The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-03-04
TWENYY-NINTH CONGHEss,
SECOND SESSION.
Senate.

=" AN . A-NANIh CON0n6SUs
SECOND SESSION.
Senate.
| WARRINGTON, March Q, Is47
Clear and delightful morning. Very populous sccu
mutation Of people in the galleries Prayer Jsurns
sst ASIDE Inc Vice President signed sundry enrolled
Bill passed in relation to the Ave per cent fund of Ala
Conference report OH the West Point bill sgresd TO-
Mr CHALMEns presented the credentials Of the Hon
Foote Senator elect from tie State Of Mississippi
Committee Of Conference appointed on the post route
BILL message from the II ouse
Bill taken up authorize the President TO emplov tho
ship Macedonian transport OF provisions 10 the
people oflreland &c.
MT FAIRTIELD moved item of $l0 600 for thu fitting
out OF such ship Agreed to.
, Mr. DAv" moved the same disp osition of the u s
tsscory to the people of Boston Ship to be given into
the command Of Robert b Forbes, Of Boston. Agreed
Archer Fsfas Miller ws as ssv Gnd pcv.
discussed the bill ''
Mr. BApoEn offered the surrender of the public shin.
to ia Passed. ''' ''-''"S -
This bin gives us yet chance in the House.
committee OF Conference report on the PostoHace De-
partment bill Agreed to.
SENATE REPORTS.
Resolution taken up authorizing the Secretary of the
Senate to contract it'll Dr. James Houston for
reports Of the debates in the Senate for the sO Con-
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Md, moved to amend bv prov;dnu
that those reports of DR.. Houston and his corps
Mr. BENTON opposed the resolution. We were about
committee. He should ask for q committee and he
should ask to be one of that committee and he would
ing full account Of the debates was ridiculous. An
ordinary speaker gives You about 900 words an hour
and as there no gop in the debates you have il
done SIR we had made some such proposition to Gales
and Seaton with experience OF forty
men sir and they refused to take your offer. Messrs
ton took you up, sir though they knew il would be
losing business But they took you up sir and they
t asye m sons on win the TS. sir dead loss and
on the reports Of Congress- with weekly aggregate of
wages Of $3.50 paper used $500 and oil fuel &C. making
We say nothing of the unreming services OF Mr.
Hives, nor Of the capital invested Of sos 900 in their
gressonsl establishment Of Messrs Blair Riyes Thav
are at weekly loss Of money; but they are going on
SIR and they present you their tables three times
week. SIT standard OF debates-a journal Of the two
Houses Mr. Rves knew he would lose by this But
he has laudsbe ambition to build up standard of de.
and he intends to make the boy printer and To max
him copy the life and character Of the great and good
build up standard establishment-no party press-o
standard Of debates, sira standard printing establish
men like those old standard printing houses of Amster
dam and London. He has a laudable ambition sir for
great establishment Mr. Benton had the resolution for
employing DR. Houston road by the Secretary Full re.
ports Of the debates! Ye. sir They can't talk TO me
about such scheme as that. Why sir, YOU might az
we'll tell me that you can bottle the Potomac river in
,ne measure o. quart bottle as to say that your
debate in paper Of the next morning. 1t can't be done
sir have fundamental objection 10 the whole thing
not caught ny the reporter MIR Benton" Come. sir;
you must allow to have little sense II canst
apart from the daily press-rom the party press Of the
day And as an illustration of the errors OF the
OF TIE daily press ne said that in recent discussion he
bed SAID mat " voluguer was O sinewy little fellow
who ran alongside of the horssmsn holding on bv the
name" &c. The reporter had made 1t singular little
euow, &c Mr benton thought this SIS 900 look ed to
the establishment OF party press in refars -
the next Presidential election Mr. Benton dweit upon
the inexpedency Of connecting the reports OF the Sc
nate by act OF the Senate with an nross 70 go
out to the country mixed up with editorial and POLITICAL
matte. o. PoGy Sasrsoer he wanted Independent
dependent and apart from the political press Mr. Rives
had lost 20 soe year and the next year they would
lose probably $40 0Oo but they would 70 on the work
into the subject.
Mr. PEAaes spoke in favor of an official report of the
Mr. HArNEeAN esned sany partizan design in his mo.
ton He believed that full and accurate reports might
be given of each days proce edings and debaes and re-
erred to the reports Of the London Times for proof
He believed, moreover the plan would not interfere
with the publication OF Blair Rivesi but would rather
After some remarks between Messrs Atchisonj Han.
servsion how the reporters OF London made word
for word the reports OF the debates every House
till o'clock the morning, and at nine O'clock il =
all In print word for word They do it by having to
each press corps oil twenty twenty five
and we could have the arrangement
Mr. Bsrror said that these reports were of great obs
lhey meet IN the evening upon great question:
and all the working members Of the day are accounted
as mere day laborsrs no account or a verv moor &C.
count is gwen OF what they do.
Mr. JOHNSON replied in favor of the proposition FOR an
oncai corps OF repoIte and in opposition to the com.
mittee asked by Mr. Benton, because that motion was
intended TO defeat this object Of official corps and
that would &c its effect
MIR. BESroS Ieoined, in support OF his grounds of ODD
position to the Revolutions of Mr. Hannegsn He object
cd to the whole proceeding as out Of parliamentary or
der. The rule Of order read, requiring separate
reading for three separate days each bill or Joint re-
solution Hs hap said MIR Benton, that's it, sirn |
lie next enlarged upon the vast expense of the
Of the London presses and how they were remuneated
Tor the outlay by the sale next morning Of perhaps
hundred thousand copies OF thsr papers throughout the
city. We can't do that hofs sc lie insisted upon tho
reference to committee, dhder the parliamentary law
Mr. REv.RDr JOHNSON again replied, and adverted to
war bill-and the tariff OF lslo commitment in boih
'sses being refused and in these reusals the Senator
rom Missouri was prominent sctsr.
Mr. BENTON replied that he did not wish his example
o De followed where he was wrong, but only where he
vas right and then undertook show that the cases
:ed not coincident, under the parliamentary &C
ion, with this proposition He moved the reference Of
he resolution authorsDR the Secretary OF the Senate TO
contract with Dr. Houston for accurate reports OF tho
alled. Lost, 10 to a.
MIR CHALmsRs said that he was in favor of an ample
orps OF reporters tho only plan of securing amole
eports Of the debates Of the Senate.
Mr. NILES agreed that this was important measure
md ought TO have full and deliberate consideration
10 predicted that this scheme would, If adopted be
otal failure.
Mr.. BErros and others continued the discussion, and
he question at length turning on the eDgrossment
Mr. BENTON moved to strike out DR.. James A. Houston
including the doctor He wanted doctors to do our
sporting but he wanted men OF business II was the
irs time in his life that he knew OF doctor being re-.
'orer Strike out Dr. James A. Houston, sir Ayes Ia
ioes 70.
Mr. BgSroS next moved to strike out "and directedp
% that the Secretary shall be authorized but not drec
"a 10 contrsct with DR. Houston messages from the Pre-
identl Ayes IL, noes rs.
Mr. brnIor moved to strike out twelve before
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS thousand being the price OF the re-
orts for the long session. Wv
MI CAMERON offered this proposition, because by esta
hshins press for the reports Of Congrc. II