The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-13
TalkTIETH CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.
WAsnINnroN. August

FIRST SESSION
WAsnINeToN August H.
THE PRINTING DEBATES.
The resolution submitted by Mr., Benton from the
Joint select commit the subject providing for
olan the printing of the debates and proceed
the senate in lieu OF that of Dr. Houston. came up
MIR BENTON proceeded to an elaborate statement of
the blities and impossbites of the system
of DR. Houston. and showed from data of estimates
furnshed by MIR. Moore, the intelligent and expe-
rienced of the National that the
system recommended of transferring the reports to
the city papers named. cost only about one half
the sum paid DR.. Houston MIR. Benton referred to
bis opposition this scheme last session. setting
torth the impossbilites which the experiment has
proved TO exist.
Mr.. Johnson of Nd. Mr. Benton, Mr. Niles, Mr.
Hsie ME- BAD dyer Mr.. King, and MIR. Allen discussed
the subject of the resolution and the question of
porti pg debates in general for several hours all the
Senators bearing cheH-ful testimony the superior
skill. fidelity industry and genteDanly department
of Dr. Houston
Mr. Johnson of Md. moved item of So 500 extra,
TO the doctor for services this session in addition
co tie sum Of Sl2 600 paid under the contract
Of tbs heavy and extraordinary amount OF the de-
bates Of the session, which was agreed to-
The Iesolut was then agreed to, IS to Q. and it
provides that from the passage OF the resolution the
i.ts genetr and Unton shall each be paid 81 so per
column for publishing the debates proceedings of
che Senate the said intended in part to pay for
reporting, composition &C. of said proceedings and
"a word Of expla nation on behalf of DR. Houston He
agreed to report and publish the proceedings and de-
bates the Senate for the long session at $4,000 The
session ha months longer thar the usual long
sesson-the debates have been most extraordinarily
long The very length of the daily reports precuded
snd The session the accumulation of long
speeches the VI them by Senators in addition
TO the impossibiity full report by the next morn
ing uu der any circumstances the necessarily limited
force OF the doctor; all these things have operated
to retard the publication of the debates so that
now the official record is several weeks behind
hand We regard DR.. Houston decidedly the
most rapid accurate and industrious reporter
in the United States and it would be matter of alb
solute establishment if the of his personal abors
this session. made out summed up and presented
to the public. His assistants capable men. His
reports have given general satisfaction. The great
difculty has been, that under his plan they have
failed to be promptly delivered to the country, from
day TO day in the two city papers, to which all the
party presses of The for the of
Congress Thus, while the House has kept up . daily
communication with the party presses of the country
through the Intei and Union the dongs of the
Senate in consecutive order have been to great
tent suppressed That's the whole dificulty-a diff
traoYainsTy length Of the debates Of the Senate
The law at once goes into effect, and DR.. Houston
Ia relieved from the Of matter which has
Tated upon his hands He will make but little money
o The operation He has been paid in all the regular
a sum total Of $1,000, which, suppose, will not
leave much his expenses for the printing well
az the reporting. have been dead expense upon his
Tie new regulation applies only to the Senate
the House not having agreed to the resolution.
POST OFFICE BILL
on.motion of Mr. NILES, the Senate took up the
bill Of post Office appropriations
. AMENDMENTS.
From the committee, a n amendment agreed to
allowing newspapers to go free from the office Of pub
Iicstion within a radius Of thirty miles
Also, fixing the pay newspaper and other printed
matter at mt ounce.
Mr. wnsToo1r moved that weekly papers go free
within the State where published. Agreed to.
An item was agreed to- indemnifying John Lorimer
Graham T. NJ, New York some $1,000 for certain ex-
penses.
four Havre and Bremen steamers
Nessrs. Nils. Benton, DIX DickINsoN, BRADBURY,
and others, discussed the amendment Rejected II to
follows
YBsdSp gEsaa Davis Of NJ Mass Barton Dix
Miller Niles Pearce. Sturgeon, and Underwood
sss asl
inscn Dodge I1gesd Houston hunter johnson o. GsSrs
BIZ repo.ted at length from committee with vast
number Of amen dments. All concurred in except that
concerning weekly papers wh'"s vas also agreed to-
Recess
The bill last considered during the morning session.
was bill establishing certain routesthe amend
%snt SLOWING to go In w. %a fss
allows weekly newspapers to go free within the limits
Of the State in which they are published
The Senate after the afternoon recess OF two hours
for dinner met again at six 7. M.
on motion Ct Mr. BENTON, the bill was taken up pro-
vding for the adjudication and payment OF claims
to tho treaty Of Guadalupe Hidago, by the govern
ment Of the United States.
that the Secretary Of the Treasury shall only pay
such awards or parts Of such awards, shall have
.
The treaty limits the claims Mexico to three mil
lions and quarter There are, on the other ha nd,
some five. six eight ten millions Of claims adjudi
Gated and unadJudicated genuine and fictitious, in
the hands Of various individuals demanding an aual
participation in the three and quarter millions.
MIR BENroN-I will explain the proviso
Mr. KiSo-I should like to know the effect Of this
amendment
mir BrnroN-I will explain the proviso. He ac-
oordingly said that the amendme was intended TO
show that the bill does not include that set Of claims
which intends to exclude. Where claims have been
approved by both boards of American Com missioners
tproyides for their payment The Committee unan-
nousy considered II great hardship that this set OF
claims should be subjected to the examination OF the
new board provided 10 be raise the bill after they
had been approved by two separate Commissioners on
two feparate examinations, especially when much OF
Their documentary evidence has been transferred to
the Mexican government.
lMessTs. Gov. Van Ness, S. oxc &. Thompson,
snd ether gentleman, suppo,cd to be interested in
Mexican elaine. the door fellow
Mr. r. JOHNSON asked for the reading CT the amend
n NJ 10 was read.
Mr. KrSe was understood to argue in opposition TO
the amendment. and in favor Of an equal chance to
all Tie claimants
NJ BFNTon,-Thcre are two beds. Of which we have
heard the lie the res jHsEs and the other Is the
bed ~ that old man Of whom we have III heard when
fcboslloys (the bed 81 pr0crustesl lie had nm iron
Dedstead Just four feet ten inches and nall long
We. cir this old fellow had plan OF aecemmod ting
bis Writers with Vengeance. II any man came VINO
was over four feet ten inches and half long ne was
chopped down his legs were cnt on TO the true size
ter iroh,s and han That Is the way the old man
fcrFeJ Lis customers who TO stay all night But
The plan Of The Senator from Alabama Is worse he