History of the Reconstruction Measures of the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Congresses, 1865-68

39th Congress adopted agreed to.-Yeas amend the bill amendment.-Mr army authority Bingham Boutwell Buckalew citizens civil rights committee of conference Congress consideration Constitutional amendment Cowan Davis debate was resumed declared district Doolittle duty equal ernment favor Fessenden freedmen Freedmen's Bureau Frelinghuysen Government Hendricks honorable House of Representatives Howard Illinois Indiana Johnson joint resolution Judiciary Committee justice Kentucky land legislation liberty loyal maintained Massachusetts measure ment military Missouri motion moved to amend moved to strike nation negro oath Ohio opposed party passage passed peace Pennsylvania persons political President proposed proposition protection race or color rebel rebellion registered rejected.-Yeas replied reported representation Republic Republican restoration right of suffrage Saulsbury secure Senate Sherman slave slavery South southern speech speech.-Mr spoke Stevens stitution substitute Sumner Tennessee thought tion Trumbull Union United universal suffrage vote voters Wilson of Iowa Wisconsin