The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1870-01-27
Especial Dispatch to the Enquirer.l
The Admission Of Virginia.

w ASHTNdTON, Jan. l4 - HIS aIleTuoou
Mr.. Farnsworth moved to pass over all bust
ness for the purpose of concurring in the Sen
ate amendments to the House bill for the ad-
mission of Virginia. sa
This was agreed to, the Democrats voting
in the negative.
Mr. Farrsworth moved a concurrence, al
though he thought the amendments would do
no good, but he was opposed to keeping the
State longer without representation in Con-
grcss.
Mr.. Bingham then addressed the House,
and was listened to with the greatest atten-
ton, his desk being surrounded by members.
He said it would be borne on the journal Of
the House that more than three to one of its
members declared for unconditional admis-
sion. That vote would commend itself to the
approval of the country. He made no apollo
~ for the position he had assumed, and now
reiterated that Congress had no power to ex-
act Fundamental conditions on the admission
of State.
He pronounced the constitution more libe-
raj than any west of the Alleghanics If he
thought under this bill Virginia was to be
subject 10 conditions which might not be I'M
posed on New York or Ohio, he would refuse
to vote for it. Abiding to gentlemen on his
side of the House, Mr. Bingham was met with
the inquiry from Mr.. Butler
(Which side of the House is that ~
Mr. Bingham Gndignantly).-The gentle
man is very wise-wise beyond his years.
He cannot read me out Of the party with
which [ am associated, uor can he blot ou
my record. Vulgarity is not w.t. and assump
ton is ra- power. There Was no occasion
for the inquiry.
ga wits feather and fool rod,
An honest mans the mobiles work Of Cod
Laughter and manifestations of excite
mcnt.7 Mr.. Butler said he never intended
to read Mr.. Bingham out Of the party. He
knew not whether he was to have an ovation
in Virginia but if SO, he would like to see
Virginians toasting the man whom their pa
pers denounced as the murderer of Mrs. Sur.
raft. More excitement Mr.. Butler refer
red to Mr.. Biugham's eulogv on the Virginis
constitution, saying it was not the work o.
Virginia statesmen, but of carpet baggcrs
scalawags, and negroes from the fields. He
regarded the conditions of the bill as notice
that if the State did not maintain the spirit o.
the reconstruction acts, Congress would put
her back where she had been.
Mr. Farnsworth then took the floor, and
abiding to the remarks made by Mr.. Butler
regarding the action Of the chairman of the
Reconstruction Committee, he would not be
instructed in Republican House by Butler
and compared his own record with that OF 3.
saying among other pungent declarations
that Buffers dcsertion from his masters was
so recent that be was forced like Peter when
| he deserted his Master, to curse and swear te
make people believe his declaration genuine
He reminded the House that Butler had op
posed every movement for the admission Of
Virginia, and that on the last occasion, two
days before the recess, he stated that more
testimony was wanted by the Reconstruction
Committee.
In reply to this, Butler remarked that the
evidence wanted by him was as to the rati6ca
tlon of the fifteenth amendment
Mr. Farusworth.- smost remarkable
For three days before that, the Secretary Of
State had notified Congress of Virginia's rat.
ifcation of the Fifteenth Amendment
| TLaughter.7 It was the gentleman from
Massachusetts who had barred the door
against Virginia, and would bar it to day
but that he knew it to be evident that the
bill would pass in spite of his opposition.
In conclusion Mr.. Farnsworth said, if he
thought the House would not concur and re-
| fer the matter to committee of reference, he
would vote to non-concur, but as he was sat
isfed that the House would not, he would
| vote to concur.
Messrs. Cox, Morgan and other Democrats
spoke, all taking the same ground as the Dem
ocrats in the Senate and refused to vote for
the bill
The vote on concurrence was of a strictly
party character, resulting, ayes, 1876, nays 81.