New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-18
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given ST ebou, hundred and twenty-five tho,,,na
G cpty ~ Il pr ves % in districts embraced H. t
erort tie rea population Of the county VI" % Iouh' 70 DC
oon.ii, rsby over million u oJo,0@l . -
10 fay exhibit the psu which yout committee Ls'e Put
aud or The puros. Of inquiry the population ne osus
mum, u, 1sy FIJI bset OF The Fret Wsrd {. appended
10 this report summary stsemtnt shows tue P5lu
returned each housr a. tie rfst Distc by 'ie a1a a
Connty euuuerstos fed by SIX. detailed seirinen
show the nscs all the pTsons returned 10 each mouse Va
J this district by esrh euumeIsiof. , -,
II will be houe.d by tlsse sSttmen', ua1 nv
instances it evident thai houses were hot 'ru "
the state euuneat9r at az oi nos. ~ ara ~ ~
resided the ls OF Juna by the County enene's9I ne
State enumsrator makes no returns. Ih 20 - " -,
sTret, front where nSyhye tosl pst'o.A se IFPoae, ~
have resided the let OF jane by the County enumefof
bot scyss ~ rsons r1 reported oy ,e s,. ~
Fir, District tha many appear upon tue County
whch do not sfcer upon tie state f'ufh sho ,,e
This discr-pHnry is readily az, oIlro o 4pe 1I'
rnu-aioT sUppoet 70 embrace 10 hls re'Un e meme
Of every pefsoh usns place Of seode Wa IA thr aJ
on the let dsy Of June, Los To- taxing he Ioul'y r"ai'
ton strict Instructions given TO make The reuFns CON
form 70 tits frguon IL i evident however from ihe Dis
pancy that the snte rnuneistof paid no psc
sr attention ths rule. A. Be population embraced Ia tn,
district l. Of migfsoiy charateT ihs Comfy rnuueiaoi
IN many nstsloes, copcto to ts'e' out oi ne ac'
Ind the persons wo had esided ~ II on the Let o. Jnr
and IN nsuy Gases alter dlltet te'Icn ''y eouu u D'
found and therefore los of Tie popYss oil ths feu
neration.
ful Of inaccuf icieA
Fy.t-ht The proen prices Of labor, the eompensston o
per day IL Wholly Insufficient 10 secure thai degree OF mt.
ece Ia the lsbocfs which il absolutely necessary 20 tLr
rou1r,h~0sou Of tho vo.unous statistics required 10 be
obaned the purposes of tie state Census In regard TO
population alone wrnty eight 2s questions are Necessary
by tie blanks furnished to be p,opounded to Ieii y
every adult; Il deaf dumb, blind, insane o. i9tr,
IN. nuinb,r Of questions amount 10 fofty.ioui
nl; where the person now In the military
or naval service the number of questions up h eight
s and when the PEI has brn In tho same service the
lumber Of questions suouBt seventy Seven l1 When Il u
un rood the drcts throughout the city according 70
ts sls stus average less than thousand (lOjOl ia
tire
considered sonshins Of the labor required of the STATE
,ys,ars nav readily be inaxiusd and the degree Of ia.
teenre necrs.nry pTrseut correct return OF zach d's
tfc may appreciated clearer comprehension Of tbla
NAV be obtained from schedule OF the partcu'
M ored 10 be obtained by the STATE euuinerators hr
gard 10 population, which annexed N tho SpPeNd@ !" 'I'
Ssond-The s,se dia,rs cYe entirely too large to expect
the enumeration 10 be- accurately DONE especially az
the Of popuson utnded to be takeh g. o2tSed
the day Of June Any ncqns nted wth We neal
ug character Of much OF the population oi ts cry WIZ
reGdy unders and bs Il would be- very difficult to sstrf an
eyond mat day. already stated tat the County cnumeI'
s,6r found much trouble from a aud sac 70 say
that II be State euumeruors hsd paid particular utenon To
the regulations requiring the cesu OF population as oSs'd
on the fra Of june IN at least half of the District OF th.
County would have eJ much longer time ~ COM
pee the than actually taken And yet IN many
6'irc' much than the thirty M days allowed were
employed end m OF two tho rsurns uot yet complete
The pku pursued taking The o the State OF New
York has not been such n be hey sy gfai de-
eenis 6een used both tile County ia the state
snd while they may Be very useful esewhae. they Of but
In cot there b1, way accurate census
Of great city such 40 s embraced the County Of
YORK. viz; The whole census should be taken ceuin
nil he aud every peon who slept In the city on tna, ng
should he enumerated Until some such plan pursued II Is
useless expect bat any correct retun u our population,
viii be oAased This IL The Plan adopted Ia England and bv
a no difficulty II found In accurately ascerniug tue popu
zion Of cay least three tunes large the City OF New
YcTE.
Yorr Committee submit these acts for the consderaop OF
yopr honorable body aud request Instruction. b. whether
ey shall proceed In The elimination Of the work Of the State
celsus cHuuieri'ofa
IL sLoud be observed ttt is clearly impossible ser &c
long lapse Of ta'e ~ discover with crsty oil the
rut hou,e the let Of June last and therefore 6oud
e which bas been Commenced be continued
thoughosttL Ito Con9y Gallot De tIeetsd even nen 70
he yesn 4 Of suci examination wOnd be valuable only =.
e,t oil tie 6Aeity Of the state crn'us rnumoratoTs
All Of whiel Is trsp'c cifal'y mbni ted.
Slec.al Committee Volunteering.
Nc,,- Yo,k Nov 4. la5
COX IHsEAJIOH or 1liE RErORIs.
Mr. PUPpY SAID be wOuld move thn the majority spd