The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-01-23
BILLS INrRnnucEn.

i INTRODUCED.
4 Mr.. SEBASTIAN, ia pursuance of notice. asked and
obtained leave TO introduce bill (S I4S) 70 revive ios
limited time an act 10 relation donations OF land csr.
tam persons in the State OF Arkansas which was read
the first and second times by unanimous consent and re-
ieIed TO the COMMITTEES on Public Lands.
Mr. in pursuance OF notice, also asked and obtninsd
leave 10 introduce bill Is l49) to release from rsserva
ton and restore the OF public lands certain Isnds
IN the Stale OF Arkansas which read the first and
Committee on Public Lands
Mr. HUNTER in pursuance Of previous notice given
BY the senator from Texas [Mr RUsK.l who is detained
from his seat by sickness asked and obtained leave
introduce joint resolution relation ice boats in the
po'omae n ssi (which was read the st and second
tee on the Post Office and Post Roads. .r
PASSED aN
| The following engrossed bills were severally read
third time and passed
Bill (S Il2) 10 admit the hernaphode brig Sylphds
Bill S io to extend the time for the selection Of lands
granted TO the State Of Wisconsin for saline purposes
Bill Io 7o) ior the relief OF the widows and Isla-
brig Washington, who were lost overheard in hur-
cane. E
he residue OF the lands to which she is entitled under
the act Of ed March, 1927 granting land aid that State
in opening canal TO connect the waters OF the Illinois
river with those OF Lake Michigan -
| MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
| A message was received from the House Of Repre-
sentaves by Mr. Forney. their Clerk, announcing the
Senate that the Speaker OF the House had signed two
enrolled bills, and that he had brought them to the Sen
ate for the signature OF it's President
/ The President OF the Senate then signed the bills just
brought from the House of Representatives-beng an
New Hampshire for advances made for the use Of the
United States in repellng invasion and suppressing in
surrecton at Indian Stream, in said State. and joint
resolution providing for the binding OF certain docu-
ments and they delivered to the committee 10 be
presented 10 the President of the United States
BOOKS NEW MEMBERS.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the fol-
lowing resolution submitted yesterday by Mr. BADcER
RESOLVED. That each of the member. Of the Senate
be supplied the number and description books
furnished each of the members of the Senate Of
| the last Congress
The question being put on the adoption Of the resou-
| ton, il was agreed 10.
| SPIRIT RATION NAVY.
The Senate proceeded the consideration of the fol-
lowing resolution, submitted the 10th instant by Mr.
/ SUMNER
Rssolued That the Committee Naval Affairs be di.
rected inquire into the expediency Of aboshing tho
spirit ration in the navy of the United States and at the
time OF increasing the monthly OF all the enlisted
men in the service. 44Hs III
The question being put the adoption Of the resolu
/ ton, it was agreed to.
PUBLICATION SENATE DEBATES.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration OF the fol-
lowing resolution submitted by Mr.. NoRRIs the 20th
instant
Resolved That the Secretary OF the Senate be, and he is
hereby, authorized and instructed to audit and from timo
to time settle, the of John c. Rves for the
OF the Senate proceedings and debates published in
the Congressional Globe, at seven dollars and dOy cents
column.
4 Mr. NORRIS. There is verbal error in the resolu.
ton 1t should read the " Daily instead OF the Con-
gressional' Globe, because the columns in the two
The PRESIDENT. 1t will be SO altered without
motion.
Mr. NORRIS. suppose, Mr. President, that the
Senate understand fully the whole subject; but still
will make very brief explanation As long ago as l646
proposon was made by the Senate by TO the
tbe editors Of the National iosIiisencer 10 publisH be
reports and by that resolution the Senate took twelve
copies for each senator of those publications The editors
of the lntegencer refused 10 publish 80 small number
at the price proposed-the price being $6 for the long
session and SO for the short session Blair Rves ac-
ceped the proposition and have published the reports up
TO this time This publication at that lme a. under
stand contained merely synopsis OF the debates in the
Senate, except the Appendix where the speeches, hav
ing been revised by those who made them, were publish
In ls47 the Senate employed Dr. Houston 10 make full
REPORTS which he did for the long session, and then the
contract was given up In s4s the Senate passed an OF
der making proposition the editors of the two papers
here TO publish the debates full for ~ so per column
These papers have continued TO publish the debates
in full up 10 the close OF the last session OF Con-
gress. AT that time the editors of the lnteligencer
gave the Senate notice that they should no longer
perom the contract upon their part, and they aoan-
doned il altogether. 1t then understood that the
editors of the Union would likewise abandon the contract
on account, as they alleged OF the price being nsum-
/ Gent Mr.. Rives at the commencement oil tnls IOn-
gress employed corps of reporters 10 make up those re-
pors and they published daily in the Daily Globe,
and laid upon our tables OF the manner in which these
reports have been made the Senate is able TO Judge
presume that efficient corps OF reporters cannot be
found nywbere So far | have examined their re-
ports they have been made with great accuracy and
great promptude IL necessary that these reports should
come from order to enable Blair and kves
to fulfil their 10 furnish the reports in the Con-
gressonal Globe and Appendix. Mr.. Rives has made
this undertaking without any authority upon the part OF
the Senate have introduced this resolution TO tel tne
sense OF the Senate whether they will continue the Fe.
ports which he has been making during this session.
hope they will believe il to be Of great mportance tnat
the reports of the Senate should be faithfully made and
put in form TO be preserved hope the resolution VIII
| be adopted. :,
TO do nothing regard TO the Daily olooe han 10
pay them for reporting have herstoforc paid the
| lntelligencer
| MIR NORRIS, lin his seat) Nothing more. s.E
! Mr. WALKER am for II, sir for think II we have
ever had good and prompt reports OF debates since
have been here, has been the Globe during this ses
sion The gentleman who has charge OF the reporting
for paper at this perform miracle almost
in the way OF reporting tor he can almost report me M
orally when speak in my most rapid and blundenne
have been astonshed at the correctness OF the
reports, and should be sorry them discontinued
/ Mr.. HALE concur with the general views whicn
have been expressed but there is abuse which want
to corrected We employ reporters to report wnst
said in the Senate; but shall never have y 70 ion8
the practice of members revising their speecnee toe
rated frequently find that there are omtteo IN tnese
revised speeches things that were sad ana ma nings
put in that were not said The offer has been very Kind
4 huf m In