The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-26

tutes lie value and iustifes the cost of Its
publication-that is, correct transcript OF
what did take place, not what did not take
place. He spoke of the value Of correct
reports, and illustrated 1t by referring to
the inestmable value that would now be
placed on verbatim reports Of the proceed
ings and debates Of the convention that
framed the constitution OF the United
States and pointed out the comparative
worthletsntss of the ''debates" az now re-
ported and published, by instancing cases
where "speeches" never delivered were
published, and their statement OF facts
which are false, and their logic which was
faulty, remained unans~ cred, unchallepged
aud apparently assented to while other
speeches actually made, although timely,
pertinent and effective, now sound absurd
ard ridiculous, because the speeches to
which they were replies had been mutiloted
and altered SO rs to avoid tho crushing eff
feet of the replies.
The nature of the speeches" made and
utDNtIth uuutl tb' lhlO VI bibNbiNp ihoh
allows of permission 10 publish the same,
without the trouble of making them, is il
Illustrated by the record Of the proceedings
and "debates" at the second session of the
Thirty ninth congress, az appears from the
proceedings, rs reported in the Congress
sionaL Globe. On the gath of April, 1862,
the house, being ~ committee nj the whole
on the state of the Union. p learned and
honorable member obtained leave TO print
his Speech and thereupon 1t appears, COM
mencing as follows 81 an reluctant 10
" claim tie attention ot' This committee when
"matter5 Of more imp 'rtance might re-
{" ceivc its consideration but in view Of
&C. the discussions which have already been
:" had in this hall during the present ses-
Z" sion, desire in an informal ami 6rnt
=" manner, 10 prcsent my views on some of
" the measures which now engage the at
"tenion OF congress and the country,
etc, etc.
A month aod two days later-Mav 26
1862 -the house having under coDsidera
ton bill to copiiscate the property ant
free the slaves OF the rebels, another
learned and honorable member, obtained
leave to print, instead of delivering, {
speech" and it appears in the same vol
ume Of the Congressional Gbo6e, and onl,
some hundred pages after The speech o
the first member. This second intellectual
giant commenced: ~ am reluctant 4
claim the attention. Of the h0usc when mat
"ters of more Importance might receiv
"is consideration, but he, too, desired t.
express his "views' in IAN informal ant
" brief manner; and so he proceeded to d
il in ideniically the same language used b.
his fellow statesman the month previous
and the publlsbct speeches appear
almost side by side in the official record o
debates
These are not isolated csses, but are o
not uncommon occurrence with thes
facts before them, the senate, of course
adopted Mr.. AnthQ1y's resolution Blu
not too fast The resolution came up ia
action thereon, Wednesday, the committe
on printing unanimously recommending il
adoption. The senate tilibustered while
Senator Wright proposing to amend b
, prohibiting the publishing of any speech
read from manuscript or printed slp--thu
doing away with buoombe, and reducin
4 the size of the Rccom from ponderor
Q octave OF eeyen volumes TO mere pock'
I primer, but the honorable senators coul
not think of il for minute. But eve
aside from this amendment, the senate We
' not ripe for the resolulion-there were tc
e many Mortons, and Hills, and Coxs anon
them and our own Senator Morri
"thought it better be laid aside" becaui
l. he had no idea such resolution could pa
the house. And 80 the resolution WI
buried with a committee, and this travesi
v on debate, this Durlesque on reporting, tn
n accurate record of proceedings which {
: not take place goes on-and the COUNT
+. "foots the bills"