The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-11
THE SCIENCE OF I0LITICS.
THE SECOND SESSION or THE FORTY
FIRST CONGRESS-



WAsnISoroN. Jan. 1O.-AmonR tho papers
which the vlce-President presented were Q commu.
nication from the National typographical Union,
praying the favorable consideration BY Congress OF
tho Postal Telegraph bill pending In the House I;
various petitions for free banking law, and for re-
lief from political disabites for recognition OF Gu
ban Independence, and for abolition Of the fraukinx
privilege.
A large number OF bills we're introduced, inciud.
Ink resolution by Mr Corbet In favor OF including
tho nnnexation Of British Columbia 10 the subjects
for negotiation with Great Brian.
rHE viRoINI. NIT
having been taken IN, MIR. kTgwARr (Rep Nevada
urrcd tho prcapt admission ut the state The bill
provides for emitting the State of Virginia 10 rep
Mr.. SUMNER Q,ep., Mass9 said that no lnyea,ica.
tion had been made into the present actual condition
"a e Iva wss & done IN ne case Of Georgia No
Ing to some reports might be called the fearful
diton OF certain parts OF that State at the present
Mr.. STEWART thought that II would be exceedingly
lmpoltie nov to impose the test oath q test Of
quaihcauon Tor the members OF the Virginia Lexis.
aiurc bCcnusc by 40 doing two-thlrds OF the rre..
ent body might be turned out Of once. when would
require q ttw election, and the result woud be
that the men now in power, who proposed To aid The
Congressional reconstruction, would be trimpled
under foot and The rebels would come into power.
By nov securing the Fifteenth Amendment through
TIC aid Of Virginia equal suffrage would be secured,
and thus much gained
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senate had now euniccnt light ON the subject act
intclrcntly; but he was disposed to grant the Sen.
ntor rom Massachusetts, whatevcr time he might
consider essential TO O deliberate Consideration Of
go question.
NJ. SUMNER urged az an ndditiora reason for de-
lsrIing the action, that the Cot lton Of things In
Tennessee should teach the = mate the les-ln Of
caution when about to commit n great htate like
Virginia back into the hands Of the people who had
nrraied II In war against the national suthoutv Ii
The bill was allowed to 90 over ull next week he
would maxi no opposition to its consideration.
Mr.. DRAKE ttcr., MOI moved, rs an amendment
10 the bill, to add the following:
Ptorided That should the Legislature Of .uch stat,
~ any time htreatter resolution
slderg or hnnuling it, fatlhcation OF the Iteenth
Amendment Of tho Constitution OF the nited Scales
10 exclude -aid State from IN
and 70 remit Paid state to its condition iumedltey
prior to the passage OF this act.
lie said that this amendment would prevent the
rebel states from pai ing the game which had bccn
tried by othc States In tie North OF repeating the
iotmer acuon 20 soon ns thcy could do 30 with
safety TO themselves.
Mr.. WILSON Rep, Mass y moved TO postpone fur.
ther nsder,tion OF the bill until next Thursday
and advocated the motion al length remarking that
the reconstructon policy OF Congress was embedded
IN the very soil OF the Continent, and was eurc Of
trpmph.
On motion OF Mr.. HAHIN REP, Mel the Senate
shortly after oclcCk went Into executive session,
prior TO which q message from the President was
read In response TO Senate resolution setting forth
that no correspondence or negotiation hal been en-.
tered into between the Gov, rnments OF tie United
States and Great BriiDin In respect to tcipIocy
treaty or reciprocity laws.
Aicr short executive session. the Senate sd.
iOutnel.