Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-01-20

Co0cluslo0 YesteFday'S ProeeeaingS.
.sENATE-After our report elosed-the Viz
ginia bill being under consideration
Mr.. Morton said there seemed TO be three par
ties here. Some wanted Virginia 70 come in
without any conditions; some thought Ii neces-
Senator from Massachusetts, wants 10 keen Yir-
ginia out until new election can be had.
Mr.. Sumner.-I did not say that.
Mr.. Msrton.-What does the Senator want,
then?
Mr.. Sumner-I want to purge the Leeisla-
ture. 1 understand that three f0urths Of them
are rebels. have looked into the matter, and
believe it Is clear that the test oath shouid be
administered.
Mr.. Morton--what is the use of keeping yir-
ginia out? VIII she be any better by being kept
The proper way is to admit the State with such
necessary conditions Of Drecautiou as will give
rs security for the future.
The discussion was further continued BY
Messrs. Drake and Sumner. Mr.. Summer in
the course of his remarks, alluded to the sem
tentious remark Of the late President Mr. John
son, :. For the rebels, back seats" For this ex-
preston he could pardon him many derelictious
There may time come when it will be right
70 give the rebels participation in the Gov
eminent, but now, he must say "for the rebels.
Mr.. Drake would never vote for the admission
OF virginia without conditions until the fifteenth
amendments was made secure. He moved to
postpone the further consideration of the bill
Mr.. Williams thought this whole discussion
mad been productive of no good, but of much
evil. So far as he could observe, the Republican
press was unanimous in demanding the admis-
SION OF Virginia, and so was public sentiment
he had been for the unconditional admission of
virginia, but he was willing to take the amend
ment of the Senator from Vermont.
Mr. Warner believed that immediate admis-
sion would be the wisest course; it would be bet
Ter for the Republicans of Virginia.
Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Drake then withdrew their
N tha
amendment of Mr.. Edmunds prescribing that
the oath in the third section OF the fourteenth
the Legislature and other State officers before
they enter upon their duties.
The amendment was adopted, as follows:
tell, Chandler, Cole, Conkling, Corbett, Crasin,
Harris TS.srd Howe, MsDonaid, M0r4 9 q aI Ms,
RSTrI Of p VT Norton Sye Osborn, Peterson
Upton, Warner, Wiley and Wiisonmi5 mayer
.s.fMsy Ss,s N %ss1s
s6S Stewart Stockton Thurman
Before the vote was announced, Messrs Car
renter and Conkling, members of the Judiciary
Committee. who did not respond when their
selves in the affirmative.
Mr.. Nye, who had voted in the negative then
changed to the affirmative, stating that he had
heretofore followed the Judiciary Committee,
might change too.
Mr.. Edmunds then moved another amend
ment that the first clause of the act shall take
effect on March 1, 1870. and the remainder of
the act shall take effect Immediately. The eff
feet Of the amendment is that the Senators and
Representatives will not be admitted until
Mr.. Trumbull characterized the amendment
as absurd
Mr.. Edmunds said his object was to prevent
the contingency feared by the Senator from
Missouri, that Virginia might withdraw its rati-
ficatiOn of the fifteenth amendment, and her
could be excluded until that
amendment was made secure by the action of
Mr.. Wilson would not vote for this amend
ment. 1t was an insult as he considered it, and
ne had no more fear OF Virginia Withdrawing its
ratification than he had of Massachusetts do
ing it.
Mr.. Edmunds then withdrew his amendment.
Mr. Howard moved to adjourn; which was
agreed to-ayes 81, nays 26; and the Senate then
adjourned.
HOCSE.-After our report closed
Pondlng further discussion OF the League
Island bill the morning hour expired, and the |
bill again went over.
MIR. Schenek, (Ohio) from the Committee of
Ways and Means, reported joint resolution |
declaring the meaning of the law in relation to |
the tax on incomes. The joint resolution de- |
clares it to be the meaning and intent of the |
law imposing tax on incomes that all persons |
are liable to the payment of said tax accruing |
,r to accrue for and during and up to the end of |
ing in 1870, and remaining unpaid on January |
], ISL, shall be paid during 1871 under existing |
laws.
Mr.. Schenck explained the necessity of passing |
the resolution at once. He said that different |
officers in different departments of the Govern |
ment had put q different construction upon the |
law, and there was consequent embarrassment, |
and 1t was to settle the whole question that this
was introduced.
The resolution was adopted.
The House then resolved itself into Committee |
Of the Who'll, (Mr. Myers, of Pa, i'm the chair1 |
and proceeded to the consideration OF the pen |
sion appropriation bill.
After long discussion the bill was laid aside |
to be reported to the House. Ii appropriates in |
al thirty millions Of dollars, as follows For
army pensions under several acts OF Congress
-, so 800; for Revolutionary pensions and PEN
sions of the war OF 1872 and the Mexican war
sig $50 ,5t2; for navy invalid pensions SlI7 4SS;
for navy pensions of widows, Nc., 1884 iy5
The Committee of the Whole then took up the |
bill making an appropriation for the Military |
Ac ldemy at West Point. The bill apprOpriates |
s3l5, 3S2o, an excess OF 81, 900 over the aopro-
priation of last year.
Mr. Beck (Ky.) who had charge OF the bill ex- |
planned the reason of this excess. IL was he I
,aid, in consequence of the increase of the num-
Der OF cadets from 30 last year to go for the /
present year. He also showed that tae miscel- |
than last year This bill, as reported, is over
Sl6.0oO less than the amount originally estimated
Tor by the War Departm ent.
Tending consideration the committee rose
Mad the Pension Bill was reported to the House
and passed. Adjourned.
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