Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-04-09

i HE 1ENsCS.-l Inquiries uEc HEitlC ny letlcJ
and otherwise about the mode of taking the
next census. Though we have heretofore pub
lished something on the subject, we recur TO
it again, for the benefit of those who desire
information BY the failure in the Senate Of
the new law, the old one Of 1850 will be fallen
back upon, and the work will be done
under the supervision of the U. 5. Marshas,
with the aid of such assistants as shall be re-
quircd Each State is divided into census dis
trcs to be composed Of not less than twenty
thousand pcrsons The assistants lor taking
the census are appointed and commissioned by
the Marshal, and are paid there compensation
as follows: Two cents for every name taken,
ten cents for every farm, fifteen cents for every
productive establishment of industry, two cts.
for every deceased person, and two per cent.
oi the gross amount for names enumerated, for
social statistics and ten cents per mile for ira
vel The enumeration must begin the first day
Of June, and the census must be completed
and the returns all sent in to the Secretary of
the Interior by the lst Of November following.
The system Of compensation is vicious, and
if accurate returns are obtained IL will he by
n miracle OF scrupulOus honesty among all the
appointed census takers, since they are placed
under the temptation to swell their own fees
by an exaggerated enumeration. Amore skill
iul contrivancc for throwing doubt upon the
correctness of the statistics Of the census could
hardly have been devised and Congress made a
great misakc when. it rejected Mr. Gartleld's
| plan of n new law upon the subject.
d. AL
sioncr Deluno has transmitted to the Senate II
statement showing II gradual and steady in
| crease in the receipts OF internal revenue for
the several years ending with each month
| from June, 1869 to Jan, 1870 inclusive. From
July |, 1868, to June 80, 1869, the receipts
were $l59, lea l2720. From August /, 1868,
to July 81, 1869, the receipts were $lG2, $685.
,1S l5 and for the years ending in the snc-
! cceding months the amounts are as follows
August, $l64, l16,S0G.70; September, $lG1,-
2l6,l1353; October, $l60, 900 02+13; Nuvcm-
Der, SIP ,033, ,39l 05; December, $I74300, 900.
32; january, $l14,S30,8 ,82543. This showing
is II gratifying one, and well calculated to
strengthen the financial credit of the country
The good work will still go on ii meddlesome
THE resolution asking the Secretary of the
Interior to dismiss General Schocpf is thought
by many to he little harsh. Messrs. Maynard
Schenck, Garfield and Arncll spoke OF him II
high terms from personal knowledge Mcssrs
Schcnck and Garfield had both known him fo
a long time in the field. As to accepting bribc
himself, it was shown that ho had orGere'
persons out of his room at the Patent Ohic'
who had offered him money for favorable de
cision in patent cases, and had repoTtcd SOM
parties to the commissioner. However, tn
resolution was driven through. Mr. Garfield
atllt a question so pointed, in both style am
,nam. cr, as to effect the whole House, lie dc
sired to kl. Nv with what show of consisienc
M, MIXERS rou.1 vote against Schoept. wher
by II solemn vote the House had declared ,hu
Butler the prircp.,s was worthy TO hold
seat among them.