The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-27
HOUSE OF. REPRESENTATIVES.

MIR. oLDS, from the Committee the Poet
Office and Post Roads, reported a resolution autho
rizng payment to be made to a gentleman who
was employed a clerk for about two months by
the furmer chairman of that committee, onautho
rized by the House.
Some conversation ensued; when motion was
made to lay the resolution upon the table, and de-
cided in the negative-yeas 81. nays r.
1t was then passed, under the operation Of the
previous question-ayes 19, noes %.
CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE AND APPEsDix.
MIR. OLDS, from the Committee the Post
Office and Poet Roade, reported a joint resolution
providing that from and alter the present session
Of Congress the Congregational Globe and APpendr,
ontaning the laws of Congress and the debates
there on, shall circulate through the mails free OF
postage. He asked that the resolution be put upon
Mr. DUNCAN inquired whether. during the
sons Of Congress, this work is not distributed free
under frank.
MrOLDS replied atirmatively, and said that
this ID the only publication which does justice to
the House before the country. The proceedings Of
both branches Of Congress are reported for and
published in the Congrtssionai Globe and Appendz,
and by its circulation only can he people precisely
understand what 10 here done in the business o:
legislation. The full proceedings OF the Senate
are published in the Union; but this and other pa
pers do not give the House proceedings in detail;
they furnish, as 10 sugges,ed, wretched skeletons,
for which, however, they receive no compensation
from Congress He veptured to cay that members
have received communications relative TO tho I'M
fairness with which the proceedings are represent.
ed to the country And he repeated, the only
way to desc inmate correct Information 10 to circu
late the Com gressi0ndi GLOBE and Appendtf without
the frank of members Of Congress.
Mr.. DUNHAM sad lie should not vote for the
resolution. While he was perfectly willing that
there shall be modification Of the law, putting the
CongressionaI Globe and Appsndir on a footing
with other papers, he could zee no reason for a
more favorab bic arrangement to accommodate that
publication,
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postage on the Gongrt ssiondi Globe and dppendiz,
for a single session, will be than nine dollars
under the present law.
Mr.. DUNHAM saw no propriety in giving this
publication any more advantages than are enjoyed
by other newspapers. He would, however, he re-
peaied. put it upon the same footing with them
MIR. CARTIER said the matter in the Globe and
App ndir 10 exclusively Congressional matter; and
in his respect 10 different from any other publca
ton. He therefore thought the resolution oughtto
be psssed He moved the previous question; IN
der the operation vi which the resolution was
agreed to. ,...s.
Mr. OLDS. from the COMMITTEE ON the Post Or
ice and Poet Roads, reported bill TO establish Ger
tsin post routes. He said 1t had been framed in
accordance with the views Of various members Of
Congress, after due notice given to gentlemen to
Suggest the roads they desired to be esta bshed
II provide for other objects; and he therefore
moved the reading be dispensed with, and that the
bill tie put upon its passage.
Before final action wns taken, the morning hour
expired.
pIsrRsrTioH BOOKS
Mr.. FOWLER, under a suspension of the rules
introduced the following resolution, viz:
Resoictd. That the Clerk Of the House Of Repre-.
septatives lurnish and deliver to each of the mem
bcrs md delegate OF the House of the prescn,
Congress, who have not already received them
and pay for The same out Of the contingent fund o.
the House, such books as have been furnished tc
tbe members Of the 2sth, 29tb, 30th and 3lst Con
gresses Proptdtd That this shall no. authorize thu
Icprinting Of any Of said books: lind prortdsd fur
aLey, That no work thus authorized to be furnished
shalt be obtained or delivered by the Clerk unlcs
he shall be able TO procure a sufficient number o
Copies thereof to furnish a complete act to eaci
member and delegate entitled thereto.
The yeas and nays having been ordered on th
passage Of the resoiution-- aE5t.t.
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Tennessee. caused the forfeit
rule TO he read, viz: mo member shali vote o.
any question in the event Of which he 10 imme
diateIy and particularly interested" sc. .., So
Mr.. ALLISON, after saying that he was inter
Gated, expressed a wish TO make a few remarks
but this privilege was not accorded, as the Hous
va. acting under the operation Of the prcviou
question,
~. CLERK then proceeded to call the roll; durin