Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-06-25
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MUCH SPEAKING IN coNcppee

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MUCH SPEAKING IN CONGRESS
| There have been various suggestions md. =, ~.
| 49, puafiers with the view OF devisins sone 80,
| ~ 'o' ,ne much speaking ia Congress. The no.
L &c .eng'h to which discussions are Iro,raet.J
| inc Infinite nothing" fused through vnniJ s,N,
es =" the great consumption of time ara ,h.r a.
uushess-'he unpleasant feeling. generated ~,
| psona' attacks aud pcriminatiou, TO saw no,bin,
,hs e ",s OF dignity to which horourabe member r.
stVJeSI themselves and the Housr, when aimn, :,
." s'orheaton they "reach their own f,IIinyS
sc are very Justly regarded as great evils and
ssphooaI'y so ut this crisis when important m,,,sr
'" business are pressing for decision.
zoe proposition in the way Of reform in this ma.
eu"r u 10 have no reporters in the uou,eL,h.
JoutnaI SIMPLY to be p-blished daily under m. a;
would " 'ne clerk; This arrangement it is said.
u'u Hhc AWAY the stimulus which now b,,,r
many an orator to his feet-that Of appearin, Nil
al nus eloquent sayings in the newspapers me-,
IL, mpS."E. mere may be something in this-Bnt
WAY .nt WIZ oc thought of the next sugyes,ion7
The next is To ine,sas Ne the CONS oT $500,
w. 'Hse Gown literally, word for word gramm,,;csI.
- - y","sue'IIy, the remarks Of every spe.kcr
10y .'.I rom hm IN debate There are two
oUJeS'i"hs 10 this The FIRST is that no rcfarm.,;'
T DC wrought by It without first brins;na ~
ouss INTO eontempt-as it would be nocos,., 80 80
expose the unlocked crudtes OF inane or sn,smy1:
~ ~. "',In appear bad enough when polished in.
ne second objection is, that no sheet could ~.
found large enough to contain all the words 81 DC
uom or FOLLY which are daily uttered by tbot toiIs.
But there is another proposal viz. N r.,,... a.,
Is VI 'ne members and have Them sit On rI.;
Genches without backs Il is urged Ina, n nh; a
uono. lhe iiouse would be induced to trnn.,e, hns;
"ess rapuiy IN order To escape from such unpI.a.
@ sea'si would prevent eopious note. takinT, nnJ
cueL writing; would bring the member, 80.
.oge'her, within smaller compass so tha, nil CO..,
near without difficulty. IL might indeed hs ..;i
hat the inconvenience of sitting as propo,.J ,xo'i
DC an Involvement to honorable gentlemen To 90, ~
on their legs as the more agreeable po,i,ionfrn
whlch case the speaking would be rather more than
iess' put II must be remembered that Will, on.
uu DC al case on his feet the rest would be I'm AZ
e I on 'he oenches-the result of which would Il.
nu u the speaker should show symtom. NJ Ion'
wlh1edness, or did not speak to the burmese -.
iering audience. - "'s SUI
we must content ourselves with barely mer,;o,-
,us Ihese various suggestions. Ii from apv ON. NJ
e"n St from all together, effectual remedy can
oe Iasloned 10 abale the evil complained Of and
teso'e eihclency to the representative BODY ,r,,t
Soou Will be accomplished. But we mr.. obI;,sd -,
confess Ihat IN our opinion the following keSt.nc.
ron! one OF MIR. JeterSon's letters contains the n,
%, me best idea that have seen on the sub;eef.
INC present Congress" says he "errs in too much
.aahins' now can II be otherwise in a body TO which
NC people send men tcho question eperu thing ,i,IJ
'O'n'hS, and talk by The hour"