The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-10

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STATISTICS.
bin was taken up apPr1prstns 5000 to be u'si
statistics OF labor, commerce ma nufactures, sc.
Mr.. ALLEN opposed the bill 1t was just the begin
ming Of a new scheme of expenditures; besides, the
commercial papers and periodicals of the country,
edited by who know what they are about were the
proper to which to look for statistics informa
ton Of the resources Of the country.
MIR JoHNso-, of Maryland, pleaded for the bill.
Mr.. ALLEN replied, and moved to lay the bill upon
Laid on the table. And, motion, at halfpast
eight, p NJ, the Senate adjourned
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, Aug. s, 1S4S.
TREATIES WITH CHINA AND THE OTTOMAN PORTE
Committees were called for reports. Among them
bill from the Committee on the Judiciary, to
carry into effect certain treaties between the United
States and the Ottoman Porte and China, giving judi
cial power to ministers and consuls. 1t passed.
according to our treaties with those countries,
have stipulated to originate court for the trial and
Punshment of American citizens guilty of crimes in
stead Of leaving them to the judiciary OF the foreigners
and the bowstring]
Another Senate bill was reported from the Commit
tee the Judiciary, 70 carry into effect extradtion
treaties between the United States and foreign
(EDgland Frauco). anu TOT the apprehension
and delivery Of criminals 1t was amended, by au-
thorizpg United States courts State courts justices
Of the peace and special appointed under
delivery up of criminals escaping from country
to another and passed.
I'VE noticed on the desks of whg members, copies
Of the Life of General Taylor printed in German,
full of pictures and with yellow covers Old Berks,
Shenandoah, and other sections are to be supplied,
without stint with this kind of political thunder. M
Poussin, the French minister again In the hall,
and was introduced to many of the members.]
CUMBERLAND
MIR. ScHEscK, from the Committee Roads and
Canals, reported bill to surrender to the State of
indiana that portion of the Cumberland roadrunning
Mr. SMITH, of Indiana, expressed the hope that there
would be no objection, and that the bill be put upon
Mir RAMSEY moved to refer the bill to the Committee
of the Whole on the State of the Union.
bill let yoe for he II has Seen
fifteen years since the government has appropriated
dollar for this work Every man knows that the road
to Indiana, and she will do it.
The bill was passed.
DEBATES OF CONGRESS.
Mr.. AsHMuN made report from the Select Commit
tee with reference to the debates of Congress- He
their are doing and that can be done
only by prompt and Immediate publication of the
debates in the daily newspapers in this city The
| object can be accomplished in no other way
One of the papers in Washington, Qhe Union,)
| as every gentleman is aware, has not had full re-
ports this session No paper without government pa
tronage, can sustain the enormous expense The Ma
fionaI InteHgenccr has paid more than one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars for reporting the proceedings
Of Congress When the editors had the public print
ing they could wellsbear the expense But Congress
has given out the public printing by contract. The
of printing and other expenses together with that of
reporting, and it is ascertaned that the expense will
be seven dollars and half column Of the Intelhsen-
porting a su setting up the type &C.
pense Of the whole publication would be-
Mr. AsHMUS replied that the gentleman could make
the calculation well he. Six hundred and eleven
COLUMNS of debates have been published during this
session in the National Iteligeneer, which, at
pepse Of seven dollars and half a column, would be
between four and five thousand dollars.
Mr.. HOLMES, of s. c., said that he desired to know
what the system would cost.
MI. AsHmus supposed that if the papers published
twice much as he had stated, in order to have full
reports the cost would be perhaps ten thousand dollars
for long session.
onetenth of the speeches delivered in Congress have
been published in the mteigencer or the Union. The
expense would be by the number ofspeeches
and also by the running debates The amount can't
be less than $40 600 year.
Mr.. AsHMUN-Weu suppose it does cost that much.
Mr.. THoMPsoN-It will cost $50 900 session.
MIR. AsHMuN-Why, we give that much for printing
documents, which are sold for wrapping paper.
which he designed to Offer for the Clerk to employ
! corps of reporters.
| Mr. AsHMUN-I am confident that that plan is i'm.
practicable.
Mr. CoBB, of Georgia. suggested sever Il amendments
striking out so much Of the resolution requires the
system to commence forthwith, and dispensing with
pamphlet edition Of the debates. He thought that
better plan could be agreed upon viz the employment
ling to test the method reported by the committee
with the amendments which he had offered.
was to hold the propretors Of the papers responsible
responsibility that would not attach to any other
class of persons.
Mr.. BnoDHEAD remarked that if corps were en-
ployed the reports would not have the advantage of
being published in the papers in this city.
Mr. CoBB resumed, and said that since he had been
in Congress, the debates private bills have
reported when they sometimes involved very impor-
Mr. ScHENcK observed that if the reports we're de
correctly not one in ten members would write out his
| remarks.
| MT e BROWN said that ten papers would not hold
all that said here. The only practicable way is to
ceedings. e. Yes, like these of the Herald'O Mem
beers must give the reporters the speeches written out
speech of eight columns, 1t ought to be cut down to
| half column
Mr. Roor said that he looked at this scheme as one
put money in the purses of the leading papers here
else they cannot be sustained. The resolution pro-
to pay the editors for publishing them for no doubt
reading matter Of that kind lila! hal This is
good job He would venture to suggest that $1,000
Of that o It is to give the
reporting speeches ina ha j and hoped thstrepOrters
would have the discretion to cut down the mass of
what was here said. Members wrote out speeches
and scattered them broadcast in pamphlet form He
protested against taxing his constituents to pay
the reports is to preserve the true faith of the Bal
timore Convention and the true faith of the Phadel-
| phia Convention.
Messrs. AsHMrN and McCLERNANp said something
which was not heard by the reporter.
MIR. RooT repeated that he opposed to giving
this sop. There other parties in the country
although gentlemen talk of the two great parties
When gentlemen can learn to speak like the late Mr.
Adams and the late Mr.. Dromgooe, then they ought
to have their speeches reported For himself he had
friends among the reporters who af
speech than he is [Iia! ha hs i They gave it
more agreeable look than if reported
precisely.
motion made to lay the resolution upon the
table 1t was disagreed to-yeas SO, nays S.
Mr.. AsHMUN said that, the vote was very close,
he would adopt the suggestion of the gentleman from
Georgia.