The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-03


Gbides who Is worthy Of trust, and wher
the individual living out Of a lamtl
seems incompetent to answer, he IL !
do the next best thing, go to their neigh
bors, Special agents or other mean
, may be employed by the superintendent
to enumerate the Indians,
The pay OF the enumerators Is ike
thus: In subdivisions where the super
, intendent shall consider It sufficient Al
allowance not exceeding two cents 70
each living inhabitant, two cents 10
each death reported, fifteen cents TO
each farm, and twenty cents for eacl
establishment Of productive industry re
turned, may be given for full Compensa
ton, The superintendent Is obliged Y
designate the subdivisions to which THU
remuneration applies a month in adj
vance, In other cases variations can BE-
made according to the nature Of the re-
glon to be can Vassed, but the compen'
sation shall not be less than s. nor more
than 50 OF ten hours actual field work,
nor more than three cents for each liy-
Ing inhabltant, twenty cents for each
farm and thirty cents for each establish
ment OF productive industry, No claim
for mileage or travelling expenses is al
lowed, the enumeEatoT expected TO walk,
A subdivision shall not hold more than
1000 people under the census OF 1880.
An enumerator who takes the oath and
fails to perform his duties may be con-
viCtel OF a misdemeanor and fined per-
haps $500. The punishment Is the same
II he falsiAes the returns in any way; II
he swears falsely In order to gather sta
tistics for his own use or to falsiiy re-
turns he Is, OF course, guilty OF perjury
II any person takes q reward for the ap-
pointment Of anybody as enumerator or
clerk or other employe OF the bureau, or
takes any part OF the pay Of these per-
sOns, he Is guilty OF misdemeanor and
may possibly be fined $1,000, or be i'm
prisoned for year, or he may be pun
ished in both ways, A person who re,
fuses to give information may be fined
500. An officer oil corporation who
refuses to answer the lawful questions
may DO fined $4,000, and to this pun
ishment may be added imprisonment
for year.
The sum OF 50, 400, 900 Is the maximum
cost oil the census Of 1900. 81, 900, 900 out
OF any money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated Is Immediately availa-
BILE. Superintendent Porter and Secre-
tary Noble may, II they choose, hire a
building here and begin work to.mor.
row. The enumerators are employed
for from two to four weeks. II takes
the supervisors longer, but In the offices
OF the bureau IN Washington comes the
grand task OF the census. Imagine, II
you can, 1900 clerks, some skilled and
some more skilliul, sorting aud Comput.
ing the schedule, aud turning the re-
suits over to experts who have charge OF
the compilation OF the different volumes.
Eight topics only, according to the law,
can DO treated OF, but the number OF
volumes Is not limited. It has been a
iayOrite notion OF Mr.. Porter that the
census OF 1880, while II was most ex-
haustiye, was too cumbersome, inacCessi.
BILE and slow. Ne doubt one effort OF
his will be to publish the volumes in
three or four years, and by decreasing
their number and size, bring the practi-
cal information yielded by the census
more easily within the grasp OF the peo-
plC. General Walker did wonders, but
he tried to do too much.
The new superintendent had charge
In 1880 Of the volume entitled, "PubliC
Indebtedness" Some OF the Southern
statesmen found fault with his figures,
because figures are always unimpeaCha.
BILE, but with what were probably his de-
duCtions; but these questions have been
matters OF dispute ever since reconstruC.
ton time, and one mans judgment
about them Is as good as another's.
Another iavorite notion OF Mr.. Porter
Is believed to be what he would call a
more equitable apportionment OF repre-
sentatives from the Southern States;
that, indeed, he has advocated in the
press; SO whatever his course and what.
ever the results OF 1t in this, as in every
other branch Of the undertaking, he Is
sure to DO criticized. Expect 10 hear
the Democratic papers, North as well as
South, maintaining stoutly that the cen.
sus is merely a Republican enumeration.
The fact Of the matter Is, General Wal.
ker's statistics with regard 10 the South
were correct. Previous censuses had
been very faulty. Not till 1880 had the
South been Canvassed from house to
house. Enumerators had been aCcus-
toned 10 sit on the cracker barrel In the
corner grocery or sun themselves
on the rail fences and expect the people
to make their own returns. The census
Of 1880 was not only searching, but 1t was
honest. So will the census OF 1890 be
searching and honest. The facts may
not be pleasant to read for some Demo.
Gratis, but II they don't enjoy them they
can have their own whack at the figures
Just as anybody else can. You will bear
the Democratic papers say also that we
are going 10 have q protection census.
1t Is all nonsense; the work is so com.
prehensiye and everybody who helps
perform Il 10 so dependent upon some.
body else that II will DO next 10 impossi-
BILE 10 falsify, even II the census takers
and the census makers were not bound
under oath TO be honest and correct.
The people will be constantly aware oil
what Is going on. II they are fooled
about this thing they have themselves
10 blame.
Superintendent Porter will have the
very valuable assistance OF Col. Carroll
D. Wright, the born and trained stats.
tiCian at the head OF the Bureau OF
Labor Colonel Wright sent word to the
President two months ago that his can.
didaCy for Superintendent OF the Census
was not candidacy at all and must not
prove the least bit embarrassing. The
Colonel believes that Mr.. Porter, spite OF
the almost appalling nature Of his task
will bring great training and persever.
anCe and success TO II. He thinks that
the salary Of this officer should not
DO Sg,0OO-ior that Is tho figure which
he and others succeeded In having 1t
raised to-but $4,000 year. Andrew
D. Weeks was a candidate for the place,
but made no great tussle for II. Super
intendent Porter had the endorsement
Of thirty.four Senators and probably
the active support Of quito as many or.
binary Congressman and influential
every day persons In other stations.
WHAT will cure the worst case Of dys.
pepsia2 What will insure q hearty ap-