Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-01-26
Onr Washington Letter.
wAsuiNeroS, Jan. "a, 1870.

NO Sullttl NNN nttll NtlNIt NNiAANo AhAh'H iN0
present session that has so excited popular inte-
rest as the question Of the admission of Nrglnia.
During the past week the Senate galleries have
been crowded as never before, except during the
Impeachment trial. and every available seat upon
the door of the Senate was occupied by members
OF the House, or other privileged persons. The
debate, which had called out the best talent Of
the Senate, eliminated and closed on Friday by
sharp and acrimonious passage Qt arms between
Senator's Sumner and Trumbull, which assumed
on either side an intensely personal and ytupe-
atiye character. During the progress OF the
contest, the urbane and indulgent President OF
the Senate, found it necessary, in turn to call
each Of the combatants to order for their viola
tions of parliamentary dccorum Perceiying the
excited condition Of both floor and galleries, the
President Of the Senate cautioned them against
any expression OF applause when the vote should
be- announced,
The bill for the unconditional admission Of Vir-
ginm, which was forced through the House by
Mr.. Bingham, by bare majority, was literally
amended and qualified by the adoption Of the va
rous propositions submitted by Senators Drake,
wilsonaud Morton, and finally passed as amended
by the decisive vote of iorty-scyon 70 ten The
text Of the bin as pas sed reads as follows
AS ACT to admit to state OF Virginia 90 representation
Whcre1s ne people Of Virginia Trained and adopt
60 a. 'S3 l ss o. nv, 1S'I of Vrna eloete
under sad constitution have utaed he fourteenth anu
State and wherea. The Performance Of these soyeiui
ei, ~ so,9 1 w. e9nIoa p' ts,s 70 '' '''-
BeHogsf,i se rnot the sod STATE OF Virginia d en-
, tl 10 p.f tsoI bf,r' lly im5er of Che LSis.
aturc Of sod state snail take or tgsane 9s seat OF any
lso 6o snail tso and s.ssuue and hlo in the Office OF
q sSel,Iay e, 9a' ~ ,i 15n', i,s ps'ne'n d
olemnly .weir tat have never u,sen an oath, as o
1l s mga3ef a6y stats Lsg.atire or o. In oxocu.
ysor ludeiu 9'si Of agy s,l, To- ,gpp3r, th , t'n
Injunction Or rebellion against thc same, gwen aia
.ac pe5.oS .l In iss manner. take. sasssr,5t. AM,
40 ig iol,owns o9th :. | 80 soig,Wnly swear
laue,el lon ihg d.saAHllos Imposed upon ma By Tia,
. % @ % ,o o,, .l m IA sea @
or, and certified By auy oheer lawfully authorized 60
,ssar r,issy IN taIias s.thcr Of sum baths shall b.
yomd sa OF ngqay Anu iaai oe p9ah'a ao5 5n9 c,
uor taad teu years aad snal b fined not les, THAI
M ,5 tn . VI @ , s ert te of ~, , AKIN ' OF
either Of ad oltn. VIII prooigi tne .,snaterg Of Oh,
Ian5e that sae. oith wss lawfully aud regularly Az
"e''.si GonPet'2Fy authority Small. n.r.o WIN shall
neglect ior the period OF thirty da5sneAt aer the pas
,rid . M dc'm5d Ind tiksa. To- 5' ali iatents s and
purposes To- nave vacated h, olieg. 81, ,,,..,.,t.
titled 10 representation ia Congress upon the iollowas
'i T, virginia shall neyerbeamoud
Cd or ehanca so5 10 deprive amy class OF cit zen o. 9e
,ots y TIC eon.,tut Oh herein recognized except a. D
pui'' gi sqJ S v;. .i s aS nog a, X 0
under lave equally applicable to all the inhabitants OF
aA state fc,arl in" iuy alt,iaton o. ',a eonsr
i xxx, XXI iss Oh residence of voters That ID snail
lc,e. awal Tor che sal state % deprive aay citizen
Of tha United at Oh cunt Of h' race co.or qI pre
M o i ,'t i',' ,i i,,,s oT .ai7 st,t1 ,ir ,tiot
ny such srouuI to r,uiro OF hin any other qualiica
tols log Office than .uen as ATE rclurea Of Ell other c
.en. tl1t ti so '1l'y o Ina ,ai , ng'g, r S'
'frt. .f fI' t.i'fal st,t III tI, '.Ioi 4, l5s anl
privileges secured by tho constitution OF said state.
, General Butler was Ia waiting and immeliatelS
,.,, ola, ,.,,e,,.,,t c ,l. ,,t, Will, mi, ev
. .
uent ar oil TRIUMPH sfole w. tue cleEk ue7h u
obtain an Official copy oil the Dill as passed. tn
expected that Butler will avail himself of the frs
.~t,,,,ity t ham, Rir,,horn's s,,In M his lelt
, -,
rs lhe action Oh ue ''l'er VI i'iuihs 'oe uPoi
e the Virginia bill, IN the House, during his TEN
p1fary absence. has thrown the General into q
d.. ,,. II ,-,~,i. d.. ia r,-,
P"'.0","'iy u"'''''''' aus ''' ''''
Tor the leadership
The bill as passed by the Senate will come be
fire tine Hons, to-day. and will doubtless receiy,
49,, all d, s'.,.,.. ,,,,,.-,,',. 80. ~.
"u anu ''''i' '''SN'i,''.' a. s"''
who would have preferred the unconditional ll0us
bill, will not presume n hold out in face Of Ii,
nyerybelmino noi,rity with which the Senate ba.
-
spoNen' many D, ''e s','"''''i''' i'',.'''s 'oVe
for the unconditional admission Of Virginia be
D cause they saw no practicable way in which Con
,,re.s c,,,ld enf,r,o the .rrr,n,r.e Of c,,5itio,
Z
'l lu"en'".9 NN'' fN''" " tue i"li uoinlssl'i
of the State However, they will doubtless accep
the decision of tie Senate. and within the mex
l.,, laws ,b, Iona. v,,.,r, ...,,s ,r Vi-o;,;, ,I D.
+ ~,
= again iliel oy her senators ana such oil her hep
resenhtycs elect, as are not excluded by III
u fourteenth amendment.