The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-07-31

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the Committee the Post Office and Posi- Roads there
fore ask 10 be discharged, and 10 have il referred 10 that
committee.
| Mr.. HAMLIN | would move that The Joint reso
resolution be Immediately put It's passage instead of
being referred hope that course will meet The appro
haton OF the Senate
The PRESIDENT. Il cannot be pat on It's passage 10
Mr.. HAMLlN why not,
The PRESIDENT The question is on discharging
Tue committee from It's further consideration and refer
Mr.. HAMLTN | call for division oil the question.
Inc question being then taken upon dIscharging The
Commillre on The Library from the further consider
a'ion OF the joint resolution, II was agreed 10
The question being thea taken upon referring il 10
the Committee on the Poe, Office and Post Roads, Il was
MIR. HAMLlN now move that the Joint resolution
be Immediately put upon It's passage.
The PRESIDENT 1t requires unanimous consent
10 take II up
Mr. HAMLIN. 1t is up already
The PRESIDENT. The committee have Just been
discharged from lis consideration and il takes its place
Mr. HAMLiN. The committee have moi got il. and
il must be before the Senate.
The PRESIDENT. When the committee are discha,g ed
from its consideration, it takes lis place on the regular
ORDERS as matter Of course, and must be reached 10 lis
turn.
Mr.. HAMLIN A moment since, a motion was made
10 refer the bill the Senate have refused 10 reer it, and
think Il must therefore be before the Senate.
Mr. WALKER. Before il referred to The Com.
miitee on the Library it moi under consideration
il places il in the condition The question is now
70 DO something with II, and It is proposed TO put it
It's passage
Mr.. HAMLlN The Committee on the Library have
got IT, because they have been discharged from lis
consideration We have referred it 10 the Commit.
ice on the Post Office and Post Roads, because when The
vote was taken, that reference refused Now, il
seems TO it must be before the Senate Something is
TO be done with At, and move that put il upon lis
passage.
The PRESIDENT 1t is Joint resolution from The
House OF Representatives, which was read first and
second times and referred to the Committee on The Lii
brary That committee have reported back. and asked
to be discharged from its further consideration, and
the Senate have discharged them II therefore stands
among The general orders which would come up for con-
sideraion when read second time 1t was only read
second time with view to reference and il no stands
in the condition il had not been referred al all
MIR. HAMLiN. In order to obylate that, move TO
postpone oil prior orders for the purpose of proceeding
the considerations of that Joint resolution
The motion being agreed TO- the joint resolution was
taken up. and considered in committee OF the whole
Mr.. PEARCE II seems TO me that this Is a joint res
oalon OF very doubtful pfoprisy. Il is that the
publication referred 10 Is a newspaper which publishes
nothing but the debates oil Congress and the laws which
are passed here's but then il is also true that this Civ
ing great advantage 10 single individual. Each
house OF Congress subscbes Tor certain number OF
copies OF the Globe for the OF its members These
copies each member receives, and may frahk as he
pleases-and they franked, too. We now ptojiose
that these papers shall pass free all subscribers in
part OF the country whether by members of Con.
gress or notthat this record Of Congressional proceed
this does not come in competition with other papers, vet
tits very doubtful to whether should mol be Justly
called upon 10 grant the same privilege ohers-io ex-
tend the same facility 10 pape{s not connected with poll
tics al all II il be NOT public document, do not wish
to make discrimination by extending privilege iha,
would not extend to some other paper think the Senate
My only object is TO bring the subject fairly TO the aiien
on OF this body for think that extend favor
which we do not 10 Others Is no. altogether proper.
doubt the proprtety 0! Il very much myself.
bir. BoRLAND. Mr. President, / am sorry to have
to differ in opinion from the senator from Maryland mr.
PEARcEl upon this subject think be has put This
stand or should not stand. IL is not a proposition to
give The rrorrieor OF the Cong Globe tue
vantage Of Circulating his paper free Of postage but ii
proposition TO distribute and circulate the laws which
We enact and the discussions upon Them which make up
her true Interpretation, freely among the people of the
United States, who are interested In these laws and in
these discussions We are every ay ordering the publ
cauon OF public documents, and we circulating them
BY thousands and hundreds OF thousands. In The form OF
books, all over the county Now, be proper 10 cir.
cuise matter OF this soriwhch BY the order Of either
house OF Congress is published and deemed OF suhcien,
interest TO The public 10 be circulated feeyt is equally
IMP oraDi, II not far important 10 circulate irepy
among the people The laws themselves together with the
discussions which go 10 enable the people, and especially
those who have 10 interpret these laws, understand
mem properly, IN an he,r bearings, and the objects in
view IN Their passage. We paying annually many
thousand dollars Tor the publication OF the laws OF the
land IN various newspapers IN the different States OF this
Union. do not know how many thou sand dollars we
pay but il is great sum. Well sir, Thai i yery
proper object Tor which 10 expcnd money would II
could. have the laws OF the United States published in
every newspaper IN The Union that the people might
see those laws and fairly understand them
This, then rs proposition TO carry that good object
IL is not only TO present fairly and fully before the peo-
pie the laws passed by Congress but all we say in re-
gard 10 them IL not only gives the people an opporu.
My TO acqurea thorough knowledge OF The laws Them.
selves, bnt dook 10 the conduct OF their
lives IN the two houses of Congress II enables them to
perceive the considerations which govern their represent
a,iyes, by which they will be led 10 Just responses 20
that II VIII not be m the power either OF The representa-
ves themselves 10 impose upon their constituents or for
bose who may choose 10 misrepesent them TO succeed
in the qualification OF base motive but there win be
full and fair exposition before all the people OF The
country OF the proceedings OF their representatives here
Mr.. BUTLER MIR. President, so fsr as regards the
laws OF the United States, II they could be separated
by the senator from Arkansas, Mr.. BoRLAND But, SIR
to make private wspaper 20 free Of postage because
publishes the debates Of Congress- thing object TO-
Ny friend says they key The Interpretation OF the
laws IL Is not so. II wanted 10 understand the laws
OF Congress, the last way The world in which would
approach the subec, would be by referring to debates
which have oitenlimes nohing to DO with them Il il
Do notorious that 10 the other branch OF Congress par
iieularly and sometimes IN own, question
up and another debated think. sir. the title OF this
Joint resolution Ought to be Joint resolution for The
of public speak mr. and for the propaga
ton Of great deal OF bad speaking" fIsughierl am
satisfied that the best thing that done in Congress
speaking and II members OF Congress should speak all
the lime without passing any laws, do not know bot II
would be, as have heard distinguished say one
OF The best employments OF Congress but would. al
the time, be, my opinion, OF the worst
to which the public money could be appropriated, to