Evening star., 1899-02-02

Nided for one hundred and fifty supervisors
and in the eleventh census for one hundred
ana seFenty-hVe The director of the CEN
Sus is authorized to employ one of more
supervisors in each state territory and the
District OF Columbia, not exceeding how
ever, three hundred in number The au-
IhoilZatl"n or three hundred will enable the
director OF the census to conform his work
more nearly to the civil divisions of the sew
eral states, and in many cases will be en-
abled to conform the supervisors districts
TO That OF the congressional districts In the
states The smaller districts that will thus
be given supervisors in the bill reported by
your committee will bring the territory Of
each more nearly within the radius of the
SUPERVISORS personal acquaintance and
VIII enable him to prepare more exact enu.
merator'S districts.
Each supervisor is charged with the per-
lormance within his own district. of the
following duties: To consult with the direc-
tor OF the census in regard to the division
Of his district into subdivisions most con-
Nehlent Tor the purpose of the enumeration
which subdivisions shall be declared and
the boundaries thereof fixed by the direc-
tor of the census; to designate to the direc-
tor suitable persons, and. with the consent
OF said director. to employ such persons as
enumerators within his district. one or
mere for each subdivision and resident
therein.
Enumeration Districts.
The bill as prepared by your committee
provides that the subdivision assigned to
enumerators shall not exceed four thousand
inhabitants, according to estimates based
on the preceding census, or other reliable
information 1t is quite probable that In
the division of the work the director of the
census VIII find 1t not only expedent, but
necessary, to limit the enumeration dis
tricts to much less than four thousand in
nabltants, 1nasmuch as the bill provides
that the census of the population which is
to be taken in 1900 in rural districts n,rst
be completed within thirty days from lime
!, and in cities of eight thousand and over
the census of population must be completed
within fifteen days. 1t is therefore appar-
ent that the subdivision for the en,,naro
1oD work must be small enough in num-
berS, as well as territory, to enable the
enLmerators to do the work quickly and
efficiently within the time limited.
The bill follows precedents established
in the taking of other censuses for the an,
pioyment Of Interpreters whenever neces-
Sary. he remaining sections of the hill
relate 10 detall merely, and are in conform
ity with the laws relating to previous CEN
SuseS. ~
A Saving of Expense.
your committee believe that there will
be great saving in expense in taking the
twelfth census over that of the eleventh
and tenth censuses. The subjects of inves-
ugation reported upon at the eleventh GEN.
sus which are not contemplated by the bill
reported by your committee consist prn-
c1pally of those upon which statistics are
published annuallysby other departments or
offlces of the government They are enum
Grated, and a statement of their estimated
cost exclusive of printing and bindingl ar
the eleventh census given below: Real es
tate mortgages, 81, 100000; fish and fisher
les. S150,o00; surviving soldiers. sailors and
widows, 100000; insurance, SEQ 900: trans
portation (by raid, $4,000; irrigation. $40
600; proprfetorship of farms and homes.
$500,000; Indians, S125 900; education. S2a-,
600. Total, 81 100000. -
while the total expense of these COM
pilations is eliminated. It should be remark
ed that the inquiries on the population
schedule will still afford the most essential
data concerning the three last mentioned
This will furnish the number and distribu
ton of the Indians, together with all the
sociological data required concerning them
in common with the population at large
also the educational status of the whole
population as indicated by hteracy or IL
literacy and school attendance and the
number of persons owning farms and
homes, either free or incumbered. or rent
ing their homes. for comparison with these
statistics in 1890.
Your committee believe that the accom-
panying bill is, for the reasons above set
forth. preferable to Senate ebill No 4545, |
and therefore recommend its adoption asa
substitute for the Senate bil.'