The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-08

brance The whole matter which he has placed before
the public is 20 absurd that win my lime fur
Yours truly JOHN ,. HESS.
"THos, RrrcHn, esq"
do no, believe General Jackson ever made such an
reference % and DEFY Rsss % produce Ais letter 20 hsf
We think we have said enough to convince the reader
that we Were right in declining enter into any arrange
ment by which we Were TO execute ihe PUBIC printing
made nfdentoiy to MI Rives by Mr. Hamn, and which
Mr. Ryes has published in his newspaper--io the effect
the Congressional GioJs and Appsndl. we will proceed
prove our words to be true, that may appear that
have done Mr. Rves injustice, and that he has es
tablished profitable business by injurng us
This brings to Mr.. RiUess present connsrion tDh the
gopernasnf and the manner IN wAich No uses that con-
merton.
Mr. Rves publishes the Globe newspaper. the Con.
gressional Globe and dppendl. ~
These publications private specuatons OF Mr. John
{. Rives, Neither the government nor the House OF
Representatives has any connection with them--no more
than with the venture OF any merchant Pennsy
avenue or Wall street If Mr. Riyes failed in his hopes
Of gain. Congress was under no more obligation to eim
burse him than 10 make good the losses that any
newspaper editor in Santa Fe San Francisco might
tain The matter TO be contained in these publications is
rs
Q. 1s49" as We find il in the Globe,
q The Globe will be published daily during the session of
Congress ana weekly The q he year and will
gr s.ae Globe, and an ApPsnd,r -
for HE last sixteen years. congressional proceedings and de-
bates exclusively.
1.-THE Appsndr viii embrace the revised sepa.
Iaeiy and The messages Of the President Of United
lnen,s |"
The Daily Globe contains the proceedings Of Congress
and is distributed in the form OF Weekly Globe Con-
grssional Giobs and Appsndir. The distribution is
effected through The COngrsssonsi Globe and Apgsndir
bates and proceedings 81 The two houses transferred from
the DAILY Globe, and the Appendr embraces the revised
speeches, Separately the Presidents messages and the
Rves has his own reporters for the House Of Representa-
ves but he does not report for the Senate The pro-
ceedngs and debates OF the Senate taken from the COL
Mr. Rves may choose. Thus the Congressional Globe
and dppend,r are made,
We submit this further extract from Mr. Riyes's pro-
spectus: -
has made for the next session. IN the that Con-
gres VIII for as many daily sheets for each mem
expense Of reporting and give them crc uation as con.
gressiona documents In their several districts This VIII
will give an pulse to The ulaon OF the
print which, although the cheapest in the Union Che ex
pense Of preparation considerably will yet yield sufficient
profit 10 make the system permanent"
1t will be seen that Mr.. Rves only expected Congress
to subscribe for as many daily sheets for each member
AT THE SUBSCRIPTION PRICE as would IN PART deray ihe
thought that such subscription, furnishing means TO
deray in part tie expense Of reporting, would give such
impulse TO the circulation of the congressional print
as to enable Mr. Rves sustain the charge Of reporting
and make the system permanent
We will now see how the scheme worked under the
astute management of Mr. Rives-the members OF Con-
gress knowing but little OF matters eppertanng to print
ing their minds being engaged with more important sub
jects.
late its debates and proceedings in the form Of Congress
sona Globe and Appendix rather than in the form oil
the Daily Globe Accordingly subscription of twenty
four nunbers for each member OF the House OF Repre-
sentaves authorized, with proyiso in the follow
ing words:
Psopided That the proprietor aud publisher Of the
publication OF the debates and proceedings OF this House
and that he shall furnish daily copy OF such Pubca-
lion 10 each member OF this House"
Towards The close OF the last session. Mr. Rves repre-
scented 10 the members Of the House, OF Representatives
by Of printed paper laid their desks that he
was suffering heavy losses He even made oath before
Mr. Wentworh's investigating committee, on the oath oil
July last, tina, he losing Sl60 day, and that he
expected TO lose at that rate until Congress adjourned
The results OF these representations may be seen in the
Acts and Resolutions of the Thirty FIRST Congress-, al
page III which contains the following item, under the
miscellaneous head OF the civil and diplomatic aPpropri.
alton bill: N4.a.- Is II e.
ITO enable the Clerk of the House OF Representatives 10
pay for reporting and publishing in the Dduy Globe two
columns the proceedings Of the House Of Rep
for this session. the rate OF seven dollars and
fifty cents pei column, $1,000"
Mr. Ryes only expected, when be published his pro.
specius in October s49, that the beray OF Congress
would induce subscription behalf oil its members,
which would IN par, defay his expenses OF reporting
for the Daily Globe But here find direct approprla.
lion to pay him dollars and halt column for
Two thousand columns OF reporis-repors which Mr..
Rves published OF his free will and accord, without
being induced thereto by Congress, for the expenses of
which neither branch OF the government RESPONSE
ble either directly indirectly. MIR Riyes endeavors,
In his article OF the 9th ut 10 dcprecaie the ber-
atty OF Congress He says that the ~ so column,
given him for reporting the proceedings OF the House IN
the Day Globe Is "lhe same price per column that the
Senate pays to Mr. Richie well 10 Mesps. Gales
Seaton for publishing its debates in the Union and in
the NaIoaaf Intetgenoer" The plain intent Of this
srrten TO create the impression that Mr.. Rves was
paid for reporting the House proceedings than
paid TO the Union and Iaeigsaoer for reporting the
proceedings OF the Senate. No one knows better than
Mr. Rves that the fact is not So The Globe the Uaon,
and the Iateigncsr printed on double royal sheet
Tue length oil their columns is the sane but the Globe
contains columns each page and the Union and
Insii,geHcsr contain six. Each column, therefore, OF
the Uaion and Infegsnee contains one sixth more mat.
ter-lhe type being the same-than column OF the
GLOBE Therefore, the matter contained in the 900
columns OF the Globe for which Congress paid 81 so,
would Gil only Lila al columns OF The Union. The
difference, then, stands thus:
1000 columns OF the Globe, at 81 so, SIS 600 90
Lila al columns OF the Uaioa, 1857 II ~
Excess received by Mr.. Rives, s1,i42 IS 81
Thus II will appear that Mr.. Rives received from the
bounty OF Congress upwards Of $4,000 than would
have been Iaid Tor the amount Of work. had Il been
done for the Senate BY persons regularly employed TO ex
acute IT, Yet some OF the members, friends OF Mr.