New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-11

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ture and forestaled the official announcement
to be issued by the Secretary of State.
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REPORTERS AND CONGRESSIONAL
REPORTING.
The Washington agent of the Associated
Press calls upon all the world to know that ga
question has arisen in the House in reference
to the corps of official reporters, which attracts
much interest and attention among the men,
bers." From this we should suppose that one
of these gentlemen was about to be hanged-or
that, more dreadful, they had determined to
report precisely what the members said, instead
of what they wished their constituents to think
they had said. 1t seems, however, that one OF
the reporters of The Globe has been dismissed,
by the Messrs Rives, for no cause whatever
"nothing but protext being set up" The
decaptated photographer is, We understand,
efficient and experienced. and "many Of the
prominent members who have been consulted
upon the subject, take the ground that IL is an
Improper interference with the business OF the
House, inasmuch as the official capacity OF the
reporters has always been recognized in various
ways, including the direct appropriations IN
payment of their services In order to settle
tho question, it is proposed to " adopt reSoiu-
ton recognizing the reporters as official en-
ploy6s, and providing for their payment directly
by the House. This course will probably be
taken. Its effect will be not 10 iyure the Peen'
niarp interest Of The Globe, but to secure the
present efficient corps of reporters in their posi-
tions."
If the Messrs. Rves, who own The Globe
wish to dismiss reporter, We presume II Il
/, their own business The interference of mem
: beers of the House is an impertinence. Al
. the same time, if Congress is about to settle
; the question" We hope it will select some
. other method than the one mentioned by Mr.
Gobright. The Globe has been one of the mos'
stupendous and expensive humbugs connected
b. with legislation. In the first place It Is moi
n record of what Congress does, but OF VIVA
= Congressman are anxious the people would thinl
# Is done. Many Of tine speeches there printed
# are never spoken. Mr.. Buncombe, anxious t
G be- delivered of speech which onlyinterests Thu
a Buncombe people, rises and says he desires t.
g make saill speech, but a. he does not wish Z
r speak it, aud the House may not desire to hea
= it. moves for "lcavc 20 have il printed" Leay
j. is granted, and his fifty columns of trash are a
e once put into type, and sent all over Buncomb
!. 70 his admiring constituents This is not all
II Every column of this trash is duly paid for a
n though II had been reported.
q IN the first place, the owners of The Giobe ar
well pad. The paper has been princely ioF
oi tune to the house Of Rive.. The reporters n
II ceiye ga much a column for the speeches prnte
n whether they report them or not. The House
y in addition. votes them a Zee amounting TO abou
D. 500 o session Between the price paid by In
ie GloJ, propretors aud the gift of the House, eac
rs member of the staff makes, We should judge
Y. from $500 to -, 900 a month. This Is mer
ls surmise, and We are anxious TO be corrected
wrong. The point we make IL this, that th
ie work is badly done and very expensive. In tn
n frs, place, why make IN. Giote monopoly
Is Why not give il out by contract every year
NnN not uuN Inc 'fOOf 10 lI' ppf'ihh4'H
OF Printing Object fit is necessary that ever
v word Congressman speaks, and every wear
H. essay he writes, should be printed together
why not do it US cheaply as possible. Nobod
'e reads The Globe. With the exception OF a fey
" copies kept in libraries, the bulk of the edtio
n is devoted to the convenience of trunk-maker
ut and pastry-cooks. The real living debates {
oil the day are always printed in the daily news
81 papers-and one file of first-class journal
DC worth, for all purposes of useful and truthful
al reference, 80, 600 volumes of The Giobe.
ne If Congress, therefore, is to ''settle III
ne question:" let it be a reform. Cut off the fee
nc given to reporters, who may have experienc
and accomplishments, but who do not surpas
IL those on the staff of such papers as Tn
We TRIBUNE Give The GioLe ont by contract, OF
H. better than all, let ii be a merely private. enter
w prise. If people want to know what Congrcs
~ does, lot them look at its journals. If the
'o want 10 know what Congressman say, they ca
y see il in The TRIBUNE. All the rest is chat
I" and nobody wants it, especially il we have t
va pay double the price of good wheat