The daily union., 1852-08-03

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reconsider suppose The Senate agree 10 reconsider the
vote ordering the joint resolution 10 be passed. The ques
llon then upon the engrossment Tor IN oIder
any amendment the vote ordering The joint resolution
be engrossed will have TO be reconsijefed, Il will then
be than two days. and The motion could not be
Hade therefore would suggest that Il would be better
TO dispose OF this motion al Unless the vote is
considered The joint resolution cannot be amended-lhai
| Is the difficulty. #UA
| Mr. BRODHEAD Very well;-I hope The question
Will De taken at once, and that the vote Will be recon
| Mr. WALKER Mr.. President, | should like to hear
some reason gwen why Tie Senate should reconsider the
vote on passing tins JOINT resolution, The matter was
discussed here pretty freely and the vote seems TO have
oeen 'af dee'spn on me part OF Tue Senate .nat Tue
Congressional Globe and Appendix, containing the laws
aud debates OF Congress. should through the mails
free OF postage. Now. here is motion 10 reconsider
that vote without any being given for it, except
desire to defeat the bill ultimately This. them take to
be test question will ask the senator what his
tive Is and hope, if the question is to be taken on re-
consideration there will be a test vote given.
Mr.. BRODHEAD. II understand the puport of that
resolution correctly the publishers Of this Congressional
Globe and Appendix can append a. many advertisements
to as they please. That is one reason, sir Another
s this we already have the right TO transmit this
Congressional Globe and Appendix through the mails
free OF postage Each member Of the Senate and OF the
House receives some twelve or fifteen copies OF this
work. which they and do transmit through the mails
free Of postage. But this resolution goes beyond that
II confers an extraordinary prvilege-one that think
ought not TO be granted. am opposed 10 it on that
ground ga
Mr.. WALKER presume the senator from Pennsyl-
vana had these objections to the resolution at the time il
was passed. although be voted in favor of it, The first
objection which the senator makes h that the publishers
OF this work append to it many advertisements
they please and transmit these advertisements, with the
Globe and Appendix, through the mails free OF postage
Now, if understand the resolution il is that the GLOBE
and Appendix, containing the laws OF Congress and the
debates thereon shall be thus transniiled and appre-
hend that the language of the resolution would authorize
postage TO be charged upon whatever they should UNDER
take TO send beyond these laws and debates But sir sup
the mails free OF postage the numbers of the Conge
Globe and Appendix which receive such. how is
when they are sent by the heads ot departments Why
SIR they have to pay an enormous postage upon this use
ul work, when it Is Transmitted 10 the various libraries
throughout the country or ID Information OF The public
If they get il through The n@ ihsy have to pay an enor
nous postage This does not fall within the class OF
newspapersit does not ia within the class OF psrioai
Gals; and cannot therefore. through the mails upon
the terms OF those works. but, II understand cor
recty, when il goes through the mails il is charged
much per ounce. The Globe and Appendix. Tor instance,
of the last long session made four volumes; and
on these, believe the amount Of postage charged is
twenty three dollars when you can buy the work, it is
said, for Six dollars am reminded that iour volumes
cost more; but at all events, the postage, If am not
greatly mistaken, is some Tour 0. hve times The cost OF
the work itself.
believe, Mr.. President. there have been petit
tons introduced during the present session praying Con-
gress TO take more efficient steps disseminate through
The country the laws of Congress and the debates upon
those laws. recolect that received long and very
sensible letter from some literary institution IN New X,
requesting that would introduce proposition here by
which there should be sent to the different literary ins,i.
iutions OF the various States copies OF this very work
and that they might be sent free OF postage. Now
proposing do the very thing that there
be interest in the community IN favor of our doing
For one, sir, | am in favor OF the Globe and Appen.
dix being permitted to go Tree OF postage believe that
IL more IN favor oil public rights Than any propo-
son that has yet come up II Is true. We have The
irankiBg privilege; but this does no, rut the people
in possession Of such right they wish TO avail Them
selves of. They wish 10 have this wprk-he whole
res-paced 10 their colleges, academies and schools, In
every part OF the country II is impossible that we
should furnish any such facility but these institutions
will subscribe for the work themselves il it does not
cost them four five times the amount e their subscrp
ton for the postage, charged at 80 much per ounce,
hope this will be considered lest question, and that the
vote may be final one and for the purpose Of making il
much so as lies IN my power ask for The yeas and
nays on the motion 10 reconsider
The yeas and nays were ordered.
Mr. HAMLIN MIR President, do not propose 10
discuss this question. because underwent discussion
TO the satisfaction of the Senate the other day. thnk
at least the for and against II very fully
stated. now rise for the purpose OF saying that The OBJ
lection which the senator from Pennsylvania Mr. BRop-
HEAD has urged cannot under the very terms OF the
law, have any existence here Advertisements cannot
be incorporated into the debates laws OF Congress
and that rs the only description OF publication 10 which
this joint resolution refers The Post Office Department
have decided that this publication is not newspaper: it
contains merely the authenticated and accredited debates
OF this branch and OF The other branch OF Congress- made
in pursuance OF our order, and with the money
which pay out for hat object Now, shall we not
remove the limitation winch prevents that information
from being spread before the country That is the OBJ
jeci, and that the sole object II the law shall pass
is will allow OF such interpretation thar
Of which the senator IRON Pennsy lvsnia has spoken.
Mr. BORLAND. Mr.. President, regre, very much
to differ from my friend from Pennsy vana upon this
subject | regret it the more, because | rarely differ
from him upon any question think, however, sir,
that he ia mistaken IN the view which he has pre-
senled upon this subject Not only would ii be out
Of the power of the publisher OF the Congressional
Globe, for the reason stated by the senator fIom
Maine, Mr.. HAMIJE, TO put these advertisements in
the Congressional Globe, but there is reason 10 sup
pose that such thing would be attempted. There
is no necessity for it, II has been published for
several years and advertisement has ever appear
ed in IL. The proviso IN the resolution expressly e1
cudes the Daily Globe. and thus essentially excludes
advertisements from this freedom from postage. Bot !,
sir will go further than this resolution goes would,
depended upon my voie strike out this exclusion OF
the Daily Globe, and lei that circulate Tree Of postage
aso because IL would disseminate through the country,
lar and wide, the proceedings OF both houses OF Con-
gress Immediately upon their occurrence. The repre-
ssnatives OF the people OF the different States would
the very day almost the day. have their
actions recorded and sent TO their constituents uhose al
tention would be Immediately fixed belp aud IL
would strength the feeling OF responsibility, and
make !, perfect beyond anything which has been
done heretofore hope, therefore, that objection will
be urged to this joint resolution.
Mr. BRODHEAD, Mr.. President, have only a few
words TO say This ~ lon resolution providing Tor The
distribution OF the laws Congress and The debates there
on Now, who looks in the Congressional Globe