Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1870-01-17
CONGRESS.

Fscn the Bzltiriars Saa ws take tie hollow
iag SYNOPSIS Of ire Prooeesiu5s q Coagress;
MoxDAv.-Purs1ant - aii1GTn3sa;. both
houses Of Coa-r.ss re2ssezbiel On Noa5sy
Thsrs Vas a quo-un IN eseh b-anch.-
TIE b.l ~ tie admission Of Virginia was
taken up, sai Al exciting debate e-zoei,
Bat any coael1sioa beng arrived AZ
j. tie House 55Hi resolution vas intro
dared declaring tie safe o.. Virginia entitled
10 reEr=saotlti5a II Csagress This resoln-
ton lel 20 an exciting debate, and various
i-l..--v r,,.sas eusuri. 4 ds-usai Els made
and o-r1iel e. tie p-sriyus question, bui
sabss7usn,ly rssoasi3=rsl-yeas g, NAYS &c
lie Speaker giving tie casting vote II tie
pe-sars. TIE SPEAKER subsequently, changed
his r5.s. a1I tie Hcass then refasei. By 3
vote ell .os7. % order tie naio question
a. tie 51iat rasla;ioa. Il rs then aid orsr
ur8e- tie rules
TrEsoAr.-Ia the Senate, Mr.. Sumner
gave no.ioe u his intention 70 introduce bill
70 f-si and ooasolil2,s tie national debt, and
% establish sperie payneais- Mr. Sherman.
from tie committee On kaanos, reported :
lil % provide uatioual clrrenosy, &s- TIE
til t5aiui, Virginia Led t5aao;hsI long debate.
y notion - postp3ae the subject vas v0tsd
d5vn-ysas .. usys .. After further debate.
4 TIE Seu1.e went into executive sessi01-
Il tie House = large number Of hills weTt
i1t-o51cel. sud several Of minor imp5-taaos
f passed. Tie i,int resolution q Mr.. bingham
f.-the siuissioa q Virginia Vas again DIS
. cussad when a substitute, agreed upon By tx
. rso11sirrcti-a COMMITTEES, VAS iltrS60oei
. u VAS ordered 30 be priutsl.
T WuSEs1AY.-In the Senate, NJ SumD=
f icir1lccsd hss tl,l 70 authorize the refun5in.
115c-usoElatisac q tbeua;i9aAl deit, 70 extend
. banking facilities, sid 70 establish specie pay.
nsuts- The j5iut rsso,a.i5a far tie adzais>io-
. q Virginia vas tak-n up, and long and spicy
E debate easl-i, without coming 70 any ina
rssu,;
i IL the House number CT bills were intro
l1oa5 zo5 refs-rsi. after which tie biil Pro
vi5log for rhs admission q the STATE Of yir
gina vas called Up. I; vas discussed :; grea
f l=1gtb Up % tie hour q aIlj5uInmeut-
THrz>DAr.-In tie Seras. Mr.. Yick,r
reported 8 lill TO provide f5rihe es;abli.hmsa
Of a light b5uss stl,ioo 90 tie C5oPsaak riysT
. After The -ra1sactioc q o:ber business The I'll
r. ils admission Of Virgiaia vas taken Up
+ arb aBo,isr lively debate took plaoe. In II
f Ho-zs . ourb-r O. bills were introduced zat
-sfs-rol after vlicb the Jill % admit tie Star
q Virginia. into TIE Unioa vas called Up a1i
+ debated uatl a late ho1r az night.
FzIuAr-Tbs H-ass Vas eagagea duri1.
. tie vl5,s Jay &C ne I'LL 70 ain; Virginia
( into lie Uut-. Aacr Pro.-a-tel debate
. tie aueulueut o. NJ. Waii;aDore, q South
. CarcE1a. imposing p>al,tri-: false swearing
" us-ters q tie legislature v.s rsis,te3,
after Wish NJ. Birsls1's substitute v,s =
51r;sl ~ 81 y,as % IS lays. TIE Jil a.
az=z5e, vas then passed ~ yeas li8. nays
A.. Tie result Vas received With much ap-
p.l-z- TIE H-1=e then al5ourrel u1tl
M515ly.
j. &c senate lie 5,i1i ras5,u.io1 II regard
10 T--a- admission. pe-jns from TIE pre-
y.--s lay. vas tksa up. A loag debate en-
sued. aui several aus15-euts were ozsrei
all -eiee,ei. one. however, o5=-si by NJ
Wiley, q IVES; Virginia, vas adopted. -
curing the -sul1rs and o55,srs q the Virgin
ID Legislature q tass tie oath prescribed IL
IRE third ss-tir1 u ,as fourteenth aueal-e1t.
On; allowing -l= Immediate admission q tie
STATE. 4 night session VS. held. au5 lie sub
is-. further discussed. TIE S=oats received
the iii TIA; Lli been P2sss3 5y the Hoczs. bu,
lall . ASIDE without action an c7-;iouel the
o--s---l:.5- q - oua IzL Toe Ssr,.s a.
f5---sl. AZ 1880 ?. r.. uutl N1-5ay. having
agreed 70 .lksa v5:e u g'aock P. N OF
TIA; 5ly.
TIE t.l. Is 8: passed tie House, az ~,
ser; ,- The >e-a'e. 5 - follows.
s-i rcs ---- declaring Virginia entitled
. ,-rsT -ta-11 81 Cl-g--
Where's lie Te-r.=1f Virginia Lavs al. I-ei
F. q constitutes republican ID form. ard have ID
F. al respects c--s.-uel o TIE requirements c.
. iLs ~ g Congress entitled Al sci author
E-- he s--r.>>s-- g TIE constitutions = Ti--
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. E=l.= ard l--o-riEa- ;5s e'=--i71 q State
'-1-e-> P-.yli=i ~ Slii constitutions an
rsF-=rs q Congress. siq-5rel Ap1. 10
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GEI--ss-.--.-sE .7'tts -E-'si S.1.efil Cares
zzs--r.t-i Il1t f-= ss-i Safe % Virginia 8,
e-t,.-- . rsI-ese-tl;i-- J. t5e C-asr>s q
lie J-..e- states.
Somewhat Sarcastic.