New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-20

portion out the previously specified duties, and as
sign all except a single land the lighter serves ~
special agents and experts, who shall nave 20 pei
diem and travelling expenses. a.
Experience has shown that they are tho most
dangerous administrators of responsive tIusts o
seek for devices TO Justify the remOVal Oh PIoPci
legal RESTRICTIONS and the cOunses OF such as pro-
claim their ability more economically 10 1ispuIse
the treasure of Government by beng Voted lu.np
sums unrestraiDed by the statutes, had Deiter
be moro carefully guarded against than tney
have been in this bull The Baltimore sun on inc
18th Of January last in its leading editorial siStes
that Professor Francis A. " alker saws tnht IL ~
should he appointed superintendent, ana no WIZ
a lump sum, with proper di'c tSa ncrs ne
can take, print and dlitn Dute tn oa,cHd in
| the Senate the chairman Of the committee sala :
I'VE have proposed to limit the entire expense 10
lump sum" S3O00,OOO but reference n 90 600 900
tion 20 shows that lump sum to be S3Ooo'oVO
"excusive of printing and engraving. WINE ,ii0
$2jO,O00 implicitly included IN the @3OVo'ooo
fixed and fimlted as the maximum cost OF me cen
sns ia made applicable for printing and other pre-
hmluary expenses"
There ls, Mr. Kennedy SAYS, q looseness of appro-
pratiOn in this bill uneXamped III the IeVlslation
of Congress, and establishing most dangerous
precedent-that of providing IN lump the sum Oh ~
600 900 for bureau with unlimited overs IN is az
minis rator the number of special agents ana
" experts he NAV employ and the time OF service
rs well as unrestricted authority as to the number
of clerks cOpyiss and computatOrs Sectlon 81 thai
may be thought requisite, aud all under the pima
OF a sum named aud known III advance ana Nv INC
clearest possible proof susceptible of being demon
of services admitted and positively required by tne
law. ,,
BY the ordinary appropriations for the public ser
vice the heads OF departments are reStlIc'tu ~
specifed numbers of messengers and abOrers, with
strictly defined sums compensation. ana tueSe
limitations existed even III a timo OF war
DANGEROUS OMISSION.
One of the most dangerous omissions IN the Dill
is the absence of any and all provision for single
copy of the population returns. The enumerator
is required by unspcclticd means to transmit
the original returns to the Supervisor Of
tho State, who, when they have been received
by him. isrequired to scan the many millions of en-
ries. and perform the impossibility Of correcting
and then forwarding tine same to the Census Office
at Washington Surprising that winch has oe-
CURED as in the case of the California returns
IN 1900. their destruction by fire or other
cause what must be the consequence Either the
state would fan of aDpOrtionmcnt, or subsequent
LEGISLATION 10y Congress would be necessary 10 Jus
fifty an enumeration subsequent 10 the month 81
July, 1850 necessary delay i'll detelm'RHinR me
results of the census, ana vast eAPthlt u n o'
money III second enumeration would also lollo"'
But this is not all. The oply returns OF STATE I'D
existence being IN the custody OF supervisor VINO
holds temporary appointment without Donus
what is 10 prevent II he 50 elects the WthHoldlHh
or destroying portion OF the SheeiS re-
latiDg to any legislative or Congressman us
trlct. OF adding thereto or detrHcilng from the
number IN the State at large. There beng Ii" org
mai copy, the proofs of such maiieaSaDce VIII De
waEtlu. and there exists no greater temptation 10
such crimes than immunity from dttccton Recent
events and invest cations being prosecuted at great
cost prove that the country Is cow without us SIN
p,cou Of such evils where greater la
iihtv to detection existed. 1t Is tie duiy
of the Government not only 20 guard aGalNsi the
preparation If crime. but L. conduct great admin
IstIa.iNe measures like census III "a manner /" IN
s,Ic th. confidence of the people, WIo compose thc
Government. Then why should not the states
have copy Of thai which relates 10 them ana the
lt.I ~, (
II woclI seem, from tins attempted innovation
hv the originator of ths departure from existing
custom that something additional To salary may be
made from che sole guardianship OF returns en-
bodyIng - many facts apphCablet TO society III al!
lis relations. "
These arc OILY few Of the objections which
might br adduccd to condemn hoth the House
and senate bills. and lead to reliance
on the law az 1850, which, with some ILL
material amendments, which would readily be
accepted by both Houses would be as perfect bill
as D, possible. HAT law IL 1t stands, Nj. Kennedy
conc uGc-, "a as far superior 10 either OF Inc lew
bi.,, a., th, Evangelical B.blc 10 that OF The Nor