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Conclusis0 YeSteraay's Proree1in02
sENATE--After oar report closed--she I'M
for the admission Of virginia being under con-
sideration- -
Mr Scott said, either Virginia should not -
not be under this amend1nent Of Mr. Drake, thaf
IL at any time hereafter vtrginia hall withdraw
its assent to the fifteentA anendment to the
Constitution, u shall be Immediately deprived
of its representation in Congress.
Mr.. Drake modified his amendment 40 As to
read, "that should the Legislature of said State
at any time hereafter pass an act purporting to
rcscind its ratincation of the IN amend
ment, said State shAl be Immediately deprived
Of It's representation in Congress-"
Mr.. Thurman moved as an amendment to the
Withdrawn its assent to the fifteenth amend
ment, Ii be excluded from representation in
Congress; and the States of New Jersey and
teenth amendment to the Constitution they
also be excluded from representation in Con-
gress.
Mr.. Drake supposed the Senator. from this,
Of the amendment.
Mr.. Thurman said the Senator had been in
yiting him for some time to throw q brick at him
(Mr. IT, was afraid.
Mr.. Drake was not surprised at the silence of
the Senator. 1t was part of the shrewd Demo-
cratic game TO sit still and see how many Repub-
llcan whales could be driven into their net.
This anne endment, however, was like all Demo-
cratic fun; 1t was pOintless, and the best proof
Of IT was that the mover of it would not himself
vote for il. Mr.. ID. further said that the manner
In which some OF the Republican Senators were
acting, in eating their own words, was such rs
to entitle them to contempt.
Mr.. Warner alluded to what he called Mr..
Summers doctrine of eternal punishment.
Mr.. Sumner said his doctrine was not one of
eternal punishment, but one Of eternal prOtec-
ton and benedictiOD, and he besOught the Sena-
tor for Gods sake to get this idea that he (Mr. 81
was for eternal punishment out Of his head. 1t
was eternal salvation for the South that he de-
manded.
Mr.. Warner would style the plan of the Sena-
tor from Massachusetts,, then, as one Of eternal
probation. As Republican, he was interested
in this matter. Suppose the day would come
when the Democratic party should have a ma
jority in Congress, and they were to enact Com
stitutional amendments and compel States to
ratify them and eject them from Congress il
Inent of the Senator from Missouri, we would be
coneeding to them the right to do it.
Mr. Carpenter denied the right of Mr.. Drake
to set up his Judgment as the standard Of Repub-
Ecan policy. and then denOunce Senators who
did not agree with him. He (Mr. o. opposed
this amendment because il would seem to con-
cede to State the right to withdraw its ratti-
never admit.
Mr. Thurman then withdrew his amendment
Mr. Wilson offered as an amendment, i'm the
nature of substitute for the whole bill the bill
reported yesterday to the House of Representa-
tives by the Reconstruction Committee. He
thought there was nothing hard in this bill. 1t
had been prepared with great care by a com
would be accepted.
Mr.. Edmunds could not help what committee
had prepared this bill 1t was too m lch for him
1t perpetually excluded the very men We wanted
to get.
Mr.. salisbury said the Senator from Missouri
Mr. Drakel was chagrined on account OF the
silence on. the Democratic side OF the chamber.
He Mr. had been silent, and from shame and
modification to hear this discussion going on as
to whether the representatives OF Virginia should
be admitted here.
had described Virginia as the mother and grand
mother of States. Well, Virginia should have
behaved herself as proper old lady, and not
attempted To pull down the family mansion on
the heads of her children and grandchildren.
nd made 1t necessary to appoint guardian for
her.
Mr.. Sumner desired to have read memorial
Which had impressed him very much, and which
he believed would impress the Senate.
The memorial was read from the Clerks
desk. IL sets forth that the signers, who met i'm
convention in Washington this day, are Repub-
lican citizens of Virginia; that they are anxious
for her admission. but that they believe tlat il
Is absolutely essential that the test oath should
be required OF the members OF the Virginia Le-
gislature that the result OF the last election was
by Intimidation, violence and fraud;
that the majority OF the Conser vative party in
Virginia still believed in the right of secession
that 0ov- Walker was and is a cOpperhead; that
he was chief OF a gang organized to rescue the
rebel prisoners at Camp Douglas: that Governor
Walker is pledged to defeat the county system;
that he said Gen. Lee and he stood on the same
platform, and he should vote for him for Gov
ernOr; that one Of the committee who waited on
Gen Butler said that when the General said
he would take the word of Virginia gentleman
he telt for his watch, knowing the Generals
taking ways, daughter, ] and the committee also
spoke of Gen. Buffers great facility for ac-
curing spoons. The memorial recites other al
legations similar in nature to the above. Ii is
signed by j. p. Baldwin, chairman; William T.
Davis, secretary; Robert Norton, L. Ill. Mon
tague, Bernard Wardwell, VIM. +. Crutchett
Geo. Z. Marshall, Butler Lee, Jr., Saml Il. VIII
Hanson, and several others.
MIR. Nye expressed great surprise that Mr..
sumner should have presented a memorial re-
hecting upon his colleague (Gen. Butler) Of the
Mr.. Sumner said it was not the language of
the memorialists, but Of others-of the rebels.
Mr.. Nye.. Very well; it is a matter OF taste
should certainly not have presented a memo
nal rejecting in such terms upon a colleague of
mine, either in this the other House. Who
are these memoriallsts? They are sore-headed,
Office-seekers.
MIR. Stewart said the committee had looked
into these charges of frauds, and they had dis
covered there was nothing in them: He called
Tor the reading of the report of Gen. Candy on
The election, stating that it was mainly con-
Quoted fairly.
Without further action, the Senate, at 3:o5 y.
M, adjourned.
HOUSE.-After our report closed-the bin for
The admission of Virginia being under cOnside-
ration
Mr.. Farnsworth concluded his speech by say
ing: "Justice and good faith demanded the inn
mediate admission of the State"
Mr.. Paine (Wis.) said that he was willing to
give Virginia fair trial under this bill and
then IL she proved faithless he would as readily
apply to her the same legislation that had been
applied to Georgia.
Mr.. Morgan (Ohio) next took the floor, and
argued against the bill as reported, but favored
the amendment proposed by Mr.. Bingham.
At the close of his remarks the House ad-
iourned.