The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-17

Mr.. scoTT called up the habeaS corpu
suspension bill so as 10 make 1t unfinished
business for Tomorrow. .....s
The Senate then took recess unit
1880 Pm.
EVENING SESSION.
| The postal telegraph bill was considered
at the evening session.
Messrs NYE and CoNKLING opposed Il
and Messrs. HAMLTN and SAWYER adyo
Gated the bill,
Mr.. SAWYER gave as q reason why the
bill should pass that It would break UP ths
Associated Press monopoly Of news.
Mr. CoNKLTNG said he could not well un
derstand how the friends Of the measure
might hope to gain something Tor Il BY
appealing to the feeling OF Indignation In
the Senate against the Associated Pres.
because Of its Misrepresentation, but he
denied that striking at tho telegraph com.
panies was striking at tho Associated
Press, or the officers OF the latter institu.
tion. He said, further: l am not afraid
10 call attention to the fact that the agent
oi the Associated Press does misrepresent
and distort things strangely, and, as
thipk, in the interest Of ono politi-
cal party. l have read not only
by way OF omission or dropping out
OF the proceedings OF this body great
questions, but the substance Of them, dur.
ing the day, such strange provisions as
would mislead the public as to the whole
occupation Of the Senate for the day. l
have seen put by the reporter of the As.
soctated Press into the mouths of Senators
what they never intended. / have seen
stated whatn never took place, and | under.
stand perfectly all the hazard at which
| call attention to It, for l understand
how entirely am at the mercy of those
who sit as guests Of the Senate reporting,
using amisapplied term, what they choose,
and yet l call attention to the fact, and
know how deep down among the founda.
tions this bill lies. The fact Is that men
and a political party, north and south, are
annoyed, misrepresented aud injured gre
viously by this Associated Press. know
my own State that particular individuals,
engaged in q particular interest, may utter
anything they please on any occasion,
however partisan it may be, or what.
ever feeling may Octuate It, no objection
Is found 10 it by the Associated Press. II
finds full vent and statement In extenso in;
the newspapers, and know that If any
other man, who champions heother side,
shall express his sentiments on kindred
topics, it is too partisan, and 1t must not
go into the paper. Gentlemen whom
meet in the cars and elsewhere will ex.
plain to me most amiably and In extenso
the reason why such and such thing
cannot appear in the Associated Press
because It is too partisan" although, II 1t
is only uttered on the other side, It Is set
forth in iull with embellishments in the
New York columns OF it.
Mr.. CONKLING: As my friend says
now, a man must be tyro in the art Of
politics who does not understand the ease
which prejudice may be raised, either
against the associated press or against
the telegraph, as the vehicle OF the asso.
ciated press, by calling attention to the
bias north and south which is supposed to
govern and actuate it.
Mr. SAWYER, who had tempoIily yield.
ed the floor, said he had no objection 10
CoNKLING occupying his time but he did
object to Senator preaching his sermon
upon any text that he (SAwYER) had
enunciated.
Mr. CoNKLING said further, that if Mr..
SAWYER would organize fair associated
press, or even an associated press with o
Republican instead OF Democratic bias,
he would find the telegraph lines as open
tott as to the existing organization. he
then discussed in detail the postal tele.
graph bill, and said that rather than
vote to put the telegraph into the hands
OF the government he would vote to put
the postal service in the hands Of private
parties.
After further discussion the Senate ad-
journed without acting on the bill.