The New York herald., 1870-02-10

and richly gilded. The whole system Of printing
documents ior gTstultous distribution snoud S % %
newspapers r smail editions must must hereafter 30
went went on on to show the sO immense s amount Of
utility OF these documents he also showed the ex-
penslye abuse OF the publication Of government ad-
vertlsements IN papers Of small circulation. The
OF thousands OF dollars annually, at time when
economy. always desirable, was pressed upon Con-
gress BY the highest considerations, and would re-.
lleve the Post ONCE OF great burden.
The bill OF Mr. Anthony was then referred TO the
Committee on Printing.
CONSIDERATION OF THE CENSUS BILL
Tho Census BIN was then proceeded with.
Mr. PATTERSON trep.) OF N. H., referred to the vast
increase in the resources and population OF the
country ana argued that more comprehensive sta
tstlcs were necessary than were provided in the
amendment OF me Senate committee as means OF
showing this increase.
Mr. BAYARD, (dem.l OF Del said the law or 1850
nad been framed Oy able minds Us permanent law
one which was designed to ADAPT Itself TO all future
growth OF the country. and had sustained itself
through two trials against adverse criticism The cost
OF census under It's provisions could be asceraned
with exactness. The House bill proposed hasty
and sudden change from a system whose efficiency
mad been proven. What was known as householders'
would cost ST. 10000, and this, too for mere eX.
pertinent the practlcability OF which was denied.
essn II .aSe9 M under tne House bill There was no
believed the internal revenue system furnished at
once az the elements necessary Tor securing the re-
qulred Information.
Mr.. MORRILL,, (rep.l or VT, modified his amend.
ment so as TO provide for an enlargement OF the
schedules IN order to include the subjects of
um, sorghum mOlasses fruits wines, peanuts, sll X
libraries public and private telegraphs railroads.
fisheries, area OF timber lands and such other
ects as the Secretary OF the Interior may prescribe
ana Wnicn WIN not materially increase the cost OF
taking the census.
Mr.. CoNKLING criticised the position taken by Mr..
Sumner that the schedules to be USED under the act
OF 1850 would prove insufficient for the purposes of
efficient census because various subjects of import
ance were overlooked and Others not fully classified.
lie SAID that upon the subject OF more complete re-
turns OF the products OF the mines the Senator
from Massachusetts had fingered for some time and
had manifested his profound knowledge OF the Sc
cret springs OF human nature ana his more than
magician y art In angling for the votes OF the mex
pcrienced and unsuspecting Senators from Nevada.
tLaughter) He had conjured those Senators by their
love o home anu their records upon the questions or
uente h oa s 20
OF oraory and suddenly firing himself with his re-
sentiment against the census OF 1860, and the act
authorizing 1t, disclosed to his astonshed listeners
the TACT that the precious metals appear In the
table with productions Of paper and productions of
crops only think OF IL, Mr.. President the products
OF mines cruclfed between two such commercial
thleves But how would the patriotic hearts OF the
senators from Nevada swell with agonlzing emotion
when the place assigned for the precious metals the
schedules OF the House bIii was pointed out to them!
"Hung be the heavens IN bacK '.rel II not In GATH
proclaim IL not IN the sLree.s OF Askaon,n that in
the scheme advocated by the Senator from Massa-
chusetts tho gold and silver from Nevada the young
bride OF the Union, are consigned to u place side by
SIDE with wOme1's cOrsetS and ready made clothing.
lRenewed laughter.) Mr.. Conkling proceeded to
show that the general heads under which various
articles were arranged in the schedules heretofore
used IN taking the census were SO comprehensive
to all subjects OF which the should pro-
perry take co2nzance. and that none had been
omitted. The volume OF inquiries proposed to
be made by the senator from Massachusetts
would involve an analysis OF investigation ncom-
pauole win the process and real purposes oil a
sus. He said the law or 1850 being full force the
simple proposition reported by the Senate committee
Wlth direction to the Secretary OF the Interior
TO add twenty-five per cent to the compensation OF
enunerators, would obvate the necessity for any
further legislation and that complete would
be taken heretofore AS test OF the sense OF the
Senate upon general questions he moved TO lay the
House bill upon the table, remarkng that tne propO-
sltlon OF the Senate committee containing certain
directions to he Secretary OF The Interior relative
the Genius would be disposed OF separately.
The motion OF MI. Conkling was agreed t0-yeas
46, nays 0, as fOlow5-
YEAs-Messrs Abbott, Anthony, Bayard, Boremen
Brownow, Cameron, Carpenter Cassery Chandler, Cole
Gonklng Gorbe Davis Drake Edmunts, Fowler, Gibert
logg McCreey, Mcdonald Osborn Pomeroy, Pool Ramsey
Rice Robertson, Ross salisbury Sawyer schurz, spen
Vickers, Wiley and Williams 40
NAYS -Messrs. Cragn, Morrill, of Vt, Nye, Patterson
Pratt, Sherman, Sumner, Warner and Wilson,
WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK RAILWAY.
Mr.. CHANDLER, trcp.) OF Micb. on leave intro
duced the bill OF last session to promote commerce
malls ana military and naval stores. The hill au-
thOrlZes the construction OF first class railway
from Washington TO New York, the capital stock OF
the company TO he Sl00O0,000 1t also provides fol
Plttsbur9, to be called the washington and North
western Railroad and Telegraph Company; and also
Tor railroad and telegraph line from Washington
10 Cincinnati tue provisions as TO the former COM
pany being applicable to all.
The Senate, at quarter after five O'Clock, ad-
,ourned.