, 1874-01-30

negroes, by virtuo OF tho change, will become
their equals III all respects.
Gov. ritchlyn and COL Adair argued against
tho proposed change.
ss1oNALREUoRD.
SENATE.
w4sa1se10s. y. o' Jan. 20.
Mr.. FERRY (Alioh.) presented petition from
citizous Of Illinois, asking that legal:tondore be
substituted for National Bank notes. Noforred..
Mr. RAMSEY presented o. petition from cits.
kens Of Montana, asking for division Of that
Territory. Referred.
WARRINGTON GAS.
htr. MORRILL, (Yt.) introduced o resolution
lnstructlng tho Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds to inquire ns to tho amount Of illu-
minating gas consumed and paid Tor BY tho Fed
eral Government at Washington, and il tho cost
thereof could not be diminished. He said the
amount OF gas consumed III this public buildings
aud grounds Was an enormous auin, aome years.
costing nearly 100000.
The resolution was agreed to.
STATIONERY.
The CHAIR (uarpenter) asked the attention
of the Senate that he might obtain advice. He
said tho press OF tho country had called atten-
tion to tho abuse growing out Of the use Of the
contingent fund Of tho Senate. He Was aware
Of but one, and that Was the furnishing OF sta-
tionery to tho reporters' gailory Of the Senate.
He had signed those orders already for that pur-
poao, and this morning found another on bis
tablo awaiting bits signature. He had searched
and could not find any law authorizing the Presi-
dent of tho Senate to give such Order but be-
lieved it had been the custom. II hc had vio-
lated the law in signing tho order he was willing
to give his check for the amount, as ho signed
them in accordance with custom without M OK
1r. ooNKL1NG-w the Chair read the &C.
tount2
The eOHAlR-Received an ordor Jan: for
four dozen 1ead-pencils and 500 enyclopes-
Ht>n o11HH +or .n1f
small noto-paper, thrco dozou pencils, half .
dozen small eIaseIe, two dozen pen'hodsrs. and
Of January another order for ono ream FOOLS
cap papor, one rcam noee-paper' two dozen pen
penoils
Mr CONKL1NG-May1 inquire OF tho Chair
whence these orders come to the Chair?
Ihs pHAh IA L. repled-M,hen tue htsoneEy was
waa informed and he supplied It.
Mr. O0NKLlNd inquired If this stationery
was uso1 BY corrcspondents, and II they went to
the statlonery-room to ges It, and tnen had tic
fe9%s'qn @ 1Gnt io 70 !ne tce-flSs!oant tat 1n A..
n.1; tne oaAtH ttopnea tnas lucy INFORMED tho
s'at.one1 ~ 7oMWr MI - TM9 n9us tn9 oT4e:a. H..
i, III. CoNhLdN1- -, unnorstana eI that
xnon1 ~ a9t ~ y. nne ~ ~
ca1ary Oh occupying s0''s III 'no
A1ter denasa sno uossee 4 iot;n On Gonslneens
"eo 3aa ~ 10 W tn9
amount q stationery turn1shea ,a reporters. and
"h''n0i 'u0 not w
r, ;d 1na, i,a..;rts 1s1A'@n atn,roa ,,r FED
nv nh o1n c.aa nT1 naT"g W eAtod no p spd r
hf 3MlGn;} Wss caaloa % Tug eaa1f anq mr.
CAHlEN!IEh adarossea INC senate On LOUIS"
nttora ~ bt .r;. ~ ,,e'oI ~ ,d
laiana m1tseIs nus VIII ~ 1ng!ea aotrow LOW 1no
diana lMorton) as to rInchback %! haylng prims
tacle case, uni referred TO tue lengthy report of
tho congressional Commttee, CONTAINING 1,o94
pages On on Loalsana ~ anai1s. IT Ials report re-
Mr: Morton: Il is t, too late nov ' to ,ll taik
about seating pinchbaok on on prna tero faele
was no legal uovernment III louisiana nor
e. 'a sa em Of ' H. oon 81 sy ess a
timony was taken only n the I' caso Of Mr. Kay,
he (Ca5penter) eontenalng thas ta1 m procoedlnga
we're binding upon the senate; me attempt of
tho senator lMorson) to fulo % Gut that t tostl-
gentleman. He (carponter) entirely concurred
With tue , views Expressed 5y tho gentleman from
Ohio (Ihurman) IN regard to the ~ uolathwaIte @
nut tb ~es W ars
lhturo to elect Senator.
After quoting from tho Robbins ease, OF Rhode
Island to eho" tha law n , reference tII TO prms
Just tho roverse Of the argument Of TUG gentle,
man from Indiana (Morton), although 1t had
been quoted by him to sustain hiB argument.
10 reviewed nj loneth tue conaltion OF al1alrs
in Louisiana, as shown BY the testimony before
tho COMMITTEE, and said In thht part OF hia ar-
gu1nont he might 10 dry and tedious, but after
THIS NO lntonaoa 10 WASH hls hands Or
the whole anar, and therefore Won!d
lay before thn A"net9 t1s oaan IN its absolute
nhkcdneas. ihen. II MS Kopnollcan friends III
th1s e1amber 1hongnt proper 70 taAe " on ! their
snonlaofs anu mArcn tnrouga ,t!i tne next tfosl-