Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-01-19
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
Observation-Disclosures TIE GAzETTE
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.
VIRGINIA.


| The Virginia bill! w4s further discussed il
| the Scuutc to day It Is now considered quit
certain that the ElmunIs Wiley AmtnLmrn
will he adopted This will uccrssiatc the re
| it viii! be forced through under the operation
of the previous question. Whether alessis
| Bingham and Farnswurth will thus submit t
the dctainn Of Butler rclnaius to b. sccll.
The Senate'S amendment, should il pass, vi!
| only require tn. mcmbrrs OF the Legislature
| and State officers 10 swear that they art no
dEqualIG:! under the Bird section III The l4ti
| amendment Of !h" CONSTITUTIONS or, IN other
| wuriS to take the Registration oath, Which every
voter in the State has already subscribed TO-
50 that il practically will effect nothing, ~ II Is
| urdur:Ioui there arc none vi the Legislator!
or nliccI1 who arr disqualified under the CLAUSE
CONGRESS.
la the Sruatc, to-day, large number nl pc
trlons We're pr,'sentel.praying the aLoIl&hmrnt
CT the Fraukiug privilege Mr. Thayer stated
that there hail been sent out from the Pusl0tlIce
Dri.altmrnt, Under frank, upwards OF 49, 900
blank fictitious IL Postmastrrs, to ascertain he
Sense Ut ihe people on this subject, and that
the numher "t petitions low being received by
Senators was thus accounted for. Several Sen
atOrs expressed themselves in avor Of abolish
ing the privilege
MIR. Sumner presented petition from Ger
tain loyal people ia New York and PhiIadrl,
phla, protesting against the enlargement OF the
Military Academy ut West Point, gu account
Of the number oi dislryu officers turned out
from that institutions.
4 petition from the trustees Of the Corcoran
Art Gallery Was presented praying for an act of
incorporation.
Mr.. TrumtulI from the judiciary Commit
tee reported adversely upon the bill in refer
ence to the qualification Of testimony to be taken
before the u. S. Courts, upon the ground that
it would be dangerous to permit the States to
determine the nature OF the offence against the
United States.
A bill was introduced aud referred, granting
ands'to the State Of Florida for RAILROAD pur-
poses.
The morning hour having expired the bill
for the admission Of Virginia was taken up,
the amendment OF Mr. Edmunds pending, and
further considered
Mr. Norton spoke in favor of immediate
admission.
MIR. Wilson moved to refer the whole subject
back to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Messrs Trumbul and Stewart spoke in To-
vor of immediate admission.
Messrs Sumner and Drake opposed adj
mission.
Mr.. Morton favored the House bill with
Wiley amendment
MIR. Sumner caused to be read certain an.
onymous letters assaing the people OF flr-
GINA.
MIR. Stewart denounced the introduction Of
these letters as scandaous and cowardy.
In the House OF Representatives, on motion
of Mr.. Wood the General Of the armies OF the
u. S. was requested to inform the House BY
what authority officers Of the u. S. army
hold seats in the Legislature of Georgia.
A resolution for an adjournment of Congress
on the second Tuesday in April, was lost by q
vote OF II ayes to 81 noes.
The bill for the removal OF the navy yard
from League Island, was again taken up and
further discussed.
After further discussion, the Edmunds- VIII
ley amendment was adopted by vote OF Do
to &c after the motion to refer lack TO the Jul
dicary Committee had been Withdrawn.
Mr.. Edmunds then offered as further amend.
mcnt provision that the Senator'S and Rep
rcscutatves elect be not admitted until March
lst, the State government, otherwise, to go on
from the passage OF the bill.
This motion was discussed until nearly 5
o clock, when Mr.. Edmund4 withdrew it. and
The Senate nj burned.