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vaiions lwi only say, with respect 10 the chairman OF
the committee that be labored day and night in obtaining
Information the subject OF the census; he devoted
to the respect OF the Senate and the residue OF the
commee-Dot TO obtain information furnished by the
census board authorized BY the law OF the last session Of
wholly ignorant OF it, They must have kept il to
themselves unless they have furnished the gentle
man from Georgia with il. Sir, in the business Of
tee, and every member Of that committee--lhey were
from the North, from the South, from the East, from
the West-from slave States and from free States
and night to procure Information, which they did not
possess from other gentlemen acquainted with this sub
ect and they have managed 70 get up something Like The
that the board Of census have expended nine thousand
dollars in preparing tables and purchasing paper that fact
should have been detailed to while we were acting in
II & aa this nss Stage and dsa s sos o q s
mittee True, there were some tables furnished 10 u.s.
but no member thought them sufficient to present to the
merely rose to bear testimony to the statement Of the
chamaa Of the committee, who is entitled credit for
the labor he has bestowed upon this subject
Mr. DAVIS, OF Massachusetts, II the Senate will bear
with me, will say few words. am not able to state
positively, but take it for granted that some paper has
been purchased but let say that the Senate must not
My worthy friend says that there will be sacrifice OF
eight nine thousand dollars whether that amount OF
paper is purchased not But let say to you. sir
the honorable senator from Georgia. that these tables have
been prepared with studious reference to the size OF
paper, with view TO have the tables printed
precisely Of the size which is said TO be purchased 1t
understand this subject, there is pecuniary loss
know my friend thinks and believes so but he is mis-
taken There is no difference in point OF pecunary mat
prepared BY the committee be adopted at all The
paper is fitted for either.
Mr.. HUNTER. Was there any authority for the cen.
MIR. DAWSON | win read the law, If the senator
from Massachusetts, will permit me:
"Ths Secretary Of State. Attorney General and Post
master Genera shall a eonsa,s IT, e, board e be styled ! the
and cause be printed such forms and schedules
hs na aso s
ues for collecting, in statistical tables under proper heads,
a. and other as viii enh
full view OF the pursuits industry educaon and resources
s hs, me e 2,
hundred, and that the expenses incurred in preparing
and printing said forms and schedules shall not exceed ten
Now the plan, as 1 understand it, and paper and
printing, all have been arranged, and if be So ought
10 know it, and il it be not So it will be but reasonable
to have this measure acted upon Immediately.
MIR. DAVIS. of Massachusetts Mr. President, you
will get information this subject at ALL When we
came here informed from that we placed
confidence in that no printing was done-none what
ever Now, sir to this day. think that there has been
printing done at ALL except foms perhaps such
those that lie upon the table yonder before the senator
Uill--SOmetulIlI IL,
printed upon larger sheet Well, sr think there is no
good, substantial reason why this should be postponed
because would bring new light upon the subject,
tee should be supplaned by the tables OF the board
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. / take leave to make q state
ment to the Senate in regard to this matter When the
census committee met, certain tables presented 10
their consideration; and the committee took them up and
proceeded, item by item, consider the matter contain
ed in these tables Various amendments were made by
the committee to these tables, and the gentleman in at
tendance. who it was understood ociated in behalf of
the board expressed himself pleased and satisfied
with some of the amendments made by The committee,
and proposed to obtain them as practicable for
the purpose OF having them printed with the tables that
might be hereafter made out My understanding was, at
the me sir, and during the consideration Of the subject
that OF the tables had been stereoyped and printed
in full for the purpose OF distribution among the assist
ant marshals II that had been the fact, il TO
that il must have been communicated to the committee
From what took place in the committee. between the
committee and the gentleman who attended in behalf
Of the board did not understand that the tables
which had been furnished US by Mr.. Kennedy-for /
suppose there is no harm in naming the gentemanhad
met the sanction Of the census board After all the Ia
bes had been prepared and adopted the chairman waited
upon day or two SINCE and presented this paper
the official act OF the census board with the names OF the
gentlemen composing the census board attached and
this is the first paper that have ever seen, certified
have been the Official act on the part Of the census board
yesterday day before, by the chairman Of the commit
tee. erHt ae ~rt|
Mr. DAVIS, Of Massachusetts,. And delivered to me
Mr.. UNDERWOOD The gentleman says il was Civ.
en- 10 him since the committees tables were printed.
Now, sir, have sort OF feeling about this matter
only want the Senate 10 take that set OF tables which
will answer the purpose OF the country best, and am
entirely willing 10 have either aken But the honorable
senator from Georgia is entirely mistaken il he supposes,
think he does, that those certified by the board
extensive in their operations than those framed
by the committee. believe that they are less SO.
think Il will BE- found upon examining our tables that
milk, butter, cheese fatted catte and all that are en-
braced. ass ria
Mi. DAWSON, The aggregate quantity sold, bat not
Mr. UNDERWOOD. That matter was duly consider
ed and will state now to the Senate that tables
proposed TO obtain the amount Of all articles mentioned
that have been sold, emitting those consumed in the fam
lies. The committee thought that il was almost mpossi
BILE to obtain the quantity Of milk butter garden vegeta
bles, and things OF that sort, used in families will say,
for one, that will be utterly impossible for TO say
how much have used in my family from any account
kept or any estimate from day to day. week to week
All that can say Is, that we have had milk and but
ter enough and have. perhaps. consumed much That
is all that I could say "a
Our tables provide, therefore, for all those articles we
have stated that sod and from which the families
have derived revenue; and the committee supposed
that after they had obtained the information regards
the amount sold. and all the profits made by the sae ii
would be very easy matter to consider how much the
families having these establishments would probably
sumo, and that you would thereby save the assistant
marshals great deal Of labor Now sir, just ask your
SELF and let the senators ask ihemselves how long they
suppose would take the assistant marshal in each fam
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