The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-17
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XLIst CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.

SECOND SESSION.
[CouclusIon OF Fridays ProcecdIngSl
HOUSE.
In his speech closing tue debate on the
bill for the admission Of VirgiuiH, GEN.
FARNswoRTH Of Illinois, said Mn WHrT.
TRAoRE, Of South Carolina, llad presented
to the House Inst night, lying, absurd
document from individuals calling them
selves people Of Virginia, intended to
blackcn the character OfGOv. Walker, and
tdGCeat the efforts of those who were at.
tempting to bring the State into the Union
It was gross, damned libel upon Gov
Walker.
| Nix. WuETTEMORE remarked thnt he
would undertake to prove 1t by Governor
Walkers law partner.
Mr.. FAIINsWORTH replied that the man
SNgllO was. most energetic and active In get.
}. .ttlg IA those manuscripts and whose name
wtIs Porter, had been tried and found
guilty by military commission and had
been sentenced TO six months inprison.
ment and had bHll and chain attached to
his ankle for four months for dislOyalty,
scdition aud drunkenness. He undertook
to say that but for tho Vaccinations and
efforts Of u few men who thought the ad-
mission Of the State would lose their Office,
Virginia would have been admitted on
the first day Of Congress.
The debate closed and the House pro-
ceelcd, at 4:30, To vote on the bill land
amendments offered by Mn WMITrEMoHE
providing penalty ftr taking m oath
falsely, and It was agreed to; yeas 1999, nays
II.
The next question was on MIR. BTNG-
HAMS amendment US a substitute. When
the roll call was completed, there was
great excitement on the floor, rs 1t was u
test question between the opposite camps
tHNd it was known the vote would be very
close finally the vote was sannouuccdas
0S TO 05.
The question was next taken on the
preamble TO IL substitute; ind It. was agreed
BY II count OF 70 to VI. The bill rs amend-
cd then passed; yeas 14e, nays 40.
The amendment vote was greeted by
applause in the galleries
SENATE.
When our report OF Fridays proceed
ings closed tho Senate bill for the atlmis.
sion OF Virginia was under consideration.
Mr.. WILEY offered an amendment that
the members and officers Of the LcgisIa-
turc shall tHkC the oath prescribed In the
third section Of the Fourteenth Amend
mcnt, but also allowing the immediate
admission Of tho State
Mls EDMUNDS briefly argued in favor Of
prescribing n form of oath to he taken by
the members Of the Legislature
Mn. CONKLIS0 opposed the arguments
Of MIR. EDMUSDs. lie insisted that to
adopt tho proposition Of Mn EDMuNDS
would be to place it in, the power Of such
members Of the Legislature us chose To
delay the admission Of the State and i'm
peril the Fifteenth Amendment.
Mn. FERRY believed that the people Of
Virginia lud acted in good faith, and he
bad ccRtainly in voting for the Reconstrllc-
ISnce q irTtniI Wien lie Hiite isiitle c6mthfeuwl
the conditions. The amendment Of the
Senator from Vermont was susceptible OF
two different constructions, and for that
rCaSOn, ifnOnG other, should be adopted.
We nIssed the other day bill about GcOr-
gla susceptible Of IL dozen constructions,
and we find the Governor Of that State
exercising the power Of the Imperial
Sovereign Of England and prorOguing the
Legislature, and the military commander
institutiug Il commission 10 determine npOn
the eligibility of members. No one now
believed that the test oath was required
By existing laws
Mu SUMNER GntGrrupting)-I do.
think the position Of General Candy is
imprcgnablU.
Mn FERRY-WGll, l except the Sen0-
tor from Massachusetts,. The OppOsi-
lion now to the admission Of Nirgini"
comes from those who have umhiti0usprO-
iccts Orthcir own in view, and who are
not animated by any desire for the good OF
Virginia or the good Of tho Union. We
have the unhappy example Of Tennessee
before vls-tOrn, rent and lost, by the con-
tending ambition OrmCn WHO wcro leaders
Of tho Republican party.
Mir, IlOwARD would not discuss the
pOint whether the reconstruction nets re-
onircd the test oath, but he considered that
nj least debatahlc point. But he did In
sist that the oath prescribed by the Four
tccnth Amendment should bC administer
ed, even il it broke up the whole Lcgisla-
turc.
Tho amendment of Mn. WILEY was
then adopted by yeas As, nays 13-Messrs
FOWLER, STEWART and TRUMHULL vOt-
in tho negative with tho Democrats.
WI WEsON moved, as an additional
nroyiSo, the fundamental conditions i'm.
IOsed hy the bill reported tothc House by
thc Reconstruction Committee, which was
reiectctl-ycas %, nays IS.
Mn. DRAKEmOvcd IN additional provi'
80, that the Legislature shall l!avenO pow
or to rcscind the ratification Of any amend:
lncnt to the Constitution Of the United
States, which, after debate was rejected
yeas "A, nays A.
The Senate at 4:80 r. NJ. took recess
until 7:3O i. NJ.
EHESIN0 SESSION.
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