The New York herald., 1870-01-25

committee OF c0nierencef
MI FARNswoRTH replied that that was question
for the House.
AIR. BISoHAx said that it would % borne the
Journal OF the House nat more than three 70 one of
the members had declared for the admission or Vir
gina without conditions. That vote would com
mend Itself to the approval OF the country lie mad
no apology to make here or clsew here Tor the POSI-
ton which he had assumed and which ne now reit-
Grated that II was not Ia the power Of Congress- by
Of State 70 enqorce what Y could not ne
fortunately enforced on all other States. Inat
neiig a,,,l So he asked tilat the state q w,
ginia De admitted under the senate bili. lie
eulogzed the constitution OF Virginia as being
more liberal than the constitution Of any State west
OF the Aileghanes. II he thought that under this
bl virginia could be subjected to conditions which
HlSnt not Do imposed on New YORK or OhlO, ne
never would vote FOR the bil
Mr. Cox suggested that tie Senate bill was ~ OBJ
noxous as the bnl reported by the Reconstruction
committee, ana which was voted down Dy the
Mr. BINGHAM replied that IL was not quite SO OBJ
noxous He hoped the House would concur In the
Senate amendment. HIS chicf purpose was 10 state
TO Lne gentlemen on his own side or the House -
Mr BUTLER, tMass.I-Wnich side OF the House Is
thatY lLaughter.)
Mr.. BINGHAM (indignantiyl-T gentleman is very
wisc-wise beyond his years. He cannot read me
OUT o thc party with which am associated, nor can
ne blot out my record. Iulgarity Is not wit, us
sumption IL not power. There WAS no occasion Tor
The inquiry.
A wits a feather and a fools a rod.
An honest man Is the n0ocst work or God
daughter and mach excitement on the noor.l
Mr. BUTLER took the moor, ana the interest In the
discussion seemed to be on the increase lie said
tnat he would begin where the gentleman from ONO
had left OT-n0t with msquotat0n, Dut simply to
say mat he had never threatened to read the gentle
man out OF the republican party. Nobody could do
that but himself Whether ne had done that in pass
my the Virginia Din through the House py q snap
the country would Judge. Whether the gentleman
was TO have an ovation when he went to Virginia he
ana not know, but he had seen some hintOf that
KIND In the papers. He should De present IN spr1t
where he could look on, ana not embodied, and see
the Vlrginians toasting the man whom all their
Scrrast. (Excllement.) Wnat q sight 1.-The lion
and''--n0; not 1.-The iamb,n but another animal.
(Laughter.) Mr. Butler referred 10 the euOgy passed
by the gentleman from ONO OH the Virginia const-
tuton ana said that IT was not the work Of Frginian
statesmen, but OF '.carpctbaggers" and scallawags
and negroes from the 1eids He regarded the con-
dions IN the bill as nOlicc 10 virginia and all the
country that II she did not na,ntain In spirit and
In truth che spirit OF the reconstruction acts Con.
gress held and claimed and wltn the nelp OF God
ana ol the loyal people OF the country would
cise the power to place her BACK again where she
hau been He did not know what new light the geu
t!eman from ONO mad got whicn induced nm
support the Senate bill which was substantially The
bill reported by the Reconstruction COMMITTEES.
Mr.. FARNswoRTH sad he understood very well the
illusions made by Mr. Buter 10 tho acting chairman
Ol the Reconstruction Committee, and he had a
word TO say on that subject. lie would not allow
himself to be instructed III repuDllcanlsm by the gen.
tleman from Massachusetts. He had been repuDll-
can Ior twenty five years, when tie gentleman fronl
Massachusetts was chasing fugitive slaves all over
the state. daughter and claoping oI hands on the
democratic side.) He mad been DONG all he could
the Chicago Convention lor the nomination of re-
publican President, when the gentleman from Mas
sacnusetts was ut the Charleston Convention votDg
for Jeff DAVIS daughter, lie mad voted FOR the
republican party IN 1860, when the gentleman from
Massachusetts was voting Tor l'recHinridge OF ken
his facility for getting ION The other sden
when hls allies deserted hlm went over;
ana ne knew MS conviction ana conversion
was so sudden that II snaned that OF 81. Paul.
tLanghter.) Tue lightning that blazed around
nin-tnat focal blaze that Illuminated hls under
srandln9-shaned into darkness the light tnat shone
around ST. Paul; but ne knew tnat the gentleman
somewhat like Peter when he deserted his mas
ter. HIS desertOn was so recent that ne
Obliged 70 curse and swear TO make people believe
tnat his desertlon was genuine -liaughterl-So the
gentleman from Massachusetts was Obliged to be
exceedingly radical IN order To make people believe
that his conversion was genuine. lLaughter.) lie
understood tnat the gentleman attack was on the
gentleman from ONO tdr. B,ngnan); but ne would
probably have named MIN, too only he knew that
he mr. Farnsworthj had u chance W reply.
Mr. BUTLER said thai his reason was that he had
held the noor by that genienlans courtesy, ana
therefore did not think well TO arralgn min ut tna
time for his sins. ([anghterl.
MIR. FAkNsWORTh, continuing his remarks, re-
minded the House that Mr.. Butter had oppOsed hnn
every time that he tried To introduce bill for the
admission OF Virginia and nad stated the last Tine
two days before the recess, that the committee
wanted testimony.
Mr.. BUTLER remarked that the evidence ne then
| wanted was as to the RATIFICATION VI tile n1teenLn
! amendment.
| Mr. FAaNswoRrH said that that was most remark.
able because three days before that the Secretary
State mad notified Congress tnat Virginia had ratified
| the fifteenth amendment. u.augnter) 1t was the
| gentleman from Massachusetts who mad barred the
door against Vlrginia.woud bar 1t to-day Dut thai
he knew to Oe inevitable tnat tile Dill would pass.
In conclusion he sald that II nc thought the House
would nOn-cOncur and refer the matter to u
committee OF conference he would vote To
cur. bat az he was satisfied .hat the House would
not he would vote to concur.
Mr.. WARD. trep.) OF N. y, SAID he would support
the Senate bill, rs he UNDERSTOOD 1t to contain all
the essential fundamental conditions that con-
tanned In The bill as reported from the Reconstruc-
ton Committee.
Mr.. MORGAN opposed the substitute. and SAID that
for ,ts action towards Virginia the Forty first Con-
gress would be known In history as the perndlOus
Congress.
MI Cox took the same ground, and asked the re-
publican side whether tney wouiu dare to stamp the
brand OF inferiority New York or Ohio tnat this
bill stamped on Virginia; whether they would dare
TO interfere with the common scnool system tue
jury system oil New York or ONO.
MIR. LOGAN, (rep) Of H.. said he was one Of those
VINO had voted for the admission OF Virginia free OF
conditions and would do so again under similar CIR
cnnstance., but lie would now vote Tor the
substitute. He would not inquire who II
was That had been working IN the Hobbies
OF the Senate to have the bill sent back to
the House, that some gentleman might have an
opportunity OF nagcllatlng IN language peculiar to
himself his fellow members; nor would he enter into
personalities. Hc had not himself been republican
so long rs to allow the moss TO grow over him, anu
therefore he did nor propose 10 canvass any body
action; but neither would he allow any other person
60 be censor over hm. lie dtd not see any incon.
sstency In voting now for tns bill the very state
ment OF the gentleman from Massachusetts himself
that the conditions imposed were a mere notice 10
Virginia that she had better behave herself.
Mesars FITCH, trep.) OF New, and KELLOGG, who
had originally supported hir. Binglams bill,
announced their intention, witaont approving OF INC
Senate bill. TO vote Tor II.
Mr SHAN1s. rep1 OF ind. sarcascally invited
all the penltents to come up at once ANA make con-
iessoD. (LauGhter.)
Mr FarnsworIn's motion was agreed to ana the
Senate substitute concurfedl III by strict party vote
yeas 1885, nays 81.
AN effort was made TO have an evening session for
deoate but 1t failed, anu the House, at live O'Clock,
adjourned.
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UGLTED STATE3 SUPREME COURT.
Decisions Rendered in Important Cnses--Con-
tracts Prior 10 1861 10 be Me, in Goldl-IIIe-
&ality OF the Acts of the Confederate states