The daily union., 1852-04-11

Mr.. DAWSON. Is that the only county about which
the senator has any questions 10 ask b
MAJ " ELLEk ask that question now may ask
Mr., DAWSON In exhibit A, as returned BY the cen,
sus agent TO the legislature OF California he had omitted
The words Tuolumle county; but what does he say I
That the aggregate population OF the State s hnndre
and seventeen thousand three hundred and eighteen.
Mr. WELLER, That is not an answer TO my qhes-
Mr. DAWSON, In the conclusion Of his report to the
secretary Of State Of California, he says s1H G&
with the foregoing explanation hope the returns here.
with submitted in exhibit A. will reader satisfactory the
duty imposed upon me-"
What was the duty imposed upon him To return the
census taken in every comfy in the State. according TO
As WEIIha III # at . q Gentleman will look At that
table, be will find that mol only is Tuoumne county
omitted. but that Los Angeles and Santiago are also
uoumne Y bpi The figures representing the population
Of that county are nut 10 bs found III the abS Upoa
what ground then is i that the senator says there has
been full return from that county? undertake TO say
that upon part Of this report can he tell me now what
the population OF the county of Tuoumne He can hnd
out BY The returns Of the census agent that from ne
thousand in that county but in the returns which he
sen! 80 the secretary OF State Of California that county
with two Others is entirely omitted, and therefore y IS
utterly impossible for any senator to tell me what
the population Of Tuolumne county IS.
Mr.. DAWSON. In the table putting the population OF
California at ninety-two thousand five hundred and
ninety seven. Tuolumne county s put down. in part, at
eight thousand five hundred and thirty -one,
M. WELLER That m is only partial !, return. urn
in part Tha! is the only point upon which any doubt
can be raised; and the senator calls upon now to
show lis population. How can we ascertain what The
population OF that county s Part OF the returns were
burnt np in the conlagration at San Francisco
] Mr.. WELLER do not say that the returns OF Tuo-
Mr. Burnt BUT s az Of the return. were The
census agent his report the Secretary OF State, says
that several counties returned in the aggregate and
not in severay, as they ought 10 have been.
Mr. WELLER But this IS not one Of them.
/ Mr. DAWSON. cannot tell that He says this:
a letter OF date from the depuy to whom was
assigned the embracing the first two named counties
furnishe. information the number OF inhabitants
there have made repeated eforts-hus far g Intellectual
to have taken in the county Of Tuoumne
yet received information from the deputy last
appointed there 10 some ins.ances as yon wl
those figures are prsdca,ed upon the information furnished
i approximation 10 the returns y"
i At the conclusion OF his report. he says:
"Wuh the foregoing explanation, hope the returns
herewith submIted the exhibit will render satisfactory
| the duty imposed upon me 4"
\ He then gives one hundred and seventeen thousand
three hundred and eighteen the aggregate population
of the State of California have looked IN vain TO ind
from any official account, increase OF hat
population have tried to ascertain i this officer at any
time made any return, directly indirectly TO any re-
sponsbe officer OF aggregate population greater than
that That county is returned in part as having poPu
atOn oil something eight thousand w Ill any SEN
alor rise on this foor-even my friend from California
and say that eight thousand was not than bali the
population Of that county,
/ Mr. WELLER | will answer the gentleman cheer
/ fully | do not know what the population oil that
county in 1850; nor do know what it was at the
time ihe census agent was engaged in taking The census
OF IT, | believe that California was admitted into the
Union the 9th OF September, 1850, and so take il for
granted that il 10 1876 that the agent was en-
gagged in taking the census Of California have not the
least doubt in the world that eight thousand does not
comprise than half OF the population then in the
county OF Tuoumne II IS one OF the largest counties IN
Il Mr. DAWSON. That is what wanted 10 ascer,an
and as IL the only county not fully accounted for am
willing TO allow even twenty thousand for u. and then It
would not bring up to the fraction OF the State OF Lou
isana That is the only point upon which there can be
q doubt created Act with the most unlimited liberaliiy
that State larger fraction than that which the State oil
Louisiana has. and defeat the night OF the State OF Lou
isana II you are 10 have 23i members look upon tins
matter as a principle am voting upon il under an obi
gation and have looked 10 il with interest to satisfy
myself what right and to do justice 10 the respective
States. can find nothing TO satisfy me that California
ought To have additional member have listened TO
the debate and have reviewed, since yesterday the po
stons which then presented. and have come again 10
/ the same conclusion.
Mr. CHASE. | do not rise 10 de,an the Senate, but 7
wish ask whether the amendment Is divsble II
should like the question TO be first taken on tue hrst
branch OF IL relating TO The assignment oil two members
The PRESIDENT. The amendment is not divisibe.
bnt the senator move TO amend the amendment by
Il Mr. CHASE / will not now de,ain the Senate. I
will make The motion after The bill Is reported 10 the
Senate
Mr. BORLAND Before the vote is iaken. desire 10
call the attention Of the Senate 10 fact IN regard TO
legislation on this subject ! 10 not know 10 what
tent may 90 in its influence upon the decision OF this
question but desfe 10 call the attention OF senators 10
the fact that when the act OF 1850 passed the
23l OF May OF that year, making provision as the
stuion required for taking The OF the United
States, and requiring that enumeration should be
taken oi the population existing in the States on the st
day OF June, there such State as California IN
existence She was not admitted into the Union until
the 9th Of September OF that year bod the second
lion of the act admitting California into the Union IN these
!, words:
That until the representatives in Congress shall be ap
poroned according actual enumeration OF the inhab
ran OF the United Sate the Stato OF California shall be
entitled TO two representatives Ia Congress"
think il The friends OF the proposition give Cali
ornia two representatives insist upon her retaining her
present representation, they can do under this act
which leaves of view altogether the act Of The 23J OF
May 1884, which passed without reference TO Cal.
forna, IL she bad existence at all On the 9th OF
we assumed as a fact beyond dspuiefor could not
have egslaed upon any other groundihat she had a,
that time sufficient population TO entile her, IN proper
ton the population OF the other States 10 two repre-
senalives in Congress. You cannot m my opinion, go
beyond IT, There The fact, announced IN the most
solemn form which il could be announced to The coun
try by a the forms and sanctions OF egsalion that she
did have that timenot the LIST day OF June, when
the enumeration required 10 be taken Tor the other
States but on the 9th day OF September, ls50a sui-
cen population enttle her, by special legislation, TO