The daily union., 1852-09-10

praton made the publication Of the will ne
cessany be suspended have this TO ssy-lhat unless
The census has been taken with much more accuracy IN
other States than in The State in which ve is lar bet
Ter that It's publication should be suspended The census
believe, shows population n the State OF California OF
81 900 That is directly ia the face OF Census which
had been taken by the Stale authority, showing popua.
ton oil 800 0Oo In consequences oil this error OF tue cen
sus agents, the Stale OF California was deprived OF
a, least one rer Iesentauve, and came very near
osng two. But this cannot be remedled. census
cannot be taken again until 1860 when the population oil
California will certainly exceed 100000. We are de-
prved, therefore, of representation In the other branch
OF Congress- 10 which would have been entitled II
the census had been correctly taken. Besides, ! have
but very little confidence the statistical information
which has been obtained by the census agents crt-
cal examination OF il in regard TO some particular local.,
ties has satisfied that sort OF reliance can be placed
upon il. If. therefore. the vote which shall give to-
day is calculated to suspend the publication Of that cen
sus; 81 lsba h sc, regret !. :, sde ooD 81 regard
TO- or said word upon, the civil and dipoma'i bill, not
withsanding the immense nanber OF appropriations that
have been presented and the many discussions that have
taken place desired, Tor 10 consider the position IN
which the body placed, and to go quietly on and
consummate every measure. But am not going to s
here quietly and suffer the head Of the administration or
the head OF department 10 be charged with failure to
discharge his duly or with abuse of the power placed
in his hands for the benefit OF the government, without
saying word. Can any senator suppose that personal
or even political friend OF the head OF the department
of the Interior will submit to that course II gentlemen
desire debate defence OF public officers TO cease lei
them avoid The lnlerposon OF questions OF thus char
acter Has there not been attack upon the Secretary
of The Interior, which to 60 through the country, and
be injurious to his character officer and as man
And yet we called upon by the other side TO close
our mouths because the hour is late Gentlemen cease
to make it necessary for the friends OF this adminstra-
on TO say word, and you will not hear from them
did not intend to enter into thus discussion lalend
now to pursue the tenor OF my course in endeavor-
ing perfect this bill, which is necessary to carry on me
gov eminent; but will take occasion to say that the
charge against the Secretary of the Interior has not been
hv SINGLE fact and further,
that he has honestly ay and honorably discharged his
duties in regard to the matter under discussion There
there has been, should be inquired into committee
should investigate il and if it exists the charge should
be undersandingy made when II is made.
has even been charged here that the Secretary OF the
Interior sent the head OF the Census Bureau TO England
that tina, individual had charged the expenses of those
who accompanied him to the government and that the
Inconsistent with public dutys What charge could be
made more calculated TO make unavorable impress
sion upon the public mind than this And what was il
made fori Was made to attack an indlvidua or 10
attack those who politically responsible for this
What does amount to when call the attention OF SEN
the fact which the record ITSELF shows that when
the vouchers for the expenditures incurred by that ind
vidua were presented 1t was done with the understand
ing that they IN the aggregate contained his own ex
with him, and that his own expenditures only were
charged to the government But because an account o
the vouchers had TO here the charge made to
out the country that the whole OF these expenditures
were charged TO the government In order show tina
such not the fact, when heard this charge made
saw the Secretary OF the Interior upon the subject III
said that the Senate bad called for the vouchers LIS
of the vouchers but the amount paid by ,b
government not single cent more than the actua
expenses OF the individual and yet from the course
remarks which have been pursued here The presumption
in the public mind would be that the government has
paid the expenses ol the whole party went to see II
D were possible that Elisha Whtesey and others cou'
0 have suffered such thing TO pass. The papers upo
, their face would make II appear 10 be but when yo
come 10 look al it you find that IT is not so SO muc
Z; for that shall not go into discussion about It
The proposition before now IS whether we shall 10
day suspend the execution OF the order OF Congress
relation to the census-whether, after the expenditure
more than 81 900 900 in paying your marshas and you
officers to procure the information which you yourselve
have ordered, you will interrupt the work. Th
Senate will recoect that single dollar has bee
appropriated TO carry out the law, the hrs
appropriation which made in the bill itself whic
provided for the taking OF the census II is saidan
!. no doubt with perfect belief of the fact far in
. formation could be derived by the senator from Ar
kansas-thai there is balance not yet expended. Thi
objection be easily met Do you not recolec that
the end OF every quarter this money TO be drawn upo
10 pay the various persons employed IN the Census Bu
reau And when told, and told directly, ths
it there will not be dollar TO carry on this work unes
is We make an Appropriation, ~ how are are we met oy o.
men that il this be and it ought to be
rested We told by others that the head o the burea
is still going with the preparation OF statistics, as
II was ordered to dol and others say, ii they thought
doing and they would vote to stop the appro
% priaton 1t is true report has been made by commit
tee the Senate adverse 10 OF
parts OF the returns. But can the governmen
10 which is acting under law requiring TO do certai
things be arrested by resolution which this Senate ha
never agreed TO IL the resolution expresses the judl
,e ment OF the Senate, why in II, and make
re mandatory upon the department. Is the government
III suspend it's operations respect 10 this matter, becau
a committee has reported that their plan should not
carried out when the Senate has concurTed in th
e. reporl Gentlemen ought 10 look TO these things.
IN No suspension has taken place IN the preparation
,n this census and suspension Will take place und
IN such a state of things. The question nov propoundt
TO to the Senate is this Will you reject the amendme
ed appropang $4,000 and thereby dissolve your Cens
I'd Bureau and turn loose all the who have been
;h poyed under the law prepare the returns Tor public
III ion That is the question. What do we ask On
the amount of $40 0o0 out of the Sl30.000 that we
or called for And why did the House OF Repesenativ
lp cut down the estimate That estimate was made by
Secretary OF the Interior upon the ground that the
IN OF Sl50000 would be necessary TO consummate II
ut whole arrangement Finding that there was some ba
of ance hand and knowing that again to me
ny in three months the House OF Representatives justly
be pration be made when meet again TO carry on
work il necessary. But are called upon
e. senators the other side TO deny that small SUN,
turn loose the hundred and forty clerks now employs
TX on the work. | trust il will not be done.
ed Mr.. BUTLER, That | may not be misunderstood,
e, desire 10 explain remark that made when was
n the floor last When said that the speech OF the senat
from Massachusetts, had not been answered, was
ire from meaning that what fell from other senators IN rep
ch 10 il was not an answer must say here, what ha
or said in private that the remarks OF the senator fro
it, North Carolina MIR BApGER,l the senator from lino
us Mr. DoUcLAsl the senator from California, MI WE