National Republican., 1883-01-31


things had not occurred while Gen. Walker
was the superintendent Of the work. If so, II
seemed questionable whether he was the
proper person to call on to correct them.
MI. Hale did not know whether they were
alleged to have occurred while Gen. Walker
was In charge of the work or afterward. Nor
did he think that material question. Gen.
Walker was q skillful, scientific, honorable
man, entirely capable Of correcting his own
mistakes If he had made any.
Mr.. Hoar said there was no man in the
country whose integrity and capacity had
been more thoroughly demonstrated in the
discharge of difficult and responsible public
duties.
Mr.. Anthony said that mistakes in such
work as the census were inevitable, and that
the superintendent was not responsible for
their occurrence. He did not go around and
gather the information; 1t was gathered by
his enumerators and if their work was wrong
the superintendent was the very man TO have
them corrected
Mr.. Beck thought that no great public in
terest had ever been allowed to =" run at loose
ends" rs badly as this census work.
lie had great confidence in Gen. Walker, but
that gentleman seemed to have let the man
agement of tho work slip out of his hands be-
fore he left the Office and the result was that
a lot of specialist" were engaged in writing
up different matters more for their own glory
tlnn lOr Ine gOOu Oh Uno IucTe WIS
n Prof. Pumpelly who was writing book as
part of tho work of the census and IL ap-
peared that Mr.. Porter, later one Of the tariff
commissioners, had used some of the employees
of the bureau to aid him in preparing book
which he had published in advance of the
census.
Mr.. Hale said that he had asked Gen.
Walker about the matter, and had been in
formed that when Mr.. Porter was employed
TO conduct that part of the census work re-
lating to wealth, debt and taxation, he was
already engaged in compiling n book for n
Chicago publishing firm, and that he had
embodied in that book no information de-
rived from the census except that which had
been published to the world in the census
circulars
Mr.. Beck said that Mr. Porter and two
assistants had received, including travelling
expenses, over $4,000 for services in connec-
tion with the census; yet Mr.. Porter had
published his book, accompanied by q map
SELLING, il was reported, at $685. while the
people were still unable to obtain this infor-
nation, for the collection of which they had
paid so much money.
Mr.. Hale said that the map to which Mr..
Beck referred belonged TO the publishers, and
had nothing to do with the census.
Mr.. Beck hoped that Gen. Walker, having
again taken charge Of the work, would see
that the specialists and philosophers should
not be permitted to glorify themselves
through the census, and would strike out all
speculations and publish only the facts
Mr.. Hale believed that was what Gen.
Walker intended to do
The amendments reported by the census
committee TO the joint resolution were
adopted and it was passed
1t appropriates 100000 to continue the
work of the census until the thirtieth Of June
next.
THE TARIFF BILL
was then taken up The question was upon
Mr.. Georgess amendment offered yesterday,
providing for the admission at 10 per cent.
ad valorem of machinery for the manufacture
of cloths and thread composed in whole or in
part of cotton, wool, hemp, jute or ramie, and
all tools of mechanics used solely in manual
| labor.
Mr.. Jonas moved to add "and machinery
| for the extraction and manufacture of sugar
from cane and sorghum"
Mr.. George offered an additional provision
| for the admission of all agricultural imple-
ments tools, and machinery for ten years
after the passage Of the bill at 10 per cent.
ad valorem.
Mr.. Vance offered an amendment to admit
machinery for the manufacture of cotton and
woolen goods free of duty under such regula-
tions as the secretary of the treasury shall
prescribe. Mr.. Vance made an argument in
favor of his motion, contending that the
south had everything requisite for manufact-
ur ing, except capital, and she desired capital,
not protection.
Mr.. George spoke at some length on the
present needs of the south, and Mr.. Davis, of
West Virginia, also made long speech advo-
eating "a tariff for revenue with incidental
protection" claiming that this was historic,
democratic doctrine, and expressing the
belief that if the word "only" had been left out
of tho last national democratic platform
Hancock would have been elected.
The debate ON the amendments providing
for the admission of machinery, &c, at 10 per
cent, was carried on by Messrs. Hale, Vance,
Frye, Aldrich, George, Blair, and Beck until
after o'clock.
Mr.. Aldrich, in the course of his discussion
said that Mr.. Georges amendment was
proposition to destroy n great American in
dustry (the manufacture of machinery merely
to give bonus to manufacturers in the south,
and declared that his own state had more
money interest in the question than all the
southern states together.
Mr.. Vance. Not II l could file q bill in equity
and follow the fund. [Laughter.l Our people
would then take the biggest share.
| Mr., Beck referring to the statements made
yesterday by Mr.. Dawes, that his (Beck's)
action was in the interest of foreign manufact-
urers, and that his chief prompters were the
importers said that some of his correspond
| ents belonged to q different class, and read q
letter from man in Meriden, Conn, charg-
! ing that the manufacturers treat their opera
| tives with "cold disdain;" that they do not
keep faith with them, and that the picture
drawn recently by MIR. Hawley in the senate,
and byothers of a comfortable and prosperous
class, was a mockery.
Mr.. Beck said he would not read tho
writer's name, lest tho disclosure should get
the man into trouble, but he would show it
privately to the senator from Connecticut.
Mr.. Platt said that Mr.. Beck ought to give
! the name
Mr.. Hawley took the Same Wow, and said
that the senator from Kentucky ought not to
have read the letter unless he was willing TO
| give the writer's name. By concealing the
name he would become responsible for the
i! ISLANDERS which the letter contained.
Mr.. Beck said he had known of the dis
missal of too many men from their employ
ments for having told the truth to be willing
TO expose any one to that risk.
Mr.. Hawley will guarantee that that man will
not be disturbed in this work. but he ought 10 suffer
! ders.
| Mr.. Beck. will show the senator the name.
Mr.. Hnwley (energetically). | will not look at IL
! unless am at liberty to publish IL; nor should
the senator have read anonymous blackguardism
| here.
! Mr.. Beck expect that tho writer of this letter
! is rs good man as either OF the senators from
| Connecticut. He writes as ii he were.
Mr.. H9wley, am quite willing to say that
don't believe lie is coward enough to wish TO have
| his name Withheld.
Mr.. Beck. i think II is likely he would not but
| / will not make II public The senator from Mas
sachusetts Dawes asserted yesterday that tho
| men VINO were urging me to stand for re-
due ton of taxes were not residents Of this coun-
try, but foreigners, and that was in their inter-
est aud read this letter to show him how u New