English Hansard.
“The Hansard reports of Parlia mentary Proceedings ’’ were discussed in the English House of Commons on August Bth. Labouchere made a characteristic speech. “It has been said,” he remarked, “ that is the duty of tho House to have official reports for the use of future generations ; but I think future generations will care very little what members of this House may say; and even if they did, I do not see why the House should incur longer expense in order to minister to their folly. We have been advised to take an example from the Congressional Record and American official reports of Congressional debates. Which are not published in Uhe newspapers at all in America, while no one who is not quite a lunatic would think of buying or reading the Congressional Record, published merely to gratify the stupid silly and vanity of members of the House of Representatives. As a rule, when a member of the House of Representatives has spoken for about five minutes, he moves that the rest of his speech be taken as having been read, and published, and be published in the Congressional Record. If we cut down speeches by similar means, I, for one, would have no objection to spending £lO,OOO on an . official report of the debates.”
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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 52, 11 October 1887, Page 2
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