Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-01-25
CONGRES0IOIAL
FINAL PASSAGE OF TIE VIRGINIA BILL.
C0nelasion Yesterday Preceedings.


Co.elasien Yesterday Proceedings.
sENATE-After our repcrt closed
The bill to provide q national currency Of coin
notes and to equalize the distribution of circu-
lating notes was discussed By MessrR Sherman,
Senate went into executive session, and after
some time spent therein, ad10urned.
HOUSE--Aftef eur report closed
Mr.. Dawes, from the Committee on Appro-
priations, reported the executive, legislative and
Judicial appropriation bill, and asked that il be
made the special order for Wednesday merit
after the morning hour. Mr.. Dawes said the
Amount Of estimates submitted 10 the committees
BY the Departments was S2l sos 1915
Mr.. AIneh tTenn.) inquired what had been
done with the educational bureau?
Mr.. Dawes replied that no application had
been made for it.
Mr.. Arnell gave notice that he would endesvor
to have the appropriation inserted.
appropriations compared with those of last year
MIR. Dawes replied that they were generally
lower with the exception Of that in relation to
Mr.. Stone introduced q bill to establish a post
route from Rockville to Ofutt's Cross Roads, in
Montgomery county. Referred to Committee on
Post Ofices and Post Roade.
The House then took up the Senate amend
ments TO the Virginia bill.
Mr.. Farnsworth said he was opposed to the
Senate amendments, and would not, under or
binary circumstances, vote for them; but he was
opposed to keeping the State from representa-
ton, and as there was nothing, in his opinion,
really binding in the conditions, he saw no
otner way than to agree to the amendments
Mr.. Cox IN. W preferred that the House
should non-concur, and let the question be de-
cided In Committee Of Conference.
MI. FarnSwOrth would be satisfied with that,
but he doubted If it could be accomplished, and
ne therefore asked for vote on the Senate
Mr.. Bingham (Ohio) said the only question
whether md
force Virginia to remain where she Is or to admit
her under this bill. If he thought that Virginia
submit to any restrictions that might not be
enforced upon Ohio, Massachusetts,, or Penn
sylyania, he would never vote for the bill.
Mr.. Cox here asked Mr.. Bingham to yield,
remarking that he regretted his desertion from
the Democratic side Of the House, and intimated
that he could not understand how the gentleman
could vote to admit a vassal State.
Mr.. Bingham replied that he held now "A he
had held before, that there could be no yassal
State, and for that reason he favored her ad-
mission under this bill. Let the House agree to
Virginia Is restored 1t would be in such condi-
House.
Mr.. Butler.-which is your side of the House?
Mr.. BIngham.-Oh! the gentleman is very
wise. You cannot drive me out of the Republi-
marks about wits and scoundrels, and concluded
by saying that fools could use wit, but an honest
man was the noblest work of God.
MI: Butler said he had never attempted, as
was 1ntlmated. to read the gentleman from
Ohio out Of the Republican party. No one could
DO that but himself, and whether he has done Il
OF not the people of the country must judge after
tney read the proceedings of the consideration
OF the Virginia bill, when the gentleman from
ONO with his Democratic allies forced the bill
through the House, and would have admitted
whether for his championship of the Virginia
bill, the gentleman was to have an ovation When
ne went 70 virginia, but he supposed that would
Butler) would like to be present, not in BODY.
put IN spirit, and witness who and to what
tdsegree the people of Virginia would honor
d dne man who; short time, ago, was
denounced by all the papers in the State as
the murderer of Mrs. Surratt. TSensation.I
IL would be novel sight, and one to be remem-
per re-. for lifetime 1t would indeed be a scene
denied that he had done aught to keep Virginia
out, and would prove his desire to get her in by
s st ior the passage of the bill with the Sem
the bill was almost identical with that which
had been reported from the Reconstruction
committee, and which the Democrats had
OF the gentlemen from Ohio. He did not know
what new light the gentleman had obtained
mat mat ne had now, as the gentleman from New
Mr. Cox said he did not apply the word deser-
Ter IN bad sense, and he went on 70 make some
ren,rks; but Mr. Butler declined to yield, and
Deen restored between the gentleman and the
Democrats. WV
Mr.. Farnsworth said he understood perfectly
wen the allusion of the gentleman from Nassa-
chusetts when he accused men of leaving the
republican party. His Republicanism was of
TOO Old date to be questioned by the GENTLE
man from Massachusetts. He was Republican
twenty-five years ago, when that gentleman was |
chasing fugitive slaves through Massachusetts,
In 1850, when he (Mr. FarIsworth) was at the |
chicago Convention helping to nominate a Re- |
publican candidate for the Presidency. the
gentle man was in Charleston, s. c., voting for |
Jef Davis. daughter among the Democfats.l
gain, in 1Sc0, when he fMr. Farnsworth| was
voting for Abraham Lincoln, the gentleman from
NJ assach usetts was voting for John G.. Breckin- |
ridge, of Kentucky; and having besidesyoced for |
all the reconstruction measures, he was not |
now to be talked out of the Republican party.
He knew the gentleman's facility for changing |
about, and he knew, too, that he came over to |
The Republican party when his friends deserted
him. His conversion was sudden that it put |
nat OF Paul to shame. When Peter deserted |
MS master he had to fall to cursing and swearing
Q prove the sincerity of his repentance, and SO
me gentleman from Massachusetts, had to be- |
come more radical than all the rest in order to /
NOW that he was a Republican. The GENTLE
man, In his speech, had much to say about what |
look place in this House on Monday and he /
Mr. Farnsworth) repudiated that anything like |
what mad been called snap judgment had been |
After further debate, the Senate amendments |
we're concurred in by vote Of 1856 to 81.
Nentilaticn and Lighting the Hall, Messrs. |
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