The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-13

| Me- MASON II The honorable senator will give way
WIN move That the Senate now proceed TO the consider
| Mr CHASE. | have not much more 10 say, but
WIN y,sa very eheeruly 70 the wishes Of me Senate
aton was passed over informally.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
On motion by Mr. MASON, the Senate then proceeded
10 The consideration OF executive business and after
some liYe spent therein. the doors were reopened.
| NATIONAL INTELLiGEEcER
! On motion by MIR. SEWARD. the Senate proceeded to
the consideration OF the resolution in relation the pub
caon OF the reports OF The proceedings and debates OF
the last session in the National lntegencer.
MT. CHASE was stating, when ! yielded TO the
the number OF six thousand and odd subscribers would
be considered pretty large subscription list for odi-
nary paper and that this subscription list is afforded by
the action Of Congress TO the Globe do moi doubt al
ALL sir, that il you will hold the inducement To
the public generally, you will find private enterprise
deriakng the task OF reporting the proceedings OF both
houses OF Congress, and reporting those proceedings
full, without any additional compensation whatever. And
yet, have stated TO the Senate, under the resolution
offered by the senator from New Hampshire Mr. Nor
RIs, not only give this large subscription list to the
Globe, but also pay them at the rate oil 7 SO per column
for all the proceedings and debates published in the
per The subscription amounts to some $3S Ol6 for The
lohg sessioG and $l900S for the short session, excu
sye OF the special sessoDs-making Tor The amount o
subscription alone for each Congress, exclusive OF the
special sessions $57,o24 La addition TO this, there has
been paid 10 the Gobe under The resolution OF the SEN
ator from New Hampshire, which was adopted on the
Goth January, 1884, the sum OF 23,a23 ss making, for
lule than year, 100000 Tor the publication OF
This is not all for the House of Representatives fol.
lowing the example OF the Senate, by resolution direct
ed their proceedings and debates TO be published IN The
Globe. find in the appropriation acts of August, 1852
that there appropriated the OF wi 900 TO pay Tor
the proceedings there, and $649 so for balance and
then in the deficiency of the last session OF Congress,
we appropriated $9375 TO pay for dehcency-making
about 900 Tor the reporting IN the House OF Representa-
lives alone business reporting sa very costly bust
ness. | do not believe that it improves the char
acter Of the debates adds anything to the considera
ton with which either branch of Congress is held by the
country refer TO this paid system which makes 1t the
duty OF the reporter catch every word which is uttered
here, matter how trivial, unimportanf, or Ill
consdered and TO write out, and send abroad over
the country through these paid channels of transportation
II wish to adopt this system, why should we adopt
for than paper' Does il not cost enough for
one paper Is i not enough TO pay 3sooo for the sub.
scripuon for long session. and $4,000 Tor publishing
the debates, TO one paper Why should we go any ur-
ther? am not OF those who object TO sustaining a
party press by giving il the public printing when that is
given in the ordinary and legitimate course OF business
| | am one of those who believe in sustaining those
who agree with me in political opinion; but would not
or that purpose further than just regard Tor the
public nteres, would warrant would not give an extra
price political friend rather than legitimate price 10
political opponent We trustees OF the public, and
bound TO take into consideration the public inter
the disbursement OF the public moneys ntrusted TO
our charge. We bound TO observe economy. have
shown think beyond all controversy that no reason OF
party exists for the publication OF the debates
their publication in the ln,elgencer So far from being
willing to extend the system beyond its present limits so
far from being willing, after having substituted payment
TO the Globe Tor payment 10 the lniellgencer, now TO
adopt The lnelligence and thus add third corps of
reporters, would discontinue the system as TO the Union,
or, am free 10 say, would discontinue II altogether,
and leave the whole business OF reporting here to private
enterprise have no doubt that would be very suth-
and adequate substitute for this paid system OF re-
/ porting.
What is the objec, of publishing these debates in the
4 National IntelgenceT We have had them pub.
lished in the Globe We have given the Globe every ia
city Of circulation that possibly be extended to any
newspaper We have given IL large subscription list and
circulated il under the franks OF members OF Congress- and
then have given II what no other paper IN The whole
country enjoys-lhe right OF Tree transportation IN the
public mails-whch gives great advantage every
other paper in its subscription Ii hold out the in
ducemen Of free receipt in any section OF the country.
no matter how remote tor subscription IN preference to
any other paper The lnellgencer has made It's seec
ton has published such speeches as II thought hl 10
publish; and sach speeches. dare say, OF political ad
versaresfor have not word TO say IN disparagement
OF the conduct OF that paper-as judged to possess in
trnsc merit, and therefore 10 be deserving oil circulation
such speeches would add by their publication. to the
character Of the paper such speeches as proper regard
fo fairness in the conducting OF the paper required 10
publish That was the whole duty OF the paper II is
all ought 10 ask of it, Now, why extend hsl Is IT
to obtain little additional circulation for few speeches
which have not merit enough TO secure 10 them circula
ton in the ordinary channels That certainly is not a
proper reason for the action proposed.
Mr.. SEWARD, Qnterposing) II the honorable SEN
a
sty OF continuing his remarks
| Mr. CHASE prefer TO 90 through with 1t now that
have commenced. IL ~ said, in addition, MIR President,
as understand, that this would not be a valuable
poyRen to the National nellgence but that the
which would be paid TO them Tor printing these reports
would compensate them for the expense which they
would necessarily incur. IL is therefore, placing II in
that point OF view, graulty 10 the Senate. And what
will be the consequence oil this gratuyl Why, sir, al
the next session you will be called upon, having esab.
llshed The National lnieligencer printer OF the
pos of the debates and proceedings OF the last session
and of the special session, TO pay it then the ordinary
| rate OF 81 so per column | am not willing 10 lay the
foundation for this at all III gentlemen wish circulation
OF their speeches. II they wish have the largest pos
sble number OF readers and TO have those readers o
this country, and in Europe too, would suggest that il
would be great deal better 10 employ the National Era
Publishing speeches in the lDtelgencer would give
us perhaps thousand Two of additional readers. Pub
fishing them in the National Era would give 2S,00o addi
tionsl readers That is TO say, if the readers of the
respective papers should choose to read the reports for
apptehend that there very few persons who would
feel inclined 10 go through the reports Of the proceedings
and debates OF either bouse OF Congress- published in
paper no matter where they found them. But if the OBJ
ect IS TO place the reports before the greatest number o
eyes, the National Era il the proper paper in which they
should be Published for that paper would furnish by lar
The largest number OF readers. do not go too far when
that that paper has at this moment larger subscrp
ton list Than all the other papers in the city combined
IL has between two and three times many subscribers
as the lptegencer, and it has between two and three
times as many the Union In fact il has more sub
scrbcrs and readers than all the other papers the
city put together
| Then there is another very important consideration
which viii suggest TO senators representing the southern
section oil The country. IL IL extremely important tina
elgent readers, who at present unenghtened in