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Mr.. Hunter OF Virginia, delivered an able
speech in Its favor, maintaining that there was
nothing in the constitution to prevent retroces-
sion, etc.


Mr.. Culver made an ineaectdal effort to
strike-outt the restriction of suffrage to- white
citizens.


Messrs, Payne, Bayly, and Mcdowell. had
sharp running fire about the local poiitics OF
Virginia, in consequence OF remark from the
first named gentleman, about Suffrage IN that
State
Various amendments were offered and as
sented to--among them one saying that gov
ernment will moi assume the debts Of the coun-
~ of Alexandria


The bill was finally passed by yeas 95, nays
66.


And at 8 O'Clock the House adjourned.