, 1870-01-11
WASHINGTON.
ReassembliBg Of Congress. = 3
Provisions Of the New Bank
ing Bill
Outlines OF Mr.. Paine'S New Ap-
poftionmtnt Bill.
Dehata in the enate Oh the Vir-
giuia Admission Bill.

History OF the Negotiations for
the Purchase OF St.
Domingo.
Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
WAsutEGroH, Jan. 10.
ADMISSION or y1KoIXIA
The aesaton opened to-day with movement n
each branch Of Congress for 1he immediate ad-
mission Of Virginia, without further condition,
and tho bill wonld probably have passed the
lover branch but for the strange and unprooe-
deIted ruling OF Speaker Blaine, The Senate bill
was one reported un2nttpously BY the Judiciary
Committee before the recess, aud It la as brief and
direct "a could be draEp. Stewart, n spokesman
OF t1a. committee called 1t up. though the motion
to do SO WAS Sharply resisted oy Sumner. aided By
Howard and one or two other extreutata
The whole afternoon was spent IN
deba.e, and Eo vote waa reached, tho
ecors TO throw 1t orer Immediately
having decidedly failed. The next more was to
get it put OF till TnusadaJ, which wouid In eject
be TO postpone It I'LL next week. This was a14o
defeated and unless Eoue uulooked-for lnterTeu-
ton occurst dlscuaslon Will be continued to-
Enorrow. AT present there ia 4 decided majority
Tor the oil jest az It stands, and II Vole cx1 be
teached tomorrow, 1t will pass. vote then IL,
0oHeFers aonpuQl. a. 6lUnef HRnIa 10 make q
long speech against II, which Ii not yet finished.
and talk IN opposition may continue Soune
days. The Home bill Has dtAEn aud presented
iy Bingham, and, like that Of the Senate,
Ia brief and direct There seemed to be no need
OF debate On the question, ~ the sacss about the
State and Its orRat 4tlon are well enough known
10 every body, and Bingham detefml1ed tosst once
put II upon its pastage. Ills call for the prey1ons
question WAS sustained by vote Of st1ty-cight to
nstJe,gnt and that on ordering the m2!n que st1cn
10 be PIT Was also ausiained-lbl1 uue without
dlssentton. The opponents OF admission, seeing
the condition Of things ut this point, began ILL
buate1trg, and for the next hour there was 4
goed deal Of confusion and excitement 4
motfon to reconsider WIS nEslly got, AMI decided
In the negative By the casting vote Of the Speaker.
Various other motions Of 1!tbusteIing character
were made and defeated, by which time the op-
position. under the lead OF General Paine, found
or r1o:essed to nld, error In tie record On the
Eot1on to recons;der. Some members thought It
lot pos aihle 1t thar siuRd Of the proceedings, to
go back and rectsfJ this, and recent Legislation
does not frrnlsn anJ precedent for doing Co. Tbs
Speaker ruled In Paiues favor, and can uudoubt-
edy be sustained By rulings made md endorsed
bJ The House pf7or to tee war and In the
days Of Speaker Orr. His next move
~as TO withdraw his oEn vote, so
81 to admit Of reconsideration, and thus throw
the game LILO the nsuds Of the opposition. Sey-
<1ai members Of many years. service protested
that he had 10 right to 60 Withdraw, and cited
use and custom, by 1h!ch,the Speaker, like other
members, must be governed; but BIaine insisted
on n!s right to do aa he pleased, and did with.
draw his vote Whereby the bill WIS lost for to-
day, aud goes oser to next week. There IA q
great deal Of 1efk tonight about his ruling on this
point, and the judgment Of various members Of
both branches OF congress, who have seen long
Eefvlces IL strongly against him. There was no
Opportunity for statement OF the tessonB By
which he Wss governed, and IT, Of couraet po1zt
bla tlat the general opinion may undergo change
when be presenfs item The opponents OF u1-
conditional admission, IN the absence Of D1tler,
are led b General Palnt and the indications 10.
night arc that be aud they will Tomorrow trJ to
drive through I'LL be has drawn up, which re-
qutres al follows: First, ta1s all members Of the
General Atetmhiy and executive or judicial on
Gers, before entering uou thelt duties, shall take
the cath or Affirmation n the Fourteenth Amend
nent: second, the constitution Of the State sha4 |
rothe changed 30 II to deprive any citizen Of the
right to yote OF hold once, no entitled nuder the
present constitution, e1cep. for crut; nor shal1
color Or PREVIOUS condition Of sefTtude bar from |
place on JuE3es or equal participation IN the |
scheol fund; third, the General Assembly sha1 |
take tic o1tn OF the Fourteenth Amendment, and |
.hea, By solemn public acis agree to these COLI /
dit1oEe, after which the Stase may be admitted
An etrnst will be made to put this bill, or one s
tIGI. through the uouae .efore the Senate can act
on the bill to-day taken up Tor Immediate admts-
Elop, md the chances orc that Paine Will be able
1t carry the House on ha measure by ANAL ma
jor!sy,
TIE ARMY 1h4NsPEKs
CpieT the late order OF the President, many
OF the oncers tn charge OF bureaus OF tho War
Department will probably be sent West L strong
tIo1t ts being made 10 retain General James Il.
EEln, Dtrutt 4lar1ermasief General, on the
ground that the lnterests OF the service demand
IT, and that hs personal selationa to all doing buat-
ne+R in that department ere Of character espe-
cau5 call!t & foE his 1etentt n.
FINANCIAL MEASURES IN CONGRESS
Strangely ehougb though the industry Of mem. |
bcrs OF Congress tu1lIg the recess vas shown
~ the Introduction to-day Of three hills and
Joint resolutions into tne House, aud nineteen lnto
the seIH;e, but oEe measure In each bodr was Of
financial character. That Of Mr. Williams, Of
Oregon, IN the seta'e. was brief, and IL tn tho
line OF the FteEtdeLts suggestion. 1t authorizes |
TIE seczetafy Of the Treasury to buy up green.
backS at thelr mar ket raue on the present basis
o1 one dollar IN gc!d fer ore dollar md twenty
cents currency. That OF Mt. Palmer, Of
lows, In the House, was long, and was
wtthd1awn alter careful eouaultation With
Treasury officials. It aushoraes free banking
on $50 bonds az bass. These are to be CANCEL
led BY the SecrctaIJ Of the Treasury, and 1 per
cent Ion-tAxao'e gold bonds, running forty Years.
issued IN their s'ead. The Secretary IL requlsed
10 fecetEe and cancel CrecnhacEs or per cent
Certificates equal to IS per cent OF thels clculA-
fcn t.xn a., u,as~ 80. -. r.u .[-.- |
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&C.. ~ u.se hn!eau o. kaoeaslon gil ecaoo funds
oslu ~ uu4t 1ot Indian tribes, and also the
oooks' records, &C, OF the Freed
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+.n.rsu. 70. anu teq"'fe ene cohcction OF 8tatis-
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BAfE1Nd AID crRnExcY. |,
The Banking and CulrencY Committee nf fhe {
llouse holds the nrst meeting Of the aesston m
norfoR. The Chairman viii rtoa,re member. IN
come TO tome ag1eeuent about Investigating ,he
New York gold conspiracy, and will thru he Teadr
TO take up uattet1 Of legislation the nrst one ~
Which may be lugestox i bill for for,r.Yonr n,,I. |
sons Increase IN the greenhack crcula,ton. n :
which the committee Ii opposed. !
TEE sAs pox1sco rxx.r a
The President gayo tic senate to.dav b,.l,s,a !
for the Bay OF sanaua and his trentv ~ ina an
ne1atton OF San Domingo, the potn,s M yrhtrh | /
were seIn!-o11caily furnished 10 thr nrcsa 1ar, |
otgtl lie also sent in brief tnesaave. ahnvtnu | !
ahe feasons Tor the neEotlRton OF BON s.eat,es.
put u WEI not 1eat, a.d1s to be printed for the