The daily union., 1852-08-03


gard the quest on. II is proposition to extend The
Thanking pr,yilese, and upon that, -urt say require
light TO be thrown before can vote 10 do u In
stead Of extending il. would. il depended upon my
vote, abolish IL would place every citizen OF the Un
ted Saies-senatos and members OF the House OF Rep
resenta,ves, and aupon the footing with regard
TO all their rights and all their privileges regard this
as proposition To extend the frank ng prvilegenoh
ing and nothing iesstor the benefit OF the country,
perhaps though members will derive the benefit d.
reclly.
sion simply rose for the purpose OF saying that would
greatly prefer to vote 10 cua The Ianking privilege Than
10 sx,end M i and hope TO livs 70 zee ,hs day when il
ncacns that may be received by members OF Congress
Those think ought to BE- paid for at the public expense
| Mr.. BAYARD No one more freely admits than do
The excellence OF this publication and the general
cnracy OF the debates that are Fubl'sacd IL "; bul
shall certainly vote Tor the reconsideration OF this reso
luton, as voted against i when II was before the
Senate on previous day This is private enterprise
in which the wop!isof OF this publication is engaged
and the Congress- OF the United Stass for the report
ing and Publishing oi the debates in the Globa certain
per column; and in addition 10 that, they Tor
aud circulate certain number OF copies Tho resolution
mbodes then, this eheci--lha Congress- are asked to
permit, without consideration Of any kind 10 the United
Sates private publication 10 be sent through the mail
free OF postage, the ground that dsssmnates infOr
nation ask senator's if they would be willing because
they purchase Little IL Browns edition of the laws to
agree for the private benefit Of the publishers Of those
laws that they should be sent through tha mail tree of
postage and. independently OF this, 10 purchase then
selves for distribution certain number OF copies
apprehend not. And on what principle can you do
These debates may be important So there
thousand other publications very important and which
ought to be distributed through the community. You
distribute your agricultural reports and other public
documents published by authority Of Congress by
oi The frank'ng privilege But suppose an individual
chooses to reprint your agricultural reports in
densed form. in any other shape, you foster the
enterprise by purchasing certain number Of copies. and
afterwards he comes and asks you disseminate the
vdua bene surely You would sus. Il az cannot ,a
see on what principle you extend gatuiy private
individual engaged IN private enterprises, without the
remotest consideration am therefore in favor Of the
reconsideration.
But the honorable senator from Maine TAIr HAMLISl
tells us that cannot be incorporated in this
by the senator from Pennsylvania Mr.. BRoDHEAD] will
grow out OF this resolution Sir, il this paper publish
ed periodically published 10 the frs instance in
numbeIs--here is nothing in the resolution 10 prevent
the publisher from covering il with two three sheets Of
advertisements, and sending them with It without
ana G ali ns,od. fImmom ag WIN
not restricted him that resolution and the law could
not do IT, because the identity of the publication would
remain the same though il might have these additional
leaves containing advertisements and circulars any
tent II would tend greatly to the dissemination OF the
paper, and 10 the emoIument OF the proprietor and
think is hardly within the jurisdiction OF Congress to
make such agrant founded upon mere voluntary consd
eTaion
Again we have been told by the senator from Wis.
Appendix is enormous, and that it cannot pass
paper through the mail. To this my friend from Penn
sylvana Mr. BRoDHEADl gives an answer, tha. if il be
proper and right let pass in numbers, bound II you
please, at the rate OF newspaper postage, taking tho
numbers as the criterion Of postage Drauxht resolu
on OF ina, sort and then you can pat i upon
low rate, but not certainly to be sent free do not
on what principle Congress can possibly grant grauity
TO the publishers OF thus paper, excellent deem it
be. Il tends simply TO the advancement OF a private
enterprise. which has already received and is now
ceivng, large emoumcnts from Congress- II you do it
ia this instance, you will be called upon do in other
instances and certainly with regard TO the laws OF the
United States, you could in no refuse to extend the
same privilege because that would be proper mode Of
distributing them. II the publisher OF this work call
upon you TO grant this privilege and overload your mails
with bound volumes, upon the prncpleor the pur
pose OF disseminating normation-tbe publishers OF the
laws OF the United States claim The privilege
or the distribution OF The laws in the form in which they
wanted and there would be the for grant
ing it TO the latter as to the former.
Mr. HAMLlN. | desire TO make single word OF re-
ply 10 the objection that from the senator IRON Penn
syva ia, MIR BRoDnEAD that this law proposes that the
laws and debates snail Tree The words o the resolution
provide for The dissemination OF the laws and debates
OF Congress has reference what has been done
II is to apply 10 what is TO come. The laws be
connected with The Appendix, and 10 be added there
10 and hence the language OF the resolution
Mr. BUTLER. Mr.. President those genemen who
have given their attention to this subject perhaps
answer whether there is any limitation in the resolution
as 10 The quantity oil these books, because they say is
not newspaper, 1t ~ not periodical, and II does not
come within the list or description OF OF that
class OF paefs thai pay postage. and therefore must be
regarded as book What will prevent the publisher Of
this book from sending OF books TO New York Philade
pha, and Charleston and advertising them there any
quantity for sale a, the stores' What will prevent his
putting them up in boxes, and sending them oil in large
quantles a, the public exPensel Sir, while we ave "a
suppose disseminating useal information among the
people, think II IS indirect mode OF giving aet Of
book sellers preference others for have doubt
these books will be packed up in large boxes and sent 10
different parts of the United States at the public expense
and there advertised for sale
Mr. BORLAND. You cannot send large boxes by
mail
Mr.. BUTLER. Well. you can put them up in linIe
boxes and PARCELS way you choose, and put them
in the mails, and send them away This. then, mode
Of giving this book preference all othess and the
only security against dissemination the fact that the
people not very much inclined to read the proceedings
Of Congress, for II there is any thing that have
proceedings That indifference is, in my opinion, very
great
MIR. BAYARD. This resolution provides tina, specific
publicallon,bsi is The Congressional Globe and Appen
dix, which contain the laws OF Congress and the de-
bates ihereon--sha pass through The mails long
the shall be published by order Of Congress Now
say that there nothing whatever in that resolution to
restrict The proprietor from binding up each number OF The
publication with or tive sheets the outside
tanning advertisements II would not alter the character
OF the publication, would be excluded by the terms
Of the law.
But, further the very proviso which excludes the
Daily Globe would imply that no other exclusion was TO
take place than that which s mentioned IN the law and
submit that under that law nothing would prevent doing
what has been done Eng and in this county, where
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