The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-06
ON PORTER With BOTH FEET.
Charges Against the Census
Superintendent
Made by Democratic Members of the
House - Hundreds OF Unnecessary
Clerks Employed Under Pressure from
Congressmcn--Piles of Statistics Said
to Have Been Burned-Porter De-
Tended by Republicans.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.-lSpecial l-Mr.
Fithian, Illinois, sent to the speaker for
reference bill placing farm implements
upon the free list.
Speaker Crisp is very hoarse and his
voice hardly audible. The calling of
committees for reports, which is usually
made by the speaker in person, was del
egated to one Of the reading clerks, the
speaker being DESTROYS of saving his
throat as mnoh as possible. FINALLY
he left the chair and yielded the gaveI
to Mr.. McMjllin, of Tennessee.
The House then went into committee
OF whole (Mr. Richardson, of Tennessee.
in the chair) on the census deficiency
bill.
Mr.. Savers, of Texas lin charge of
the bill), made an explanation as to it's
provisions, and brought tho charge of
extravaganza against the administration
of the census bureau. He said hundreds
OF men and women who never ought to
have been employed had been employed
In that Office at the instance of members
OF Congress. Had the superintendent
Oh the census been left to operate his
bureau without pressure from tho out
side to put in Office largo number of
would have been very much less.
Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa-"Do YOU
refer to number or quality?"
Mr.. Sayers-"To both.''
Mr.. Henderson replied to Say ers, and
defended the census office.
Mr.. Dingley also defended superior
dent OF Census Porter. He said if tho
expenditures of the census bureau had
been increased, this was due to the fact
that Congress had imposed upon it the
new and unheard of duty of inquiring
into the private business of citizens,
and compelling them to disclose the
amount of their farm mortgages.
Mr.. DUNCAN, of Ohio, opposed an APP
preparation for the census bureau until
the charges made against it had been
answered satisfactorily. 1t had been
said that tons and tons OF statistics had
been destroyed after compilation, and
that lot of punching machines 1.-THE in
vention OF relatively, which could be
| purchased for $40, had been employed
at royalty of SO.
Mr.. Cooper, of Indiana, criticized the
census Office on the ground that it had
Disseminated against certain limestone
industries of, Indiana and in favor OF
others. In taking of the census great
inaccuracy, If not dishonesty, had been
com mlLteu as Iar as limestone workings
were concerned.
Mr.. Stone, OF Kentucky, paid high tri-
butte to The ability and efficiency of tho
superintendent of census.
Mr.. Sayers offered an amendment ap-
propriating Sl15,5l4 for the subsistence
OF Sioux Indians, and calling upon the
Secretary of the Interior to report to
tho House the names of all the ON
ployes under the direction and super
vision OF the Indian bureau. The lat
ter clause of this amendment was the
first general legislation to be incorpor
ated upon an appropriation bill, but no
objection being made the amendment
was adopted. The committee having
arisen the bill was passed.
! The private calendar was then taken
up for consideration, but no progress
was made. and the House adjourned
until 12:45 O'Clock tomorrow, when
eulogies will be delivered upon the late
Representative Lee, of Virginia.