Speech #550189068

In cities or States where an official registration of deaths is maintained the Director of the Census may. in his discretion. withhold the mortality schedule from the several enumerators within such cities or States. and may obtain the information required by this act through official records. paying therefor such sum of money as may he found necessary. not exceeding 2 cents for each death thus returned. The Director of the Census is also authorized and directed to make suitable provisions for the enumeration of the population and products of Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands. for which purpose he may employ supervisors and enumerators or special agents. as he may deem necessary. "The only volumes that shall be prepared and published in connection with the Twelfth Census. except the special reports hereinafter provided for. shall relate to population. mortality and vital statistics. the products of agriculture. and of manufacturing and mechanical establishments. as above mentioned. and shall he designated as and constitute the census repeats. which said reports shall be published not later than the 1st day of July. 10.12. The report upon population shall inclue a series of separate tables for each State. giving by counties the number of male persons below and above the age of 21 years. their color. whether native or foreign born. whether naturalized or not. and their literacy or illiteracy. All terms expressing weight. measure. distance. or value shall he expressed in the terms of the English language as spoken inthis country. "SEc. 8. That after the completion and return of the enumeration and of the work upon the schedules relating to the products of agriculture and to manufacturing and mechanical establishments provided for in sectioin 7 6f this act. the Director of the Censns is hereby authorized to collect statistics relating to special classes. including the insane. feebleminded. deaf. dumb. and blind. to crime. pauperism. and benevolence. including prisoners. paupers. juvenile delinquents. and inmates of benevolent and reformatory insti: tutions. to deaths and births in registration areas. to social statistics of cities. toepublic indebtedness. valuation. taxation. and expenditures. to religious bodies. to electric light and power. telephone and telegraph business. to transportation by water. express business. and street railways. to mines. mining and minerals. and the production and value thereof. including gold. in divisions of placer and vein. and silver mines. and the number of men employed. the average daily wage. average working time. and aggregate earnrngs in the various branches and aforesaid divisions of the mining industry: P rovided.