Mr. RAYMOND. I hold that it is our duty to set an example in this respect; to admit those who are qualified, if any, and to refuse to admit those who are disqualified, if any such prescutthemselves. Suppose, forexample, that 2 men present themselves here for admission, the one from Tennessee the other from Georgia. I name those States merely forillus tration. One can take the oath we prescribe, the other cannot; the one presents himself from a State which stands in a loyal attitude and holds loyal relations to the Government, the other does not. Now, if we admitthe one and exclude the other, we thereby declare what our purpose is and the principle upon which we act much more loudly and emphatically than we can possibly do in any other way. Now that, I think, is what we should do. I have held from the beginning of the session, that we should admit the members from Ten nessee, because they are entirely loyal and can abide our test. They have had nothing to do with the rebellion, but have been thoroughly and actively loyal from the beginning of the war. And the testimony submitted to this House by the ComReconstruction on the subject of Tennessee sustains the position I have taken as to the effect of such action. I will not detain the House by reading it, but I will state as the fact, which I can verify if desired by reference to the testimony, that every single witness who was examined bythat committee, on being asked what in his opinion would be the effect of admitting members who were qualified and could take the oath, an swered without hesitation that it would have a good effect, that it would encourage loyalty and discourage disloyalty, not only in vfen nessee, but throughout the southern States. I think we ought to do that now; I think we ought to have done it at the beginning of the session, and the sooner we can repair our fault the better. Now that I have finished what I had.0 say upon that particular point. I will with great p easure listen to the Gentfrom Illinois, [Min Murmansk]