, 1869-04-22
SENATE-OPEN SESSION.

WAsH1STrOS, April 2i.
DANIEN CANAL rHuECT.
ME: WILSON called up Ills resolution anthorlz-
Ing the Secretary oF the Nayy, with the consent
u the Colombian Government, to cause further
Acroks til: l+thInus u Darlen.
After debate, the resolution was lald over, In
order to nut 1t Ia tnore acceptable form.
KETDNTS Of CONGRESSIONAL fKtEEEDIS05
Mr.. ANTHONY rcpnEted tint thr Committee on
Printing hui male contract with haley Hives
f"r reporting the Congressional proceedings and
explained that It would effect saving Df SlS,VUO
yearlJ fron The present ratcs.
CONVERSATIONAL. PATRONAGE.
Mt. CARPENTER called ur hs resolution call
Ing upon The seycra nea'ls u departments fur IN
tnrElatlun AZ to the number o! clerks employer by
them, whCte they Caln: fs0tt, Wllu recommended
them, Ac The resolution gave rise to a lively dr.
bate Aa}0ut the general question OF appointments.
Mr. TRtMBEL1. Halil It was time something
FaS doue 10 carTrct the abuses which hal grown
u1t relative 10 ctliceBcektnx. Ne had witnessed
fur the past s'x weeks the melancholy evidence of
talts fact Senators and members had bccntnc
more 1ulritous for otllcea for their constituents
And might tc seen hanging arounti the dooss and
Antc-roulns uf tile Secretaries tlko 60 many beg
Kars. lie cnvc notice that ut the next session he
would tnfrut'ncc q It'll .1akin&: IT penal of1.nre
for any member Of either lIunse to sntlctt Office
or attach their names to papers recommending
Mr. FEsstSpEN did not know that there WAY
ANYTHING unusssal III the pressure for ottrc. lie
had becn here thirty ytara ago. nut In the Senate,
hut In the House, and 1t was the Rle thing at tho
saIss ot ~ t, lie would ke to
~. '1nnn - ,,,.toniF ~. ,1s - 80 - ~ w. y -
very fcw papers OF Recommendation, alll thu-e
rr ~ isn.-maMte r. 1nnnt . - hor H. , "Snt ~
nsn + ,n r.. .1isrc,' a. gnur ~ II" ~ W.
I'm 1n1s ~ %a hanSaE y; aeuna the uoofs and antc-
Wr C4HEIsOE ,Jrnrrra,eI Tho anno,r.n,cn1 ot
perso1ls 10 office without the knowledge aud rec
o.lrnenlatt"n Of Senators Or members 1ron the
ste irom mnlca t.e ias,ts 3 entne ut, Inat haa
. ilatlan; ne'G ha,i not neen . slnSic man al'-
loltea iton. ishuss!sanin W n,s soiistsoh or
,,ths ~; ~ ~ ~ ,hn tie nn NO. aont n1ne
ra, ~. tv, oo'n not a1e "Rotne.,s
,.rx ,.:;non, rnno,n,n,pc b,r tia,,aa
iia.ishter.l IL A' Thc ' courss pursued 'eo'is h.
Tns ,sH me ~ ,n,n n country hal
t'nc man nan haI becn se9t in from PennsylFania for
"a ton;asaa M%ss u nHa MH;fF Z Sesa s5c yn "a
se!sssas Ssi ,sen sensu:!sS s' ;.s: u: apeas PIC It
nient, !, ain u Was E1n dI'aculty thcy
.aiions @ tnat IT Was an Mn11 annoint m rIr" n.S1
~ " 1lane. Anotnel mah nan oeen nominated
~ ansn' s ~. nt & nns ueea Suusttu@lonM tnlci
h,s state whcm tne Senatas were no, cnsd
ma m In hcaf. ~ denarimcnia ~ scn5 for Suno tors
and consult them abou' the appointments Then
shele were e"e! ounuets luaae, auu haa men ud
Ivy s'au m, ns Egou Gnan.e ~ u! sst,,ae !aces
MI Anbtpll oneteu an amendment irufllinE
.nai i.i, tne aprointneats 10 aepameat ros!ttois
n!i1n ,tL, s = .n:ns aGGonnk ~ STATE Populations
,, hisn uSueu ~ ~, "aaes t'he u 4else A!n eaustn
MI So,,th ~ '1e 'e'0'e i'sats u 'Ao No1'h
'<'a ~ EFGsrxnEc so,1 ho r.,n,.o, .,o
rr1a tn~th i:arr. au nne me sat nSuntus
st,f.s iii nnf ~ .h.r mi .hmr IT ,s ssa1o7r
nTss rsnat ~ ths+ ~ ,tn 1,G n s ~ ts
h;stnr, ce11a.n nntnt.r n1 S;atea III not furnts @
anr cjcrfs Thor Wcr,s rnoageS N nthrr !1ntics
a1 9 :, , ,I;5t necosssrtn ~ ua,., t
tn t - .h - aootnNs Tha~ 1, ~ t
txd ,.nr sha sano-+1nae+ tv ~ t4e3 ue.
& s,,nat - ~, 1 ,.!.e3 - ~
.d e+sS +oa % f .ha' ~ 1no'"ut auu ueA-
M1 W1IGOS Tishcd ~ ~ that tho,~ x,Q r,,,-
Inv ,a, r. ~, hH Snor 80 - InesH ~ t4Vtu- ~