The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-01-19
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From Washington.


WASHINGTON, January ll.--In the
House, the Reconstruction Commit
tee reported bill favoring the admis-
sion of Virginia, which was made the
special order for tomorrow. 1t con-
tains Butler's preamble tho words of
the fundamental bill, that none voting
now shall hereafter be excluded; cx-'
acts disqualiioations required by the
fourteenth amendment; legalizes the
senatorial election.
The investigation ssby tho House
Copmittee IF thS gold panio,iwill con
tinue tomorrow.
In the House, Farnsworth, referring
to bill from the Reconstruction
Committee for the admission of Vir-
ginia, suid, instructions were to allow
o liberal latitude in every amendment
and debate. Bingham offered his bill
as a substitute; both were postponed
until tomorrow. The indications
point to considerable debate. Cox
will lmove to cancel all the Reconstruct
tion Committee bill, making the &C.
tion of Virginia irrcvocable. Wood
will move to strike out all after tho
first section. Eldridge remarked of
the Virginia bill, that tho conditions
imposed were abominable.
In the Senate, Sumner introduced
q bill funding and consolidating the
national debt. The bill exempting
from tax canned and preserved fish,
passed. The Virginia bill was resum-,
ed; motion to postpone was defcat-
ed-25 to 26 votes against postpone.
mont, Carpenter, Casey,t Conkling,
Corbet, Nnton,l Terry, } Hamilton,
Harlan, kellogg, MoRoery, MoDon-
aid, Norton, Robertson, Ross, Sauls.
bury, Sawyer, Scott, Stewart, Stocks
ton, Thurman, Trumbull, Vickers,
Warner, Wiley and Williams, parti-
cipated in the discussion of the amend
ment, to remand Virginia to her pres
ent condition. The case of State
retraoting assent Of the fifteenth
amendment, was discussed to adjourn.
-anant.
The Finance Committee reported
bill as q substitute for all finance bills
providing for issuing $45, 900, 600 ad-
ditional banking currency, in place of
an equal amount Of three per cent.
certificates, to be returned: also for
banking on tho basis of United States
bonds, to be deposited as security for
the issue of coin notes only to the ex-
tent of eighty per cent. of thcir par
value.
WARRINGTON, Jan. l3.-Regarding
Virginia, the best opinion is that the
original Senate bill, puro and simple,
wiilpasss sss + that, body. The house will
amapd andsaf Com mittees iof Confer
anQesSwhl be Z appointed at, an early
day. Admission is regarded as Ger
tain.
, sin the House the yeas and nays
were called on Bill forbidding clerks
to make presents to Chiefs of Bureaus.
In the Senate the Bill making trea.
+ ties for the acquisition of more terri
tory was discussed in open session.
Committee on Ways and Means en-
gagged in hearing testimony regarding
abolition of the duty on coal.
G8& G& WASHINGTON, January l4.--Reve-
nue. to-day four hundred and forty-one
thousand dollars.
The gold panic committee is con-
sidering the proprictYof holding open
sessions. Fisk, Jr., will testify on
Monday.
Tho Iowa Republicans nominated
Judge Wright, of the Supreme Court,
forsthe long term, and j. B. Howell,
formerly editor of the Gate City,
(keokuk,) for the short Senatorial
term.
In the Senate most of the day was
! occupied on California liquor seizures,
wherein tho integrity of the revenue
officers, including Delano, is attacked
Virginia was then resumed, when a
recess occurred. The Senate met
again and set late into the night. Ed
munds' amendment was adopted--45
to l3. It exacts the oath of the
fourteenth amendment, from legisla-
! tors and State officers.
The House was all day OH Virginia.
Bingham's substitute was adopted, 90
s to 90. The preamble was then adopt
ed,76 to 81. The bill then paused,
id2Sto SO. The following is the LAM
GO sssss 81 s;3tsstthe} n Virginia bill raHWbere-
as, the people of Virginia have adopt
aYsgonstisntion Republican in form,
and have in all respects conformed to
SsNu sgements %oftthe act Of Con-
gress entitled sAn act authorizing tho
a,ahfaiesipa$ of the54C Constitutions Of
lsisiaia, mississippi, and Texas to a
vote OF tho poople, and authorising
shc alection Of State officers, provid.
M heissid G. Constitutions, ACC dime m.
begs of Congress, approved April
Qts 86a Therefora,beit resolved,
\ " That the said State Of Virginia
SssAea lAled to representation ;in tho
g8E ETIot&a1st Sfokao -