New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-13
uoUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr. WOOD Dem. n. " presented a joint
resolution of the NewYork legislature III M nv
tccnth Amendmcnt. Laid on the table.
Mr.. WILSON DEM Mimi inrotuced 6i gra era ~
nipeg boundary of the British possessions. Referred.
ABOLIsHISG THE FREEDMESs BUREAU.
Mr. FAIRFIELD rep. Ohio introduced a bill to amend
the act establishing the Department OF Education ana 10
abolish the Of Refugees and Freedmen aud ADan-
Mr., KERR Dem, Ind introduced bill to repeal the
act Of June IT, 1862, defining additional causes OF ena
petit Jurors in United states Courts. Referred.
THE TRANSFER OF THE PHILADELPHIA SAVf-fAkD.
Tho morning h0ur TO the consideration OF the bin for the
transfer OF inc Philadelphia Maynard TO Lcagne Island
rennrn The survey and sale in lots Of the ground
cred by the Philadelphia Maynard go, ...,., a..
discussion the merits of the blu occupied the
whole of the morning hour, the bin being opposed by
Messrs. Washburn lRep, WIS., ana 2awes tteP' MaT
rep. PENN ONeil rep, PennJ Myers diep; Penn J.
ana Randall dem, PENN Finally the morning ho9r eA
rrd and the bill went until the next morning hOur
Mr. JUDD (Rep. Nd proposed To call up the pm re-
lahg 10 the apportonment OF representation Dut as
mi ma for acon h. Judd yielded for that purpose
giving notice tLa he would call up his bill at the earliest
Mr. NEGIEY Rcp., PENN introduced BIN amending
tho act OF Fob o. 1851 for the election of Congress
sOnal Printer and providing that lie shall be chosen by
concurrent resolution.
THE VIRGINIA BILL.
The House then proceeded the consideration OF the
bin TO admit the State Of Virginia to representation In
mE FHRNswORTH Rep. III, who reported the bill
from the Reconstruction Committee, said that the new
constitution Of Virginia had received more nearly
unanimous vote people than the constitution OF
any other reconstructed State the vote being OO LOT
the constitution, to 1000 against it, As to the test oath
he coincided with the opinion OF the Attorney General
that il could be exacted from the members Oh he
VIRGINIA legislature for the new constitution PROVIDED
tbe form of oath required, which oath to observe
and obey the Constitution OF the United states ana the
constitution and laws OF Virginia Beside the test oath ha
moi bpen cxactcd from the members OF the Legislature OF
any other reconstructed state except In the case OF Geor
ga where required by tue recent act OF congress-
There was something else wanted beside Oaths IL mad
CONF ~ , no, was Can the man sweari" II was no
matter whether he had had not brains and Intelligence,
and moral honesty provided he could take the test Oa
IL was justice to that none OF the southern
had come tIp with alacriy and cheerfulness ana
conformed TO the Reconstruction acts than virginia had
done She had complied to the letter with every require
s her the example OF bad faith aud treachery ny reIus
ing 10 do what 1t hal promised, ,,o
sruction Committee abiding TO Mr. Farnsworths oppo,
son to the and conditions Imposed IN the D sSd
Ina would before sitting down, endeavor TO characterize
in fitting terms the remarkable conduct OF hat gentle.
man. who has been inrusted with It's managtm elt Dy
The Committee as friend and supporter OF the measure
but WHO had seen fit to attempt to strange II in IT'S birth
He then went make an argument IN favor OF the 1
As 10 tho test OATH he declared that te Ioyasls OF VIE
Dno demanded that that oath should be required and
II was the Democrats, under the lead OF Gov Mher
that desired TO relieved from all oaths whatever Ihs
Govcrnment he said was in transition state. From the
adoption the Constitution TO the present tlne INC nc
public had the theater OF an ncessant struggle pc
tween national and confederate ideas ana prlh'
oipes. The Democratic party had, by us re-
acter OF the State and henceOrward, within the wide
range Of the momentous interests covered by inc lh
teenth and Amendments OF the Constitution
the States would be PRACTICAL little more than counties
This was great strife in the direction OF consoidated
nationality and OF the transfer Of power from the repre-
seutatves Of the people in the State Legislatures to the
representatives OF the people Congress- ana no Favored
the national side in the struggle.
Mr. MORGAN dem, Chio declared himself unaltera
bly, opposed the conditions contained In the BIZ foi
the admission Of Virginia representation, and In favor
OF lie substitute offered by his colleague, Mr. Bingham
At the conclusion Of Mr. Morgan'S remarks, the House
adjourned.