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

Mr.. MANGUM This is quite indefinite MANFRED
land" What does i mean How much manure and
Of what kind is used Ii is utterly impossible do any
thing about il, the whole thing so Indefinite happen
70 know something about agriculture and know that 1t
y perfectly impossible 10 arrive al anything in this way
that will be useful 10 anybody. Different kinds OF crops
that require different treatment are raised in different parts
OF the country according TO the quality OF The land and
is impossible to get anything that will be Of use
M ID We 90 NOT U he
my portion of the country aud have no very definite
information upon the subject The senator from Virginia,
MIR. HUNTER over the way, suggested that an amend
nent OF that sort would be very advantageous, to show
the progress OF agriculture and asked me whether there
could be any place made for II told him thatif we
were 10 select some columns, containing some little
ticle we could make room for il by giving up these
tices trust that the SENATOR II he thinks II important,
will show the reasons why he desires Il, and thus sus
tain it, t6
Mr. HUNTER. II at my suggestion that this
amendment moved. II may be matter OF very lii
tie importance collect any oil these various statistics
But If to make inquiries for the purpose OF ascer
tanning the march and progress OF agriculture there Is
nothing important than to find ou the quantity Of
land improved in this way, and compare the progress Of
this sort OF improvement in agriculture. II 10 subject
sir, in which the old States very much interested
believe that there would be column in which farmers
would take general interest do otperhaps know
much about farm the senator from North Carolina,
M Mr.. MANGGM, tin his seat, should think not
would Be- ae % 3e w " a
interest those who interested the progress OF az
riculture But have particular interest in the amend
ter in Virginia than is had in North Carolina thought
would have the assistance of the senator from North
Carolina, .. least was not surprised when the sena
tors from Texas and Kentucky said what they did but
thought that North Caroa as one OF the old States
would be interested in The subject
Mr. MANGUM. My honorable FRIEND believe,
lives in the lower part OF Virginia live in the lower
part Of the State which produces Indian its chief
staple, and MANFRED, believe by two three behring's
to the hill But with regard to the whole of this thing
tha la.raI all
finite more satisfactory statistics than young deputy
marshal, sent out from the city. who does not know
plough from harrow, or pea from bean. protest
useless to do such thing. These societies will send
out experienced men. who will know better what TO
90 than those men sent out as maIshals. who never
hied hill OF corn in their lives think It is perfectly
indefinite, and that no practicable come from it.
The question being then taken upon the amendment. it
Mr. HAMLIN Mr. President, have made an exam
nation of this BILL and the amendment which has been
offered BY the senator from Georgia There is in the bill
Of gentleman OF that committee who will give me-
at least such information will enable 10 come to
aconclusion upon it. refer to the 18th section:
"And Be it further enacted, That each assistant shall be
allowed compensation for his services. after the of
two for each person enumerated, and ten cents
mile for necessary travel 70 be asceuained BY multiplying
division by the square OF the number Of the square
miles in such division and the product shall be taken Is
census"
Now, Mr.. President, confess that am not quite
mathematician enough to understand the OF find
travel thus automatically. In looking at the subject
this is the case which occurs to my mind. Take a
township OF hirtysx square miles, or six miles square,
wha population of 1000 inhabitants and 400 dwellings
that being very nearly what will correspond with the
towns throughout the eastern portion OF the Unionand
you will find the travel to amount to what would be
worth $l2 or SIG Take then city with not one-half
that number of square miles, and ten times the number
Of dwellings. The travel the smaller district will be
four times as great while the compensation in The small
er will at least qusdruple that OF the other confess
that that section in the amendment offered by the sena
from Georgia does not have that objection,
R IN o Ths PROVISION Of the bill
introduced at my suggestion as amendment upon the
former bill and beg leave to explain i briefly
can TO the Senate think that il can be demonsra-
ted proper wish to show the senator from Maine
the reason in the first place. why some change neces
sary and with view TO do that, have taken up the
compensation for by the bill offered by the
ator from Georgia, show the unjust and unequal
in which it operates II show the injustice OF
it, and demonstrate it Mechanically, we will then see
can show that this rule does so, hope that the SEN
will retain it, Now to the rule which is Of
feed substitute. Here is the old mode OF compen-
sailing the marshals for taking the census:
dnd be IL further enacted That the compensation the
assistant marshas for their duties under this act shall be as
follows;
scrbed they shall receive in all incorporated villages,
towns and Cities containing more than inhabitants
towns, cities, containing on an average more than 20
inh sbiants the me 81 for each bundled; in
subdivisions containing less rs and than 80 nab
tants 10 the square me 81 80 for each hundred fin subd
visions containing less than 30 and than Is nhab
taus TO the square mie So each bundled in subd
visions containing less than 70 and than 10 inhab
the square mile, 81 for each hundred in subd
visions containing less than 10 and than inhabitants
to the square mle So for each hundred and In subd
visions containing less than five inhabitants the square
mile, such compensation the Secretary of the Interior
shall allow"
Now the Senate will perceive that this idea OF compen
saon embraces two distinct thngsthe amount OF travel
to be performed by the censusaker, and the amount OF
time consumed in taking the actual enumeration when
he has tho people before him and you will find, accord
ing the old plan, that they have endeavored to attain
this end by the idea OF square miles and density OF popu
ation And in doing that according TO the amendment
proposed by the senator from Georgia. and according 10
all the old rules, you find that when the population to
the square mile is much-seveny- five, for instance
the compensation shall be so much; and when the popu
ation less, the compensation is more and so as you
diminish the population to the square mile. you increase
the rate of compensation Now, have taken up that
bill to show its inequality and injustice have Illus
ated il by taking two counties take my first county
and say il is thirty miles squares il contains nine hun
bred square miles; and the second call twenty miles
square, which gives you four hundred square miles, and ~
looking the different counties of the United States,
find they ucuae in the different States OF the Union from
twenty TO thirty miles squsresometimes little more
and sometimes little less But between these two diff
erent numbers, If you look at the maps, yon will find
that most OF the counties will be embraced in the old
States Now, sir, take county thirty miles square,
which will give you nine hundred square miles, and take
seventy six inhabitants 10 the square mile; then, sir
multiply the nine hundred BY the seventy and you
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