New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-26
PLANS FOR THE ELEVENTH CENSUS.
SUGGESTIONS RECEIVED BY THE SENATE CON-
MITTEE-CosT OF THE WORK AND SUB
JECTs TO BE TREATED.


JECTs TO BE TREATED.
Washington Dec o5.-The Senate Committee on
the Census has not yet had any meeting to consider
the House bill providing for the taking OF tho
eleventh census bill for this purpose passed the
House of Representatives at its last session AS the
date approaches on which IL proposed tho census
shall be taken-June /, 1e6O-the committee Is re-
ceiving frequent communications suggesting amend
ments to the House bill. The principal ones sug-
gesed relate to the provision authorizing an cnumer
alton of the survivors of the late war and the In.
sertion of provision for asceraininG the recorded
indebtedness Of the people.
Senator Hale, chairman OF the Census committee
is In constant communication with persons acquainted
with census work, several Of whom have requested
a hearing before the committee The committee mas
been authorized to employ stenographer and tahc
expert testimony. The bill creates new onicor-
that Of Discussing Clerk increases the salary OF
the superintendent from $4,000 10 $4,000 and IN
creases the maximum number Of Supervisors OF Cen
sus from $780, in 1880, to 49, There is also
difference in the pay Of the supervisors
Section II Of the bill proposes that the schedules
Of inquiries of the eleventh census shall be the same
as those of the tenth census. with such changes OF
subject matter, cancellations and notifications as
NAV be approved by the Secretary OF the INTERIOR
It being the intention to give the Secretary null
discretion in this matter. A provision Is MADE now
ever I'm this section that the superintendent OF tho
Census shall cause 10 be taken in the same schedulo
of INQUIRY the names of those who served In the
army navy or marine corps of the United states In
the War Of the Rebellion, and who are survivors at
the time Of said inquiry, and the widows OF soidefs
sailors or marines' twenty-five volumes, besides
compendlums were the outgrowth OF the census Oh
1880 The House bill, while, as before said, 1t gives
to the Secretary of the Interior discretion IN the
matter of schedules of inquiries, limits the puohcA
ton of the volumes to seven, as follows; Popuia
ton and social statistics relating thereto; PRODUCTS
of manufactures Mining; Agriculture; Mortality ana
vital statistics; Valuation and public Indebtedness
statistics relating to railroad corporations, express,
telegraph and insurance companies.
The House bill limits the expenses Of the census
to SO 900 900 as the maximum cost, exclusive Oh
the printing engraving and binding: The last cen
sus cost the Government S5,o627oo' Dut tnls IN.
cluded the entire cost of delivering The Work 10 u h
public finished and omplete. II 10 Thought that tno
sum of IS 900 will be necessary ior the woIh,
on account OF the increase OF population, although
the schedule of inquiries Is limited to seven IL y
believed BY experts that the regulation VIII , aeS1 ~
"a 900 900, Increase of 100000 over INA, .,
hsS Ssf Allowing the Superintendent tho
Census the privilege Of furnishing TO any city, town
munIclpalty list Of the names In said city, town
or municipality, at the rate of % cents for each
100 names furnished.
Of the Census Committee, at which time he will
lay before II the various letters and communications
he has received. Ptman Pulsier, The committee
clerk has prepared table showing the time each
census was taken. from the first down 10 that OF
1850. the date of publication, the entire cost OF
1892, s44,377; 1900, one volume, published In 1901
AS: 1870, two volumes published in 1923, s2os.
525 1890, one volume, published In 1899, s35s 34y
soSr v vT,umss' ppbbed in 1855
$780, four Volumes published in 1868, ~ ,9s2 2!2 :
1872 four volumes published nc, In ls,s SSSS
published In 1888, 80, eo.,IoO