New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-17
OFFICE OF THE SEA BEACH RAILWAY Co, "a.
STATE CENSUS QUESTIONS.

WHY THE GOVERNORS VETO WAS UNWIsE.
TALKS WITH SECRETARY CARR AND s. NJ d. NORTH
"A CENSUS" THAT WOULD BIZ WORTHLESS
fFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT TRIBUszl
ALBANY May 16.-Republicans here are not
mourning over Governor Hills action in calling
ira Of the Legislature, and they are not Opposed
to help him out Of the trap into which he has fallen.
Two plans were suggested for his further discomfuro
in the caucus OF the Republican members Of the Leg
lature held yesterday. These were revealed to-
day. One is to pass concurrent sesol1ton
when the legislature reassembes Wednesday
ing next declaring that the Legislature in obediance
to the Constitution passed bill appr0pratilg money
the taking Of the that the Governor vetoed
the bill that the Legslaurethnks that better measure
could be ramed-and then to adjourn sine de- IL the
Governor should reassembe the Legislature, declaring
that his commands had not yet been obeyed, the ma
jorlty would pass concurrent resolution taking re-
cess till December 81. The other plan suggested Is to
pass the bill which vetoed by the Governor and IL
he again vetoes it, he ntmatss this morning he viii
through his organ here The argus then to take
till December 81 Both plans have their advocates here.
Ex-Speaker Hustled said to-day The Governor
doesn't call here TO pass bill It
is to repeal q law-the Census law Of 1855.
He argues that there should be mere
enumeration OF the inhabitants Of the State. Moreover
from reading his ssages you would think that the
Constitution forbds the taking of OF
II does nothing OF the kind says enumeration
of the inhabitants OF the State shall be taken every ten
years The Legislature OF 1885 said that
iature OF 1855 has tried to obey the
6e law OF is55 That is all there OF the matter The
Governor impose his will upon the Legislature"
say much about this dispute between the Governor and
the legislature have no feeling about the matter:
appropriates money to carry out the law OF 1870.
fear that the Governors action IN yetOing the
census bill will prevent my taking advantage OF
the United law regarding duplicate returns,
$1,000 The census must bs begun in June under
That law; ard there is an enormous amount Of work
to De prepare for H. fear the time Is too Short
even II the Governor should sign bill at once"
j. n ID. North, OF Utica, the compiler OF the news
who superntend tile OF this State this year.
said to-day THE Legislature can hardly improve on tho
bill IL passed That gave the Secretary OfSate discretion
whether should take the census ;ln enumeration
the Legislature should not pass Pill I'll near the ts,o
United States law, Secretary Carr would be at luu
liberty to limit the census 20 an en9msrIS5 nv tbs
present legislature when II passed the Dill when was
W M the census returns shall be made to be with the
County Clerks of the several counties This Pill pro-
vides that those duplicate returns snail De sent heIs TO
the secretary of states office This duplicate set which
is possible is 70 be sSnt TO wssnhssoai
only other change Is single sentence when aaOrSes
the Secretary State TO have the WORK uOhe III TWO
states census OF $50 finished in tho
cities in two weeks time That amendment money
over month. The enumerators get 50 day The saw
ing therefore, is obvious The Governor says that the
cost merely preface the enumeration FOR the
nspccon OF the Legislature That does not include me
cost OF printing which ,i5O and this brings tho
cost OF merely getting enumeration and publishing
II IN nearly the $4,000 we asked FOR BY conform
Ing with the United States law OF 1879 we save
SlOO 900 It is strange that the Governor thinks hat
Ills Milan will save the state 100000. The actual cost
of tile census OF 1915 1891 or The actual net cost
of the census OF 1885 under the proposed law
would not exceed S2l6,000 IL Is easy TO see now that
is reached by deductng the 100000 that Is 10 be re-
ceiyed from the Federal Treasury and the amount nat
would be saved by acceleraton OF the census IN the
cities which It estimated would be $4,000 making
total aggregate saving OF $4,000 When the Governor
speaks OF saving 1907 900 by making mere enumela-
ton he estimates as possible o saving which Is netry
800 600 in excess the entire cost OF carrying out the
| proposod law In other words, he proposes
| To save 100000 which no one proposes 20 spena,
n is pretty clear that the Governor has made MS
calculations ms to the OF an enumeration III gno-
rance OF the facts Senator Jacobs conceded that ID @
Senate Yesterday that when he said that IL might cos
more. IT, however, we arc to have mere eoun n
noses we had better amend the CONSTITUTION aposh
proysion regarding enumeration ana uepeho Oh Wv
limited states Government for information respecting
the number of inhabitants of this state but tnere Is no
onnrecable saving in limiting even au ehumeraIon
~ n mere count of heads. An enumerator can IN apeus
The anne time earn about sex ana occupatlon ana
lect other statistics They are TO Dc employed lor
inns in the country and they would do the WORK
,y in order 10 get the pay. II limited 10 mere emu
or,tinn But the weightest argument against sucl
.consns is that 1t is worthless"