The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-05-15

case OF sickness, other disability appoint deput,
marshal for fhe special purposes OF this act who sha
have all he powers, perform all the duties, and be sub
| lect TO all the penalties OF the said marshall
The COMMITTEES recommended that the Senate disagree,
thereto
The question having been stated upon the amend
/ Mr. DAVIS, Of Massachusetts,, said would simply
state that IN all probability. the amendment OF the HOUSE
was made without exactly understanding the object the
Senate had IN view. The Senate had in view TO author
ze the marshal OF district to appoint deputy. in
he was SICK or unable TO perform the duties, and also
take the social statistics That object considered
when the bill was under consideration The social sta
scs relate TO taxes crimes and various consideration
OF that sort, which collected from the records and
which do not enter no the taking OF the statistics in ht
certain persons who, BY their tastes or occupations
would be especially inclined and competent to undertake
this branch Of the business, and whom would be in
supposed that would give despatch aud accuracy 10 the
business TO authorize him 10 make such appointments
and also 70 appoint substitute in case OF sickness,
other inability on his part to discharge the duties i'm.
posed upon him by this bill 1t supposed that in
some cases such power would be indispensable. The
other House proposes simply that. in of sickness
inability, the marshal may appoint deputy, with the ap
probation of the Secretary OF the Interior Now il is
very obvious that the marshal OF Oregon send
the Secretary OF the Interior for his appreciation in such
contingency neither can-eyen with any convenience
even the marshal OF Missouri, Illinois, Of almost
any other Stale in remote sections of the country The
provision as y s now proposed only throws embaass-
ments in the way and for that reason, think tevey
way desirable that the original provision should be
taiaed
The question being then taken upon agreeing to the
House amendment it was not concurred in.
The next amendment OF the House occurs in the 9th
ton which modified by striking provision for
extra compensation to maIshals in Florida provision
declaring that the pay of individual should be less
than ~ so, and by adding the folowing sand the Sec
retary of the Interior shall render to The marshas and
assistant marshas Of the Territories such compensation
heir as he inst and hIa
Mr.. DAVIS, of Massachusetts. / will merely observe
that the difference between the proposition OF the House
compensation to the marshals, which was 81 thou
sand where the number of inhabitants exceeded mil
hon, and 81 25 where it under million. But they
Be less than a 5o and they put in further provso that
regard 10 Florida and the Territories the compensa-
ton Of the marshas should be such equitable
the Secretary OF the Interior should determine
be Now, the House propose to strike out this - so,
and they propose TO strike out the amendment which
put in by the Senate, when the bill under consdera-
ton, authorizing them in certain cases TO employ clerk,
and they propose TO leave Florida OF the question
and by the amendment which they have made, they fur
ther propose that the Secretary OF the Interior shall have
proper the marshals of the several Territories In
word the change there made TO give this discretion
the Secretary OF the Interior II strikes out the provision
of 80 so, strikes out /" Florida" from the bill max the
amendment OF the Senate applicable to the Territories
alone, and makes provision for the appointment of clerks,
when the same comes within certain limits. The COM
bill had made provision OF this character for the benefit
OF Florida and inasmuch they assured, from
thony on which they could rey that some such provs
ion was necessary 10 best 70 adhere to the original pro-
vision made BY the Senate.
The question being taken on the amendment OF the
House, II not concurred in.
An unmporant verbal amendment TO the 9th section
was then concurred in.
The next amendment OF the House. providing that a
marshal may, at his discretion, perform the duties Of
assistant in any subdivision in which he may resde &c.
was also concurred in.
Several verbal amendments made by the House to the
10th and Ilth sections were then concurred in.
The House OF Representatives amended the 18th
on by striking out nearly the whole OF it, and snhsu
ting provision that each assistant SHALL within
month after the time specified for the completion Of the
enumeration, furnish the original census returns to the
clerk OF the county court Of their respective countless
and two copies, duly compared and corrected 10 the
sha OF the district He shall afx his signature each
page OF the schedules before be returns them TO his
shall and the last page thereof shall state the whole
number Of pages in each return, and certify that they
were well and truly made according to the TENOR Of his
oath OF ofbce."
The committee recommended that the Senate disagree
to said amendment and the question being stated upon
Nr. DAVIS, Of Massachusetts, said ought to inform
the Senate that this has connexon with the previous
amendment in the 5th section; and although very
little abou, what disposition is nade-wheher the mode
of returning be to the county courts the court OF
records, whatever mode IS adopted by the Senaeyet
there is feature in this amendment which object TO,
because think is quite inferior to the provision con,
the committee hal constantly in view suppose, the OBJ
ect OF getting perfect census II possible TO
obtain Therefore, when they made the provision that
the assistant should make his return and communicate IL
TO the marshal they required, In the original BILL that he
should make a certificate al the bettom, IN which he
the BILL and should specify that he had performed the
duties in proper manner, and that he should make oath
to them. Now, the House IN their amendment propose
10 waive that, and require him simply TO certify and
make oath that he has discharged his dules according TO
the tenor OF bis oath. Now. we thought there was
substantial difference in the pncple-that there
advantage obtained By requiring the to par
cuaTs rather than to the performance according the
tenor OF his oath.
This amendment, however, CONNECTS itself with the
other amendment; and do not know that the Senate
do better than agree TO this amendment of the House.
unless they will consent to modify the amendment to the
fifth section II they should change their purpose and
take the original BILL then this would follow with that
Mr.. DAWSON. / desire 10 make an additional obser-
vaton, as reason why we should agree 10 this amend
ment There three copies OF the be taken
and the original bill requires that all these shall be trans
mitied TO the marshal. The amendment OF the House
requires the deputy marshal in each deposiie
the county where he takes the census and to transmit
the others TO the marshall which the transmission
the chairman OF the committee has remarked this amend
nent follows as matter OF after have adopted
the amendments in the 9Th section.
The question being taken on the amendment, il was
concurred in.
The next amendment Of the House was made 10 the
18th section OF the Senate bill. which was as follows:
skc. 13 And Be Il Further saacted That each assistant
shall be allowed as compensation for his services after the
OF two cents for each >peson enumeratsd, and
cents mile for necessary travel TO be sscertaned by nu
pying the square Of the number OF eing houses
IN me division 6 The square root o the number OF square