IN SENATE
MONDAY, JANUARY, 10, 1859.Senators Line and Studabaker appeared in their places.
Mr. HARGROVE, by consent, offered the following, which was adopted:
Resolved, That five thousand copies of the late message of his Excellency, Governor Ashbel IJ. Willard, be printed for the use of the Senate, two thousand copies of which to be in the German language, and the same be made the special order of business for to-morrow, at two o'clock, P.M.
STATIONERY.
Mr. GREEN offered the following:
Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to act | as a committee on stationery, and that the said committee be instructed to make the same rules and regulations, with regard to the purchase and distribution thereof, as at the I last session, except said committee may substitute the [ Door-keeper in place of the principal Secretary.
Mr. HEFFREN said there was a similar I committee appointed at the last session, but he had seen no report from them yet.
Mr. HAMILTON proposed the following as an amendment to the resolution:
ResolvedResolved, That the Secretary be requested to deliver to the desk of each Senator a quantity of stationary, not exceeding in value three dollars worth, at actual cost.
Mr. MARCH. Last session the Secretary of the Senate was required to report to the Committee on Finance. He hoped some such system would be again adopted.
Mr. GOODING. It seems to me we will economize by not devoting much time to the matter. I am satisfied with the plan of the last session.
Mr. HEFFREN regarded the resolution as throwing a suspicion upon the integrity of Senators, and those whom we have employed
Mr. CARNAHAN said the bills for stationery at the last session were delivered to the Finance Committee. He was willing to let ,he matter go by the board, and continue as before.
page: 13[View Page 13]Mr. CONNER offered the following as an amendment to the amendment:
Strike out from the resolving clause, and insert: "That the Door-keeper of the Senate be instructed to appoint a suitable person to take the exclusive care and charge of the stationrey, in the stationery room, which may be furnished, under the order of the Senate, and that such person, so appointed, supply Senators, Secretaries and others entitled to be supplied with stationery, with the same upon application, and that such persan keep an account of the stationery so furnished."
Mr. WEIR was opposed to hiring a clerk to take charge of the stationery, for his per diem would amount to more than the cost of all the stationery used by every Senator.
Mr. TARKINGTON thought it degrading to honorable Senators to employ a clerk at $3 a day, to charge them with so much paper and so many pencils. It was supremely ridiculous. He wanted no such plan. He read a resolution which he desired to offer.
Mr. GREEN withdrew his resolution.
Mr. TARKINGTON then offered his resolution, which was read by tne Secretary as follows:
Resolved, Resolved, That the Secretary of State be requested to purchase in the most economical manner, all the stationery necessary for the Senate, and that the principal Secretary of the Senate apply for the same, when needed, and place in charge of the Door-keeper, who shall take charge of the same by self or assistant during the session and deliver to Senators when needed and all such stationery as may not be used on adjournment be returned to the Secretary of State.
Mr. HEFFREN moved to strike out the words, "and place in charge of the Doorkeeper." He contended that the resolution as introduced contained an implicit censure of-the Secretary. He was opposed to the resolution in toto, and would go to a stationery house and buy his stationery, before he would go to the Senate stationery room and ask an employee of any officer for a half dozen sheets of paper or a lead pencil.
Mr. MURRAY thought the resolution did not contain a censure of the Secretary.
Mr. MILLER was opposed to the resolution, but was in favor of the proposition submitted a while ago by the Senator from Allen [Mr. Hamilton.]
Mr. Heffren's motion was lost.
Mr. MILLER proposed as a substitute, that each Senator be allowed $3 50 worth of stationery.
Mr. SLACK thought three dollars worth was more than any one Senator could use. He was in favor of the resolution.
Mr. HEFFREN moved to lay the resolution on the table.
The motion was rejected.
On motion by Mr. GREEN, the substitute was laid on the table.
Mr. MARCH offered the following amendment:
All officers of the Senate,their assistants and employees, are prohibited from making any account, for any thing for the use of the Senate, except upon the
Mr. HAMILTON moved to amend by striking out the word "Door-keeper," and inserting in lieu thereof the words: "Secretary of the Senate."
Mr. MARCH accepted of the amendment.
The amendment was agreed to, and the resolution, as amended, was adopted.
Mr. MARCH accepted of the amendment.
The amendment was agreed to, and the resolution, as amended, was adopted.
The remainder of the session this day was occupied with the propositions to elect a reporter, and subscribe for newspapers for Senators, resulting in the recommitment of the Select Committee's report recommending the election of a reporter, and constituting said committee a Joint Committee, and in the adoption of an order, directing the Door-keeper, (for the present,) to procure and place on the desk of each Senator one copy of the Daily Sentinel and one copy of the Daily Journal.
Mr. MURRAY, submitted, for adoption, a list of the Standing Committees of the Senate; pending which -
The Senate adjourned.
