The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-10
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essary To appoint almost as many new
| oIncers and agents, under the proposition
| M Mol the gentleman from Massachusetts, as
and their officers OF Internal Revenue, buf
| 20 70 pace the assessors for this pcrposa
| uEder the Census Superintendent
Allison remarked that the proposition
/ Mas Sill more o5Jec1 ionabie because il
| Woulo place the Assessors and Assistant
| assessors under TWO separate and distinct
/ Jurisdictions, whfeh would make CONFUSION
| worse co0founded. 1t would be Inn tcsst a
| Tor Inem 10 act under two Separate and
/ distinct officers OF the Governmant he
I would be very glad II the expense of TAX
ing the census could be reduced, bat
! tie primary and great objection to the
! systOna praposed By the gentleman from
| Massachusetts, was that it would interfere
/ with the legitimate business OF the Inter-
nal Revenue Department
Wood thought the admendm ent offered
by DIR. Butter was not without merit. and
said MS nrsI lmpu Sc had been 90 favor
anything which would restrict the patron-
ase OF the Administrator, but consider
/ Ing the vest interest al stazss and know
/ Ing that the w ho1e value OF TIE census de-
| pended upon its precision ana accuracy,
be would not allow any feeling of parff-
san character to interfere with 1t. The
| people OF New York City had very reluct-
antiy come fEto the system of Internal
Ia Iation. For months and years honest
men in that city had strived to commend
| it 20 their constituents, not TO eVade their
responsibility to the Government. which
allowed 10 70 contribute TO It's expenses
among the poorer classes who had suffer-
ed from being drafted into the war and
from all sorts OF unouestfOned fnvessir-a.
Lioas into their private and other af1Afrs
Ihe people naturally shrunk from the AS
SCISSORS and Collectors OF internal Revenue.
They have an -tnstinctive aversion TO
giving JhoSe ofncers that Information
which should be obtained in order to have
the census what IL ought TO be. This bill
not only proposed a census OF the popuIa-
ton, but to go beyond that, and to Inquire
into the most private and sacred affairs OF
i1fe-enqui1fes which had never before
been made, either under this or any other
Fflr ant
sends Its emmissary into q households, ft
must send ct least an acceptable ageat,
Win Wnofn the people would honestly and
tEustfully communicate with; would they
WITH the assistant assessors or that class?
he thought not
Referring 10 the New York census OF
1861 he stigmatfzed 1t as sham eful parti-
sau brand upon the people which had cpf
down the population OF the city by 2jOOO0
for The purpose of not allowing tL proper
Tepresen tation in the State Legislature: IN
fact, IL was admitted to be no census at all.
JenckeS agreed that there was some
propositions, and that they would have a
dollar day more than was proposed for
enumeratorss SO that the gentieman's
proposition would not reduce the total
expense one dollar, aud, besides, the whole
WORK would be rendered odious and
mainly nugatory.
Allison, member of the Census Commit
tee, also urged against the argument Of
fered oy butIori that proposition had been
truly and carefully considered by the cora.
fnittee, and had been rejected. One OF the
great bjeetions to It was that it would abb
soiutely Tor the Time being interfere with
the legitimate duties OF the Internal Rev
enue Department. Was stheCommissioner
OF Internal Revenue 10 be diverted from
his great and legitimate busln ness for six
or seven months IN order to attend TO the
business OF collecting census statlstics9
Butler said his plan did not propose to
interfere with the duties of the Cornmis-
sioner. Assessors should not be eaployed
information possessed by the Internal Rev
enue Bureau should be utilized for the
purpose Of the census.
Bingham offered a resolution for print
Ing 5000 copies Of the reports OF the Com
mtssi0neriOf the General Land ONCE, with
the accompanying maps, and of o con-
densed eJitiOn, for distribution abroad, IN
the French. German end Swedish lam
Ing.
Butler closed the debate with an argu-
ment In support Of his amendment. He
claimed that under 10 there would be
greater efficiency greater prompLitude,
The gentleman from New York (Woods)
had informed the committee that the CEN
sus OF 1888, In his State, made by the Re-
publican party, had been entirely fraud.
The contrary to that would seem 10 be
al. There might be an idiosynerasy about
Neas York, that nothing could bs done
honest census taken. He admitted there
was not great danger; that nothing could
be found Out In New York about 81 eetions,
aboat tie census, about gold specuIations,
or about schemes of every sort. It seemed
to be one living mass OF corruption and
fraud, of which the gentleman (Woods)
Davis asked Mr. Butler whether he
meant the Stale or city.
Butler-The city, always sir.
Davis-Then / have nothing TO say.
Butler thought not. [Laughter.1
Wood-I ask the gentleman whether his
opinion OF New York has been gathered
from the amount of litigation to which he
has been subjected TO there. Laughter
Butler-Not at all, sir. I have never yet
been able 10 get case for trial in New
York expect a good deal Of fraud when
When in further criticism of the details
of the bin, Butler said hs wanted to know
the statistics OF railroad transportation OF
express business, and of telegTap busi-
ness, because he looked forward to the
time, within The next ten years, when the
country would have to erappie with these
great Interests and take control OF them.
The debate being closed, the question
was taken On Buffers amendment, and Ii
was Tejected-ayes 2 noes not counted.
On motion Of Wood, and after consider
able discussion, the nth seeli0n was
amended, by requiring each District SUI 4
perintendent TO be resident OF the Dis
Alter progressing to the seventh section,
the Committee rose, on motion of Wood,
to adjourn until Monday, and was appar-
emily carried. On a division OF the vote
BY yeas and nays 1t was rejeeted-Yeas, 62f
Terry, from the Committee on Rules. re-
ported resolutions authorizing the Speaker
to assign the newly admitted members to
committees: provided, this not be con-
strued as changing the rule limiting the
number, except for the present Congress.
Adopted.
Lawrence introduced a bill TO prevent
and punish election frauds, and to pre-
scribe the time for holding elections for
members of Congress. Referred to Conn
miteee on Elections.
Davis introduced a bill to impose "a tax
upon all fictitious and gambling sales Of
gold. Referred TO the judiciary Com
mfttee.
Tie House, at quarter past four. ad-
journed until to-Tn0Frow.