The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-01-27
THE ADMISSION OF VIRGINIA.

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The question as to the State of Virginia be
ing entitled to representation in Congress, or
MS the Radicals term it, the readmisson OF thai
State, has been question which has not only
agitated the public mind for weeks past, but
has proven an exciting and fruitful theme OF
discussion in both Houses of Congress. The
extreme Radicals fought against the admission
of Senators and Representatives from that
State with the bitterness and tenacity which
could only have been expected from men who
have lost all sense of the moral obligations OF
an OATH They exhausted parliamentary law
and usage in their endeavors to delay or defeat
the passage of any resolution or measure look
ing to that end, and amendment after amend
ment was offered in the hope of extorting I'D.
ditional guarantees in the interest of the Radi-
cal party. The following, purportiag to be
the joint resolution as passed by the House OF
Representatives on the 14th day of January
by vote of 142 yeas to 40 nays, we clip from
the dispatches contained in the Sacramento
Union of the 18th:
WHEREAS, The people Of Virginia have adopted q
Constitution republican in FORM and have in all re-
speGts conformed TO the requirements OF the Act OF
Congress entitled "Aa Act authorizing submission
OF the Constitution of Virginia. Mississippi aud Tex
as TO vote of the people, and authorizing the cleo
ton of State officers provided by said Constitutions
and members of Congress, approved April 10. 1907;
therefore, be il
Resolved That the said State of Virginia entitled
to representation in the Congress OF the United States
Whether or not this is correct copy of the
joint resolution as passed we are unable to say,
and as telegraphic reports are generally mac
curate and unreliable the original may vary
somewhat from the copy. 1t would appear
from re above copysth the resolution which
has passed the House is substantially the same
as the substitute offered by Mr.. Bingham. In
the Senate, however, the matter met with q
determined opposition from Sumner and sew
eral other negro and Chinese worshipers who
succeeded in getting the resolution postponed
several days and used every endeavor to de-
feat it. Numerous amendments and substitutes
for the original resolution were offered in the
Senate, and among the amendments offered
was one by that political quack, Mr.. Drake,
who is permitted by the Almighty, for some in
scrutable purpose. to misrepresent the people
of Missouri in the United States Senate. The
amendment proposed by him was in the nature
Of continuation of the original resolution by
proyiso rs follows:
Prorided That should the Legislature % said State
any time hereafter pass any act OF resolution re-
scinding annulng its ratification OF the niseen;h
funR
ted States, the passage OF such act resolution shall
operate 90 exclude the said State representation
In Congress and to remand said state to s condition
Immediately prior Ia the passage OF this resolution.
Among the Senator'S who opposed this alb
sard and ridiculous proviso OF brakes may be /
mentioned Trumbull, Conkliu, Howard and
mirabile dictu Williams of Oregon. The amend
ment was supported by Drake, Morton, Sum-
ner and few other disreputable characters,
but the proposition was defeated by vote of
II yeas to 45 nays.
After thus disposlng of brakes absurd pro-
viso. Mr.. Edmunds then renewed his amend
ment requiring of the members of the Legis-
lature the iron clad oath. or the oath that their
political disabilities had been removed. Sena-
tors Nye. Morton and Trumbull opposed this
amendment, AID during the discussion Trum-
bull administered acathing rebuke to Sumner.
whose egotism and inordinate vanity and self.
conceit is getting him in bad odor with some
OF his Radical brethren.
We are not aware Of the full scope and ex-
tent of Edmunds' proposed amendment further
than what we derive from the dispatches as to {
its requiring the iron clad oath, which, should
it be adopted, would undoubtedly unseat some
Of the conservative members but we do not be- {
Iieve that it would GUST sufficient number to /
bring about any material change in the politi r
cal complexion Of the Virginia Legislature, b
aud consequently there is little probability of !
the amendment being adopted. Could they r
secure Radical majority by its adoption, there s
Is no doubt but that the Senate would do 90 h
without hesitation. q
A MAGNIFICENT FLAG.-The Pioneer Silk
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