The sun., 1891-02-08
EXPOSING THE SIAM CENSUS.
.., voN.EyUarERATOB IN THE Hands
W. W. TIE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE

Ar. xox-ESUaLERATOB IN 1HE HANDS
w o1 TIE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE
..1 % Assert Privilege - . Federal
..s,.,. bat II DiAn's 0o-An tAe Records
~ NJ Has Not Sent Ont OF che State
c.us1 FORA Reiuossnt witness.
v.,ht Holcomb. Chairman. and Percival
..sh,r Ana Charles W. Sutherland. the other
sn.Sa.ratc members Of the Special Assembly
Cs.s,,tss on Enumeration and Apportion-
1919, O... ysrs on hand promptly yesterday morn
,nsin PAN II. Of the Superior Court to begin
.S.,. .us vork OF Investigation. 80 we're Mr.
S".ntun Bartlett the committse's counsel
- presidsnt Charles George Wilson and
e.s,..rsr Roger g. Tracy. NJ. D.. OF ths Board
LI.sth. who shares the interest In the popu.
s",,o, question that tho majority Of the COM
.,,..s have. But the Republican committee
80 xsre very unpunctuaL II was 1l:45 be-
- The arrival VI Assemblyman Hildrsth Of
~. houanza Twenty.frst district allowed the
snsine Of Investigation to move. MIR. seleck
n O,vseo county, the other Republican.
S,opp>d 10 half hour later.
Ths committee's work is to ascertain and
,.nort tho facts In reference to what has been
aons since 1875 In enumerating tho inhabitants
Al The state and to recommend whatever lseis-
ianou 10 necessary, especially a. 10 Senate and
lss>mbly district reapportionment. Deputy
secretary Of State Thomas E. Benedict . man
Vim head for figures, who has been Public
Printer in Washington and Deputy Comptrol-
lsr Of the State was called to put In evidence
STATE documents bearing on the question.
Senate documents from the journals Of 1865
and 1875 we're read. being the reports Of Score.
tsrss Of stute Chauncsy N. Depsw and Died
ncA wlllsrs. Jr.. on the subject Of State emu
peration. Secretary Depew's was In relation
10 tho point that juno was not proper tlme
for taking . census, and that Of Secretary
m.fsiiop ss. a Was what ths State offlcials should
Then Mr benedict told how the Red Book.
IN official statistical publication for the Legls-
lture and state officers. was made 10. Copies
n. Method i By Which the Information coneernins Ing
cured for them was detailed. Duplicate re-
a. eS sss Ii" et
IL those ysars. But Mr. Benedict testified that
no Information OF that character had been re-
Ia h been able to set any from tho Saresu
IL Warrington though It had been asked for
several tlmos, Superintendent Porters re-
complying With the requests as promptly as
possible. but that the Information was not yet
available. Mr. benedict also testified that III
ss n. Democrats. e but what Mr. Bartlett wanted
10 know this for did not appear.
II. @. Griewold. sub.!ibrarian In the State
6ssn recslsod there, from the Census Bureau
except twenty -four bulletins, and one report.
There wis nothing in them about the popula-
Ioush there was some such detail concerning
Hsw Hampshire and Massachusetts.
sup.IyIsor chsrlss 4: Murray 81 Che Federal
s' ~ snd his eounsel. JOIN Bater. bobbed d up up
70 . easssS ths ssa.s. aa dhe
ssbieot b.. ordering the witness to take the
iSse tSs na.are Of the objection was found
gps.or. Huperintendsnt Robert p. Porter.
Assd he would feel Obliged 70 refuse 70 tes..
p so9nIzance Of Mr. PorteTs Instructions 10
e aed sa g sp. hss q *SSd e. as
tSlssrsm was delivered to the witness
S @ ~ H. Yss is nj III: Snlay so
~ ~ snasss:ssfs. Sssas Mr &urrsys + letter Rs Rsd
syidsnuy besn Intended to evoke different
I'll ths States committee can legally git in
Judgment on tho laws OF tho United States
ought to % determined BY some suflcient su-
call me to-day. then 1t may call you at tho next
VII T.: bnsd t. s.ases has besn
!ssd and Judged under a state tribunal" He
0e9 expressed q perfect willingness to give his
hs sn6 6nsa sses .nfb bs.rSs S Ro ns
NJ Murrays relnct ctance 10 aid the commit
II. bartlett had to Cet anv Inform stion ont ~
Si. IN SsS SsS YeIi eS s.ess
s:s,ds containing tho daily reports Of
With tbs Department. in Wsshlncton. which he
deyeopsd s s,HGs thst
faI Is the Republican leader Of tho Third
sSssI Sssmniy district and had the enlargement o!
%kcol. Ethan Allen and Daniel q. Rollins
ESn M among tho eeyenty-ave. he regarded
r.. natter Of aDpointments., hs was similarly lack:
Re y recollection OF details. He admitted
@ ~. ,ss, shs Republican leaders had received no
st.ts to b made and that many OF the appii-
Ss!6. could not roms%Ser dlstinctIy anyone any one
The ssla !3Sa sSas
%nnsn w may have done so and probably did
.sM.Democr1tc AL! leaders recommending appli-
Sea Se., vas only able TO name single recommen-
Cso,asressmun John Henry MCCARTHY. He did
ss,e9y so Se9y that Repu blcan leaders got applica-
kS%i ~ mat nearly NIL Of the appQintees wore
a1aspuolicSns but he averred with great fro
Sa.noy mat he WAS nctnated In all his nppoint-
AZ. S.,s oy desire TO Rst tho best men possible,
ss.s1a ssst 1as leader shea Of
sSas, Sns apnsointuenta He gould NOT ,recoliec.
SHs I0hnny na, Grimes or JOHNNY Collins and
oas.;. ma baitlot wound up . long series Of
Synet ~ eoncerling tho removal OF the records
aknincant question:
.Mtertho Congress committee met In Wash
tSsTato tSTa % pear the complaints against the way
M SNSSw ~ iOrH consus was taken. all OF the rec
Sss1!sappesred from within the borders Of
S.a e; and have not been returned p
IesWered Yes. sir"
~. vrS,,ors tne eommttes adjourned Mr.. Bartlett
guy new and comprehensive subpoena
nv Mtness embodyinR everything possible
vuax OF documents or papers. BerReant.
YM .Mlth tho same significant emile said,
M onng everything have"