Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-01-19
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Forty.Fim Congressional Regular Session
TUESDAY, JArUAuri', 1870.

the Unattached omeera OF lntantryAtea assigned
TO tcEimentni that ofloera on waiting orders
shall receive no pay until assigned to some
regiment, or placed on some appropriate duty
as now allowed BY laws that the President
may place on the retired list any ohlcer who,
from long aud faithful service, wounds or sick.
ness, has become incapaoitated IRON active
servioeI that the Communication price OF ohieers'
rationa shall be 50 cents, aud that the Secte'
tNty OF war be authorized to honotably die.
charge any officer on his own application, and
allow him eNtra pay for from one TO two yeHrs,
/ acoordinE to the term Of his service,
On motion OF Mr.. Hamlin, the joint reiolu'
| ton relative to the aelEutc ut spirits 10 Calt-
| horulA was taken up, Mr.. Hamlin moved It's
| indefinite postponoment.
| The question was discussed until the eNpl.
ration OF the morning hour, when II went
| over. .,--,-.--
| the Vice President to dll the vacancy In the
| Hoard OF Regents ofthe Smithsonian Institute
! oceasioned by the death OF the late senator
TeSsendsn, which ws' MsdopiMss, nSd Ve lSo
| daished business, being the House bill for
he admission OF Virginia, was then taken up,
and Mr., ThGyer, who was entitled to the moor,
Nh Nye responded to the argument OF Mr..
ThAyor. He had too high regard for the
voIee Of the peopis Of Virginia, and hold her
mack until she went for the Radical party,
he understood 10 to be the agfeement on the
conditions Imposed upon her she should he
admitted. Let her cheat II she dare. say II
in no spirit OF brAvado, but II she does she
will be exposed to more fearful punlshment
Mr.. brake, again alluded to the silence Of
The Democrats Senators, which he said was
owing to the singular fact that Republican
senators on this moor were apokeameu for
them, aud were playing Into their handa. Re.
publlcan Senators were now using tho same
arguments which the Democrats had used for
eighteen or twenty months, Virginia was ono
on tle most forosioua States In the whole
Union In its ariAtocracy aud spirit OF caste,
ssr I fSttS' what she had done wss done
S SnIs5 Psesi pSsr,ation would claim tbss
they were under duranoo whom they adopted
me eon.titutlon, aud that the life blood Oh
tJnionIsts would stain the poiil
Ue had been told, and believed II, that II was
Understood 10 the city OF Rlohmond that the
i've, were Admitted, the LegiSlaturS would
,eneal liz Tatiheatlon OF tho hfteonth amend
neut.
osfty BY Mr. Drake, but hsIMr 81 and those
who aEfeed with him, went 10 very good COM
psny-thAt Of the Prealdent Of the United
States, In regard TO the extract from Gov
d.y, the Governor had explained what he
meant This county HyAtem VISA very expen.
SiVe; the people had been very much disap.
nn,ntsd that The President ala not allow them
10 have a separate vote 90 II, and the dow
brnoT had made some remarks upon tho sub
ieet which were reported by special CORE
u
Enow what senator should desire his record
70 NJ stewart read Dispatch 10 Mi. Jenekes
that the Rhode Island Legislature had Tati.
would have the fifteenth Ame ndment before the
week il out Mt. Stewart defended Governor
Walker from the charges made against him In
the memorial presented by hit. sumner
nv unanimous consent, Mt. Morrill,, OF Ne,
,.ilsd nm the Houhe bill AZ Is, 900 10
nav ths expenses Of the House Commiitss 90
-. Al.
fsn.s. 81 me Ssptem6er gold panic ia New
York,
MI. Fowler said this money might just as
In ~ throNn aWaV hut he Would not oh
tsst All he bill was then passed.
MI. Stewart then concluded his remarks,
Ne sumner held that the state OF Virgins
wIEeT, The dsienea Of the senator from
Ssys6a ameunted 10 nothing, and II would be
! crime In Congress TO give the control to this
@an M ;; read sSS PiS aT w RSRSS !,
f11hsPPSt,, I.aforh eonnty Va and which Mr.
= Ssti'ha bsiiryeI Ia be a pfrkatla repoFt
rhs nsss.Eos read state thAt he, tGoy. W. j
With o1 ~ ~ ssgS,T sy.t s ni RnS ISst
~ Nor,h "a vomited over Firrinia The ne.
ms. OF it, population. Such is the manner,
~, y',.t1 ~ ,nssk. of those grutlemen on ~
SSIIs,s ~ haV. rooe down 10 yiTEtnIa Ia
SS,IJ Il IN, This county system which this
niI,l.,S,, rrnpo.es 10 tween aWAv ineIuIss
~ .snt SVStem Of public schoois' fSr
watch the country Is Indebted TO New Eag,
| I,pd.
| nj. S. continued to read further extracts
| from the speeches OF Gov. Walker, comment
| ipg upon Them. What hope can come froH
| sush msn or the party whom he represents
! M, Morton made a constitutional argument
| On The rights OF the States, and the powers o
| Conrress. He alluded to the eAse OF GeorglA
! ne seton Of the Governor In proroEuing IN,
! L.egislAture and the military eommlssion noV
CtterminlnE the eligibility Of the members o
! the Legislature, when
| Mr. .Edmunds said that II such was the cas-
there vas 20 suthority from Washington 70
| any such proceeding.
| Mr. SAWYER moved to adjourn.
! Nj. Stewart asked that an hour should b,
| nGed when the vote should be taken tO-mol
| row.
| Mr.. sumner and others refused to agree +
Any hour, and Mr. Trumbull appealed TO tn
| frlenas Of the bill TO sit n out, bat the motto
! was agreed to-ayes -, nays 81.
| The senate then adjourned
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
| MI Paine, Of Wisconsin, was entitled 70 III
| hooT this morninE upon the ApportloumeI
| bilL, but yielded, "A order that there mlEht )
| a morning hour.
| The Speaker laid before the House Anuu
| her OF executive eOmmunle atlons; which wei
| referred 10 the Appropriate 60 a mittssa
| The confederation Of the League Island biI
| svhieh ~ a. FenOrted from the KaV.I f9nFn5,I