The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-17

upon do not know that these are the exact words, but
~ the substance Now suemtto you whether ! was
TO make report 10 them They were charged with the
execution Of law. which was put into their hands oy
the authority o. CoGgssss and they did make genera s
their duty to make report Of tables in connexion with
il not not for me to settle But it to me ex
~ o ill., bods % he % demand Of thai
board report OF their dongs Nothing manifest
than that WELL sir they did feel authorized to make
took il for granted that il the board felt il 70 be their duty
to make report to the Senate. they would do II do
not how The committee could have the subject leg-
matey under their consideration except by the direction
OF the Senate We act under their aathoriiy-we act
in obedience to their commands and their implied COM
mands were, that we should take this subject into con-
50 and after we have done this thing. we make re
port. do not complain; J am quite satisfied tha,
they should execute the law in such way and
me little remarkable, that after have gone through
the labors Of this work, that report should be sent
in here. and effort made to not only supersede the ta'
bes that offered to the consideration OF the Senate
but the bill itself Now have no pride OF opinion in
this matter at all II the Senate examine This bill, and
consider il BETTER and will adopt il am contents though,
ing some dsparagemen upon the abos OF the committee.
Now Mr. Presidents what are the contents OF the letter
which has been read The letter says that they have
in conformity with the tables reported BY them, to De
siereotyped. That is all as preparatory measure and
understood my worthy friend from Georgia to say in the
course OF his remarks this morning, that some hall
million Of these sheets printed. Now i is worthy Of
observation that in this letter not word ~ said about
printing L is dated, think about the 7th Of February
WE'LL all the preparatory measures, then. that this Census
Board had made, to make this official report OF the
tables, subsequent 10 the time when we made our report
and 70 cause the tables % be stereotyped /. 4
All the preparatory measures, then, which the census
Board had adopted were 10 make this Official report sub
sequen to the time when we made our report, and to
cause The tables to he stcreoty ped preparatory step
Mar ~ nk have hppn done
beg leave to state here. tina! member OF the board as
suied that he directed that none should be printed
and feel confident TINS was before me s,esoypng was
since thatl II do not know by whose order it was
done II has been done must be since we have been
debating this question. Ii is for the Senate TO consider
whether such fact shall control Its Judgment and carry
through the tables and bill which TO be produced
to CRAFTY the vanity and the pride Of the author
Senate about this subject wish, however 10 say that
il is now the 18th day Of March and il we wish CEN
to be taken upon which the superintendent OF repre-
sentaion must be made must pass the bill speedily
The Census Board express the wish 10 do it, want to
discharge my duty and Impress upon the minds OF the
Senate the Importance OF the immediate consideration Of
the subject My desire is, that you should give des-
patch | believe the history of governments will not
show that this has been delayed SO much
as this Yet the country was never 50 extensive as IS
at the present moment Gentlemen will see when we
consider that these tables to be distributed from the
Atlantic the Pacific shore, the time is wholly too short
to do IT, toaght to be done with as much despatch as
Mr.. DAWSON am, Mr.. President. exceedingly
sorry that my friend from Massachusetts has been ri-
ated. never contemplated to do anything TO affect the
feelings Of the senator from Massachusetts,, [Mr.
DAVIS
Mr. BUTLER II the senator will give way for mo-
ment have had great deal TO do with this subject
When the committee first met in their committee room,
gentleman representing himself as the secretary OF the
board did appear and present bill with tables that bill,
recollect, submitted to me- looked over IT., 80
far as mere phraseology was concerned II was taken
home by That bill was brought back, and also these
tables TO which have referred. II appears to me that
they were the memorials upon which the committee
operated with prepare the present bill and the
present tables. They used mere guides. cer-
any did not feel bound to conne myself to these tables
or that bill know there are some provisions IN this
bill taken from that bill There is not great difference
between them; the difference is not essential, when they
are examined. concur with the honorable chairman.
although these materials before the committee, we
not excluded from taking such views and adopting
such amendments as we might think proper; carried
the b home with me dd nc, not understand ,nsy were
the secretary was there and presented the bull
Mr.. DAVIS, of Massachusetts,. Will the senator per-
mil ms may state tina, that the secretary Of thus board h r.
that the bill was his own work.
Mr.. BUTLER. There bill presented but do
not understand that that bill came there by the nstruc.
ator from Massachusetts Mr DAvsl entirely correct
that il was the work OF the gentleman himself without
the supervision and perhaps without the direction OF the
Board do not know how that u.s.
MIR. DAWSON resumed. was going on TO say, that
regretted anything which had said should excite my
friend from Massachusetts, lMr DAvIsl lcerainy in
tended to keep within the limits of parliamentary deco
did not intend to create confusion at all in the
debates; and il that charge is made against me
Mr.. DAVIS, of Massachusetts, lin his seat) Not al
MIR. DAWSON It is considered vastly improper. in
referring matters here, but think il is not uncommon
that secretaries prepare bills al the direction OF commit
tee or board.
Mr. DAVIS, Of Massachusetts,, (interposng.) / hope
was understood by my worthy friend TO dsclam any
allusion TO the Census Board. in regard to this BILL
Mr.. DAWSON II is impossible for source TO be
bad, il il is the channel through which good things come
Now, sir, stated before that this bill bad been
presented to the Board Of Census and they approved H.
The bill bad also been submitted 10 the Secretary OF the
INTERIOR and he approved il also And then propounded
the question whether the Secretary OF the Inferior did not
address letter to him upon the subject OF the very bill
he has presented, saying that Il worthy OF the con-
sderaon oil the Senate! ALI these things state Were
they at all offensive But, sir whatever may he the chan
mel through which this bill may have come adopt il
my own The bill is SUPERIOR in my judgment, TO the one
presented by the chairman Of the committee appointed by
this house. But sir, unjust insnuaons have been made
against the OF conduct pursued by the Board Of
Census Undoubtedly, such will be found TO be the rep
resenaion oil the facts II will be found that this board
never called upon Why, sir, the law appointed
the Census Board discharge certain duties Their re-
port accompanied the annual message OF the President OF
the United States He communicated 10 us the iniorna
ton thai that board had discharged their duties, and
companying that message report from the Census
Board. II Is a. follows
"Tne Census Board beg leave respectfully reports
THAT, by the OF 81 OF March, Sl9 the undersigned
were constituted board and nuu.ted With the duty oil
preparing proper forms and schedules necessary for the
TAIL of the inhabitaut. United States,