The Portland daily press., 1880-01-31
WASHINGTON.
Supervisors of the Census.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The Senate COM
mittee on the census, which has before it all
the nominations of supervisors, has apportlon-
ed the nominations according to locality.
Senator Morrill, has the New England nomln-
tions; Senator Herman those of the Middle
States; Pendleton takes Ohio, Indiana and
Kentucky: Morgan has Alabama and the other
Gulf States; Harris has Tennessee, the Vir-
ginias, the Carolinas and Arkansas; Davis OF
Illinois has his own State, Missouri, Kansas,
Texas and the Pacific coast, and Cameron OF
Wisconsin has in charge the nominations for
the northwest. These gentlemen are directed
to inquire into the fitness of the appointees so
far as is possible, to hear complaints, and re-
port upon qualifications.
Senate committee on the census to-day re-
ceived reports from several subcommittee ON
nominations OF census supervisors, Inc ap-
pointments for Maine, New Hampshire, Yer
mont Massachusetts and Rhode Island were
reported back favorably from the sub-com-
mittee and so were all those for the western
states except three for Illinois, one for Iowa
and one for Tennessee, which are held by the
committee for further inquiry
Indications are that strong movement will
be made in the Senate to hang up all census
nominations for the present with view to
forcing an equal division of these appointments
| between the two great political parties.
Investigating the Negro Exodus.
The Senate special committee to-day re-
sumed the investigation of the colored exodus
Chas III. Otrey was subjected to a vigorous
cross examination in the course OF which he
acknowledged he had not heard any member Of
| the Washington "Emigrant Aid Society" adj
| wise diversion of the exodus from Kansas to
Indiana for political purposes except Mr.. Men
denhail and could not name any other Repub-
.lican in Washington outside of the Emigrant
| Aid Society who had advised or promoted the
exodus for political purposes.
F. A. BonitZ, a resident OF GoldSboro and
| editor of the Democratic paper there, said 1t
| was difficult to assign reason for the exodus
| of colored people from North Carolina. 1t GER
| tainly was not on account OF oppression.
NJ. T. Lewman, sheriff of Putnam county,
Indiana, and resident of Green Castle, Ind.
testified to seeing circular which was printed
| in Green Castle by a colored editor and cir GU
lated extensively among North Carolina
| negroes holding forth alluring inducements to
| emigrantS.
The sugar Question.
The hearing in the sugar question was con-
i tinued this morning by the committee on ways
and mears. Henry A. Brown, the ex-Treasury
agent, concluded his statements with further
experiments and demonstrations showing how
high the grades of sugar can be artitclally
colored so as to make it represent low grade
under the Dutch standard. lie said he would
recommend the committee to allow the. pre-
| sent tariff on sugar to remain as it is the
Dutch standard, and to add to the power of the
Secretary of the Treasury authority to en-
ploy polarization and also to employ when he
saw fit analysis in order tie detect other I'M gre
dents in export of fine sugar.
Mr.. French, Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury, then came before the committee and
made statements as to the reasons which I'M
PEELED the Secretary to issue the orders in re-
gard to tht appraisement OF sugar so much
complained of by importers.
2 Major Renos Dismissal Recommended.
1t is stated that the court of inquiry in the
Reno case will recommend his dismissal from
the service.