The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-28

purpose 70 be accomplished which Iequres this smsna
ment 10 be considered now would suggest thersfaS
that we permit this mattel 10 stand for the present r.
the amendment remain here, IL the senator from Ar
sas will be kind enough 10 withdraw IT, and lei as bsS
an opportunity TO become familiar with its details Is
II be digesed and put in better shape, il il can BE- ~
brought in amendment to the general appronIis,
bill Every object will thereby be accomplished. wh;
at the time we shall have opportunity of kna~
ing with accuracy what the change we propose 10 MAJ
Is, and whether upon the whole il viii do good her,
after. '
Mr.. BORLAND, Mr. President the senator t,ou
North Carolina has at least brought very formidable a.
ray OF logic. for which he is. we all know Distinguish
ed, against this poor amendment OF nine.
Mr. BADGER. beg pardon. was very far from
calling this amendment OF the senator poor amepdmsn,
Mr.. B5RLAND. shall no, attempt. as should No,
be able, apprehend TO make an argument in detail n
meet all the objections Of the honorable senator +
thought the amendment SO plain, and i was 10 my mind
so obviously proper that could not think required an
agument--hardly an explanation-to commend 10 ,Le
favor OF the Senate really did think that il was ons
OF those propositions SO plain that argument not ne
cessary TO enforce il, but would rather impair its force
To my mind. il is self evident proposition II is smpv
a proposition that we will fix, by Law, the number al
newspapers in the United States which shall be selected
TO lay before the people, who interested in the laws
under which they live, the advertisement Of Their
government transactions, IN a manner 10 inform the
greatest number, by bringing them to every mans door,
under every mans eye, and to every mans knowledge
That = the object OF IT, That is the object which pro.
poses IN every one OF its provisions.
II does not stop quite go short as that, howeyerhst
is intention 70 stop further in the same general
direction; and while il diuses. better than has vel been
done, this useful information among the people, TO cor
rect what consider very great abuse do not know
whether il is known TO the senator from North Carolina
or whether the same thing is TO be observed in his
State, but am sure il has been the observation Of
almost every other senator who hears me now
that the publication OF the laws and public adyer.
lsements is made use Of as Executive patronage
for political purposes and 10 extent which not only
fails OF the proper object of these publications, but Is
positively mschievous in its tendency. know that in
my State the publication OF the laws and public adver-
tsements is made of as political patronage for political
purposes upon small SCALE is true, because The on.
portunes there are limited But, even them il is brought
to bear means OF political party influence. learn
from other senators that ii Is in their States have
reason to believe il is in OF the States have
gone TO the departments here, and have shown by state
tain papers my State had The largest circulation and
have been told that papers OF smaller circulation must
have The publication as patronage, as political part
MIR BADGER Political friends
Mr.. BORLAND Although could show that the pa
per which named had twice three times the crcula
on OF the one having the publication Of the laws and
advertisements no heed given to the fact, and The
publication was continued where it would reach the
smallest instead OF the greatest number That what
meant the other day, when said that the presen. prac
ce gave any administration the power considerable
extent 10 subsdze the public press We know that such
is the effect.
wish had full information on this subject TO lay be-
fore the Senate now. shall tomorrow oder resou.
ton OF inquiry, which satisfied will bring the
attention of the Senate facts which controver.
showing that these abuses have been practced TO very
great extent shall offer resolution OF inquiry calling
upon the different departments TO communicate to the
Senate what has been done 10 this way.
The senator IRON North Carolina says, that for all the
purposes for which we publish the laws and public ad-
yertisemens, the daily circulation OF the newspapers will
be sufficient Why, he considers i only necessary and
proper that persons living IN Cities or IN their immediate
vicinity. and who take daily papers, should know the
laws. then admit he is right
Nj. BADGER. Wlll my friend allow to cay that
he has mistaken altogether! think that every class
OF readers should have air and reasonable opportunity
OF seeing these laws and advertisements and think by
taking the largest circulation, including the daily sen
weekly Fri weekly, and weakly, you give that opporu.
nifty; but if you exclude those who take daily papers,
know no reason why they should not have an
opportunity OF seeing these laws and ADVERTISEMENT
also; and SO in regard 10 the ui-weekly And why
ask conine ii TO the weekly papers, and exclude all The
obeIs' Here for instance, is The National lntegencer
and Union at the seat OF government They have asse
list OF daily subscribers Each oil them has probably
very much larger list OF riweeky and weekly subscr
bers and by selecting such papers these you reach
every class OF the community. That is what mean 10
say:
| Mr. BORLAND. II this provision excluded the pub.
LEGATION from the daily r-weekly press then there
would be- think, force in the remarks OF the sena
Tor from North Carolina. But we know that IN making
up the weekly paper the matter contained in the daily
| paper put into II.
| br. BADGER. Those who take the daily do not take
| Nit. BOkLAND II these laws be published in the
weekly they will go, matter Of course, into the daily
papers, because know that the practice OF the pub
fishers is to make up the weekly from matter OF the daily
papers. The weekly is a collection OF the contents oil
the daily paper In that way know that where these
publications made the weekly papers they will also
be published in the daily papers But The senator from
North Carolina must recollect that IN providing under
the present SYSTEM Tor the publication OF the laws IN me
daily papers OF Washington city, they are gwen not fo
the people at large but for class OF population who have
the information right before their eyes in the daily pub
cation OF the proceedings OF the houses OF Congress
this for the benefit Of the people at large through
out the country, and in the country districts. not Tor the
special benefit OF persons congregaied M The Clues who
have the means of obtaining this information without
looking into the newspapers Tor Il.
The senator says that this amendment 10 not IN its
proper place-hat ought 10 90 upon another bill.
think IL is late make objection 10 anything OF this
character coming into this bill II has already been made
an omnibus" 1t is a general appropriation bill "
may be called partial appropriation bill, but truly
general appropriation bill, contradlstngushed IRON
special appropriation bill The proposition IA therefore
Iegiumately here amendment 10 this bill Certainly
senator who has gone for putting INTO this bull some
provisions which now IN II cannot object 10 lhs on
the of irreevancy.
know that suggestion has been made that the effect
OF this amendment will be TO give these publications 10
certain papers do 10 What papers they go, SO
that the publication in these papers will carry out the OBJ
ect OF the amendment which - To spread the laws and
public Advertisements fairly and fully before the greatest
number Of people. H. as has been objected 10 some
quarters. the effect of the amendment is 10 throw the
publication OF The public advertisements and laws INTO
abolition papers, do not am not giving u az pa
tronaxe But IL there any class Of people in my esi
nation before whom above all others, we should lay OUT
laws uy and fairly, so that their eyes shall rest upon
them from day day. this very class oil people whose
by this amendment Perhaps. If they had before them
the laws which have passed here in