NEWSPAPERS.
Mr. BROWN offered a resolution authorizing the Doorkeeper to contract for five copies of the Daily Journal and five copies of the Daily Sentinel, for each Senatorfour copies of each day's paper to be enveloped and stamped.
Mr. SARNIGHAUSEN moved to amend by adding one copy of the Daily Telegraph, and six copies of the Weekly Volksblatt, to be enveloped and stamped.
Mr. BROWN accepted the amendment.
Mr. NEFF moved to further amend by inserting "two" copies of the dailies instead of "five."
On motion of Mr. BROWN the amendment was laid on the table.
Mr. THOMPSON. I am requested to move to amend by adding the Saturday Evening Mirror, a weekly paper published in the interests of the colored population. [Laughter.]
Mr. BROWN. The Senator from Owen desires to me ask if that is a Greeley paper?
Mr. THOMPSON. The wrong paper has been laid on my desk. It is the National Beacon, published in the interests of the colored population of this city and State. I am requested to move that the resolution be amended so as to embrace six copies of this
Mr. BROWN accepted the amendment.
Mr. BEESON submitted the following substitute for the pending resolution:
RESOLVED, That a committee of five be appointed by the President to fix the amount to be allowed each member for paper, stationery, &c.
Mr. BROWN. I see no necessity for this subject being embraced in that resolution; that has reference to stationery more particularly. I think we might as page: 33[View Page 33]well pass this resolution. I suppose we can tell how many newspapers we want as well as a committee.
Mr. BEESON. I have found in my experience here that the paper question is one of the most vexed questions we have to meet. For several terms the whole matter has been referred to a committee, and this resolution includes the amount of stationery as well.
Mr. BROWN. I will withdraw my resolution, and let the whole matter go under the resolution of the Senator [Mr. Beeson].
The substitute [Mr. Beeson's] was adopted.
The PRESIDENT subsequently made this committee to consist of Messrs. Beeson, Brown, Dittemore, Rhodes and Hall.
