The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-03

papers in the city Of Washington because they are
republican papers.
The question was taken and the amendment was
concurred In.
that which applied to the publication Of the debates
OF Congress IN the Congressional Globe, and re-
quired the Joint Committee on Printing TO invite
proposals for the publication OF the actual proceed
ings and debates. The Committee on Appropria-
lions made no recommendation on this amendment.
Mr.. sPALDING moved that the amendment be nom
Mr.. BLAINE said that he was authorized by the
propretors OF the Goos 70 state that 50 ar as they
ment adopted
Mr.. CAMPBELL moved to amend the amendment by
providing that hereafter no publication VI the de-
bates OF Congress shall be made at the expense Of
the Treasury Of the United States.
the gentleman from ohio wished to Keep the people
In ignorancef
Nj. GARTIELD said he did not offer the amendment
on account Of any feeling as to the refusal OF the
House TO appropriate $4,000 for educational pur-
poses. The people would learn far less from the
Globe than from what might be published by the De-
partment OF Education II was not from any feel
ing OF that kind that he made the motion;
which he desired the action Of the House touching
this subject. He believed that the newspaper enter
prise OF the country would give just as good report
OF what was said in the House and Senate as the
people OF the country would care to read, and they
moreover that If the Congressional, Globe were
utterly abolished the debates Of Congress would be
be less talk for the sake OF making essays and
tering them abroad, and in that way an immense
expense would be saved to the government. The
debate would then be real, legitimate, regular de-
bate The present system OF deliberat0n had come
down to essay writing and essay reading or rather
essay writing and essay printing. He trusted that
hereafter there would be no publication of the pro-
ceedngs OF Congress al the cost of the government.
IN England tney qua not pay for the publication OF
the depateS In parliament, and had never done so,
and there were just as good reports made in the
London Times as were now made In the Congress
Si0ndl Globe.
Mr.. STEVENS of Pa, rose to inquire whether the
latter part of the gentlemans Mr Garnelds speech
Of Education and whether he did not intend to
add to his amendment proposition that no child
should read neYspaper or mat no debate IN Con-
or Latin. (Laughter)
Mr.. GARFIELD intimated that he did not see the
Mr. BLAINE spoke against the amendment He
said that the gentleman from Ohio had referred to
the English precedent; but II they wanted to bring
men occupy front seats while Mr.. Smith and Mr.
Jones would never be noticed at ALL there would be
was no representative assembly in the world that
began to compare. for the value and
accuracy Of h reports with the 9oi American th;aa
connected with the American Congress which
stamped responsibility 80 much as having everything
o man said and every motion he made given on the
permanent records OF the official Globe. II that were
abandoned one Of the strongest links IN the chain Of
constituents would be broken.
Mr.. SPALDING-Should we not have the same re-
porting that we now havep
Mr.. BLAINE-No, SIR II you abolish the congress
sfonal Globe you will get no more from the Asso-
ciated Press than you now get. You will get pre-
cisely what you now get and not particle more.
The question was taken On Mr.. Carheld's amend
ment and 1t was rejected.
Mr. DONNELLY moved to amend the Senate amend
ment by adding the following
after the 9Th of March, 1852 unless be pre-
osy otherwise ordered by Congress- the and
daily the Congressional printing Office tho reports
by the provided by each House Tor
ITSELF 10 such manner and such regulations may
prescribe.
Mr. WAsHBURNE, Of H., made point OF order on
the amendment, which was Overruled
a. no SESSION ON THE FOURTH.
The committee then rose in order to close debate
on the section and without again going into com
mittee the House at five O'Clock adjourned, with the
understanding that 1t would meet at eleven O'Clock
tomorrow morning. and that there would be no SEES
sion on SATURDAY..