The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-12-14

now 10 the time to commence and enter upon the
work. The first principle was to approximate per-
feet free trade as near can be. while sustaining
the Government by just taxation. The principles
OF protection he eschewed and abhorred. Alter
delivering his views at length on this subject, he
said, speaking of Cuba, she 10 dependency Of
Spain, and expressed the hope she would thus re.
main until she was legally relinquished. He was
10 favor of crusade to take Cuba by violence and
fraud, and was against oil unlawful expeditions.
Mr.. MOLONY said, as a Democrat, he was OPP
posed to taking from the pockets OF the people
more money than was required for an economical
administration Of the Government. He was against
the policy Of specific duties, and adverse to re-
turn to the antiquated doctrine Of protection. He
would reduce the revenue, and at the same time
reduce taxation, and relieve the people of the bur-
dens imposed upon them, and that by going down
the scale by free trade, instead OF by going up
mittee, without disposing Of the subject before it,
rose. ......s..... .--.r
CLAIM A6RNTs-REPoRTERs.
MIR. STANLY offered the following amendment
to the nineteenth rule OF the House: ~ ...
"And no person shall be admitted under the rule
of this House as reporter stenographer for any
paper or papers who shall be employed as an agent
to prosecute any claim pending before Cong ress;
and the Speaker shall give his written permission
with this condition" 49,. ..-
MIR. JONES, Of Tennessee, moved to amend by
adding: "And not more than reporter ste
nographer shall be assigned to the same seat"
He said his object was not to exclude any reporter
from the Hall, or from position to see what the
peoples representatives were doing, in order that
the proceedings might be made known to the
country. He wished, like the gentleman from
North Carolina, to exclude from the Hall persons
who come in under the pretext of reporting the
proceedings of the House, but who dc not report
one word, their business being to prosecute claims,
TO the annoyance Of members and to the detriment
of the legitimate business OF the House.
Mr.. FREEMAN inquired how the gentleman
proposed to ASCERTAIN the facts.
Mr.. STANLY, for the information OF the gen.
tleman, read the nineteenth rule, which designates
what particular classes shall have the privilege Of
the floor including reporters, who shall specify in
writing for what papers they respectively report;
and the Speaker shall assign them seats. He re-
peated that the House had suffered much from the
abuse of the rule. -... .....
the rule was altogether unnecessary. 1t seemed to
imply doubt on the part Of members to resist
temptation.
Mr.. STANLY. BY no means.
MIR. NABERS repeated that it seemed to chow
that members were liable to be tempted, and
therefore there necessity for the prayer "Lead
not into temptation" He wished to say that,
far as he was concerned, should the amendment
be adopted, he should not consider it essential to
his protection. This occurred to him to be rather
a small business. He was convinced that the
Speaker would discharge his duties under the pre-.
sent rule.
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, in reply to his col.
league, (Mr. JoHNsoN,) said there are thirtytwo
seats for reporters.
MIR STANLY merely desired to say to the gen
teman from Mississippi, (Mr. NABERs,) that the
head nor was this an inducement for Offering the
amendment He had always been opposed to per-
sons coming into the Hall under false pretences.
He knew that bis friend would be one of the last
men to be influenced by these claim agents, not.
withsa uding his prayer "Lead US not into tempta.
ton" Laughter
Mr.. NABERS dsavowed any purpose of casting
even the most distant insinuation on the gentleman
for offering the resolution; but it occurred to him
that the amendment itselfim implied possibility that
members of Congress might be influenced by those
claim agents. He regarded such thing as i'm
possible. Laughter
The amendment of Mr. STANLY, az modified by
Mr.. JONES, was then adopted.
MIR. JOHNSON, of Tennessee, was excused from
serving member of the Committee on Com.
merce.
The House adjourned.