The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-06
WAsHINGroS. February 4, 1850.

The Census Of 1880
Gen. Houston was superseded this morning In his
intended speech The slavery question: by the bill
ported by honest John Davis the select committee
the subject Providing for the taking of the seventh
census Of the United Ststes.n
This bill provides -
Sec l. That the United States Marshals shall make
the necessary arrangements for taking the census.
2 Zach marshal thall be sworn to do his duty
g. Provides that each marshal shall sub divide his
district into suitable sections;
4 Authorizes assistants to be appointed.
s. They all to act under the instructions OF the
Secretary OF the Interior.
o One half Of the compensation to 60 to the sssis.
T. The msrshal, In taking any fee not authorized by
law ,hall be subject to fine OF thousand dollars.
s. The ar, hal to be responsible for his assistants
o Provides for extra compensation In certain cases
10. Assistants thall be sworn.
IL Defines their duties In taking the population and
~. They are to make out three copies Of their
person Of the population taken, and ten cents mile
for travel TO be eslc usted by multiplying the square
root Of the square miles In each assistants district
IL Provides extra compensation for statistics.
is Neglect Of duty to be subject to . fine Of Ave
hundred dollars and for false cath to be subject TO
fine Of five thousand dollars and two years imprison-
ment
10. Each person over twenty years Of age in family,
,ha be competent to the questions Of the Mar
shsls
II Provides for the recovery Of fines.
IS Census matter to 60 free Of postage.
10 Ofcers Of the army In the territories, to be sub
ject to . call to and In the census.
90 Secretary Of the Interior to provide everything
necessary for the prosecution Of the work
81 Secretary Of the Interior to contract for the
printing and In dressing and arranging the work for
"a Approp,istss for the preliminary expenses OF
rs Provides for full compensation to marshais, on
the receipt Of satisfactory returns.
"a ADOPTS the tables appended.
Here we come to the get OF the bill and We give the
Ist Of the questions which the marhas and assistant
msrshals are to be required to ask Of the people =
SCHEDULE L-FkEE PEOPLE.
Number Of dwelling houses.
Number Of rooms in each house
The name Of every person in the family.
Profession or occupation Of each person over hteen
years Of age
Owners Of real estate.
Place Of birth
Al school within the past year.
Persons over twenty years Who cannot read or write
Married within the past year.
Deaf dumb blind in,sne or idotic, &e-14 questions
scBsDuLg u.-sLAvEs.
Number Of slave owners.
Names q slaves
Age, sex, and color.
ia female, her children to be numbered.
Number che has had.
known to be living.
Known to be dad.
Deaf dumb. insane or idiotio.
Particular cross OF color.
Renarks-l2 questions.
Nam. ., .v,ry person Who died during tn. year end.
Age, cen and color.
Free or tave.
Place Of birth.
Profession or occupation.
Disesss CT cause Of death. Questions.
scsspvLs r-aesreutrvss.
Names OF owners or tenants Of farms.
Acres improved and upimpfoved.
Horses, mules and seses.
Working oxen, nilch cows other cattle.
sheep and swine.
tash value 81 farm.
Value q ell the live rock.
Bo.hsl, Of Wheat rye, Indian corn buesvhs.t bar
I'll questions
scrrpvtsv -rsprsrr.L rsopvers
Name Of business or article produced.
Name ~ owner or producer.
Capital invested aud personal estate in business.
Motive power and m.csiusry employed i ''
Hands employed, males asd females.
Cost 81 labsr, male and female.
Annual product, kind quantity. value IL questions.
NnsruIE u-secIsL STATISTICS.
Name Of town, county, or city.
Real estate personal estate
How vslusd-true valuation.
Tsses, state, county parish, town, real tsx-how
Public schools, colleges, academies-fre schools.
other schools school houses money raised By tar for
sehool' last year; raised In other vays receipts from
Public hbrsri.s- Social college, academy, and pub
lie fchool libraries.
s..scn,-wh.t are the crops this season What crops
Public psupers-whols number. Number on Let dag
Of June
Native white and black. Foreign
Annual cost oftupportine paupers.
Coet 81 lsbor- fsrm hands, yearly or monthly, and
bearded without board
Day lsborers, With beard. without board.
Carpenters wages, without board.
Fsmsle dtmettics. With bcafa
Average price OF board 20 Q laboring man.
Religious vorship-Number OF churches. Number OF
psr'ons they viii accommodate. Value Of ehurshss
80 question:
such !. the work cut cut by Mr. Davis and the select
nt.e, for the MarrhsIs and their sssistants, In
taking the census. Csp they dotl Can body often
thoufand men be selected competent N such an inn
nense work be embodied In IT, what vii II cost
Firt Of all the names 81 every nsn woman, and child
in the pitsd states are 20 be given
Let s.sume the population 81 the Union at rs 600
COO The name Of every person age, ser color. &c.,
vill take pp one lire Altos 40 lines TO paa. Of fools
cap paper and you have s25 coo pages Of banhs Ths
bill requires three copies 20 be made out which viii
Increase the blanks Tor this item TO 24TS 600 OF
pssss 81 blanks; pace. vil take sheet OF psper;
number a she.ts l 2sT COO. ALLOW the paper and
printing TO ccst but so cents qure aud the single
item Of taking the population BY name win eost 10
blsnss slone the sum Of tBb73 At this rate. the
printing ~ the blspts alone for the taking Of the