CONGRESS, UNITED STATES. 



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vsentativcs into the other; and Uiero is 

 ifference." 

 ami'iiiliiH-nt proposed by Mr. Willey was 



iiK>iliti.'<l in its phraseology, and ngreod to. Tho 



::iu-ut, us amended, was as follows : 



ided, Thot, before any member of the Lcgisla- 



! State shall take or resume his scjit, r 



f said State shall enter upon the duties 



he .-<h;ill tuko, subscribe, and file in the 



Secretary of State of Virginia, for perma- 



ation, aii o:ith in the form following : " 1, 



, do solemnly swear that I have never taken 



an oth as a member of Congress, or as an officer of 



it. ,1 States, or as a member of any State Legis- 



. or as an executive or judicial olilcor of any 



to support the Constitution of theUnited States, 



mill ut'tiTward engaged in insurrection or rebellion 



the same, or given aid or comfort to the ene- 



hereof ; so help me God ; " or such person shall 



i;i like manner take, subscribe, and file the following 



oath : "I, , do solemnly swear that I have 



of Congress of the United States been relieved 

 from the disabilities imposed upon me by the four- 

 b amendment of the Constitution of the United 

 ; so help me God ; " which oaths shall be taken 

 before and certified by any officer lawfully authorized 

 to administer oaths. And any person who shall know- 

 ingly swear falsely in taking either of such oaths shall 

 be deemed guilty of perjury, and shall be punished 

 therefor by imprisonment not less than one year and 

 not more than ten years, and shall be fined not less 

 than $1,000 and not more than $10,000. And in all 

 trials for any violation of this resolution the certificate 

 of the taking of either of said oaths, with proof of 

 the signature of the party accused, shall be taken and 

 held as conclusive evidence that such oath was regu- 

 larly and lawfully administered by competent author- 

 ity ; And provided, further, That every such person, 

 who sliall neglect, for the period of thirty days next 

 after the passage of this resolution, to take, subscribe, 

 and file such oath as aforesaid, ghall bo deemed and 

 taken, to all intents and purposes, to have vacated his 

 office. 



The question being taken, resulted as follows: 



YEAS Messrs. Abbott, Anthony, Boreman, Brown- 

 low, Buckingham, Carpenter, Cole, Conkling, Cor- 

 bett, Cragin-Drake, Edmunds, Fenton, Ferry, Ham- 

 lin, Ilarlun, Harris, Howard, IIowo, Kellogg, McDon- 

 ald, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, 

 Nye, Osborn, Patterson, Pomcroy, Pratt, Ramsey, 

 Bice, Robertson, Sawyer, Schurz, Scott, Sherman, 

 Spencer, Sumncr, Thayer, Tipton, Warner, Willey, 

 Williams, Wilson, and Yates 45. 



NAYS Messrs. Bayard, Casserly, Davis, Fowler, 

 Hamilton, McCreery, Norton, Saulsbury, Stewart, 

 Stockton, Thurman, Truinbull, and Vickers 18. 



ABSENT Messrs. Cameron, Cattell, Chandler, Gil- 

 bert, Pool, Ross, and Sprague 7. 



So the amendment was agreed to. 

 Mr. Wilson : " I move, as an additional amend- 

 ment, the following : 



And provided further, That the State of Virginia 

 is hereby entitled to representation in Congress as a 

 State of the Union upon the following fundamental 

 condition : that the constitution of said State shall 

 never bo so amended or changed as to deprive any 

 citizen or class of citizens of the United States of tho 

 rii^ht to vote or hold office in said State who arc enti- 

 tled to vote or hold office by said constitution, except 

 as a punishment for such crimes as are now felonies 

 at common law, whereof they shall have been duly 

 convicted under laws equally applicable to all the in- 

 habitants of said State : or to prevent any person, on 

 account of race } color, or previous condition of servi- 

 tude, from serving as a iuror, or participating equally 

 in tho school fund or school privileges provided for in 

 said constitution : Provided, That any alteration of 



said constitution, equally applicable to all the voter* 

 of said State, muy be. made with regard to the time 

 and place of residence of told voters." 



The question being taken, resulted OB follows: 



YEAB Messrs. Abbott, Boreman, Brownloir, 

 Drake, Edmunds, Humlin, Ilarlan, llitrrin, Howard, 

 Howe, McDonald, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Pom- 

 eroy, Pratt, Ramsey, Rice. Robertson, Spencer, Sum- 

 ner. Thayer, Wilson, and Yates 23. 



NAYS Messrs. Anthony, Bayard^ Buckingham, 

 Carpenter, Casserly, Cole, Conkling, Corbctt. Cragin, 

 Davis, Fenton, Ferry, Fowler, lUimilton, Kellogg, 

 McCreery, Morrill of Maine, Norton, Nye, Osborn, 

 Patterson, Ross, Saulsbury, Sawyer, Scott, Sherman, 

 Stewart, Stockton, Thurman. Tipton, Trutnbull, 

 Viekers, Warner, Willey, and Williams 35. 



ABSENT Messrs. Cameron, Cattell, Chandler, Gil- 

 bert, Pool, Schurz, and Spraguo 7. 



So tho amendment was rejected. 



Tho Vice-President : " The Senator from 

 Missouri (Mr. Drake) moves an amendment to 

 the joint resolution." 



The Secretary read the amendment, which 

 was, to insert at the end of the resolution tho 

 following additional proviso : 



Provided, further, That the State of Virginia is ad- 

 mitted to representation in Congress as one of the 

 States ,of the Union upon the following fundamental 

 condition : that the constitution of Virginia shall never 

 be so amended or changed as to deprive any citizen 

 or class of citizens of the United States of the right 

 to vote or hold office who are entitled to vote or hold 

 office by the constitution herein recognized, except as 

 a punishment for such crimes as are now felonies at 

 common law, whereof they shall have been duly con- 

 victed under laws which are equally applicable to all 

 the inhabitants of said State ; Prov'idea, That any al- 

 teration of said constitution prospective in its effects 

 may be made in regard to the time -and place of resi- 

 dence of voters. 



The Presiding Officer : " The question is on 

 the amendment of the Senator from Missouri, 

 on which the yeas and nays have been ordered." 



The question being taken, resulted as follows : 



YEAS Messrs. Abbott, Boreman, Brownlow, 

 Drake. Edmunds, Hamlin, Harlan, Howard, Howe, 

 Morrill of Vermont, Morton. Potneroy, Pratt, Rob- 

 ertson, Thayer, Wilson, and Yates 17. 



NAYS Messrs. Bayard, Carpenter, Casserly, Cole, 

 Conklin, Ferry, Fowler, Hamilton, Norton, Nye, 

 Ross, Saulsbury, Sawver, Scott, Stewart, Stockton, 

 Tipton, Trumbull, Vickers, Warner, Willey, and 

 Williams 22. 



ABSENT Messrs. Anthony, Buckingham, Cam- 

 eron, Cattell, Chandler, Corbett, Cragin, Davis, Fen- 

 ton, Gilbert, Harris, Kellogg, McCreery, McDonald, 

 Morrill of Maine, Osborn, Patterson, Pool, Ramsey, 

 Rice, Schurz, Sherman, Spencer, Sprague, Sumner, 

 and Thurman 20. 



So the amendment was rejected. 



Mr. Drake : " I offer the amendment now 

 without the words 'or hold office,' just in tho 

 original form in which I offered it before I con- 

 sented to the modification proposed by tho 

 Senator from Massachusetts." 



Mr. Stewart, of Nevada, said : "I hope that 

 will not bo adopted. If there ever was any 

 reason for either of the provisions contained 

 in this amendment, I think it is disposed of now 

 in a conclusive manner. We have the consti- 

 tutional amendment secure. It looks so, if Ne- 

 braska comes up pretty soon. It looks as though 



