The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-12
THE UNION.

and therefore proposed TO be left in the faithful and
competent hands IN which they are.
This is the plan which has recommended itself to the
committees OF The two houses combining all the ad
gantages proper to De obtained by the publication Of the
ebates and proceedings OF Congress object which
requires double publication in the daily press for
The daily information OF the people and one in the book
iorm Tor The permanent preservation OF the debates and
proceedings,
The committee have conferred with the proprietors OF
the printing establishments referred to- and find them
ready to engage in the business according to the plan pro-
posed Inc EXPENSE and the proper mode Of making the
aoJ the object Of wn nf
reporting printing, publishing, and circulating the de-
bates and proceedings of Congress by the daily
pense is found to be about FIVE dollars for report
ing the quantity contained in column. BREWER
type, OF the Union or lntelligencer and about two
same in type Then follows the expense of paper ink
presswork folding packing, directing, exchange papers,
and distribution throughout the Union. The expense of
each of these items considerable of the whole it is
large, and the two last alone far beyond what unniomed
persons would suppose The distribution alone, including
folding, packing, directing, &c, employs SIX or seven
persons at night wages with the comforts of fire in the
winter, and lights always. The expense of exchange
papers great from the great number OF exchanges IN
which the iberaty OF the American press INDUCES, and
almost dead loss the large daily papers, from the
little which they make Of the contents Of the pa
pers received IN exchange from the crowded local de-
mands upon their columns Yet this is an expense
Indispensable to the communication OF the contents OF the
paper to other newspapers throughout the Union, and
thus to the people Heavy, then, the expenses OF
the papers, and requiring the working OF large system
of exchanges and distribution before the debates OF Con-
gress, after being reported and put in type can reach
the eye of the people in the thirty States of this Union,
and go to foreign, countries. Yet this part OF the
expense, with all its attendant labor the propetors OF
the ntellgencer and of the Union willing to take
upon themselves dusng the debates and proceedings
OF Congress- provided Congress will defray the expense
of the two first items-he reporting and composition.
This the committee consider not only just, but generous
and have the qualification to say that the expense thus IN
Cured will only be small in comparison to the great
of the object attained but Insignificant. compared to
the expense OF attempting to give information to the peo-
pie through the multiplication OF public documents The
weekly expense is computed at between four and five
hundred dollars during the sessions OF Congress for each
OF the daily papers, giving an aggregate for the whole
session. either long short, of less amount than is fire.
Quently paid by Congress for the printing OF SIN
gle document often lost in great part worthy OF
distribution, for of a system of distribution. In
formy to all which, the following resolution is herewith
reported:
RESOLVED, That in order full Impair
tia and prompt publication of the proceedings and de-
bates the Senate of the be, and he
hereby is authorized and directed enter into contract
take effect from this day. with the propretors OF each OF
The daily in This city, the National mteigencer and
The Union and TO continue until otherwise ordered by the
Senate for the daily publication in each paper OF all the
debates and proceedings of the Senae and for the early
subsequent publication Of such speeches members
choose carefully revise and write out at full LENGTH
for which the Secretary authorized make weekly
the of dollars and fifty cents for column
of BREWER type Provided That the proceedings and cur
debates be transferred the country edition OF said
papers, and copy of the daily edition OF each paper
shall be furnished to each member during the session
without additional charge"