The Portland daily press., 1898-06-07
DISCUSSED CENSUS BILL.
Senate Accomplished Very Little at
Yesterdays Session.
URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL CARRY
ING S17,745,OOO PASSED.

This is Outside of the Big General De-
ficiency Bill to Come-No Progress was
Made Toward the Completion of the
Census BILL
Washin gton, June 6.-Beyond the pas,
sage OF an urgent deficiency bill, made
necessary by the war with Spain, the
Senate accomplished little today. The
deficiency measure carries appropriations
for the war and navy establishments
aggregating ST., 745, 900. These appropria-
tions are in addition to the amounts to be
carried later by the general deficiency
Dill. During the greater part of the
session. the measure providing for the
taking OF the twelfth and subsequent CEN
suses Was under consideration but no
progress was made toward it's completion.
Washington, June cat the beginning
of today's session of the Senate Mr.. Hale
OF Maine. reported from the appropriation
committee, the urgent deficiency bill, and
at his request consideration Of it>was be-
gun Immediately. Some miuor commit
tee amendments were made to the bill.
one of which provides for fund of $780,
900 for printing and binding. The other
amendments were merely verbal changes
The bill was passed. The bill as passed
appropriates sl7,745,ooO for the war and
navy departments.
A bill favorably reported by Mr.. Hoar,
Republican of Massachusetts, for the
judiciary committee to provide for the
compensation and expenses Of special
counsel for the government in prize cases
was passed.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Davis. Re-
publican Of Minnesot that the President
be requested, if not in his opinion, in
compatible with the interests of the pub
| papers relating to the claim of Hugo o.
| Loewi for his expulsion from Hayti was
| agreed to.
| from the conferees upon the sundry civil
DILL The partial report was agreed to.
Inc Senate insisted upon it's amendments
YET IN disagreement and asks for further
conference
Mr. Carter, Republican of Montana, re-
ported from the military affairs commit
! zee bill authorizing the President in his
| ulsoretlon to waive the one year suspen-
sion from promotion and to order to re-
confirmation of officers of the army in
| certain cases and it was passed.
Mr.. Pettigrew, Silver Republican of
South Dakota, of the Indian affairs COM
mittee, called up the bill for the proteo-
top OF the people of the Indian territory.
Before its consideration was begun the
Following changes in the standing COM
mlttees were announced:
| MIR. Pascoe of Florida, withdrew from
public lands; Mr. Chiffon of Texas, with
drew from improvements of the Missis-
sippi river, and Mr.. Faulkner withdrew
| from Immigration Mr.. Sullivan, Demo-
following committees, civil service, and
retrenchment; immigration, improve
| ment of the Mississippi river; public
lands, to establish the University of the
| United States and additional aceommoda-
tions for the library of Con gress
The bill called up by Mr., Pettigrew.
which relates to the allotment of lands in
seyeralty to the Indians of the territory
was under discussion until two O'Clock
when it was displaced by the unfinished
business, the bill to provide for taking
the twelfth and subsequent censuses.
| Pending the discussion of the census
measure, the Senate con,urred in the
| llOuSo hiu6uUIu6utS OI buO Ulll lOr bllo prU-
| lection of homestead settlers who render
service in the present war against Spain.
| Mr.. Carter, chairman of the census COM
mittee made an extended statement CON-
corning the object of the bill and the
necessity for its enactment into law at as
early a date as practicable.
| AS provided for in section "a OF the bill,
the twelfth census shall be restricted to
| inquiries relating to population, to
| mortality, to the products Of agriculture
and of manufacturing and mechanical
establishments. The schedules relating to
population shall comprehend for each in
habitant the NAME age. COLOR, sex, CON-
Jueal condition, place OF birth and place
of birth of parents, whether alien OF
natural lied, number Of years IN the
United States, occupation, months en-
ployed. literacy school attendance and
| ownership of farms and homes
The mortality schedules shall compre-
bend of each decedent.. the name, sex,
color, age, conjugal condition, place of
birth and birthplace of parents, occupa-
ton, If born within the year the month
of DEATH The schedules relat ing to agri-
culture shall comprehend the following
| topics: Name of occupant of each farm,
| ten nre, acreage, value Of farm and i'm
provements, acreage of different products,
qauntity and value Of products; and num-
| Der and value OF live STOCK. AL quesUlonS
rs to quantity and value OF crops shall re-
late to the year ending December 81, next
preceding the enumeration.
The schedules Of inquiries shall relate
| to products of manufacturing and
mechanical establishments. character of
| organization, whether individual, CO.
operative or other form; date OF com.
mencement of operations, character of
business or kind Of goods manufactured,
amount of capital invested, number of
| proprietors firm members, oo-partners or
officers and the amount Of their salaries;
number of employees and the amount of
their wages ;quantity of, cost OF materials
used in manufactures; amount OF miscel-
laneous expenses, quantity and value of
products; time in operation during the
census year, character and quantity Of
power, the character and number OF
machines employed.
| The information collected shall relate
exclusively to the fiscal year ending
nearest the date set for the enumeration
of the population. The only volumes that
shall be prepared and published with the
| twelfth census shall relate to population,
mortality and vital statistics, the pro-
ducts of agriculture and OF manuf actur-
ing and mechanical establishments.
| The director of the census, is autnor-