Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-03-06
In SENATE


DOMAIN transporting provisions for the furnishing poor Of Ire
land and Scotland !; which motion was agreed TO-
Mr.. ARCHER made few remarks commendaory of the
liberal spirit exhibited by people in assisting suffering hui
manty but he could not give his assent to the resolution
its present shape, upon constitutional grounds.
Mr.. FAIRFIELD moved to strike from the bill the fol-
lowing words .a
sAnd the SUN thousand dollars is hereby appropra
ted be paid out of in the Treasury otherwise
appropriated for of repairing aud fitting said ship
TOR said purpose"
Nh, DAVIS moved to amend the bill by authorizing the
Secretary of the Navy place the disposal of Capt Rob
er B. Forbes Of Boston, the United States oop of
town. This led short debate in which Messrs MILLER
BADGER, HUNTINGTON, WEBSTER, and Others par
tlclpated, when the amendment agreed to.
Mr. DAVIS suggested further modification, which was
adopted and the question then taken upon ordering the
joint resolution to be engrossed for third reading and deci
ded in the affirmative, as follows:
mi ioh NJ 80. neI a,en's9n benon Bright Cam
Dix Evans, Fairfield Greene Hannegan Jarnagin
OF MARYLAND Johnson, of Louisiana, Miller, Miles,
Sturgeon, and Woodbridge-23. .=..
NAiS-Messrs. Archer Ashley Badger Butler Clal-
mers, Clley Mangum Mason, Sewer, Turney Yulee-ll
The resolution then read third time, by unanimous
consent, and passed in the following form
a., heso.ved ty ne Senate and House Of ssse1aa1es
me United States Of iner7ca in Congress fsebfed That the
Secretary OF the Navy be and he her authorzedo place
at The disposal of Captain George C. We ka OF New Jersey
porting to the furnishing poor Ireland and Scotland such
contributions be made ~ their roet and that the said
Secretary be also auhorze to place the disposal of Capt
Robert b. Forbes of Boon, the United States soop of
jamestown for the like purpose the Secretary shall be
OF opinion that the public interest will be better subserved
thereby, he authorizes dispatch said vessels upon the
viee aforesaid as public ships
REPORTING BY CONTRACT
On motion BY M. HANNEGAN the Senate proceeded
to the consideration of the following resolution submitted by
him on Thursday last ~.
Resolved That the Secret the Senate be and hereby
is authorized and directed with Dr. James
furnish accurate reports of the nroceednps and
The hirfie
That the thereof shall the sum of 600 for
the long and 600 for the short and IN RE
OF extra session Of said Congress- like proportion
for such extra session. to be paid of the for
the contingent of the Senate Iro1aed also That
said contractor shall employ sufficient number enograph-
and other reporters enable him furnish full and acc
rate reports OF each days proceedings and printed
the succeeding morning. shall
y made the close OF every week. quarto FORM pre-
servaon, and shall furnish each member of the Senate
twenty copies OF the daily and twelve copies of the weekly
publication and that be shall also send daily, by mail copy
OF the daily reports to the principal newspapers of the
States
Mr.. JOHNSON of Maryland moved to amend the reso-
luton by adding the following: .- -..
Said reports be furnished such wspapers in the
city OF Washington shall agree print and publish the
daily in full.
Mr.. HANNEGAN accepted the amendment as a rnod6ca-
ton of the resolution. Il
Mr.. BENTON very strenuousy opposed the resolution
de contendd that the effect of Its passage would be nue
the Congressional Gobe'-a work which the propre-
tor Mr. Rires lost money but willing continue, in
order TO serve Congress- and profitable establishment
hereafter for the benefit of a whom he intended to be
his successor" The weekly expenditure on the "Gobe"
was ne said, about 1000. He conended that it i'm
possible report debates with literal could
speak thousand words hour He had sense
and knew the debates the Senate could not be reported
daily He alleged that all scheme for the next Pre-
sidential election
Mr. HANNEGAN replied He would say, once for all,
that ne would participate in " scheme for the Pres
dency other The simple object which he had in
in presenting the resolution procure full accurate and
impartial reports of the debates the Senate Hitherto they
had not been able to obtain such reports 1t of great i'm
poance that Full and correct record should be made Of the
interesting and important debates-such that of the prece
ing eVening-which present allowed pass oblivion
IL was impossible for the speakers furnish such reports
was not IN the power OF the human mind to recall with the
accuracy required authentic record the words spoken
DEBATE he aid OF enographers Indispensable AS to
the acucaoy OF the pIan had been abundanty establish
CO. ne had before hlm volume Of the London Times,
tanning u and complete reports of the debates in Parliament
frequently Parliament sat from five o'clock the afternoon
TIL Tour or five o'clock morning and vet the debates
gwen IN FULL and published the morning paper three hours
aer the adjournment He had the friendly feelings to-
WARDS Blair d Rves and the proposed plan instead of in
hcng any injury upon those gentlemen would benefit them
oy saving them the expense of reporting in the Senate He
wished to secure full and prompt reports Of Senate debates
At present the Globe weeks in arrears If tho
ings and debates Mr.. Benton. OH no. rhen ho ,v.s
strangely mistaken One Of the editors the Glohe was
present in the chamber and he quite willing to refer to
him Tor the accuracy Of the statement that the lobc Ala
not keep up with the debates.
Mr.. AICHlsON proposed reference a select committee
Mr.. REVERDY Johnson was sure that the Senator
from Missouri would do him the Justice TO acknowledge that
the sole ogec ne had IN obtain fair and full re-
ports OF the Senate Debates which every one must admit were
not now furnished AS to the impraccaby OF the propo-
tion, the Senator from Missouri altogether mistaken He
had visited Europe two SINCE and had attended the
House Of Commons for The debates were given ne
morning IN the morning papers word for word.
Mr.. BENTON Only the principal speakers reported
in London
Mr. JOHNSON could inform the Senator that he was mis-
taken. The whole debate was given The same thing could
be done here with facility
body was not reported here Those were most accurately
reported who had the time and industry report them
selves, and amongst that number hisfiend from Missouri
He could not suffer from any mode of reporting. As the
objection that the reports would be published in party papers,
altogether futile One of the objects Of the proposition
was to correct the present partial system Of reporting in the
political papers He appealed to the good Of the Sena-
tor from Missouri, and hoped that he would acquesce the
decision OF majority Of the body, and not carry his threat
speaking out the session, in order put the proposition
down AS committee, that would be equivalent dc.
feat OF the project The object make
next session. and they must be made during the
Mr. BENTON replied, and spoke great length in oppo.
siton 10 he resolution reteratng the objections that
not practicable that il would niure the "Gobe - that il
plan 10 plumber The public money. He took firm stand
against the measure. which he again and again as
scheme Of corruption He said was scheme devised by
those who about TO establish neyV paoer here hostile n
the Administration, and who having no money To establish il
WITH resoted to this plan get and to be sustained by the
Senate. "..
The question taken referring the resolution II, Co.
lect committee and it was reiectedyeas 49, NAYS 90
Mr.. CHALMERS then rose, and said that, having voted