The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-14
the ymeut Of the national debt and che current
penfes Of the government

the ymsnt Of the national debt and the current
penses Of the government.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr. VIsToN, in pursuance Of previous notice, intro
duced bill to make donations ofsnd to certain States
therein named, for the construction Of reads and
canals and the improvement of their rivers, which
referred to the Committee on the Public Lands.
ANNEXATION TO TEXAS
MIR. MEADE offered a resolution, that the Committee
the Territories inquire and report to transfer
ring to Texas according to the joint resolution II
nexston, all that portion Of New Mexico which lies
Mr. HUDSON expres,sda disposition to debate the
solution, and under the rules 1t was ordered to lie
over.
number of petitions and resolutions on various
subjects were and appropriately referred
rubLieArloN OF TIE rnooEEGlSSs or THE HOUSE,
ment Of committee of five members, to inquire and
make such suggestions they may deem expedient in
of Congress- and providing for their publication in the
papers. He had no disposition to condne this to any
that that the clerk Of the House should advertise and
give the contract to the lowest bidder for the daily
publication Of the journal and the debates Inis Is
the proposition which he had submitted. But mas
much as there had been presented petitions anu me
MORALS from practical printers ne preferred 10 give
the subject special COMMITTEES, instead Of pro-
vidng for such a publication by direct resolution.
The constitution requires that journal OF the pro-
eeedngs shall be kept ana paotsnsG IRON I%s 20
made application to the clerk OF the House, to see the
ournal proceedings day or week before and could
that two three weeks had elapsed before the
printed journal was laid upon the members Ia
bles. He decidedly Of opinion that the journal
Of proceedings ought to be contracted for, to be
laid the tables every morning, and that sufficient
pesunary consideration should be given to any printer
who should do so. He proposed in connection with
the journal that full reportsof the debates should
be printed. Heconsidered the debates just as much
a part of the proceedings as the journal. He had
taken pains to ascertain what the expenses of
the publication would be, and he felt assured
that with the competitionwhich psrvades every
Of ind etr nd eartai nil fha nraaa has
as much, If not more than any other branch,
reports could be furnished daily for much
$4,000 for twelve copies of the Congregational
Globe at every session, and If one. fifth Of that sum
were Syef rte to this 1t would be saos sn IT,
the last session, the proceedings published in the
Congressional Globe were the same as those of the
InttMsenecr; they were one and the same report.
1t Is evident that there combination be-
tween these two papers to insure full and efficient
reports His purpose was to bring into combna alton
Tribune, Ledger and Baltimore Sun, are full of enter
prise and he proposed TO include them and all others
He believed that the reports be published gratis;
he believed that the papers published in the city of
Washington could do it. If they would. At all events
men, who say that they can furnish reports cheaper
than it is done fer the Senate and he was willing to
contract with the lowest bidder for the publication of
the reports of the House.
Mr. JONES, of Tennessee, said that Mr.. McLane's
solution sought to accomplish similar object as that
which offered by MIR Ashmun. 1t provided not
but for the publication of the de bates every subject
which may come before the consideration of the
House; which the gentleman from Maryland says
can be done for almost song If it be done
for even double, he (Mr. jones' was willing to
contribute money from his own pocket, but not
from the public treasury. 1t may do well enough
until the thing is started, and We come to pay
out of the contingent fund. The probable expense
be told by locking to the Union and the InteM-
gencer of this morning There sixteen columns in
each, of the senate's proceedings Of Yesterday At
seven dollars anda half column, there is hundred
and twenty dollars to each paper out Of the Senates
contingent fund for publishing the report Of the Sc
cretary Of the Treasury, short debate and three
four memorials petitions MIR Jones appealed to the
recollection and experience of every gentleman ever
before they petitions and memorials printed in tie
papers until it done under the resolution of the
Senate. Gentlemen may try to limit the debates;
they may specify what shall be published; but let the
scheme get started and project can be brought
before this House the other liable
TO abuse than the publication of the reports
hundred and twenty dollars have to be paid to
the Union and the teiAgencer for what was published
this morning, including the Senates report aud yet
we have the same important document in the Bali-
Sun of this morning which paper distributed
and carried round before the other journals left
at the residences of their subscribers IL lie
sary to enter into system Of publishing the reports
The government has been a long time in existence
and yet nothing of this kind has ever been done
u he mstook not, this comes Of the contract
system of doing the printing of Congress- Before that
was done, the printer was elected from the partisan
press do the printing. When the other party
in pow they elected their party editor but as the
printing has been given out by contract to one who
does net publish paper the House Is to contribute to
the support Of these papers He supposed that the re
pers cannot be sustained by the people, the country
thould not be called upon TO contribute to prolong
their existence 1T lie wrong to take the peoples money
By this mode with the view Of fostering and sustaining
the public press.
The subject was not disposed of when, at ten mi
nutes to three O'Clock, the House adjourned.
TERRIBLE AccIpENT-SEvEN MEN DROWNED