The daily union., 1852-01-15

passed al The conclusion OF that careful and ex
f re- oy requiring that the Superintendent
~ ne census aier the information should have been coll
eeed under the law and according 10 Ibe nan We hd
adopted should classify and ange Ia ana
ay eeioe u.s. with plan for its publication at this ses
The duty Of thus classifying and arranging the Informs
lon collected under The census BILL and OF laying l. TO-
gehef with plan for its publication, before US has NOT
yet been performed Until that shall have been done wa
nave hoihing 10 act upon for the purpose OF printing
| There Is nothing TO print.
I'd The senator equally mjsta ken ss o the
and powers OF the Committee on Printing The mower.
OF that committee like those of all our other Committees
are properly limited 10 making reports and recommends
ons In the matter OF ordering documents to be printed
It's acticn is in final. A motion 10 prnt is made
IN the Senate and then referred To the committee This
followed by report from the committee which ia only
recommendation which the Senate can adop or reject
at ITS pleasures and It's well known that they not unire
qnen,y DO reject these recommendations. AS general
praclce admit the reports from the Committee on Print
Ing are adoped but there have been many instances Of
Ielscton and stll more Of modification Certain it is
'nat A. Inc asHon Of the committee is in no final
! MT BRIGHT. Mr.. President, desire to make one re.
marx am not mistaken IN saying the census. TAX On
under he present system is IN conformity with the d.
reciion oil Congress. think the senator himself il ms-
taken 10 having mistaken me. stated that the report
made by the Census Board adopedto be sure with
alerauons-by Congress subsequently, but the recon.
mendaons made by Congress- correcting the report of
that boad have been adopted and followed by the Su
perntendent OF the Census 1t is in pursuance of cor
recons made BY The Senate that the has been
taken and prepared, and ii is ready for delivery
The senator from Massachusetts Mr.. DAvIsl can cor.
rect me If ! am mistaken. He is conversant with the
matter.
Mr.. DAVIS. MIR. President----
single remark
Mr. BORLAND. | will admit that the Superintendent
OF the Census has followed the general plan prescribed in
the census bill for taking the But in the remarks
Just now made did not aude to that part of his duty;
was speaking OF his other duty required by the awto
classify and arrange the information collected, and pre-
pare a4d lay before us plan for its publication re-
peat the census bill requires this lasi-named duty of him.
and It's due performances s indispensable preliminary
to our action upon the question OF printing We not
TO PRINT and throw out to the public the enormous and
crude mass o matter made up OF all the Of all the
deputy marshals in the form in which il has been re-
ceived at the Census Office. Why, sir. if we were 50
unwlse as TO undertake such work that it would
De dncut TO estimate lis cost in dollars and cents and
equally ditheu, perhars TO find in the Capitol for
chamber is not large enough TO contain them But
The proper alike for -he Superintendent of the
census ana or us IS plainly and impeatively marked
formation, and then lay his plan for its publication
before US; and 1t becomes duty, after adopting,
modifying, or substituting that plan 10 order the printing
In accordance with The plan agreed upon Amy plan to
be adopted must OF embrace such condensation
and digest of The whole of information as to bring
within compendious and practicable compass for
Mr.. DAVIS. do not think is very important in.
qury 10 go into the history of the bill under which the
especially the senator who brings forward this resouton
are under some msappehension and mistake about
H. The truth is, that the Census Board as it Is termed
directed by Congress to make eel OF tables; but
when Congress assembled, set of tables was laid be-
tore them. They, however appointed special commit
lee 10 enter upon this subject That committee had
poi was made al all. and inen very large portion OF
their work, as my friend knows incorporated into
the report of this very board That is the history OF
those tables They came an unofficial form that had
been wrought out by number Of individuals who had
been employed upon that subject They contained in
formation OF very great value They of very great
iupn hntu MT 1Erroll
laid before us twas upon them that the tables were
finally built up mainly and chiefly by the committee But
that is not very important was sufficiently discussed
at the last Congress.
had supposed when the discussion upon this subject
first commenced, when this topic first brought
before the Senate that there was in preparation
indeed, had announced in the papers that there
in preparaon-a condensation OF the statistics for
the State of Maryland, which to be laid before Con-
gress specimen OF the method of the PREPARATION
which would be followed out with the residue OF the
States and Territories 1t has been said since the sub
ect has been under consideration here. Well, sir, is
quite necessary that this of matter, which
suppose goes into the Census Office by carloads should
be condensed with great judgment and good sense, and
that il should be reduced TO practical size, that
can be brought into print without incurrng any very
enormous expense 10 do IT, and into form that will be
useful the public On that hangs all the value Of this
and the statistics OF business DO not know wha, the
expense OF all this will up but suppose il will be
from one 10 two millions Of dollars. My honorable
friend from Connecticut says that il will be somewhere
between seventeen and eighteen hundred thousand dol
lars | speak OF the expense OF taking the census. l
TO say that this information is acquired by the pay
ment OF vast sum OF money II is either valuable or
ought TO be valuable. And, sir, when underta
king arrange this matter TO spread before the
public in form that will make it accessible, really
think we ought to understand what about TO do.
Now, would ask the senator who takes the lead in this
business, where that account OF the State oil Maryland
which proposed 10 be laid before us
MIR. BRIGHT. have copy.
MIR. DAVIS. have not seen II on my table. Ii has
not been communicated in any form that have seen,
Mr. BRIGHT will answer the senator | obtained
copy only by applying at the office for II, for the pur
pose Of information obtained il a sample to show
the size Of the work, and what would be the probable
cost OF it, did bring all which relates to the Suts
of Maryland
| MIR. DAVIS. The senator says he has been favored
with part OF IT, We all desire TO see It, We all de-
sire to the plan of anangement--to see what the
Superintendent OF the Census proposes TO DO with the in-
formation which has been collected After we have seen
his plan of arrangement in regard 10 Maryland, we can
form some opinion what will be the size OF the
work and, moreover whether the arrangement OF the
work is iudicous, whether it s thrown into the form
which will be most useful, whether iSs capable OF
Improvement II it is capable OF Improvement, the inn
provement ought to be made Gentlemen ought to have
an opportunity of seeing it. They ought TO have op-
portuny oi examining il and when they have done
that, they act understandngly on the subject and
not before, in my opinion The act ITSELF az has been
Justly said by the senator from Arkansas, Mr. Boa
should be reported TO this body II ought 70 have oeen
done long ago. We cannot act undersandingiy upon
| the business until we see what the pan oi opera
lions is--un we can comprehend what Is 70 " oone
Well sir il is said that the statistics oil eacn state ana
of each county and for aught know, OF each town,