The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-12-28

for their loint and tba consequently each commit
tee should report separately It's immediate body
But while reporting separately in obedience to the cons
publication of LIS proceedings they have the sa,isiac-
ton 10 that they agree entirely In their opinions upon
the matter referred 10 em and make the same report 10
The subject referred TO them is of great importance
and has long ccnped the serious attention OF Con
gress The publication OF The debates and proceedings oil
Congress sdue 10 the country and to The members them
OF government Public opinion is the judge OF men
and under form Of government, and, the two
sion of public sue., houses, and what is
said and done in them. that enlightened public opinion
decision.
The publication Of the debates and proceedings involve.
three OF expense aud roube witt reporting print
ing and circulating and each of these, besIde requires
and % aea opof fa0ss s
itself the management OF business requiring so much
skill care, expense and trouble, and accordingly has
attempted But publication of tie debates and pro-
ceedngs, in some form and extent, being impera
lively required by public opinion the newspaper press al
men have endeavored TO supply the want but necessarily
interest itself The oldest established paper in this city
that of Messrs Gales Seaton, is alleged to have paid
out hundred thousand dollars for reporting debates
Congress within tie last thirty years and doubt the
other principal papers which undertook 10 give full re-
ports OF debates paid in the same proportion during the
tme OF their reporting This mode of publishing is evil
dently expensive for the newspaper pres. OF this city
is besides, imperfect aud insufficient and whdraws
from Congress The proper control and supervision OF its own
| proceedings. Authentic publications. under the authority
OF Congress and has therefore been the mode
which has suggested itself the adequate means OF ma
king the acquainted with the debates and proceed
of body intssted with the OF national legts-
laon, and exercising great influence over public
opinion throughout the union and this mode of pnblica-
ton frequently been made the subIect-matter OF
consideration before the committees OF the Two houses
Plans have been reported by these committees IN FAVOR OF
this mode but system has been adopted by
the houses partial system adopted by the Senate
for itself the last session has entirely iaed has failed
at all the points 1r which porting Is desirable 10 VIII;
ptompttode accuracy, and dlhTson among the people.
tves has system OF It's and dependent upon the
voluntary services OF The public for the publication OF
It's debates and proceedngsl service which, however
well performed House during the present session,
be expected continue Both houses therefore
without any system OF reporting their debates ana proceed
by the constitution each house is keep journal of its
proceedings, and To publish them. twould be
row clause of the constitutions and a
insufficient communication of the proceedings OF Con-
gess the people, to contnc the publication under this
yeas and nays, and notices of bills and
motions which appear on the journals nor is such the
practice Reports Of committees and public documents are
published in immense numbers and at vast expense,
and after all, without the great object and advantage oil
less newspaper press aid republication
of what Congress has printed Publicity is the soul of
government Tue OF government the in.
of the country and the will OF tine people require
publicity and il is exaced in form from all the de.
parments OF the government All the acts and communl
cations, with few exceptions of all the branches Of the gov
ernment published While in the document form they
by few IL is through congressional debates that
the contents oil these documents the country But for
the publication aud diffusion OF the Congress debates no
provision made and all other publication is inadequate
with n sense of the i'm portance and neces-
sity Of reporting and publishing The debates OF Congress-
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