, 1870-01-20

| pYexyet ttre1 fn&t It vas Improper for tie POI
| UfTce pSruIlme0t 10 uuoeftAke - nk1'k xKoa
1eFatatton ~ cuuatatnx tne eroste,& mueepea
| FoA.uaErtrs. ioottt z % the purpo e pl tae pet1
1loes. 1Ds pe1Htona srsc xs'esrd
NJ. fATtERson p!easn'ed memorial 70
tetded 10 call Tho attention or Copskets % g1ot&
I tlocs OF III. rcsonue LEVI. NJ eErby Asae quaz
tit'es ~ mefchAthffa were snHfKitd "a o tax
untsea sat<s ?! clasa OF ss,odlers ana 1sess
tnaefea Sdo infested portion OF tho tef1itof1
xh,eh icelnoed thn city Of Matamoras, enoxa d
the Free Belt THe toas o. rtvenue 70 The ia tsd
n,5ooco TO "a 80 snrnall,. mi omessi coses' :
nohoenco haa 1ensNd - toe refuae. ~ tns
Mexican Gosernn tut, 10 abolish tna Ffee Belt;
lively demanded, snd he t, esssoee su7en tat ID
memorial 30 laid on the taae, sod printed, which
Bn1s rx1sopucEn.
Bills wtfe tnttoonced-
By MI PokERoY toy requeH}-0rxnttnx lx.d
y r. Is Fl 1es VA
! By Mr, ,OsBORN-Gsans1p7 lard 70 ia ths cor,
st1netion OF s1ltrcan In F1ortd1 80. :. :.
.adeta q lie a11saos Ksss.s aaitesa sas 90 ID
Telegraph line. ::
nr WHEY o;EtEcd sFte1t. orDsE; rsos's,,,n .,,.,
eareed .o setting apart Fr,dsya aiesr tae e1pirs-
uon OF the morning hour. for the constdesa TOO Of
business flom The Comraitteea of the DIat1tct o&
Claims.
ADvEaA1 RKfuEr.
NJ TKGMBULL, from The Committee on the
Judiciary, reported adversely The blu aIo 31uk
States to desefmipe the qualifications OF W1.nessee
~ United States Co1trs, tho commttee bale ring
"o0d be a'n3seg, 9sS v,ais E 1Es sste' s th p0~e
II. NOTION RIO e continued his .em.rx., CON.
fose = q ssoT g .se ,ae
y NJ. Nottop, that military commission WAS
pox IN = sslon n Georgia 10 pass upon the quail
81 Inc teFns Of III aet 81 consress, tae ai'i1as1
Commander Was commissioner 10 pass upou ths
qualifications Of those who were to take seats IN
certain persons 70 lake evidence and eommnn:-
cate 10 him the result OF tnetr iuvesua auous,
tons not qualified to take the oath. fe-
qui1ed bE Congress from G. mmttt1ug peftalT,
the Interference q me military commandess s1ta
The civil adninlatratlon IN the STATE Of Georgia,
and be believed the teseRraphIc De pstcnes OF tue
tIqulEy hy The Presden, or the United ;ates in.o
South. Be thouRnt Ii nnbecomtna tue Senate to
upon q STATE, Rnile these tnfr4ctioos or ia were
being daus peTpetrated u It's name Tee ne sspa-
peIs MS Eosntns contained information tost
Senator from Mlfsla.tppi. Yet th,s nsn xss not
eEen c1Hen Of that STATE. Tut bJ Virtue Of
areap fts po'ss9a sss3.. General 1,,,s. q 1as
control zId manipulate tho sase elecnons and
its civil Anaits. In regard TO tue lunoHtIon Of
fundamental conditions, Es believed the etroEt
Union and postpone tue day Of reconsttucuor,
and be cns!eated sena'ors 70 return to their an-
cleot principles, Withgnt adherence 10 which no
Mr. WILSON said vaIious memotta's had oeen
Introduced during TIE present discussion, wnicu
OF considering, ana that the uou.e bill had never
been beiose The conl1.tuee, and be therefore
no:ed 70 m refer 1 ths b'll 70 thai cotn p,tree.
poe Of the hfh upon it, mertt8, 10 Older to take
up other Important measurea OF Legislation, upon
whish nc , PUBL; ~ Interests ter uieeatH 1eao,re1
ceterm,hed that state which had complied WIN
al tIe coEdilous snoad no: sa II Lifted. lei tnem
consumed By the hour ow In dtscussiog Tue chsr.
acter Of Single tsdivtdoa!-.'te Governor OF
sitgtnla.- It should rot DC forgotten tnst tue
Nho 1laa made sptecnes aaalh6t The doninant
SoT5 4; 4, ,,.s:, 81 sIeihes II. T. IL fdsa:
should take part IN the new S'Ate Government,
II vas Few underEfaud1uR, for all nrfVous le9ia.
!atien t, NED n eten framed win vlex that re2els
hoculd take pn1t IN tne Cew governmental. Tne
States Atteao5 reconstructed were admitted on
III. BUMNER said he was not In favor of the
sction p1oposed by The Senator from iHuo.s, zao
would admit to the Union State st il smoxsog
with rebellion. He asserted that the late etec1lo1
IL - AklI!A H]4o HuEt 1IAuEt duQ LQht kQE nE0s
pic had voted tar Governor Walker for tue pnr.
poEe ct nulnly1rg the new constitution sud
uAmpllnE out the proposed asstem Of tres schools.
After further dIscukHlon, Mi. MORTON favored
the amendment Of The bill as to aeclare bpecGc.
ally that tie ADOPTION Of her constitution as
Whole ID good fa!th wAs . cohditlon OF Vlsgtnta'a
admission such proF1son would be prrtefalne
to the hmunds amendment because OF It's moro
general character, for 1t 0alo pfc the nutln-
cation Of any material paEt Of the consitut1ou,
particularly the common school pt0rts on and thai
relating to The scnool fadd. lie Hoald have VIZ
g1n!a appreciate the fact that violation OF these
ttfms Of admission would CAMEL Con2ress to
deal = ith hef-that, by the sImpla act Of admlx-
eoDr tie 6iatc did not paas heJ ond the coctIu Of
Congress- II the people there underBtO ID tpat
Cprffe1* was IN earnest, thcre would he ample
secu1ity for all loyal people In th1 State.
MI. HOWA1iO lpG1iyed "a 70 the means By
which remedy Tor hreaeh Of tne condition
HI. MORTON replied that be could not under.
take to eAJ now, but when the proper tine arrived
1t would be for Congress to determine the ch lsac-
tet and extent Of redreaS. This h&d been tue
co1fee adopted with regard to Georgia, wa'ch,
after reconstruction, Ind been Iemauded to her
nj: DRAKE declared hts opposition to the 3D.
miasion Of Virginia while the FIreeuth Amsad.
postpone further consideration Of the subject Until
February %.
4 notion for executive session was 1ost-s9 to
98-Whsn, At the suRgeat!0u Of MI. EDMUNDS.
the Deuo15 Of Mes4I8 Wilson and Dfake Eeys
Withdrawn. and tie Senate voted on the auend-
t0ent Of Hi. Edmuuds to require the Imposition
OF an oath upon the 8tate oflcerD tast they are
eligible under the Fourteenth Al eodDer-Whlca
was agreed to-geas, Is: naya, 16-as follows: