The daily union., 1852-09-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
DEFERRED DEBATE.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2s' lSo2'
I'm coNTISUATIoS.l
SENATE.

.ENM SENATE.
Mr. MANGUM understand that last night the ap
a,;aIno II lhe civil and diplomatic bill for the census
k.ssau was stricken out, and that the Senate today
have concurred 10 that amendment made IN committee
al The whole. | wish TO bring to the attention oil 'he
Senate The fact, that in the event no appropriation s
made for the continuation Of that service. the force musl
II necessity be disbanded. and the work cannot be ac
compIished move, therefore, to insert IN the oi-
Fo clerk hire. stationery rent fuel and connseneies'
alter the amount appropriated from $5o.ooO to
$4,000 II gentlemen choose TO dsband me ioice aug
dsconpue the labor they have 10 lake The RESPONSE
billy HT s 6s ca i aaSs he mpe
;on ,ha, a. The amendment changes ths amount 70 De
nnoorated il is in order; otherwise. II would not be-
Mr. BoRLAND have woJl 70 os say II on he nl bI bv
vote Of the Senale last night. The senator IRON Nonh
carolna was moi here THIS morning. by another VOTE
the Senate coneued in striking 9uf 'he aPp'opaaahon da
T however did mol show 1t then to The satisfaction OF
every SENATOR think can do 20 now-thal the appso'
priaon ought not TO te made oasea upon ."e ss"n,
,S appropriated 10 the census, there are $7o,
ooo there noe has been laid on the tables Of sena-
tors this morning. IN which IS stated ma, unless 'ie
.npropriaion is made the whole force VIII nave 70 be
dsbanled II there lime Tor the discussion OF tne
matter could show, IRON papers IN my possession, lha'
that force ought be dsbanded that more money mas oeen
wasted rouandered than the Senate or the country would
,oiera,e II the facts laid before them Ihee nave
hren employed at tme understand, nearly one nun
ded and ninety clerks There are now employed from
ono hnodred and forty TO hundred and hty clerks
Tbs nroposton when it s stated IS mOnstrous In llself
Looking back TO the Sixth Census we una there were
twenty persons employed and $66Ooo appropriated ior
romuing the returns The whole cost OF collecting the
statistics, compiling them for publication, and printing
and binding the whole document and the abstract OF me
compendium, was 1904, ,O0o We have already pald
$50 900 for this wotk and paid Tor clerk hre house
rent and expensive furniture $2oS,ooo They have no
on hand SIS 600 appropriated 10 this purpose. and not
expeoded Now will any one pretend that S7o,ooo IL
moi enough to 90 on with the compiling OF the census
returns until the next session. when II necessity exists
for more we can give it, have statement from tht
accounts in the auditors office hers and ind IN then
an item of expense which, think, very characerish'
of The whole: aude the expenses OF the individua
sent 10 Europe visit the Worlds tairpayng the ex
OF parties OF gentlemen and ladies' from hve TO SIX
including their wine and olhef 'hngs aaaeu anu WE az
oi census expenses We have an item Of 43o for tn
expenses OF The trip, with wine included in the list
Mr. DAWSON | would ask the senator whether b
has moi observed that the receipt taken for the Who'll
expenditure Of the company with him, and mat IN
amount charged is merely for the amount OF The lhdivid
uaPs expenditures-not for wine
Mr. BORLAND. No, sir | have an abstract OF IL
amount which is now in the hands Of the prlnter; an
Ihave one copy from the filth auditors ofice OF 10
vouchers in which the items are set forth; and IN
amount Sc, forth as the expenses OF the individuals
10 Europe corresponds with the amount set oh IN thos
vouchers and say they contain the expenses OF pare
OF pdydas. Of hse N ons s;sh insaaes - b
or the expenses OF young lady, and wine bull Ines
are small matters, but they characteristic OF IN
whole proceeding ihIs individual was sent mere s W't
him but The charges have been rejected at the ireasu
The money has, however, been paid out OF the COZ
,ingent iond Here are the vouchers o, a"ouns -
sure; but when consider the extraordinary expend
ture of S20s 900 for clerk hre 5000 Tor house-ren
and about 80 900 for furniture we shall come TO me col
cu.on that il s time look into it, especially "a the
is now an pended balance oil appropriation OF %
O0o With that amount they can afford 10 wat ontl y
meeting OF Congress. IN December. ihat Is y
vew and upon that moved TO strike out the appropr'
ton The Senate struck il out. and this morning COZ
CURED in it and the senator from North Carolir
avoids the question OF order by reducing ihe anou
81 o0O That may be strictly according 10 the rules
order. but apprehend II IS technical But ~ remain
Tor the Senate to say whether they will sustain It.
| Mr. MANGUM. mean not 10 enter into this deba
all do not desire 10 enter into disputes between
dividuals My object simply TO bring the naked la
before The Senae, which have done, under the antho
y OF responsible personthat the forces oi tne oens
Bureau must be discharged unless an appToprauon '
this be made Without knowing whether the laei y
OF noi.I do not undertake 10 vouch forit bring y .
fore the Senate upon responsible au'hoy, ana aesl
the yeas and nays upon my amendment " genuem'
think proper refuse the appropriation, lei The responi
biIi,y resi npon them.
Mr. RUSK desre simply TO state the reason tn
Influenced me last night in voting to strike this amen
menl out and which will influence my vote nog-unle
the objection be against putting II IN here De
siors will remember that IN addition 10 the statistl
which were collected BY the Census Bureau, they ha
zone on as many OF a. believe, beyond the law, to w
histories of particular States. history OF one Std
was laid upon our tables. have understood that nc
vthssapd,ng there is report upon The Sectearys au
against The publication OF these histories OF States, W
matter is sl going or. have heard so IRON senst
who said he had hls information from gentleman VI
i. .engaged ia writing the history oi some Safe. Hiyl
this TACT before me- unless satisfied II is not so,
cannot for the appropriation II IL accumulatng
mass oi unnecessary matter. do NOT believe that Y
Office have the means OF accurately writing the blso
of Stale u they impose upon us The necessity OF pu
hshing these bistores they will be squanderng lar
amount III money in doing good
Mr. PRATT. shall vote ior this amendment, a
will assign my reasons for so dong The department
understand, has recommended an appropriation MI
larger than that for The completion OF The census L
a. Sarment ia responsb Bile the public for the necess
of t,at expenditure We have already expended. As
senator from Arkansas say more than million oil d
lars in the preliminary steps by which THIS census Is
be gwen 10 The public great deal OF labor y yet
csss,r N perect IT, 20 that it may be sent 10 the peo
Nov are we 10 stop this work, after The expenditure
more thao p,lion OF dollars, because the man who
charge OF il is obnoxioas 10 some senator's Are we
10 az ainst the recommendation OF the dtpaflmen,
stop this work or run any risk o. having sioppeu
important work, 10 which the people Ss cef'aniy lnV
es'ed, upon which we have expended so mseg Wou
because this man happens 10 have offended my hopofs
friend ron Massachusetts, [Mr DlyIs,l or my homo
BILE Trend IRON Arkansas, Mr. BoRLksD.] or so
other person II seems 10 me that u be be an mpto
man care nothing Tor bim-tbe proper way Wouu pv
fei fa o. him. II he acts Improperly. LEI US oemano
alsmssa huldo mol let US stop the apptoPsapoh ~
pruning ana completion OF the census, y knoW RoFi
sooul int oee do not know that he - an improper
ido MOI mean 10 charge him with acting improperly ou
smaniiesuy wrong thai should run the RISK OF pay
tns WORK stopped for the want OF an appropriation
alEt Ia IL hat thn IN