The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-15
The Latest News.
xLIst CONGRESS.
sgooSD SESSION.


Hinth hal nDt been hGItnlLGEh 10 lpOilIlCs1
j equality in The Union al the same time As
Georgia. lie believed 1t would have bccn
Il,etteF for the country and ior the Repub-
IiCan pAEty. lie was quite satisfied thAt
no act 70 hurtfIl 10 the Republican party,
leo injurious " the hest interests Of the
whole country, anil 80 especially damaging
10 the speedy and honest reconstruction oI
the South, u TO exact now from Virginia
ANY other conditions than h0sc prescribed
by the act OF April last
Mn. CFsoS, member Of the lICconstruc-
tiOn Committee, said he had cOncurrcd In
reporting tho bill frun the committed. He
would ynte EOr ia passage because he be.
iGved all It's provisions were necessary,
rcAsOnablG and Just
II Mr.. HAwLEY supported the bill and
would even exact further provisions
from Virginia II his vote could secure
them
Mn. AMEW said be had been originally
in favor d admitting Virginia without
conditions, but he was now induced TO l.e.
IiNe that the interest and liberties OF the
whole people were not safe II she were
admitted without conditions, he would
support the bill, and lfIhe conditions wcrc
struck out he would vote against the Ad-
mission ofYlrginia,
Mn. WARD member Of the lteConstrls.
iiOn Committee, referred u the cOUrSc ot
Mn. FAtNswOETII who had been detailed
US the organ Of the Committee To present
the bill 10 tho House. slO waR surprised
to hear Ol opposition by that gentleman 10
/ the provisions imposing another on the
State officers. The Committee had ro-
ported the bill in good taith with the un-
dC4Standing that the gentleman nom II:
linois should defend Il in the House. II
that gentleman could not consistently do
50, hG should have pNSsed It oyer to some
other gentleman on the Committee, for
instance Mr.. IlENlAN, who would have de
Iended II, and pressed 1t " u vote.
I Mn. FAINSWoRTH said he li1d pressed
in the House, the course he lIAd intim0led
| in the committee, and should 70 advocate
the bill with the exception Of the prOvi.
siOns In regard To the oath, Il seemed To
him that tho memlen OE the COMMITTEES
who had that far addressed the House, cX.
Ccrt Nix UPsON, who had not advocated
the hill Rs much rs he had.
Nit WARD denied all recollection Of Nit.
FARHswONTI saying that he would oppose
the House provision imposing RIrOUth on
the State officers. He had understood him
To say he would support the bill with TINT
understanding lie was upheld by all his
Republican colleagues on the Committee.
| MR. FARSswOIGTm would not have
Charge Of the bin. HO was opposed 10
the admission OF Virginia under Walker.
He was opposed To the admission Of any
State presenting herself witha Republican
figure head, but with rebel backbone,
heels or hrad-like Sentcr, Jack Hamilton
or WalkCr-but they were either to take
this bill or sec Virginia admitted unCOn.
tlitiOnally. He therefore held Il tho duty
of every Union member Of rad-
icAl tendencies, who wished 10 de-
feat the combination Of Democrats and
Conservatives to support this measure
as the only measure that could bC got AMI
~ the only guarantee that should be Se-
Curc,l with rlderence 10 Virginia,
The debate was continued BY McSSrs.
uuRDETF, STEVENSON, TElLNAN and
COHURN Ia support OC the bill, and
lIOAR and WINCHESTER against 1t; and
by McSsrs. SHOENAKER, STILEs and LO-
GAN for unconditional restoration Of the
) State under BINUuAM'S amendment, and
by Mr. BISGHAM insuppOrt Of said Anend'
1 mcnt. The latter accorded tho authorship
to Mr. FARESWORTII, aud said the issue
before the House involved directly the
question whether the future government
was to have vasaal States rs well ~ vaSaal
..tss
whether Virginia the mother Of States,
straCsncn and lIcrDC5, should be represent
cd in Congress, he would say let the
State come in and let tAOsC who have un-
dcrtakcn To put filters Ou her violation
IOr the Constitution he responsible.
Mn Cox opposed and MR SCOPIRLD
supported the bill.
Mn FARNswoRTH clnScd the debate
opposite 10 the conditions Of the bill, which
came not from Virginia hut trUrn some
members Of the House, who believed they
would I've imperative and who were
thought too wise TO enforce the &INth
Amendment by some wise, well d.
gcstetl and well prepared laws that should
apply to the whole country, instead OI
singing out Virginia and putting them in
this cruel manner on the tail Of n kite. lie
referred tn the notice given by Mr.. PAINE
Ht the opening Of his speech the other day,
that he would criticisc as II deserved. lie
had expected something very terrible.
lie had supposed the lion would rOOr, but
that gentleman, either because he was
Obliged TO stick close to his manuscript
and forget hiA threat, or for SOInc other
.,.., 81 ~ IsN tnyl,SR bh ItFN
SENATE.
A petitiOn was presented by Mn. HAN.
LIN for an appropriation for the support Ol
the destitute poor Of Washington.
A petition was presented BY Mr. ScOTT
from the Lchigh and Schuylktll regions
oE Pennsylvania, setting forth that the
ISpccisl Commissioner Of the Revenue in
his report had incorrectly estimated the
cost Of the manufacture Of pig iron.
Mn. DRAKE presented petition in f.
: vor Of the abolition Of the ftanking pEivi'
lego. lie declared himself not only in
favor Of the proposition, hut wished to In
corporate publications Of public docu'
mcnts, thereby lessening the expenses ol
the Government
Mr.. WILEY introduced bill u abOl.
Iish the Thanking privilege and establish d
; letter carrying system in cities Of 5000 in
lr.bitants. Referred TO the Committee on
Post Once AtEafrs.
Nh. ScOTr offered resolution request.
ing the Secretary Of the Treasury tOcOm'
municatc 70 the Senate the information On
! data upon which the special Commission
) er of Revenue had based his statements
relative to tle average cost Or the manu-
Eaeture Of American pig iron in the Val
;, lev Of the Cumberland and anthracite n
giOn Of Pennsylvania.
! Mr. COIR addressed the Senate in expla
!. nation OF the ioiut resolution introducel
7 hy him setting forth the seizure In sar
e francisco Of 1000 barrels distilled spirit