Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
1irade on the Associated Press.
House Votes to Adjourn June 8.


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WASHINGTON, D. c., May 16.-The
Senate resumed consideration of the Bslti.
more and Potomac railroad depot bill.
Several amendments were offered and re.
jected, and the bin passed-39 to Is.
Mr.. Scott called up the habeas corpus
suspension bill so as to make 1t unfinished
business for Tomorrow.
The Senate then took recess until 1880
Pm. -
The Associated -Press-The Grant
Party Can't Stand TruGh-TeIling.
At the evening session the postal tele-
graph bill was considered. Messrs. Nye
and Conkling opposed and Hamlin and
Sawyer advocated it.
Mr.. Sawyer gave as reason why the bill
should pass that it would break up the As
ISOLATED Press monopoly Of news,
Mr.. Conkling said be could well under
stand how the friends OF the measure
might hope to gain Something for it by APP
pealsng TO Tie feeling OF Indignation in the
Semitic against the Associated Press be-
cause of its misreprese nations, but he de-
MED that striking at the telegraph compa-
MES was striking at the Associated Press or
the eBscefs Of the latter institution. Mr..
Conkling said further: l am not afraid to
call attention to the fact that the agent of
the Associated Press does misrepresent and
distort things strangely and as / think in
the interest of one political party. have
read not only by way Of omission dropping
out Of the proceedings of this body great,
but the kind and substance OF them during
the day, such strange perversion as would
mlslead the public as to the whole occupa-
nnfn Il I0wr
by the reporter of the Associated Press into
the mouths of Senators what they never
uttered. l have seen stated what never
took place, and understand perfectly well
the hazard at which I call attention to it,
for understand how entirely am at. the
mercy Of those who sit as the guests of
the Senate-eporting, using a misap-
piled term, what they choose. And
yet call attention to the fact, and I know
how deep down among the foundations of
tins bill The fact is that men and political
party North and South are ANNOYED, mis-
represented and injured previously by this
Associated Press. l know in my own STATE
that particular individuals speaking in par
tlcular interest may utter anything they
please on any occasion, however partisan
it may be, whatever feeling may actuate it,
and no objection is found to it by the Asso-
ciated Press. 1t finds full vent and
statement in extenso in the
newspapers. And l know too, that if an
other man who champions the other side
shall express his sentiments in kindred
topics it is partizan and it must not 90 into
the newspapers. Gentlemen whom meet
in the cars and meet elsewhere will explain
to me most amisbly and in extenso the rea-
son why such and such a thing cannot ap-
peaT in the associated press, because it is
partizan, though if it is only uttered on the
other side it is set forth in full with en-
bellishments.
Mr.. Nye-Columns of it.
Mr.. COnkling-Columns of it, as nv
friend says. Now man must be tyro in
the art of politics, who does not understand
the ease with which prejudice may be |
raised either against the associated press or |
against the telegraph, as the vehicle of the
associated press, by calling attention to the
bias North and South which is supposed to
govern and actuate it.
Mr.. Sawyer, who had temporarily yielded |
the floor, said he had no objections to |
Conkling occupying his time but he did OBJ
ject to the Senator's preaching his sermon |
upon any text which he, Sawyer, had enun- |
ciated.
Mr.. Conkling said further, that if Sawyer |
would organize a fair associated press, or |
even an associated press with Republican
instead of a Democratic bias, he would |
find telegraph lines as open TO it as the |
existing organization. He then discussed |
In detail the postal telegraph |
I'LL 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 pri- /
Eate parties.
After further discussion the Senate ad-
ourned without acting on the bill.