The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1883-02-08
WshinEiOn Letter.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb, ., '83.
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slmost the eRtire attention Of Con-
rress nov and there is wide differ
csce Of opiuiou as to what Will be
the result The Republicans geuer-
ally are determined to get a Dill
through if possible, though there are
some eho are aSt ia accord with the
measures new pending, Senator
Logan IS working hard to unite Re
publican senators upon the leading
items Of the senate bin, and expressed
regret at the adoption Of the free
lumber amendment, which he thinks
will haye q tendency to set the lum-
Der producing sections against the
aon-tjmber growing localities. The
Senator by che way has been numer-
ousIy thanked and memoralized by
various grand army organizations for
his cslrse on the Fitz John Porter
Dill. News from the states where
senatorial elections are still pending
is eagerly sought every day in the
senate chamber, If Senator Ferry
should fail Of reelection it will not
be necessary 70 take up collection
en- his behalf lie is estimated to be
worth anywhere from 81 600, 600 to
$1.a09 .0GG, and Caa skimp along
without lis senatorial salary. The
senator made lumber while the sun
ahone. Senator Window will con-
trive to pay his grOcers bills from
she interest on his 81, 900, 600 or so
and lay up a little for rainy day,
shsuld an ungrateful state put him
on the retired statesmen.
We are havingan immense amount
ct tribulation with our census bureau
AID its work on the last census. In
spite Of all the averments and ex-
plantations made from time to time
by the superintendent and his under
officers, there is no Disgusting the
fact that some of the work Of this
bureau is unsatisfactory. Complaints
have continually come in from vari-
Gus localities and from different IN
dustrial interests that the reports Of
the bureau touching them were gross
" and VIGOROUSLY Inaccurate, and to
such an extent has this feeling pre-
vailed in some instances that q re-
count at the expense Of the aggrieved
parties has been undertaken. Besides
this the enormous expenditure of
the bureau and the unprecedented
delay in getting out the reports de-
mand some better explanation than
any so far given. The original act
providing for the'takinS Of the tenth
census fixed three million dollars as
the maximum cost Of the undertak-
ing. Appropriations enormously IN
excess Of this sum have already been
made, and more money is still wanted.
Congress has made several apprOpria-
tious for completing the work, but
does not appear to be in hurry in
maSing the appropriation Of $780,
600 row 50 urgently asked for, and
some members favor thorOUgh
vestigation into the FIVE % and
a half dollars already spent by the
bureau before any more money is ap-
propriated. Charges are openly
made that it has been improperly
spent, and that besides ineficieucy
there has been corrupt use made OF
the funds appropriated for the bureau.
A proposition IS under consideration
10 appoint q commission to revise the
reports already in type, with pOwert'
throw away the reports of special in
dus.ries which have been proved 20
befull of errors. Appointment mem
Der Of the census committee hit the
nail square on the head when he said
that there seemed to be a strong in
clination upon the part OF certain
scientific and philosophical gentlemen
connected with the census to prepare
elaborate works upon special topics,
which they wished to have published
If the expense of the government,