Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-01-30
A Division of the Territory Of Montana
Peti ti.iOned-Wants to Know the
Amount of Gas % Consumed
and Paid for by the Gov
ernment.
Senator Carpenter Discovers Small
Leak IN the " Contingent FUND.-
The Matter 70 be Investigated
Leg offenders for National
Bank Notes.
Senator Carpenter DWells On LOuisisna
Affairs and Pinchbaek's Case-May-
nard Consumes the Dag in the
H0uSe on Finances.
SENATE.

W Nooh4ANh AONY kDCudlOl
Ferry Mich. presented a petition from
citizens OF Illinois asking that legal
tenders be substituted for national bank
notes. Referred.
Senator Ramsey presented a petition
from citizens of Montana asking a di-
vision of the Territory. Referred.
Senator Morrill, VT. introduced res
olution instructing the committee on
public buildings and grounds to inquire
as to the amount of Illuminating gas
consumed and paid for by the federal
government at Washington, and II the
cost thereof could not be diminished.
He said the amount of gas consumed in
the public buildings and grounds was
enormous, some years costing nearly enc
hundred thousand dollars. The resOlu-
ton was agreed to.
The chair Senator Carpenter asked
the attention of the senate that he
might obtain advice. He said the press
of the country had called attention to
The abuse growing out of the use of the
contingent fund of the senate. He was
aware Of but one, and that was furnish
ing stationery to reporters in the gallery
of the senate. He had signed three or
ders already for that purpose, and this
morning found another on his table
awaiting his signature. He had
searched and could not md any law au-
thorizing the president of the senate to
give such order, but believed it has been
the custom. If he had violated the law
in signing the orders he was willing to
give a check for the amount, as he
signed them in accordance with the Gus
tom without an examination of the law.
SenatorC ConkliDg-Will the chair read
the account?
The chair read an order dated Janu-
airy Sth for four dozen lead-pencils and
five hundred envelopes, small. On q
subsequent day for half a ream of small
note.paper, three dozen pencils, hall a
dozen small eTasers, two dozen PEN
holders, and half a dozen large sheets of
blotting-paper. On the fifteenth of JAN
uaTy another order for one ream of fools
cap paper, one Team of nOte-paper, two
dozen penhOlders, one box of pens, and
four dozen pencils.
Senator COnkling-May inquire Of
the chair whence these orders come to
the chair?
The chair Teplied-When stationery
was wanted for the reporters gallery,
the stationer was informed, and he sup
piled it.
Senator Conkling inquired if this sta
tionery was used by correspondents, and
if they went to the statiOnery-rOo to
get it, and then had the acquisitions sent
TO the Vice-President?
The chair replied that they informed
the stationer, and he sent the order.
n Senator Conkling-And understand
these are not the official reporters of
the senate, but reporters of newspapers,
occupying seats in the galleries.
After debate the committee on cOntin-
gent expenses was instructed 10 investi-
gate as to the amount of stationary fur
nished reporters, aDd,whether the prac-
tice should not be discontinued.
The morning hour having expired,
Senator Ferry Mich. was called to the
chair.
Senator Carpenter addressed the SEN
ate on Louisiana affairs. He said he
never thought of Louisiana matters but
with mingled sorrow and shame. He
differed with the senator from Indiana
Morton as to Pinchback having a
I1TiBld tdcie case, and referred to the
lengthy report of the congressional COM
mittee on Louisiana affairs. This report
received the signature of all the COM
mIttee except Senator Morton. 1t is too
late to talk about seating Pinchback
OIL y BfGfftll .IltCtC tdcE a. ALAGs L IE
committee had agreed that there was
no legal government in Louisiana, nor
legislature there on the fifteenth of
January last. He disputed the claim Of
Senator Morton that the testimony was
taken only in the case of Ray, Senator
Carpenter cOntending that the proceed
ings were finding upon the senate. The
attempt OF Senator Morton to rule out
that testimony and seat Pinchback on
prind fdcie evidence was certainly
worthy the ingenuity Of that gentle
man. He [CarpenteT entirely con-
Cured with the viewssexpTessed by the
gentleman from Ohio Thurman in re-
gard to the Goldthwait case, but
there was priIRd Jdcie case there; but
on the fifteenth of January last there
was no legal government in Louisiana;
no legal legislature to elect a senator.
After quoting from RObbinsis case, of
Rhode Island, to show the law in refer
ence to prtnad Tlcte cases, he cOntended
that that case proved just the reverse of
the argument of the gentleman from In
diana Morton although it had been
quoted by him to sustain his argument.
He reviewed at length the condition of
affairs in Louisiana, 2s shown by the
testimony before the committee, and
said that that part of his argu-
ment was dry and tedious, but after
this he intended to wash his hands Of
the whole affair, and therefore would
Law before the senate the case in It's ab-
solute nakedness; then, il his Repub-
lican friends in this chamber thought
proper to take it on their chambers and
march through the next presidential
campaign he would bid them joy.
fLslghter He then read from the
Louisiana constitution and the law
governing election returns, and argued
hat the action Of both the returning
boards-that of Wsrmoth and that OF
Lynch-wss illegal. Warmoth had
no authority to remove Borie as
secretary of State. Vacancies eX-
isting in the canv&ssing-board on the
fourteenth day of November, 1872, were
therefore never filed, and the only
members Of that board were Warmoth
and Lynch, and they voted in different
ways, so there was no election what
ever. WarmOth was in one building,
with his board, and Lynch in another,
with his. The law required the board
to meet together. BOrie was secretary
of state all the time, but, by virtue of
being a candidate for Office, be was dis
HNNA4LON hNA-+ fCblAlB W bAC ACbuAu AuluS-
board. The order of WarmOtk remov-
ing him SO secretary Of state, was of no
more authority than an order from the
president Of the senate remoy-
ing General Grant from the presi-
dency. Referring to the forged
afidav;ts from which the Lynch
board made Up its returns, he said that
one little gentleman With smiling face
appealed before the committee and
sT,sre be forged twelve hundred affida-
wits, aud delivered them to Borie :in
omen board. Borie said che vas hell
Of fellow" and asked him il he could
not get some mOreg He replied, "Yes,
he Could have more by nine in the
morning. [Laughter.l Instead Of nine
thousand six hundred and six msjority
for McEnery, as shown by returns, this
Lynch board gave Kellogg double
that majority. He must say, that II
Warmoth could not abolish that board
n tuaS su,n,orfal ond 1iavar could he