The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-10

MI DAVIS, VI NAa14dcuu3ctls. Ndfe ono iftuc
amendment that wish 70 make ia schedule No 4,
column a. think that the heading is not precisely
definite, so as 70 give the information which is sought
the words value or and strike out the words iatien
ed and sold for slaughter" and inserting after the word
" animals the word /" slaughter"
The question being taken upon the amendment 1t was
Mr.. CHASE. Mi. President move 10 insert in
schedule No A. under the head produced daring last
showing in what crops and what failure took place last
year. and the other showing the average value OF tne
crop.
ator will turn 10 schedule No 9, he will see column ~
which are Has this season produced average crops r
= What crops are shortp "To what extent" This
Mr. CHASE. This win cover all. with this column
added, what's the average crop r -
Mr.. DAVIS, Of Massachusetts. The senator will OBJ
serve that the first question in this column is Has this
season produced average crops@
Mr. CHASE. do not know as can make il any bet
Ter, but think make 1t little more satisfactoryio
my friends in the West understand that this schedule
made at the request OF my friend from Illinois, Mr.
SHIELDS Now, all this information is very desirable,
and should be known 10 the conductors OF the public
press, and farmers in the western country, Tor they feel
great deal OF nleresrn these matters Instead OF my first
motion, which will Withdraw. will move that after the
question to what extent in schedule 0, be inserted the
question. "what is the average cropi"
Mr. RUSK shall vote against this amendment not
because if there plan by which this information
could be Obtained should be unwilling to vote for it, OF
reliable information but because any plan, in my opinion,
cannot be introduced into this complicated BILL without
injury to the interests OF the country.
Mr.. DAVIS, OF Massachusetts. Will the honorable
senator allow me word OF explanation
Mr.. RUSK. Certainly, sir.
Mr.. DAVIS. Of Massachusetts. will put the Senate
in possession of the plan of the committee The sixth
table is what is termed social table II is not connected
with the name or age OF an Individual or connected with
an individual forms but i is designed that the question
should be answered for county, or town, or some par
ticular section of the country for example, you go
into townships and there have person TO take these
statistics who will ascertain through the best means IN
his power what are the average crops, what crops are
shori, sc. That the mode in which this information is
to be got at and supposed to be even more accurate
@ be q 60 At ess aess e s.
lected in that way that is the tables Of crime, paupersm
wages &c. and the whole is to be the table for town
MIR, RUSK. understand il perfectly; and the same
objection applies to il all AS said BEFORE should be
willing to vote for all this information, if we had plan
viii this plan answer this purpose ! You have your
arshas and their assistants who inquire OF just whom
they choose This information may be given in the an
swer, may not There is not time given TO these
marshas for attending to this particularly, for they
necessarily compelled to discharge all their duties in
hurry and therefore will necessarily collect this informa
ton in manner which cannot be reliable. There are
other ways of getting this much more reliably We have
agricultural societies all the country, and our Patent
Office gaining information Of this sort prefer relying
others that reliable than this be. i is
complicated system, and when this information is OBJ
tanned, il is not reliable Even If i should be re-
will give it 10 his readers must 60 to the expense
OF publishing all these voumes-for il will be volu
minous--and then the expense OF circulating them
among the people will be very great This information,
however in my opinion, cannot be as reliable as that OBJ
tanned by the agricultural societies and the other means
which we have in the Patent Office That can be used
by the agricultural papers. while this would require such
outlay that it would almost render the information
even ii reliable-of not much USE
should like very well if there was some plan to OBJ
tain this information with accuracy. think II would
show credit to the United Sates but, at The same me
this plan appears to me totally inadequate to obtain the
information which is desired.
Mr.. DAVIS | wish simply to say that the marshals
compelled by the very terms Of the bill to 60 10 every
farm in the district II, ihen they visit every farm and
inquire 81 every farmer what his crop oil wheat Is raised
upon his estaeand certainly he has the means oil ma
king up average, and that without impeding or him
dering him in his operations very essenially-he has
very accurate means OF coming 10 correct result pro-
vided those who furnish him with information can be
relied upon and whether you take i from newspapers
or from any other source, it must be taken from the
statements Of those who raise the products II seems to
me that the plan have adopted TO gain this norma
ton is good any which can be devised.
Mr. SHIELDS remarked that very unfortunately in
his own State very short crop was raised last year and
they would be glad to have this proposition included, in
order to give them opportunity oil stating the average
crop.
Agreed to.
vded that the returns should be made the Secretary OF
the Interior by the LIST Of October The subsequent
tons provided that the assistant marshas should make
their to the marshal at the earliest possible day
before the LIST OF October and that between the receipt
OF the returns thus ransmited, and sending them to
Washington. the marshals should make comparison of
all the returns II would be impossible for him TO do
this and 10 transmit them to Washington by the LIST OF
October. lie would move, therefore, TO strike out the
word October in the 18th line OF the FIRST section, and
insert November"
Mr. DAVIS. lin his seac) think that is proper, sir.
Agreed TO.
MI CHASE There is another amendment to which
should like TO obtain the assent OF the chairman OF the
committee, There is production. becoming very i'm
poani indeed which is omitted entirely in this table,
duction OF wine; although perhaps | am not quite so
much interested in this matter some other members OF
the Senate
Mr. DAVIS, Tin his seat) # is in the 10th column.
Mr. CHASE. That column is headed "cder wne,'
and had heard of solder champagne" and thought il
might mean that will move, then, TO insert the word
sand," so as TO read "cider and wine.v
MIR. HALE inquired whether that would not take
cider and wine together, without distinguishing between
thcml
A SENATOR Yes, sir.
Mr. HALE Then il will be good for nothing.
Mr. CHASE said that he supposed that "cider wner
meant champagne, something OF that Sort in which
his friend from New Jersey tNfr DArroSl might feel
some particular interest; and be therefore was desi-
ton. He then moved strike out the column headed
cder wine," and 70 insert column 10 be headed wine
after the 35th column.
Mr.. DAYTON. | would ask the senator from
Ohio
The VICE PRESIDENT. win the senator from New
Jersey wait until the senator from Ohio has reduced his
amendment to writingi