough trust, under these crcum
stances that the Senate will allow the amendment to be
M. DICKINSON. wish to offer an amendment,
The object OF il is to put the taking Of this censushe
whole ofit-under the direction OF the Census Board and
not to give il to the Secretary Of the Interior
Nj. tkau hss Hr.ap ~ tkcC kr.w.
as follows:
After the word required" in the 9th line of the LIST
section insert the words under the sapsryisior Of the
ever they occur, and insert said b5ard.D
Mr.. DAVIS, OF Massachusetts wish 10 know Of the
senator from New York Mr. DIcKNsos] what advantage
there will be IN transferring from the Secretary of the nle
ror to the Census Board and if he expects to gain any
expedition or accuracy in the execution Of the business
Mr.. DICKINSON II the section Of country in which
reside will justify my answering one question by ask.
ing another. would like to ask the honorable senator
from what advantage he proposes to gain
by taking IT from the Secretary of State and confding
to the Secretary OF the Interior hope that the Office
OF the Secretary OF the Interior will be abaed before this
business is completed and that is one reason why do
now is in the hands OF this board who have conduct
ed il hitherto into the hands of that department over
which he presides. They must be more accustomed 10
the business than new men and we have the advantage
OF having the matter under the control OF three heads
OF department instead Of one-hree heads OF depart.
ment, sir, combined in this board Although would
not have suggested the raising OF this board yet
has been raised Tor these purposesnce il has entered
upon the performance OF its duesI hope it will continue
and close up the bill.
Mr.. DAVIS, OF Massachusetts,. will answer the In.
quiry OF the honorable senator from New York in
manner which think viii be satisfactory to him. be.
eve il has been the practice OF the government up he
present time, 10 nirust the performance OF the duties
connected with the taking OF the census the Secrety
OF State Up to last spring, there no such depart.
ment that OF the Interior II created at the last
session OF Congress, and VARIOUS branches OF public
business were ntrusted 10 IT, Among other things,
transfers this Identical service to The Secretary OF the In
terror The committee, therefore, felt be their duty
comply with that which the law requires II was part
shment OF this department to transfer this duty 10 it.
Well, now, sir, ii to that ii II remains with
them, they carry it forward with much more accua.
Cyl prompness and businesslike attention TO details
there, il carried forward in the usual way and by de-
parment with the necessary organization Tor cond act.
ing the business. than II be If transferred 10 board
consisting OF three heads OF departments This sys
TEN which has been pursued from the beginning. The
duties will be transferred to the Secretary Of the Interior
along with the organization that goes with IT.
Now, sir is very manifest, indeed that il will be in
TO throw upon those three gentlemen duty
tevolving substantially upon nobody. They are not
provided with the proper arrangements for doing the
business. II the senator desires that shall 20 forward
with the regularity and with the accuracy which we all
anticipate from H. and that il shall contribute to the use
u purposes for which is intended, think he must "a
willing that II should remain where il Ii. He say 80;
department, may be abdied do not know how .n,
PEI but il tshoui be- then, OF course will be ~ ,on s
line TO make provision for transferring THE Guy p'P 70
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