History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States. William Horatio Barnes
Gallery—Distinguished Senators—The House of Representatives—Some prominent characters—Importance of Committees—Difficulty in their appointment—Important Senate Committees—Committees of the House.
CHAPTER III.—Formation of the Joint Committee on Reconstruction.
(Page 33–49.)
Lack of Excitement—Cause—The Resolution—Dilatory
Motions—Yeas and Nays—Proposed Amendments in the
Senate—Debate in the Senate—Mr. Howard—Mr. Anthony
—Mr. Doolittle—Mr. Fessenden—Mr. Saulsbury—Mr.
Hendricks—Mr. Trumbull—Mr. Guthrie—Passage of the
Resolution in the Senate—Yeas and Nays—Remarks of Mr.
Stevens on the Amendment of the Senate—Concurrence of the
House—The Committee appointed.
CHAPTER IV.—Suffrage in the District of Columbia.
(Page 50–94.)
Duty of Congress to Legislate for the District of Columbia
—Suffrage Bill introduced into the House—Speech by Mr.
Wilson—Mr. Boyer—Mr. Schofield—Mr. Kelly—Mr.
Rogers—Mr. Farnsworth—Mr. Davis—Mr. Chanler—Mr.
Bingham—Mr. Grinnell—Mr. Kasson—Mr. Julian—Mr.
Thomas—Mr. Darling—Mr. Hale's Amendment—Mr. Thayer
—Mr. Van Horn—Mr. Clarke—Mr. Johnson—Mr.
Boutwell.
CHAPTER V.—The Freedmen.
(Page 95–103.)
Necessities of the Freedmen—Committee in the House—Early Movement by the Senate in behalf of Freedmen—Senator Wilson's Bill—Occasion for it—Mr. Cowan Moves its reference—Mr. Reverdy Johnson advises deliberation—A Question of time With Mr. Sherman—Mr. Trumbull promises a more efficient Bill—Mr. Sumner presents proof of the bad condition of affairs in the South—Mr. Cowan and Mr. Stewart produce the President as a Witness for the Defense—Mr. Wilson on the Testimony—"Conservatism"—The Bill absorbed in greater measures.
CHAPTER VI.—The Freedmen's Bureau Bill in the Senate.
(Page 104–137.)
The Bill introduced and referred to Judiciary Committee—Its provisions—Argument of Mr. Hendricks against it—Reply of Mr. Trumbull—Mr. Cowan's Amendment—Mr. Guthrie wishes to relieve Kentucky from the operation of the bill—Mr. Creswell desires that Maryland may enjoy the benefits of the bill—Mr. Cowan's Gratitude to God and Friendship for the Negro—Remarks by Mr. Wilson—"The short gentleman's long speech"—Yeas and Nays—Insulting title.
CHAPTER VII.—The Freedmen's Bureau Bill in the House.
(Page 138–157.)
The Bill Reported To the House—Mr. Eliot's Speech—
History—Mr. Dawson Vs. the Negro—Mr. Garfield—The
Idol Broken—Mr. Taylor Counts the Cost—Mr. Donnelly's
Amendment—Mr. Kerr—Mr. Marshall On White Slavery—
Mr. Hubbard—Mr. Moulton—Opposition From Kentucky—
Mr. Ritter—Mr. Rosseau's Threat—Mr. Shanklin's Gloomy
Prospect—Mr. Trimble's Appeal—Mr. Mckee an Exceptional
Kentuckian—Mr. Grinnell on Kentucky—The Example of
Russia—Mr. Phelps—Mr. Shellabarger's Amendment—Mr.
Chanler—Mr. Stevens' Amendments—Mr. Eliot Closes the
Discussion—Passage of The Bill—Yeas and Nays.
CHAPTER VIII.—The Senate and the Veto Message.
(Page 158–187.)
Mr. Trumbull on the Amendments of the House—Mr. Guthrie exhibits feeling—Mr. Sherman's deliberate Conclusion—Mr. Henderson's sovereign remedy—Mr. Trumbull on patent medicines—Mr. Mcdougall a white Man—Mr. Reverdy Johnson on the power to pass the Bill—Concurrence of the House—The Veto Message—Mr. Lane, of Kansas—His efforts for delay—Mr. Garrett Davis—Mr. Trumbull's reply to the President—The Question taken—Yeas and Nays—Failure of passage.
CHAPTER IX.—The Civil Rights Bill in the Senate.
(Page 188–219.)
Duty of Congress consequent upon the Abolition of Slavery—
Civil Rights Bill introduced—Reference to Judiciary
Committee—Before the Senate—Speech By Mr. Trumbull—
Mr. Saulsbury—Mr. van Winkle—Mr. Cowan—Mr. Howard
—Mr. Johnson—Mr. Davis—Conversations with Mr.
Trumbull and Mr. Clark—Reply of Mr. Johnson—Remarks by
Mr. Morrill—Mr. Davis "wound Up"—Mr. Guthrie's Speech
—Mr. Hendricks—Reply of Mr. Lane—Mr. Wilson—Mr.
Trumbull's closing remarks—Yeas And Nays on the passage
of the Bill.
CHAPTER X.—The Civil Rights Bill in the House of Representatives.
(Page 220–244.)
The Bill referred to the Judiciary Committee and reported
back—Speech by the Chairman of the Committee—Mr.
Rogers—Mr. Cook—Mr. Thayer—Mr. Eldridge—Mr.
Thornton—Mr. Windom—Mr. Shellabarger—Mr. Broomall
—Mr. Raymond—Mr. Delano—Mr. Kerr—Amendment by Mr.
Bingham—His Speech—Reply by his Colleague—
Discussion closed by Mr. Wilson—Yeas and Nays on the
passage of the Bill—Mr. Le Blond's proposed title—
Amendments of the House accepted by the Senate.
CHAPTER XI.—The Civil Rights Bill and the Veto.
(Page 245–293.)
Doubts as to the President's Decision—Suspense ended—
The Veto Message—Mr. Trumbull's Answer—Mr. Reverdy
Johnson defends the Message—Rejoinder—Remarks of Mr.
Yates—Mr. Cowan appeals to the Country—Mr. Stewart
shows how States may make the Law a Nullity—Mr. Wade—
Mr. McDougall on Persian Mythology—Mr. J. H. Lane defends
the President—Mr. Wade—The President's Collar—Mr.
Brown—Mr. Doolittle—Mr. Garrett Davis—Mr. Saulsbury
—Yeas And Nays in the Senate—Vote in the House—The
Civil Rights Bill becomes a Law.
CHAPTER XII.—The Second Freedmen's Bureau Bill becomes a Law.
(Page 294–306.)
The Discovery of the Majority—The Senate Bill—The