The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-01-28
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WASHINGTON, January N, 1909.
The Virginia Senators and Repre-.
sensatIves.
In the Senate to-day the Vice-President
communicated to the Senate the fact that
the President had signed the Virginia bill.
Mr.. Foreman said one of the senators
elect, Mr.. John F. Lewis, was present, and
moved that he qualify.
The credentials of MIR. Lewis were then
read.
The Vice-President said if there was no
objection the senator elect would be sworn
in. 4
No objection was made, and Mr.. Lewis
advanced to the Presidents desk, and the
oath of Office was administered to him.
In the House Mr.. Payne, from the COM
mittee on Elections, made o report on the
case of representatives elect from the State
Of Virginia. The committee recommended
that r. S. Ayre, of the first district j. H..
Platt, Jr., second Charles a. Porter,
third; Robert Ridgeway, fifth; William
Mines, Jr., sixth; and James K. Gibson,
eighth :; be sworn in. The cases of Booker,
Mckenzie, and Segar, still remain with the
committee. Messrs. Plat, Ridgeway, and
Mills, being present, advanced, and were
sworn in.
MIR. Wood, of New York, objected to the
admission of MIR. Porter on the ground that
he had been convicted of disloyalty to the
Government, and punished by sentence of
o court-martial. Mr.. Wood, as part Of his
remarks, read the proceedings of the court
martial and the sentence as approved by
General Butler.
Mr.. Payne thought that if this statement
were strictly true it would not be objec-
tionable in the mind of the gentleman from
New York. He then sent to the Clerks
desk the statement published by General
Butler shortly after the trial, in which he
to some extent exculpated Porter.
Mr.. Sargent asked if the gentleman from
New York really considered it a cause of
exclusion from the House that q man had
denounced or spoken disrespectfully OF the
Government of the United States?
Mr.. Wood replied that he did not think
any man was fit to occupy seat here as
representative who said that this was the
worst Government in the world and that he
would rather live under the Government
of jeff. Davis than that of MIR. Lincoln.
Mr.. Eldridge (wisoonsin) asked Mr.. sar-
gent whether he accepted the explanation,
and agreed with Mr.. Wood that this class
of men should be excluded. s.
Mr.. Sargent replied that II the rule were
applied generally many of the seats of the
Democratic side would be vacant.
Mr.. Woodward (Pennsylvania) said, so
far as he knew, that was vile SANDER, ss
the gentlemen on the Democratic side were
not disloyal, as was intimated.
At this time the confusion and excite
ment had increased to such an extent that
the Speaker had to resort to astrenuous use
of the gavel and to request members to re-
sumo their seats. --" >
IOrder having been restored, efforts we're
made by motion to reconsider it in order
to prevent Porter from taking his seat, bat
by o vote of l55 to5 it was decided that he
should take his seat. He advanced to the
Speakers stand, held up his hand, and
was sworn. ~ .,.,,. -.
The Speaker most deliberately, and as
was thought to warn Porter that possibly
he might not be willing to swallow the
whole test-oath, proceeded to read each
sentence with halt between them but
Porter never winked, and at the conclusion
Of the oath he retired. 800 W.. I'd Ir7
The New Funding Scheme.
Secretary Boutwell, t.2wss in conference
with the Senate Finance Committee to-day
concerning the new funding scheme which
has been under consideration for some days.
1t is understood the bill viii mot l,s ready
to be reported next week. The rate Of in
terest will likely be four and a half per
cent, but the Secretary is of opinion that
four per cent. loan can be negotiated
abroad.
zIr. Corbin before tho RnnAtng
- t* Il Committee. 81 .;.s,ft.ge.
Mr.. Corbin appeared before the Banking
Committee this morning. His examination
was commenced but not concluded. The
committee are Of opinion that ct the rate