The record-union., 1892-02-06
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
SPEAKER CRISP APPEARS IN THE
HOUSE.
Spirited Discussion Over the Manage
ment of the Present Gen.
SuS Bureau.
Special 70 the REcoRp-UNroN.

| '1pCtlht W JIt tHECOhD-ONlONs
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The Census
Bureau, its management and the extent
to which it has been subordinated to
| political ends, were the subject of a two
| hours spirited discussion in the House
| to-day. While the discussion in a gem
eral way was upon party lines, the Super
| lntendent of the Census was not without
| supporters on the Democratic side, Stone
of Kentucky being among the warmest
champions of Porter's efficiency and
official zeal.
Speaker Crisp called the House to or
der. The Speaker was very hoarse. and
| his voice was almost inaudible. Finally
he left the chair and yielded the gavel to
| Mcmillan.
Fithian of Illinois sent to the Speaker a
| bill for reference, placing farm imple-
ments on the free list. Ordered printed
| in the Record.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole on the census deficiency
| bill.
Sayres of Texas, in charge of the bill.
made an explanation of the provisions.
and brought charge of extravaganza
against the administration of the Bureau.
He said hundreds of men and women
who never ought to have been emnloyed
CNCAA
members of Congress. Had the Superin-
tendent OF Census been left to operate his
Bureau, without pressure from the out
side to put In office large number of in
competent persons, the expenditures
would have been much less.
Henderson of Iowa contended that the
office had been economically admins
tered.
Sayres said many employees drawing
500 month were unable to discharge
their duties. He believe q committee
should be appointed to investigate the
Office.
Dingley of Maine regretted that the
gentleman from Texas made charges
against the Superintendent of Census
never made from the Committee on APP
preparations. 1t seemed to him that such
charges made from anonymous sources
should have been brought to the attention
ofthe committee. He believed the SuDer-
intendent faithfully performed the duty
intrusted to him. If the expenditures of
the bureau had been increased it was due
to the fact that Congress had imposed
upon it the new and unheard of duty of
inquiring into the private business of citi-
ZenS and compelled them to disclose the
amounts of their farm mortgages
DUNCAN of Ohio opposed the appropria-
ton for the Census Bureau until the
charges were answered satisfactorily. 1t
had been said that tons and tons of stat
istics were destroyed after compilation.
and that lot of punching machines, the
invention of a relative, which could be
purchased for $40 had been employed at
royalty Of So.
Cooper of Indiana criticised the Census
Office on the ground that it Disseminated
against certain limestone industries in
Indiana in favor of Ohio.
Stone of Kentucky paid a high tribute
to the ability of the Superintendent of the
Census.
Sayres offered an amendment appro-
priating Sll5,514 for the subsistence of the
Sioux Indians. The amendment was
adopted.
The committee having arisen, the bill
passed.
The private calendar was then taken
up for consideration, but no progress was
made, and the House adjourned until to-
morrow, when eulogies will be delivered
upon the late Representative Lee of Vir-
ginia.