The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-09
INTELLIGENCE By THE MAILS.
Pcitics- Congressional Reporting.
WASHINGTON, Angus, 7, 1873


The accounts from North Carolina. although
conflicting, s,ll indiaate decrease OF the wing
strength in that state-not so decided, however,
as 10 have any great effect or the elections in other
States. The result of the election in Kentucky,
to-day, IS regarded by many as extremely doubt
full but 1t is still reasonable to believe that, not
wthstancing the feeling of hostility to Mr.. Crit
tenden on the art Of Mr.. Clays friends the whig
strength still sufficient in that State TO elect
man hitherto popular.
The proceedings of the Buffalo Convention are
looked 10 with much anxiety as the selection m
be nade will doubtless decide the fate OF the Pre-
sldential election. II cannot be denied that this
separate organization must affect the wing party
more inurously than the democrats. II the nomi-
nation fall on a democrat. that democrat will be
Mr.. Van Buren,. II Mr.. Van Buren, be nominated,
l,Wih be further proof OF the weakness OF the
wing parry, !nasmuch as no political organza-
non leearus IL as possessing sufficient strength to
furnish an available candidate from its ranks
There Will be presented the curious spec:acle OF
the great wing party being left wholly out OF the
canvass OF 1915 CAS- Tor General TAYLOR he has
never been connected with the whigs0 il will.
In such an event, ap ear that the principles OF the
wing party are so leaky TO be wholly uaseryice-
| able. On the other hand, if a northern whiq he
nominated, he VIII take away. much OF General
| Taylor strength, and will, in all probability,
cause his defeat, as the democrats connected win
the northern movement are much morekely to
adhere to their old party connections in the ee-
VeDth hour, Than are the wings.
proposition has been introduced by Mr. Ben
ton 10 give the reporting OF Congress to the j1lioN
and InrelhgcncG, at the rate OF seven dollars and
halt a column. This resolution is the result of
a combination between these two establi shlnentp
10 share between them the profits arising from the
tanning out OF the public reports. Neither estab-
llshment can command sufficient strength IN
Congress, to get monopoly Of the reporting, and
so, like bandits in search of plumber too weak IN
to obtain success. This plan, advocated by Mr..
Benton, can have no other design than 10 give
pelf to these, party papers. Full reports OF the
Congressional proceedings will, on an average,
extend over twentytour columns q day, which, at
SO q, column, amounts TO $500 day. Thus, 1t
would cost the Senate
For the short session of months-7S days, at
$500 Per day. ......."................. s2s,OsO
From this sum deduct
For composition, at 81 so per column s5,5l6
Reporting at $500 per week. .......... 5000
- 94l6
Clear profit. .............. sls,s64
Counting eight months for the long session, the
two party journals would thus make clear profit
OF upwards OF sixty-six thousand dollars every
Congress IN me matter OF reporting alone It's
notorious that neither of those papers, which Mr..
Benton proposes TO benefit by this arrangement,
can give good reports; one of them is fast otter-
ing to It's fall, and the other has been for a long
time TO all appearance dead. Mr.. Benton would
make the government yield sustenance to one, and
reanimae the other Against Doctor Houston,
the independent reporter OF the Senate and against
Wendell and Benthuysen the independent printers
to Congress- the patrons of both the party presses
have united IN small crusade; and, particularly
In the case OF the public printers every engine Of
annoyance has been put in operation for the pur-
pose OF breaking them down In this connection,
would state that Mr.. Niles plan was not TO sub
vert the present system, but to improve il. by en-
tending it to the House-in fact, to organize re-
guIar system of Congressional reports which
might be looked to in future times as faithful re-
cord OF the transactions of the national egisa-
ure. GALvIENsrs