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CONGRESS.


This point led to long debate. A motion
made by Mr.. Stewart to lay the Senate bill on
the table was carried-yeas IS. nays 20. The
House bin was then taken up and read a Sc
cond time. Pending an amendment which
was offered, requiring the members of the Le-
gislature and other State officers of Virginia to
take take the oath prescribed by the third sec
ton Of tie fourteenth amendment, tue Senate
went into executive session, and soon after ad-
journod.
In the House bill was introduced to abolish
the fraukiug privilege. A large number Of
other bills were introduced and referred.
TUESDAY.
IN tie Senate to-day, after the presentation
Of memorials and the introduction of bills, the
consideration Of the bill for the admission of
Virginia was resumed. A long aud tresome
debate ensued, without anything new having
been said. proposition to fix a certain hour
to take the vote on the bill was objected to by
Mr.. Sumner and others. The Senate then adj
iouruel.
In the House, Mr.. Dawes, Of Massachusetts,,
made long speech in opposition to the pur-
chase Of League Island, near Philadelphia, for
a naval depot After brief response by Mr.
Kelley, Of Pennsylvania, the morning hour ex-
PRED aud the subject was laid over The
House then resumed the consideration Of the
appointment bill. A motion to reconsider
the previous reference of the bill was laid on
the taLIe--yeas lO4, nays 60.
WEDNESDAY.
In the Senate, a large number of memorials
were presented in favor Of abolshing the frank
ing privilege. On this subject a lively debate
eusuel, after which the bill to admit Virginia
was again called up. An amendment was
adopted by yeas 4S, nays Is, prescribing that
the oath in the third section Of the fourteenth
amendment shall be taken by the members of
the Legislature and the State officers before
they enter upon their duties After further
consideration Of the bill, the Senate adjourned,
SO that Virginia is still kept out Of the Union.
In the House a resolution to adjourn Con-
cress on the second Tuesday Of April was de-
featej by a vote Of 81 to "a Among the bills
introduced and referred was one to amend the
bankrupt act so as to exempt certain interests
in life insurance companies. A joint resolution
was adopted declaring that the meaning Of the
present income tax law is that all incomes &C
I cruius during the present year must he levied
aud paid. aud that sonuch Of the said tax re-
manning unpaid on the LIST Of January Of 1871
shall be paid during the latter year under ex-
listing laws THIS is in accordance with the
decision of the internal revenue commissioner
recently made. The pension bin was passed.
It appropr;atcs SSOOOOOOO fr those entitled
TO pensions in tie war Of 1912 the Mexican
war, the navy invalid aud navy pensions OI
widows, &c.
THURSDAY.
Tn the Senate. the consideration Of the I'LL
to admit Virginia was again resumed Amend
meuts were offered by Messrs. Drake aud VII
son prohibiting Virginia from ever hereafter
altering her constitution so as to deprive any
Of those now entitled toit Of the privilege o.
voting or holding office. A debate then en-
sued. and " flibustering' was resortcd to- Sc
yeral motions to adjourn were lost, and finally
it was agreed to take the vote on the bill at 4
o'clock Friday afternoon. Tue Senate ther
adjourned.
Ia the House the Military Academy appro
pria,i5u bill was passed. \ number Of bill'
were introduced and referred.
FRIDAY.
The BIZ 10 Alad TrgiGa Ameaiei ana
Passed-Thc great feature of The proceeding,
in the Senate was the consideration Of the bill
for the admission Of Virginia. After a sharp
personal debate between Senators Trumbul
and Sumner. Mr. Brakes amendment, provi-
ding that the constitution Of Virginia shall new
or be altered 50 as to deprive any of those now
entitled to the elective franchise of the right tC
vote, except as a punishment for crime, wa:
passed by yeas 81, nays2S. \ further proviso
by Mr. Drake, that it shall never be lawful foI
the State to deprive any Of its citizens Of the
right to hold office who are entitled to the
same by the constitution of the United States
was adopted, yeas so, nays %. An amend
meut by Mr. Wilson was adopted, by SINH
/ lar vote, securing in like manner to all classes
I Of citizens the benefits Of the school system to
which they are now entitled After a chang
/ in the preamble the bill was passed by vote
/ Of yeas IS, nays To- The bill, Of course, will
20 back to the House. which body had pre-
viously passed bill of its own, admitting the
State without any conditions The fate Of the
Senate bill. as amended, will be awaited with
considerable anxiety. 1t will probably be
called up in the House next week. The other
business transacted in the Senate was Of minor
interest. joint resolution was introduced
proposing a sixteenth amendment to the con-
stitu,ion providing for female suffrage.
Ia the House, quite a scene ensued in conse-
ouence of Mr.. Butler endeavoriug to obtain
the floor during the morning hour, when a
private bill was pending, to reply to his col
league Mr.. Dawes on the finances and expen-