Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-01
in answering tho wants Of tbe American

the homes of the country are flooded is the
sort OF pabuum which the American peo-
pie desire. The press should not cater, 1t
seems TO me, to the worst side OF humanl-
ty, even if it supplies its owners with lit
Tie more cash. IL owes something to the
country. That those who have access TO
the floor of the Senate for the purpose Of
enlightening the people on matters OF gem
eral interest should fail so egregiously IN
that regard is. think, proper matter OF
complaint. and insist upon il that am
rendering great public service in calling
attention to this shortcoming.
Mr.. Hawley admitted that there was con-
siderable justice in MIR. Blalr's crlti-
clsm; tut he knew that, as regarded
duty just about az Mr.. Blair would like
1t to do. II sent from Washington every
day quite full abstract If the proceed
lngs OF Congress in both houses. That alb
stract went to New York and was forward
ed from there. either entirely or still fur
ther reduced in volume. TO New England.
1t was also sent to the West and South;
and II was known TO all senators that the
New England and western papers publish
ed the proceedings Of Congress much fuller
than the metropolitan papers did. New
England and the western papers kept up
the Old-fashiOned way of publishing the
proceedings of Congress under the regular
heading. but that had gone out of fashion
in the journals of certain great cities. He
had no personal complaint TO make of that.
He thought that there was desire on the
part Of the country 20 know what was done
in Congress-: and he himself wondered
why the newspapers did not give more at
tentiOn % questions of such magnitude.
But, he repeated, from his own personal
knowledge that the Associated Press per-
formed it, whole duty in the matter.
Mr.. Dawes said he had observed for n
number of years that sOmo particular
name was omitted in the reports, and he
asked Mr.. Hawley how that happened.
Mr.. Hawley reulied that if such n thing
were done It was the act Of the individual
newspapers and not of the Associated
Press. which considered itself o mere pho
tOgraplic machine.
Mr.. Hale directed attention TO the differ
cnce between the brief congressional re-
ports IN the American papers and the eX-
tonslve parliamentary reports in the Eng
lish papers, and he alluded 10 the fact that
notwithstanding the little attention paid
10y Amerlcaa papers 20 congressional mat
tcrs there was constant demand on their
part for open sessions Of the Senate IN or
der that there might be full and complete
reports of the proceedings, He asked
/ whether tho senators had not tObseryed that
+ the way Of proceeding in this country was
entirely different from what it was IN other
countries where great parliamentary legis-
latiyes bodies existed.
Mr. Vest 1 would like 10 Gsk the Sena-
tor from Maine what he is going to do
about it: Laughter.
/ Mr. Hale. | do not propose 10 do any
: thing about II. The Senator from New
Hampshire has complained in regard to
the debate on an important subject and |
wished to call attention 10 the fact that
the same thing exists III regard 10 the de-
bates OF Congress generally.
Mr.. Hawley in reply to Mr.. Hale re-
ferred 10 the fact that in this country
there was an official report published every
day IN the N0HVCSSl0NGi Record. while thero
was no such publication in England. and
therefore the London papers gave pretty
full reports of parliamentary proceedings.
Mr.. HOdr gave "a another reason why the
English journals gave such full reports OF
parliamentary proceedings the fact that
there when an important question was
taken up. it was debated until final action,
and thus the public interest was kept con-
centrated upon it. But here man sat
down and wrote out speech three or four
weeks before any measure came up on
which it was delivered, and then gave no.
tice that he would on certain day deliver
that speech How. he asked, could the
newspapers be expected 20 fill their coli
/ umns with the report of such a speech, the
/ delivery of which caused the dCsertion Of
| every seat in the Senate every day when 1t
began, except perhaps the seat OF the col
league of the man who was speaking.
/ Laughter in the press gallery.l
Mr. Blair said he had made the state
ment and read the letter in order to indi-
cate the demand on the part of the people
for information which it could get only
from the press. The Congressional Record
could not be disseminated, and therefore
such important information could reach
the people through the press only. The
remark Of the Senator from Massachusetts
CAlr. Hoar) might or might not have been
intended to have Il personal application.
Mr.. Hoar: Pardon me. 1t had no per-
soual application.
Mr.. Blair: | will pardon the Senator, but
I will proceed. His inuendOes or his
otherwise endoes" [laughterl have no.
thing Whatever to DO with the case which
| am making is, that there is de-
mand for information which the press does
not satisfy There might be provision
made tor the general cheap circulation OF
the Congressional Record. That provision
has not boen made. With regard to the
Associated Press. | am glad TO hear what
the Senator from Connecticut MIR. Haw-
lew saws; but | have been told 10y re-
sponsiblc ncWspaper-man that It II not
true. II il be true, I am glad 10 know 1t.
But if be not true. then. considering the
special privileges that the representative
Of the Associated Press has here, the thing
should be remedied.
The matter was then allowed 10 drop.
The resolution heretofore offered by hr.
Call in reference 10 lands in Florida claimed
by the Florida Central and Peninsular Rail
road Company was taken up and discussed
by him at much length and referred to
the Committee on Public Lands. The de-
pendent pension bill was then taken up. Mr..
Davis. chairman ofthe Pension Committee,
explained that il was the same bill r9-
bdian as had passed the Senate III the last
Congress, and had failed Of action IN the
House. After discussion by Messrs. DAVIS,
Plumb. Mcpherson. Vest. and Moody the
bill went over without action. The House
bill for the appointment of two persons to
represent the United States III the Inter
national Conference at Madrid IN reference
to the industrial property was passed,
After an executive session the Senate al
4:5j adjourned TIL Monday.
House of Representatives.
After the reading ofthe Journal Mr. Hen
derson, of Iowa, moved that the House 20
into Committee of the Whole on the
urgent deficiency appropriation bill, the
vote resulting 90 to u.
Mr.. Bland. of Missouri, raised the point
of no quorum.
The Speaker could count but 1j5 mem
bers present. and a call Of the House was
ordered.
Two hundred and thirty-eisht members
responded TO their names, and then Dir.
Henderson's motion was agreed to.
After three hours and half consumed
in the discussion of points Of order the
committee rose and the bill was passed
II appropriates 1923, OOO-the largest
item being an appropriation of s2l,6oO. COO
for the payment of the pensioners Of the
war Of 1912 and the Mexican war. The
remainder Of the afternoon was devoted tc
the consideration of the private calendar
but no bills were passed. and at O'Clock
the House took a recess until o'clock
the evening session TO be for the consldera'
ton Of private pension bills.
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