Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-06-07

the Senate accomplished little, today. |
The deficiency measure carries appro |
priations for the war and navy estab- |
Iishments aggregating 17,745, 900. |
These appropriations are in addition to
the amounts to be carried later by the
general deficiency bill. During the
greater part of the session, the meas
ure providing for the taking of the 18th
and subsequent censuses was under
consideration, but no progress was
made toward its completion.
AT the beginning of today's session of
the Senate, Hale reported from the appro-
priations committee the urgent deficiency
bill. and at his request consideration of it
was Immediately begun. Some minor
committee amendments were made to the
bill one of which provided for a fund of
$l0o,ooo for printing and binding. The
other amendments were merely verbal
changes. The bill was passed.
The bill as passed appropriatcs $ll145,o0o
for the war and navy departments.
A bill favorably reported by Hoar,
Mass, for the judiciary committee, to
provide for the compensation and eX
penses of special counsel for the govern
ment in prize cases was passed.
A resolution offered by Davis. Rep.
Mimi, that the President be requested, if
not in his opinion Incompatible with the
interests of the public, to communicate to
the Senate all papers relating to the claim
nf Hugo O. Loewi for his expulsion from
Hayti WAS agreed to.
Allison presented a partial report from
the conferees upon the sundry civil bill
The partial report was agreed TO.
The Senate insisted upon its amend
lnents yet in disagreement, and asked for
further conference.
Garter. Rep Mont. reported from the
military affairs committee a bill author
izing the President in his discretion to
waive the onc-year suspension from pro
motion and to order the re-eXamination
of officers in the army, in certain cases.
and it was passed.
The Dill called up by Pettigrew,
which relates to the allotment of lands
in seyeralty to the Indians of the terri
tory was under discussion until >
o'clock. when it was displaced by the
unfinished business, the bill to pro-
vide for taking the 18th and subeQuent
censuses.
Pending the discussion of the census
measure, the Senate concurred in tn"
House amendments to the bill for the
protection of homesteads which was
to render service to the present war
against Spain.
Carter, chairman of the census COM
mittec, made an extended statement
concerning the object of the bill, and
the necessity for its enactment inco
law at as early a date as practicable.
AS provided for in section 24 of the
hill. the Eth census snail be restricted
to inquiries relating to population. 10
mortality, to the products OF agricul~
ture and of manufacturing and mo
chanical establishments. The sched-
ules relating to population shall com
lrchend for each inhabitant the name,
age, color. sex, conjugal condition,
place of birth and place of birth If
parents whether alien or naturalized.
number Of years in The United States
occupation. months employed, literacy,
school attendance and ownership of
farms and homes.
The mortality schedules shall COM
prchend for each deccdent the name
sex. color, age, conjugal condition.
place of birth and birthplace of parent
occupation. il born within the year the
month or date of birth cause of death
II. /
latng To agriculture shall comprehend
the following topics: Name of occu-
pant Of ctch farm, tenure acreage, val
lie Of farm and improvements. acreage
of different products, quantity and vat
ne Of products, and number and value
of live stock All questions as to
quantity and value of crops shall re-
late 10 the year ending Dee. 81, next
preceding N. t.0I1npI1 ti0n
The schedules Of inquiries shall relate
to products of manufacturing and me
chanical establishments. character OF
organization, cooperative or other
form dato nf commencement of op-
erations, character Of business or kind
Of goods manufactured, amount of cap
lthl invested, number Of prOpiret0rs or
firm members, co-partncrs, officers and
the amount of their salaries: number
of employees ana the amount of their
wages, quantity and cost of materials
used in manufacturers; time in opera
ton during the census year, character
ana quantity If power used, the char
aeler and number of machines en-
ployed.
Ihe Information collected shall re-
Ette exclusively to the fiscal year end
ihS nearest tho date set for the
enumeration of the population. The
ohIy V"Iumns that shall be prepared
ana published with the 18th census
Shaii relate to population, mortality
ana vital statistics, the products of
agriculture and of manufacturing and
mechanical establishments
The director Of the census is au
thorzed, after completing the above
mentioned work to collect statistics
fpialihS to Special classes. including
lhe insane, feeble minded, deaf, dumb
ana hllnd; to crime. pauperism and
neheNolcnce including prisoners. pau
lefS' Juvenile dclinqucnts and inmates
OF benevolent and reformatory inStitu-
tioh To deaths and births in reglStra-
Non areas, social statistics of cities; to
public indebtedness, valuation taxa
uoh and expenditures; to religious
podles. to electric light and power,
eIephone and telegraph business and
transportation including transporta-
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