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CONGRESS, UNITED STATES. 



Hay, Heaton, Hcflin, Hill, Holman, Hooper, Inger- 

 soll, Jenckes, Johnson, Judd, Kellogg, Kerr, Ketch- 

 am, Knott, Laflin, Lash, Logan, Marshall, Mayham, 

 McCarthy, McCormick, McGrew, McNeely, Mercur, 

 Eliakim H. Moore, Jesse H. Moore, Morgan, Daniel 

 J. Morrell, Samuel P. Morrill, Mungen, Myers, Nib- 

 lack, Orth, Packard, Packer, Paine, Peters, Poland, 

 Potter, Prosser, Eandall, Beading, Eeeves, Eice, 

 Rogers, Sanford, Sargent, Schenck, Schumaker, Sco- 

 field. Porter Sheldon, Slocum, John A. Smith, Joseph 

 S. Smith, Worthington C. Smith, Starkweather, 

 Stiles, Stone, Stoughton, Strader, Strong, Swann, 

 Sweeney, Tanner, Tillman. Trimble,TwiehelLTyner, 

 Upson, Van Auken, Van Trump. Voorhees, William 

 B. "Washburn, Welker. "Wells, Williams, Eugene M. 

 "Wilson, John T. "Wilson, Winans, "Winchester, 

 "Witcher, "Wood, and Woodward 142. 



NAYS Messrs. Ambler, Arnell, Asper, Beatty, 

 Benton, Boles, Bowen, Boyd, Buffinton, Cessna, 

 Clarke, Amasa Cobb, Coburn,Dickey, Dixon, Donley, 

 Ela, Ferriss. Fisher, Hamilton. Hawley, Hoar, Hoge, 

 Kelley, F " 

 McCrary, 

 Phelps, I 



"William Smyth. Stevens, Stevenson, Stokes. Taffe, 

 Townsend,"Ward, CadwaladerC. Washburn, Wheeler, 

 WMttemore, and Willard 49. 



NOT VOTING Messrs. Allis'on, Benjamin F. But- 

 ler. Cleveland, Davis, Hays, Hoag, Hotchkiss, Alex- 

 ander H. Jones, Thomas L. Jones, Julian, Knapp; 

 Lynch, Morrissey, Sawyer, Lionel A. Sheldon, Sher- 

 rod, Strickland, Van Horn, and Wilkinson 19. 



In the Senate, on January 19th, the bill 

 from the House for the admission of Virginia 

 was considered, and Mr. Edmunds, of Ver- 

 mont, offered the following proviso j;o be added 

 to the bill : 



Provided, That before any member of the Legisla- 

 ture of said State shall take or resume his seat, or any 

 officer of said State shall enter upon the duties of his 

 office, he shall take, subscribe, and file in the office or 

 the Secretary of State of Virginia, for permanent pres- 

 ervation, an oath in the form following : " I, , 



do solemnly swear that I have never taken an oath 

 as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United 

 States, or as a member of any State Legislature, or 

 as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to 

 support the Constitution of the United States, and 

 afterward engaged in insurrection or rebellion against 

 the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies 

 thereof; so help me God;" or such person shall in 

 like manner take, subscribe, and file the following 



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



by act of Congress of the United States, been relieved 

 from the disabilities imposed upon me by the four- 

 teenth amendment of the Constitution of the United 

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

 before and certified by any officer lawfully author- 

 ized to administer oaths. And any person who shall 

 knowingly 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 arid 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 regularly and lawfully administered by competent 

 authority: And provided further. That every person, 

 who shall neglect, for the period of thirty days next 

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

 and file such oath as aforesaid, shall be deemed and 

 taken, to all intents and purposes, to have vacated 

 his office. 



It was agreed to by the following vote : 

 YEAS Messrs. Abbott, Anthony, Boreman, Brown- 



low, Buckingham, Cameron, Carpenter, Chandler, 

 Cole, Conkling, Corbett, Crayin, Drake, Edmunds, 

 Fenton. Gilbert, Hamlin, Harlan, Harris, Howard, 

 Howe, McDonald. Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Ver- 

 mont, Morton, Nye, Osborn, Patterson, Pomeroy, 

 Pratt, Eamsey, Eice, Eobertson, Sawyer, Schurz, 

 Scott, Sherman, Spencer, Sumner, Thayer, Tipton, 

 Warner, Willey, Williams, and Wilson 45. 



NAYS Messrs. Bayard, Casserly, Davis, Ferry, 

 Fowler, Hamilton, Kellogg, McCreery, Norton, Ross, 

 Saulsbury, Stewart, Stockton, Thurman, Trumbull, 

 and Vickers 16. 



ABSENT Messrs. Cattell, Pool, Sprague, and 

 Yates-4. 



On January 20th, Mr. Drake, of Missouri, 

 offered the following as an additional proviso 

 to the bill : 



And provided further, That the State of Virginia 

 is admitted to representation in Congress as one of 

 the States of the Union upon the following funda- 

 mental condition : that the constitution of V irginia 

 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 who are entitled to vote by the 

 constitution herein recognized, except as a punish- 

 ment for such crimes as are now felonies at common 

 law, whereof they shall have been duly convicted 

 under laws equally applicable to all the inhabitants 

 of said State : Provided, That any alteration of said 

 constitution prospective in its effects may be made in 

 regard to the time and place of residence of voters. 



This amendment was agreed to, on the 21st, 

 by the following vote : 



YEAS Messrs. Abbott, Anthony, Boreman, Brown- 

 low, Buckingham. Chandler, Cragin, Drake, Ed- 

 munds, Gilbert, Hamlin, Harlan, Harris, Howard, 

 Howe, Kellogg, McDonald, Morrill of Vermont, 

 Morton, Osborn, Patterson, Pomeroy, Pratt, Eamsey, 

 Eice, Eobertson, Spencer, Sumner, Thayer, Wilson, 

 and Yates 31. 



NAYS Messrs. Bayardj Carpenter, Casserly, Cole, 

 Conkling, Corbett, Davis, Fenton, Ferry, Fowler, 

 Hamilton, Morrill of Maine, Norton, Nye, Eoss, 

 Saulsbury, Sawyer, Scott, Sherman. Stewart, Stock- 

 ton, Thurman, Tipton, Trumbull, Vickers, Warner, 

 Willey, and Williams 28. 



ABSENT Messrs. Cameron, Cattell, McCreery, 

 Pool, Schurz, and Sprague 6. 



Mr. Drake: "I offer the following turther 

 amendment to the bill as an additional pro- 

 viso: 



And provided further, That it shall never be law- 

 ful for the said 'State to deprive any citizen of the 

 United States, on account of his race, color, or pre- 

 vious condition of servitude, of the right to hold 

 office under the constitution and laws of said State, 

 or upon any such ground to require of him any other 

 qualifications for office than such as are required of 

 all other citizens." 



On the question of agreeing to this amend- 

 ment, the yeas and nays were ordered; and 

 being taken, resulted as follows : 



YEAS Messrs. Abbott, Boreman, Brownlow, 

 Buckingham, Chandler, Drake, Edmunds, Gilbert, 

 Hamlin, Harlan, Harris. Howard, Howe, Kellogg, 

 McDonald, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Osborn, 

 Patterson, Pomeroy, Pratt, Eamsey, Eice, Eobert- 

 son, Schurz, Spencer, Summer, Thayer, Wilson, and 

 Yates 30. 



NAYS Messrs. Bayard, Carpenter, Casserly-, Cole, 

 Conkling, Corbett, Cragin, Davis, Fenton, Ferry, 

 Fowler, Hamilton, Morrill of Maine, Norton, Nye, 

 Ross, Saulsbury, Sawyer, Scott, Sherman, Stewart, 

 Stockton.Thu'rman, Tipton, Trumbull, Vickers, 

 Warner, Willey, and Williams 29. 



