New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-17
CURRENT DISCUSSION.
NEWSPAPER CLAMOR.

The one thing winch the unfalthful, corrupt,
pcculatng, pilfer.u- puoc roryant dreals toOYr dI
The newspaper means detectlOn exposure, punishment
1t did not always mean this Time was when tue news
want taking Its opinions f2m h IDS always rcaay TO
from table In those Dysonc days the newspapers
cardinal rule Tor the conduct OF lie was To stand by the
leaders Of the party through thick ami thin reservng
all its hard language for tie other side But tue times
change aud the newspaper changes wltI them. /, u
almost mpOss BILE to exag2erate tho Importance oi hs
revolution thetheory aud practice OF Journalism thit
going ON, silently nut so swiftly al over the land
We have pointed out Its bearings and Ihevtaoc cohse-
Quencos TOO often ~ need now 10 20 over them aln IN
detail But ii cannot he repeated TOO 0iten, that TINS
new glare Of publicly, which the Butler school vi po
cordially dread ani deprecate Is the pest guar
for inc future Of Free popular institutions Oh TINS
continent
responsible 10 them, and to then ohy tnucr no, Tue
people convert their nominal, utnlr Sovereignty MO-
TACT. They longer vote in the dark. Fley Know
what about from day 10 day, aud they
nave the means OF letting thcIr Servants Aho" Mht lcy
think of them. aud what tney want OF them THIS very
many details nevertheless Of great value as Illus
tratlng the tremendous power of public opinion, arcn-
pe0ple nave to-day double representation fnry arc
represented after fashion, In Congress and the state
offices aud IA the reporters gallery. Looking over tie
history of tne past few year.. they will nave lite DIN
OF tnis second, unpaid representation.
SENSIBLE MOVEMENT.
From IA sacramento Union.
TIE NEW-YORK TRIBUNE makes sensible
United States House OF REPRESENTATIVES. nave re-
Gently done OF an objectionable Character one
affair occurred which does some honor,
Al every effort made . by each succeeding
PRINT in TIE Congressional Record, when now publishes
the daily reports OF Congress. such remarks as the
House would not listen u, some sensible member Oh,
jeced. and permission wds refused. II Congress VIII
only act up to this precedent 1t will 70 great way
toward diminishing printing expense. sqlelcIlng
efforts ut Dunconbe and getting rid VI set OF speakers
mo cannot themselves agreeable 10 their brother
members. but wish to get even oy h.Ving their p'a
tudes other NONSENSE published at the public ex
pense, aud then add insult To INJURY by inncting them
upon the people though they nad not suffered enough
already at the hands OF vain aud ehtfaVagant rSats
IL objectng members % this course oi proceeding
would only show mucn wisdom III otner matters as
they done In ths we would soon rec Efforts made
behalf OF retrenchcnt ana reform winch wouin co-
fer honor upon them and be productive Oh great pehen'
to the country.
PRINTING UNDEILvERED SPEECHES..
IAs Troy Imes
The Civil Rights debate in the House has been
heavy the p,e.ee Of some Q. the and not r.. .
great nobody had the OBJ
, &. rSo s. sasss.i; .s Si' T%saa.
sneoche, IA fraud and nuisance hut in the OF
the Tweed what are you going 10 do about
it n ambitious Congressman are denied tho privilege
Of immortality IN type they will certainly occupy the
time OF Congress IN reading their composltioDs-or com
Written them Ard right hee comes in the question
whether IL IL really more expensive to pay ior Tue print
ing of foolish speeches than II would he to delay the
nnLc business by allowing them to be- read the floor
OF the House OF Representatives or tue Senate hohor
able gentlemen bound 10 do something Tor the gor
dcatSn Of themselves and satisfaction OF their con
sttuents and how that object De achieved so easily
IA writing speech or employing somebody else 10
write one and either reading or procuring It's puDca
ton in the proceedings OfCongress The practice VIII
continue, matter what may DO SAID agahstI
SENATORIAL ExTRAVAGANCE
From augusta (Gl) Chronicle and S<HfiHtl
THE NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE II doing the coun-
try real service in exposing the e1rsvAsahce OF tne
aovernment The leaks Ut the Executive Mansion and
AZ the respective have been discovered ny
its u and gwen to the public II Is pre-
AIMED thar certain Senators and members or the House
have been no ways backward during the recess IN In
sstlng that rctrenchnent should oe.ln ~ tho wniao
House and to ali the Departmental On the otner
hand the kitchen brigade OF the president AMI she
clerical force OF the Departments at the instgio Oh
their are upon the members OF the
LegfIative Department OF tho Goyernment. while
Senators and are suggesting reductions
IN rho nnus or inquirng into the expendi-
ture Of the fund tue heads OF Departments
are recprocatog py overhaung ana hanging out Tor an
Airing the eontngent VI the Legislative branch
Of the Government.