The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-01-18


class OF the citizens OF our countryside meant the
emlgrants to our shores from abroad He would
submit therefore, that Is 900 copies Of that report
be printed for the use or the Senate ana 600 co.
pies for the of the Department so az TO dlffus,
this information of the results of the operation OF
the inland hostages of the British islands Printing
agreed to.
Mr. CHoATE asked that the Committee on the
Library be discharged from the consideration of the
subject OF reprint of Elliott's Debates in Conyen
tion upon the Federal Constitution, which was
agreed to.
Mr. NILES said, he had an amendment to the
bill for the reduction OF hostages, when it should
come up ia the meantime, he moved it be printed.
Agreed TO.
Mr. Evans reported bill for the relief of Joseph
Wallace.
messengers in the Post Office Department, asking
an increase OF pay, according to the salaries al
lowed in the other departments.
A bill (House) making verbal amendment In
the act for regulating arrests on nsesMe process in
this District was read third time and passed al
so, the House or Horse bill, authorizing the sale OF
the two Arabian horses from Muscat, on the last
Saturday In February next.
Several private bills were passed.
The bill declaring the assent OF Congress to an
act OF the Legislature OF Virginia respecting the
charter OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com
pany (surendering certain privileges TO Maryland
was passed-and also several private bills.
REPORTERS FOR THE GLOBE, AND MR.. ARCHER
MI ARCHER rose TO make correction OF an
in the report Of the proceedings of the Senate
as published in one OF the morning papers OF the
city In the answer which he had made yesterday
TO the inquiry OF the Senator from Ohio, whether
any communication had been received from the
Executive In compliance to the late resolution
calling for the diplomatic correspondence on the
uSs' q ns orss0n territory .nd ne was pc
Attempted negotiations" would be laid before the
Senate in few days, and upon this report there
was long editorial commentary Now, he had
made no such expression as attempted negOtla-
lions" He had sImpy stated that communities
ton would be received in few days, submitting
what he supposed to be the consequences Of the
say what was in fact the character of such COM
munlcaton. Yet, in the correction Of this error,
he did not impute the least blame to the reporter
Mr.. ALLEN said he was glad the Senator from
VirgiEia mad called the attention Of the Senate to
the subject OF It's reported proceedings. The err
OF their position in the hall, and to their want
ofquickness in experimenting the tenor of what is
spoken, Now he, Mr.. Allen, had seen several
material mlstakes in the reports in both the morn
ing papers. OF his remarks Of yesterday. Yet he
could inform Senators that il was owing to the pc
culiar position OF the place assigned the reporters
sidents chair, who3ls entirely invisible to the re-.
porters, sometimes for week continuously, or
more. unless he should fortunately step cut on the
foor) 10 which it was impossible for them to hear
accurately all that was said This was not because
honorable Senators did not speak loud enough
but II was from the effect of the volume and con.
cavity Oh tue nail, WnlCn CONFUSED the murmuFs
above with the voice of the Speaker below, rem
ing It lndistlnct and unintelgbe to the reporters
placed Ia the very focos OF this reaction OF sounds
he hoped that the Senator from Delaware (Mr
bayardl who had heretofore reported resolution
tor providing reporters for the Senate, would renew
his proposition, aud provide for admitting the re-
porters on the floor of the Senate chamber. 1t
was wrong tor Senators to complain of the imper-
fectoRs OF their reported remarks while the rcpor-
tiers occupied 80 unfavorable position for their
duties as at present. He hoped that the honorable
Pan0 he ENen l.nv
the reporters with suitable accommodations in the
body OF the hall.
Mr. ALLEN concurred in the explanation of Mr.
Archer, as to his remarks yesterday.
Three cheers for Senator Allenl
Mr. ARCHER said In justice to the reporters for
the GLOBE, that they were the most faithful that he
sixteen or seventeen years. Their reports were
unequalled in their accuracy since the time when
Mr.. Gales himself was a reporter He could speak
tor himself, that in several instances such was the
fidelity Of the reports OF the gen,lemeu now en-
gagged for the Globe, that they did not require the
alteration Of single word that had fallen from his
lips Sail, Mr.. Archer insisted the mistake
committed by the reporter respe citing the ssat-
tempted negotiations. He had not used such
rive mention as a singular coincidence, that
several reporters consecutivcly, simultaneously
took down from Mr.. Archer's remarks yesterday,
the words :" attempted negotiations" We certain
~ thought that was the sound But the honorable
Senator from Virginia and other Senators on the
hoor, must ct course know more accurately what
ne d,d say, than the reporters in the gallery of
fused reverbsratlons Yet, in giving the honorable
Senator the fullest and frankest concession OF the
justice OF his correction do most shrewdly sus-
pectthat message communicated from the Execu-
tive to-day, will confirm the validity OF the suppo-
slton arising from the error OF the Globe and the
Herald, to wlt:-That the conclusion of the diplo.
matte conferences on the Oregon question: is That
they were merely "attenspted' negotiations. We
guess mat message OF this nature was received,
because OF Mr.. Archer's promises yesterday that il
would come In few days, because of his remark
to-day that Important Executive business was on
hand, and because of the report back to the Senate
OF the Oregon bill by Mr.. Atchison.l
OREGON.
MI. ATcHIsoN returned from the select commit
lee, TO which II had been assigned for examine
ton, the bill for the protection settlement and u-
rlsdctlon OF the United States the territory Of
Oregon.
UNIFORM ELECTION DAY.
The House bill providing for an uniform day in
all the states of the Unon, Tor the election Of Elec-
tors tor President and Vice President Of the United
pan, with suggestion from Mr.. Bernen, was
amended so as that such elections shall be held
on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in
November" Amendment concurred in-b read
third time and passed Concurrence of the House
required TO the amendment.
REDUCTION OF PosrAoes.
Mr. MERRlCK called up the bill for reducing the
rates OF postage, and abating the Thanking privilege,
&C when, on his motion, 1t was ordered as the
special order for Monday next
On motion OF Mr.. SEWER, the Senate took up
the Dill granting pension TO Asahel Bralnard,
drum major In the late war, but who, throwing
down the drum, took up his musket at the bloody
battle Of Bridgewater, and fighting, like Uriah, in
the front rank" he came off minus leg and
arm.
Mr. BArEs, of the committee, gave some merely
legal objections to the pension proposed.
Mr. BAYARD enqulred as TO the wounds of the
old soldier.
Mr. SEWER briefly explained.
Mr.. HENDERSON heartily supported the claim
Mr. ALLEN manfully defended the veterans title
to the support OF his country for which he had stood
so bravely all the hazards of battle under cIrcum
stances Gas a drummer,) in which there was no
necessity for his exposure.
Mr. ARCHER sustained Mr.. Allen, and said that
(sdopting figure of the honorable Senator from
Ohio,) that the voluntary soldier who for his brave
ny had been knghted on the field of battle by pro-