New-York tribune., 1891-02-15
ANOTHER FRUITLESS DAY.
THE ATTACK on THE FEDERAL CENSUS.
VAIN ATTEMPT or THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE
To OBTNN EVIDENCE or AN N
lnL.I.LAT ENLMLEAIinN.


Yesterdays session o: the Assembly, Committee on
Enumeration ard Kctpportiormcut iu Par H. superior
Count Va- 90, nuitle-- II ployiliHS tie sort Of In
formation taJ. IT, Democratic dror.ty seems 10 think
va, appointed TO gather A. it, previous sessions ha1
i,ru. -, hAd pressed t. tAc majority for materia!
NltI which o. make c1-r against Mr. Porter. 'up'Hn
tondrnt # tlc otc rd'ral census. that the com
nltc, cuun-c. Yesterday lrd it necessary To ask 20
ia,c admitted q, evidence editorials If a number u
newspaper, hostile to the Republican Administrations
i'm which there criticisms OF Mr. Porters course
In defending the dignity ~ government nv r>Tct!uc
ui, subordinate. Mr. Murray. not tD answer questions
.s 10 h- official aDt-. Chairman Ilocomb took tho
Ground t,l,t the committee Lad more scope than was
accorded FOO g. court u Law, ard decided that the
reitorills should De- admitted.
II WI. II 30 90 iu. when tLe committee va, called
10 ori,r Chairman lloIc.mh l"iuc the last of the
member t. arrive. Charlie II. Murray. the supcr' >or
II The census. vhp was ON tl" stand all dt' friday.
v., present 80 10 O'Clock. the hour To which the com
mlttrr lad ~, .urit. AID vas exceedingly ANNOYED
al the DELAY. lie toM the commi'tr" ON Friday tha'
h. Ald A Inference case 90 look after Yesterday anc
wanted to BE- cNcu,ol. but the committee Insisted on
l, holm, rr,,c1t a- the session would probably be a
brief one. MIR MURRAY again represented by Nr.
Mott who i. actin, a, Mr. Murray, counsel under
th. direction II the Attorney -Gc1crIl II th- United
>tat"e. Charlie, 9. Wilson president of the Board of
Health, va, also present IL being understood tlat he
va, t. be- called V'ncr, after the committees hH
tihliG
BARTLETT ~. committee, counsel again called Mr.
Murray to tn, stuu ard before lcsnuing his intcrro
cation of the wituc-- hiahy addressed the committee
Ic said that a, tie committee had wider and larger
power, than a CONT. evidence that was not competent
boo a court ~ lass could with prppictr be subnitt"l'
lie uroro>rd therefore to offer n evidence editorial
article, from different newspaper, for the purp ~
showing the of popular opinion on the subject
under Invest -ltl u TAc,r article, bitterly criticised
Mr. Poitcr'> course superintendent Of the census.
llg UIdrath objected to The admission of the articles
ODD the ground that th"y were not relevant or pertinent
to the inquiry. beside 4 editorial comments were q
lee admitted the article, In ai of the papers should
m, submitted and not those alone from the hostile
rr..- Chairman Ilocomb decided that the editorials
vcr. competent evidence. ana Nr Bartlett procccled
10 read them Mr. Murray meanwhile sitting in the
vuc., chair with 10 smile ON hi, face which indicated
amusement TIE reading ot the FIRST ed t0rla caused
, good d,.tl Of laughter. because it almost directly
contradiction of the news report Of the committees
-r-,.on published IN another column Of the same
paper.
In reply to MIR. Earlctts questions, Mr..
MURRAY sad there had been no change in
the attltui, of the Federal authorities since
fine dav before and pc stll declined 10 pr. ducc the
miners demanded by the committee. lie did not
innr Jobu = Billings, special agent of The Census
uu,,.lu who va, s"ut to Ncw York for the purpose
nf obtaining VITA, statistic, from the board o Health.
and II wa, lmpo. -blc for him 10 LAY what Wa done
about the 4.4i7 admitted error m the New York
turns, because hc did not know. Mr.. Bartlett then
asked: What had YOU t. a. Wth the discovery .,
those errors Nr. Mott objected, and Mr. Murray
WV Wr rnrtrt, reading from Mr. Porers testimony
IN another inquiry. quoted these words: We rakcd
The clty. and every complaint was followed up by II
man named Spc'r.'
What had Won and Mr.. Porter to do with 'raldny |
the city," Mr. Bartlett a-hcd
Mr.. Murray explained that MI Porter had lad |
reference 10 complaints of non enumeration. and he
ii., f. tbr . ~ cases invest gated Mr. Murray aid
thcr. might have been 1000 other complaints Of non
enumeration lie could not what done I;
about them bv the authorities in Wa hington and he
refused e. answer questions concerning what Mr. |
Porter could have done. . . |
fed were done up in package, and forwarded 70 |
Washington by Mr. Doremls and iorce Of clerks who |
ccrnng mort indchcducsaes ana 10 assist IN Other
Way.. All Of the men sent to Now lork bv Mr. /
Porter were. In the Super!iendehi own language I
hi-ii -Spirite ed. Intelligent citizens, VINO were deeply
crested n tho progress Of the census. They were
Mg Murray knew, the best mcn that could be obtained
and in every way capable Of performing the work as /
Wr. bartlett asked Mr. Murray. as an expert on
census affair. to svc an e'tlmatc oi dc poPualion
rcpllcd .. Ectwcen 1000 900 and 1.650000" The !
witne,, thought that all nqusoral questions should
Mr. Rarilctt asked II Mr. Porter had ever told the |
wines, verbally writing that If the police census
corrobogaed the Federal census ne "0u SGeept me tns
ngur,> oi the former. and Mr. Mnray replied " No
cmphaticaly. Tic authorities had agreed that the
Federal census was an accurate CONGREGATION @ , oi tlc
popuaton of the city, and that was all that the witness
At 20 D. m Chairman IIocomb read some resou
ons ~ RESPECT 10 the memory OF Admiral Porter. and
ont of meet to the dead officers memory, the com
mittee adjourned until IL O'Clock Monday.
THE BANK At AVER, MASS, 10 REOPEN MONDAY.
Aver Mass. Feb 1.-THE First National Bank.
which has been closed pending examination OF the
affairs OF the sbsconding cashier. spaulding Will re-