The Arkansas banner., 1850-09-17
.,,.,,ur the Laws Of Che Unitsa states
 ". take the following debate from the Washing

1,a toliovinF item, ndet use head ot tbe otate n.a,r,n,ent teiag under eonssderatiOh- .Eo, ,hs incidental and contingent expenses oi me .,. as1s,t,Deut, viz For publishing the laws in 'aal in esch of the Stsies snd Terrto- and in 3 newspapers of the city of Washington .,e sso ProclLef ha, the said publication in the s,s. .nd Territories shalI Do made in the ncwspa- -, of m. public printer ot State printer oi said k,',s. oy Territories, wherever there may be one -.s.S,ed by the SIate or territorial authorities
 h. Narehead moved an amendment, to strike out .tl of inc said clause after ths word Department, ..ud insert For publishing tn newspapers in 'ne United States aad Territories tne iA"s VI uie ,.d s,ates, Si0,s50."
 u, M u,id the bill. as t now stood, proposed Co
 el.,h fs laws ef the United States in each State, nA h desigus,ed that the paper in which they wefo
 sf,sbsd Should be the publtc printer of the State. Ii. .,w na reason for ths change of the existing J.w unon this subject. and why there should De aabcaton of the laws in thTes papers tn this city, na Ia hal ooe psDer n each of the States. lie Pf0- ,,..d tAeFeiore, to make the regulation just as II h.d been, to let tic law remain unchanged He be- Isy.d lha, the Secretary of State, under the exist iag lav had already appointed printer Of u1e laws in inc several States. He knew this 10 be the case a hi, own State and he presumed it to bs n many, oy most of the other States Some of the public ptinters of the States did not print psPsFs at al- fl. ssw no reason whatever for it. and he heped, tn ADuf0pfidtto0 not make radical change of the system.
 Mr. Carter said he understood the geHtleman from Keu,ucky to say be saw no reason for the change. Hs weuhi iaaulfe of the eigentleman whether h did not distribute the printing according 10 the politics of ,e several States the public priateF was gcne- rally of the same politics of the dominant party la ths SLatei
 MT. Morelead replied, that there was no doubt but the gentlemans suggestion was correct. Bat ,t. Anoo hat him consideration had had no influence whatever upon this action-nons st ali. The little pittaneo of profit given to a newspaper upon printing, amOun- ting 10 SIj0 or $200, could not be consideration eaouFh 10 influence anybody, While his demo- cratic friends however, In power in the gene raj government no effort whatever, was made to give ihs printing to the prhefs of the States; and why, now that, after iong series of years, the general administration was n the hands of the whg party, should they be s,rpt of the power this small subject of printipg, and the rule which had existed during democratic administrations be chan ged7
 Mir. Bsyly I desire to explain the reason.
 Mr. JOHNSON mace the point of order that second gentleman cOud not address the committee at all. under the new rule, unless he avoWed him. self against the amendment.
 Mir bdly. l am against it.
 Mir Chairman. The Chair understands the gen ,iemsn from Virginia to rise 10 oppose the amend ment of the gentleman from Kentucky.
 Mir. Bayty. rise 10 oppose it.
 The Chairman. The gentleman from Va. will proceed.
 Mr. Bayy proceeded 10 state the reasons which had influenced the Committee of Ways and Means in making this change. He had desired to say in the outset that the reasons which the gentleman from Ohio and the gentleman from Kentucky had supposed Influenced them, had had no weight what ever, Two changes were proposed: was to con- fine the publication of the laws to one newspaper in eseh State. They thought this was quite enough, ss il was made mere matter of patronage. He had had some experience relative to this matter. He had known good many instances of applications for these official publications; and the reason gene rally given was not that the newspaper would give the widest publication, but, the contrary, that t was not doing very vel aud wanted little help. The committee drought one newspaper was enou gh.
 Ih. reason which had influenced Inc committee 10 propose the other change, viz, that the papers having the State printing should Dc selected pub lshFhe United State laws was, that persoas desiring 10 get ihe laws in gspaper would naturally look 10 the paper which did the State printing IL would thus De matter ot great convenience 10 the peo. pie to have the same paper publish the two sets of laws.
 As to inc provision for the publication by three newspapers al Washington they reported fl beca there were three leading political newspapers here
 Cites of 'what are they7" There are five"
 Mr' B named the intelligeneer. Union, and Re P1oc and said he was not particular at all if ths committee chose to strike out three" and inser two" he had no objection.
 Mr Stanton, cf kentucky, moved 10 amend the clause proposed Co be stricken out by striking out al after the word newspaper and 10 insert 'hsv. Ing the largest circulation in the State or Terri. ioty.t
 He desired simply to say fn reference to the T4@n nrr .af he, adopted at the Postotfice Department in rea ion to the publication of dead letters in all the offices throughout the United State ei-giying the pubica uoA 10 the paper having the largest circulation - me tact was the relative circulation would b4 easily determined, ih the same way in which the post oi- hces were enabled to determine t.
 MT Brown, Of Indiana, hoped the amendment "oa'd not be adopted No law had given the post master and the department so great trouble as this very law. Continual quarrels were going on amono ihe newspapers in regard to their respective circu '"tioas. That controversy, if the amendment were adopted, nld be transferred to the Secretary of State aud he would be obliged 10 receive evidence 10 es'ermine which paper had the largest circula- tion
 DIT Harris, Of Illinois, moved to amend the a'peaamsh' ey striking cut the word "largest" and asserting "the most extensive"
 he said the circulation of paoer mich, he np- meneAty the largest, but if compared to a psrticu- sf ftocshiy Il was not valasble for the publica- uoa CT the laws ss paper having more general e"ea'eu0n Ihe State papers went into every couatg lh their respective Stsses being furnished oy 'a" 10 the ceoniy clerks and thus being access slo'e To every citizen. For this reason they were e proper Papers To be selected for the tio oi Inc United States laws
 me question was then taken
 hhd The amendment to the amendment was re. !eeted
 oone conversation followed between MT. Meade Hss 'ss eaa'v, on point of order.
 MI JOHNSON, of Arkansas, incuired of the 'oaH "aether II woad be m order to move an , sheadhsnt providing for the publication of the rvs ' ''eo newspapers in the city of Washington, issiead of three
 der "o"iu 0e ," VT M'' JOHNSON submitted it.
 VI 'oh NSON, Of Arkansas, said, the object he Ne""Ta a 70 elect by the amendment was 10 divide e 9'lie prinsIag between two cf the papers Of the ,s., s'llhg paflIes great mAay gentlemen held G.1 l9e'e We're two great parties in this eoaary- oeAoefs'ie and whig Now in the present stage of aHa'' ne would not assert that they were the or!y 0e sfsn ,he leading parties. o fr would say ,hsi the ~hig party appeared