The Red Cloud chief., 1890-05-30
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WARRINGTON, June 2.-The machinery
for taking the ensus for 1890 ~ss put in
operation to-day ell over the United
states, and o. IL will be pushed % ex.
peditiously ~ possible Superintendent
Porter expects carly returns 70 his Of.
nee, 20 that the work Of tsbulsting can
DO entered upon and completed within
. reasonable period. All the prclim-
insry matters have been arranged,
blanks prepared and enumerators In.
structed % TO their duties. and ell that
remains to he done IL to collect the data
which II has been decided shall become
. part OF the census. II requires %. 900
men ~ enumerators to gather the requi.
site information and each Of these IL
either employed In . definite locality
or upon some special topic This, how.
ever. does not include the additional
thousands OF clerks employed In collect
Ing and tsbulsting the returns that will
come back from all over the country ~
the result Of tho lsbors Of the enumcr.
stors, 10 II can be seen 1T . glance what
. corps Of men II requires and the Inn.
menss sum Of money which must be ex.
pended To accomplish this undertaking.
Mr.. Porter has accepted and confirmed
the SUPERVISION selection OF enumer.
stors except In . few instances whore
the fitness Of the appointees was ucs
TONED, and IL being shown that they
were incompetent others were substi.
tuted. In the South in some places OBJ
lection was made TO the appointment Of
cOlored 9 but the supervisors being
held responsible for their men he con.
cludcd to trust to their discretion and
declined to interfere upon that ground.
II Is known. however. that appoint
ments Of this kind are few and even in
the case Of q cOlOred supervisor nearly
all Of tho enumerators designated BY
him are white.
II IL not anticipated that much trouble
will be experienced In obtaining m.
swers u tho questions that are pro-
pounded, but where refusals are met
with they will be NJ once reported and
steps taken 70 enforce the law. The
superintendent IL not given any dis.
erection In the matter, but IL Is made
obligatory upon him TO report each and
every person who fails TO comply with
the requirements Of the law 70 the
proper persons, who will institute Q
vigorous prosecution against the viola.
tors Of II, and they become liable 10 Q
hne OF 500. 1t 10 thought that some
trouble will be experienced in securing
answers to the inquiries regarding mort.
Cages ~ we'll ~ those concerning spe.
clsl Information In relation to disease
about which physicians have recently
given opinions. No exceptions will be
made In propounding the questions Of
harsh measures resOrted to In enforcing
the law, but where II becomes plain
that the provisions Of the law are intsn.
tionally being violated. then the par
ties so offending will be called upon 70
take the consequences.
Mr.. Porter intimated very plainly last
evening that 40 far ~ the ''chronic
diseases" questions were concerned IL
was not h intention Of the Office to en-.
dcavor to bring to punishment thosc who
were reluctant 10 make answer. but a.
10 the mortgage question he spoke not
quite 40 checringly for those who had
determined not to answer this part Of
tho schedule, though the probability Is
strong that nothing will be done
with recalcitrants on this matter.
lie expressed himself very earn.
estly. however. with regard to bring
Ing the Law to bear on those who should
willfally refuse 70 answer any and all
questions put 70 them BY the enunes.
stOrs. They would he compelled 70
answer. no sAid, or 70 take the conse-
Quences OF their refusal. lie thought
there WAS . possibility that members Of
the criminal classes might take I'D.
vantage Of the aght made against the
diseases and mortgage questions 70 ~
fuss any Information Whatever to the
cnumerStors and he stated that this
would not b tolerated under any CIR.
cumstancea