Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-12-19
This resolution was read over the head of the

This resolution was read over the head Of the
reporter, and here is the report he gave Of it,
sWHEREAs The iitors of the Legislative Union
and American have not, IN their reports Of the De-
bates Of this House, redeemed their pledge Of i'm
Partially, therefore,
"Be ii re8olUed, That the resolution heretofore
adopted, ordering the Principal Clerk to subscribe
for FIVE copies for each member of the House Of
Representatives, be and the same is hereby re-
scinded."
What sort of report is that? Do | say anything
about impartiality? Why then was this word put
in? It could hardly be for sbTidgement; for the
reported resolution is nearly long as the resou-
| ton itself Why not report the words Of II! Was
the reporter irving to throw off the responsibility
incurred by Iorbett Co.? He was, perhaps actua-
| ted as the gentleman, my friend, from Shelby sug-
/ gests by considerations of policy towards the
| Democratic party-like myself, or any ether man,
he is Liable to be sWayed by party feeling We are all
liable TO such things. Ii it were subscription on
my own private account, should not complain, but
this thing is to be paid out Of the Treasury Of the
| State.
Mr. WHITE, of Knox, interruptiDg Mr. Speaker,
desire to ask the gentleman this question; What Is
the point you objecting to in the reports!
| Mr. STANTON. object to it all
! Mr. WHITE, of Knox. Do you object that the
reports not impartial?
| Mr. STANTON. Yes, that is one of my oblec-
tons. There is nothing in this resolution about
impartiality
Mr. WHITE, of Knox want to know if the
object Of this resolution not to Iescind the res
olutiOn providing for subscription of five copies OF
the Leyislaatioe Union and american for each
member Of this House, because the reports made
/ we're not impaTtial2
Mr. SAUNDERS No. The resolution, as l have
read H. se;s FORTH that the debates not reported
il full and stated that thing at the outset Of my
! remar ks-that gentlemen on The other side mad
made ,ong speeches and were reported in full
MIR WHITE. Does The gentleman say, thai the
! reports must be full in order TO be Impartial
Mr. SAUNUEES. No.
Mr. WHITE | would ask the gentleman to point
out the difference between q full an an impartial
report,
MrSAUNDERS. I object to the reports because
they not tull-because they fail to report mem
b,rs on this side 1t might be impartial, without
being full. l do not call an incomplete report
necessarily partial report.
Mr. WHITE. Why would not impartial re-
port have TO be complete report? l athrm that
ne word impartial covers the meaning OF he
preamble to tie genteman's resolution want
he difference defined.
Mr. SAUNDERS. / am perfectly willing to take
it Here is the Prospectus. It says the reports
shall be impartial; and he has also just now SAID
that the reports not full. Then these parties
have broken their contract, expressed IN their
Prospectus. The contract being violated on their
part, We released from paying dollar on that
|
they should come up to their promise.
Il may be, the reporter has said that he IS not
able to make full reports of this House, do not pre-
tend to say anything about that: and if the fact OF
writing speeches and handing them to the rePor
ter had been brought 10 light, 1t would have put
different phase the matters But these publish
ers say further, in their Prospectus:
"Mr. a. E. DRAPER, already well known to many
Of citizens a stem )graphie reporter, will have
the principal charge of our reports, and he will be
assisted by others equally competent professional
reporters"
Sir IS not said here, that Mr. DRAPER is to be
reporter alone, but that he shall have the prn-
cpal charge of reports, and he assisted by 9TH
ers equally competent professional reporters Then
with these promises they come before the House, and
we subscribe for five ten copies piece, If you
please, to be paid out Of the Treasury Of the State
They promise a reporter with competent assistants,
ask the House il Mr. Draper has received any as
sistauce: he says he would have propose five re-
porters. l know not but that FIVE reporters would
be necessary. But did they not say, this reporting
should be done? And then, afterreceiving our sub
scrlPlOn instead Of employing the requisite assls
lance which they promised they force to take the
thing, meagre as 1t is. If l paying my own
money for these five copies, would not say word,
but the people of Tennessee have to pay for this sub
scriptiOn We authorized the subscription upon the
promise Of full and complete TepOrts-the promise
OF other reporters. We have not realized these
promises, and think this is doing injustice to the
people OF Tennessee.
Mr. WHITE Of Knox, ION further leave granted)
said: must confess that have been disappointed
in the speech Of the gentleman from Smith. had
supposed that going 10 The length he has, he could
have pointed out at least one instance in which the
reporter has failed TO give impartial report
The gentleman from Knox continued for some
time TO justify the action of the House upon this
matter, and 10 verify and justify the work Of the
reporter for this paper all Of which it would be
well enough to record here, but 1.-THE pledge Of i'm
para ity and other stern considerations forbid it.
Mr. NEWBERN ION leaye) said: lie had voted
against the subscription in the first place. and upon
the question coming up this morning, ne had voted
against indefinite postPonement because The ques
tiOn was pressed and nothing had been said pro or
con. lie voted against the motion in hopes that
something might be said upon the subject, and if
there anything n the resolution that he might
be made to see it. lie hal no complaint to make
against the work Of the reporter and as this was
likely to be the only chance he would have to vote
on the resolution, he would ask the indulgence Of
The House TO change his vote the affirmative. He /
would vote to postpone the resolution.
The SPEAKER then directed the Clerk to report /
he vote; and the resolution was indefinitely |