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sioner of industrial statistics ~ The
workings Of the census taking in general
and in detail, must bc looked for at his
door.
During the past three years. in which
the taking of the census for 1898 has been
in progress, your committee has obtained
such Information as was TO be had con-
cerning the progress of the work, very
largely through the superintendent OF the
Census Board. This information has been
sought. when appropriations have been
asked of your honorable body, through
your committee.
Your committee fully recognizes the
great value To the state of an authentic
census of its population, and some other
features of valuable information. With
this thought in Wow, your committee
has recommended TO your honorable body
such appropriations as the case seemed To
demand; and without reluctance, until
the appropriation of 2Sth of May, 1895.
Your committee was then assured that
the appropriation of ten thousand
(Sl0, 600 } dollars then asked for would
complete the work in every particular.
This made the total amount then appro-
prlated fifty thousand (SJ0 O0O) dollars
The amount of money expended by the
state for the census of 1885. was about
thirty thousand (s30, 000) dollars After
making full allowance for the added pop
lures of industry as taken In the census
of 1895, your committee believed, that the
added sum of fifteen thousand (Sl5, OO0)
dollars, To twenty thousand (S20, COO
dollars was fully ample to meet the re-
quircments Of the case. In the early
part Of the present January session of
your honorable body another requisition
was made on your committee for an addi-
tional ten thousand (slO, OOO) mdollars Tor
the state census.
In order that complete disorder might
not ensue during the recent recess of your
honorable body your committee recon-
mended an appropriation Of twenty five
hundred (s25O9) dollars and in which
recommendation you concurred:
According to the report Of the superin-
tendent of census, Just at hand, ho con-
sents that the work of the state census of
1895, can be completed for the sum of
seveny-fiye hundred $4,000 dollars, though
failing to suggest that this does not in
clude the printing and binding of the
census, which your committee understand
will cost some four thousand (S4OO0) dol
lars more. Your honorable body will
observe that under the statute your com
mittee Is powerless TO determine the
amount OF expenditure that shall be made
in the taking of the state censu. Hence
and in view of the aforegoing and in order
that justice be done TO your honorable
body, as well as TO your committee, this
statement is made.
Mr.. Barstow then introduced bill to
amend the census law by adding the
chairmen Of the House ana Senate finance
committees TO the census bureau. 1t was
referred 10 the judiciary committee.
Providence Bill Introduced.
Mr. Gray introduced bills for acts
authorizing the city of Providence TO
hire 500. coo for school purposes and S25, =
coo for the purchase of central fire
alarm system, also bill for an act rela-
tive 60 the dog laws; referred to judiciary
committee.
For the militia committee Mr.. Kenyon
recommended indefinite pustpOnomcnt of
resolution appropriating 5000 for re-
pairs on state armory at Woonsocket.
For the judiciary committee Mr.. Coo
ell recommended non concurrence with
the Senate in a bill for an act relative to
school committee elections in North
Providence.
Bills for acts relative to the incorpora-
| tion of the Bailey Beach Association and
the Newport Fish and Game Association
came back from the committee on cor
porations with recommendation of pas
sage; passed under suspension of the
! rules. 49,.
For the committee on militia Mr.. Gates
| recommended passage Of resolution to
! apprOpriate $500 for uniforms; referred e.
! committee on finance
For tho committee on special legislation
Mr.. France reported back "a substitute bill
| for an act relative TO the wrong.
| Of children with recommendation
| of passage and also with recommendation
| of indefinite postIonoment of the original
| bill; calendar
For the same committee Chairman Lit
| tlcfield recommended the indefinite post
! ponement Of bill for an act relative q
/ caucus laws; calendar
A bill for AN act 90 incorporate the
/ Maple WOODEN Company was passed undoi
suspension 81 the rules
lhe report of the commission on the
| revonue OF the state was received from
| the senate and referred TO the finance com
1 mittCe.
] The senate bill authorizing the tranfci
| Ct interest ON pro ocds from State HousC
/ bonds was referred 90 judiciary committee.