Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-05-19
C0ngressional.
THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
senate.--Thursday, May Is, 1884.


Mr.. BRODHEAD presented the memorial of A.
J. Atocha, claiming 10 be allowed certain claim
presented by him 10 the board Of commissioners
on Mexican claims, and rejected by that board.
MIR Is. said that this memorial was presented 10
the Select Committee of the Senate, and upon its
merits that committee was equally divided Re-
ferred
Mr.. DOUGLAS laid on the table and asked that
II might be printed a substitute he intends offering
10 the bill recently reported by the Judiciary Com
mittee. 10 amend and enlarge the judicial system
OF the United States. Ordered TO be printed.
SENATE REPORTING AND DEBATES.
The Senate then on motion by Mr.. BRIGHT,
resumed the consideration of the following resolu-
ton. submitted yesterday by him, and amended by
the Senate
Resred That the Secretary of the Senate be and he is
hereby directed TO contract with the propretos of the
Washington Sentinel Washington Union, the National
tegcer for publishing all the proceedings and debates
Prorided, That such publication shall be copied from
the Gib by authority. and hall be published entire,
the rate of 81 so per column And that he
with the proprietor OF the Globe for five thousand and
Twenty-Five add onal copies OF the Congressional Globe
| and appendix for the present Congress.
The question pending was on The motion Of Mr..
GWIN 10 refer the subject 10 the Committee on
Printing.
Mr. RUSK said that while he favored the pro-
position pending, he thought it ought TO be referred
10 the committee.
Mr.. HUNTER said that he would be inclined
10 support The proposition, if it was the determ-
nation of the Senate TO continue the system of re-
porting. There were those who thought the
whole ought 10 he abolished. Much could he said
on both sides OF the question. 1t might be said
that the publication of these reports by the Senate
leads TO an increase OF the number of speeches
and deterurates them in kind.
II the system 10 be continued he was in ia
vor OF having but one report made and that in
the Globe, and have all The principal papers Of The
| city republlsh the debates, proposed in the
| luton. In voting 10 pay other papers for publish
ing the Senate debates. he by no MEANS was
supposed by the senator from Michigan. endorsed
everything cont ined in the editorials of all those
papers. He would be far from endorsing anything
in any paper refecting upon the President Of The
United States. He thought the President through.
out his administration, had stood with tirmness
upon the great principles upon which he had been
elected. Upon the two great measures of the
time. the Nebraska bill and the andbill, he had
acted in a manner firm. straightforward, and wise
There were members OF the party who thought the
President had erred in the natter Of the dlstrbu-
ton of patronage; hut he was sure there were
| none who supposed that error was the result OF
any improper Intention.
Mr.. BRIGHT fully approved Of what had been
| said by the senator from Virginia He regretted
that the senator from Michigan had yesterday in
troduced remarks in the DEBATE, having ten-
dency to create the impression that il was act
OF hostility 10 the administration 10 propose 10 have
the Sen Il, debates published in the Statinel
Mr. BADGER followed in support oflhe reso
luton. conteudng that the course II proposed was
| wise fair, and economical.
| The resolution debated by Messrs. GwIN.
| Johnson, WELLER, FITZPATRICK, and JONES of
Tennessee. until nearly four O'Clock, when the
! motion 10 refer il 10 the Committee on Printing
| was rejected yeas IA, nays 25.
| Mr.. FITZPATRICK moved that il be referred
| to select committee lost-yeas IA, nays %
| Mr.. JOHNSON asked for division OF the ques-
ton on the two parts of the resolution and il
| first taken on that part directing contract for
publishing the debates in the Sentinel Un,on. and
| IuteHigencer, and it was rejected-yeas H. nays
| 81, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Allen, Atchison, Badger Benjamin
Bright Drodhead Brown, Clayton, Cooper. Dawson Doug
las Hunter James, johnson, Pratt Stuart and Thompson
of Kentucky-1T.
NANS-Meesrs Chase, Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge Of
Iowa Fitzpatrick Foot, Gwin Jones of Tenne Mallory
Toombs, Toncey, Wade Walker, Weller and Williams2l
jory for that purpose alone, gave notice that
morrow, when the attendance would be more full,
he would more 10 reconsider the vote just taken
The question recurring on that part of the reso
luton authorizing subscription for an additional
| 5,022 copies of the Congressional Giobe and Ap-
| pc, dir
Mr. BENJAMIN moved TO strike out 5,O22 and
| insert 25ll.
And the motion was rejected-yeas 10, NAYS 25.
| Mr.. CHASE moved TO amend by striking out
| 5.022 and insert 2,5ll, with direction that copy
Of the Daily Globe be furnished TO each of the news
| paper publications in the United States. Lost
| The question was then taken on the last branc h
of the resolution and agreed to-yeas 20,
| nays7.
4 And then, on motion, the Senate adjourned