The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-03

two Senators sometimes delaying the printing for
nearly week. The whole object OF the arrange
being to have upon Senator'S tables. next mora
ing. for circulation, a full report OF the de-
bates Of the preceding day. The sketches OF
the etierwriters and the reports OF the Herald,
thus rendered the official reports of the Senate,
Coming cut some days behind handy null and
VOID except for purposes OF future reference, their
whole effect as 2 contemporaneous record being
lost hy delay. The result has been, that but for
the reports OF the Herald and the letter-writers.
the proceedings of the Senate during the present
session would have lost their effect upon the pub
lie and on the Senate ITSELF The Inteli gencer and
the ONION whose usage heretofore has been to give
a report OF the Senate, corresponding to that OF
the House, have, during the present session, ex.
cepting mere outline OF each day, surrendered
the Senate to the official reporter. These papers
being relied upon by the party presses OF the coun-
Try the result has been that while the debates have
been yelled IN comparative ebscurity, the House
has had the advantage of being represented prompt
ly in each days debate to the whole country,
The Senate have felt this deficiency and bat
for the reports of the Herald, they would have felt
it still more. The object of the Joint committee is
TO fill up this vacuum.
The plan next to be adopted, we understand, is
10 be new plan. The Iatel'geacer and the Union,
TO get on with daily issue, require little help
from the government. They always have required
it heretofore, and II has always been expected IN
the job printing OF one or both houses Ihis has
been taken away by contract ana wendell, van
Benthuysen & Co. have cut them out OF the work,
though their bids were unprecedenedly low, and
they will, probably make some $4,000 clear
money by the operation, III spite oil the dsadvan-
tages OF fitting up new Office out and out. The
Official reports Of the Mexican the official
explorations of New Mexico and California the
Treasury reports; the record OF the Free
mont count martial the extras OF the Presl-
dents message and documents the numerous
reports of committees, will swell up the public
printing of this Congress 10 an extraordinary
amount.
The Union and Tnteliigencr being deprived of
this fat business, and the two houses being desi-
rous OF daily report OF their debates IN these pa
pers and these papers requiring n little pap, to
support a daily issue. we understand the COM
mittee VIII most likely adopt plan Of assigning
them the publication of their reports, oi both
Houses. and give them a bounty Of some $4,000
or $4,000 each, To pay for reporters, composition,
&c., in part the SAID papers 10 furnish each
House with given number Of papers.
As clear matter OF right, we think the HcrG'd,
as regards both houses, Is entitled TO put in lis
claim for this bounty money, for what II has done
to enIghten the public in reference 10 the doings
of Congress. What is your opinion in the case,
Mr. Editor Quite likely you dont require the
| bounty-eh
! Col Boston is continuing, today, IN Executive
| ses sion, his sitting examination Of the doings of
! Gen. Kearuy in New Mexico and California, in
order to show that Kearny is not entitled 10 pro-
motion TO MajorGen by breyet. We know
! something of this business, and shall have more
| TO say upon II in our next letter.
TIE DOcrop