Evening star., 1950-04-23
By John clooett Proctor

BY John closett Proctor
tions asked him concerning GER
tain real estate transactions, ano
also declined TO produce certain
private papers called for. He was
then brought before the House
where he again declined 10 answer
the questions or to produce the
papers called for. when he was
adjudged to be In contempt and
was arrested by the sergeant al
arms by direction of the House o!
Representatives and imprisoned in
the jail of this District,
After MFR. Kilbourn had refused
to answer questions and to pro-
duce papers before the committee
the Speaker. under the provisions
of sections l02. l03 and lo4 of
the Revised Statutes Of the United
States, had certified the fact to
the district attorney, who was
then Henry H. Wells. and an in
dictment had been found against
him. which was pending in this
court.
Being confined In jail by the
sergeant at arms. and awaiting
trial on the indictment for the
same offense. that Of refusing to
answer questions or produce pap
ers. Kllbourn fled a petition
on the criminal docket for a writ
of habeas corpus. and the same
was issued by order of Chief
Justice Carter and made return
able before him In chambers. =
Eorly Census Results
When the first census of l7eC
was taken, the District of Colum-
bia was Just coming into existence
and Alexandria, then a part OF
the District of Columbia, was
subsequently retroceded to Vir-
ginia in 1886. However. prior to
this, by 1900, things began to
pick up here. and three years lat
er in return OF a schedule II
was shown that among those who
were employed here there were
architects, 4; merchant tailors
2; notary public, L. clerks, so;
merchants, 81; stonecutters, l6;
lumber merchants. 2; carriers, l8;
tailors. IT: gentlemen, is; glass
man, !; nailers. 2; butchers, 8;
watermen, 8, painters, 2; carpen-
ters, So; painters and glaciers, 4;
joiners. IL; physicians, s; cabinet
makers, 7; printers. 10; laborers
80; turner, /; bricklayers, 10;
sailmakers, 2; cooper. /; nailcut-
ter. /; house carpenters. 13; linn.
ners, 2; painter and carpenter, /;
shoemakers, %; pumpmakers. 8
millwright, /; tavern keepers, 9
plasterers, l3; bakers, 6; carver
and guilder, /; gunmaker, /;
brickmaker and layer. /; stone.
masons. 7: booksellers. 2; huck.
ster, /; shoe merchant, /; grocers
q; officers of Government, "a;
ditchers. Q; constables, 6; brewer
/: lawyers, 4; hack drivers, 4;
measurers, 2; well digger, /; ped
dlers, 2; blacksmiths, 8; compost.
ton maker. /; masons, 2; billiard
table keeper, /; matchmaker, /;
saddlers. 2; conveyancer. /: hair.
dressers. Q; ministers of the Cos
pei, 3; schoolmasters. S; woodsaw-
yer, /; messengers Of depart
ments. 3; brickmakers. s; hatters
9; collier. /; upholsterer, /; den
tist. /; scower. /: ropemakers, 3;
gardeners, 2; shopkeepers, 80;
wood measurer. /: shop carpen-
ters. z; shipjoiner, /; fisherman,
/; chairmakers, 2: wheelwright
/; glazier. /; postman. /; coach
makers, 2: harness makers, /;
jailer, /. and profession not desig-
mated IT."
Used Potent Office
The office of F. A. Walker, su-
perintendent Of the census of
1870. was in room 80 of the Patent
once. though building TOT
Eighth street NV. was also occu-
pied by that bureau.
In 1875 the headquarters seem
to have been in room 20 of
Wright's Building, at the corner
of G and Eighth streets NV, and
by 1878 1t is recorded as having
returned to the Patent once
Building.
The 10th census, Of which
Francis A. Walker was also the
superintendent, occupied quarters
in the National Republican office,
on the southwest corner Of Thir-
teenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue, on the site now occupied
by the Federal Government. BY
1883 the force had been SUFFICIENT
ly reduced to occupy smaller
quarters. and the bureau moved
into a building at 500 Seventh
street. which 1t continued to oc-
cupy until 1885, when. according
to the city directory, 1t moved to