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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866

An amendment to the Constitution of the United States that granted citizenship and equal rights, both civil and legal, to Black Americans, including those who had been emancipated by the thirteenth amendment.

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Resolution to Elect Officers for the House of Representatives

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution to Elect Officers for the House of Representatives

People: James F. Wilson

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Dec 1865, 12:00

The question was taken; and it was decided in the affirmative—yeas 138, nays 35, not voting 9; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Alley, Allison, Ames, Anderson, James M. Ashley, Baldwin, Banks, Barker, Baxter, Beaman, Benjamin, Bidwell, Bingham, Blaine, Blow,...

Resolution on Rules of the House

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution on Rules of the House

People: Elihu B. Washburne

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Dec 1865, 12:00

[...] and under the operation thereof the resolution was adopted.

Resolution to Inform the Senate of the Organization of the House

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution to Inform the Senate of the Organization of the House

People: Elihu B. Washburne

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Dec 1865, 12:00

Mr. WASHBURNE, of Illinois, introduced the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to:

Resolution to Create a Committee to Wait on the President

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution to Create a Committee to Wait on the President

People: Elihu B. Washburne

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Dec 1865, 12:00

Mr. WASHBURNE, of Illinois, introduced the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to:

Resolution to Grant Claimant W. E. Dodge Privilege of the Floor

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution to Grant Claimant W. E. Dodge Privilege of the Floor

People: Henry J. Raymond

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

The previous question was seconded, and the main question ordered; and being put, the resolution was adopted.

Resolution on Public Debt

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution on Public Debt

People: Samuel J. Randall

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

The question was then taken upon agreeing to the resolution; and it was decided in the affirmative—yeas 162, nay 1, not voting 19; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Alley, Allison, Ames, Ancona, Anderson, James 31. Ashey, Baker, Baldwin, Banks, Barker, Baxter,...

Resolution on Pennsylvania Contested Election Concerning the Sixteenth Congressional District

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution on Pennsylvania Contested Election Concerning the Sixteenth Congressional District

People: Thomas Williams

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

The previous question was seconded and the main question ordered; and under the operation thereof the resolution was adopted.

Resolution to Grant Henry D. Washburn Privilege of the Floor

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 06 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution to Grant Henry D. Washburn Privilege of the Floor

People: Godlove S. Orth

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 06 Dec 1865, 12:00

The question was taken, and the resolution was agreed to.

Resolution to Grant Claimant Augustus C. Baldwin Privilege of the Floor

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution to Grant Claimant Augustus C. Baldwin Privilege of the Floor

People: Fernando C. Beaman

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

The previous question was seconded, and the main question ordered; and under the operation thereof the resolution, as modified, was adopted.

Appointment of the House Committee of Elections

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

Appointment of the House Committee of Elections

People: Schuyler Colfax

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

[Editors' note: No objection was made to the appointment of Committees by the Speaker.]

Appointment of the House Committee on the Judiciary

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

Appointment of the House Committee on the Judiciary

People: Schuyler Colfax

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

[Editors' note: No objection was made to the appointment of Committees by the Speaker.]

Appointment of the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills (House)

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

Appointment of the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills (House)

People: Schuyler Colfax

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

[Editors' note: No objection was made to the appointment of Committees by the Speaker.]

Resolution to Allow Tennessee Claimants to Occupy Seats

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 12 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution to Allow Tennessee Claimants to Occupy Seats

People: Amasa Cobb

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 12 Dec 1865, 12:00

The question was taken; and it was decided in the affirmative—yeas 132, nays 35, not voting 15; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Allison, Ancona, Anderson, James M. Ashley, Baldwin, Banks, Baker, Beaman, Bergen, Bingham, Blow, Brooks, Buckland, Bundy,...

Resolution on Joint Committee

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 13 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution on Joint Committee

Resolution on the Joint Committee and States Entitled to Representation

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution on the Joint Committee and States Entitled to Representation

People: James F. Wilson

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 Dec 1865, 12:00

The question was taken; and it was decided in the affirmative—yeas 107, nays 56, not voting 19; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Alley, Allison, Ames, Anderson, James M. Ashley, Baker, Baldwin, Banks, Barker, Baxter, Beaman, Benjamin, Bidwell, Bingham,...

Resolutions on the Death of Jacob Collamer

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolutions on the Death of Jacob Collamer

People: Justin S. Morrill

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 Dec 1865, 12:00

The resolutions of Mr. Morrill were then adopted. And the House (at four o'clock and ten minutes p. m.) adjourned until twelve m. on Monday next.

Resolution on the Death of Orlando Kellog

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 20 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution on the Death of Orlando Kellog

People: Robert S. Hale

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 20 Dec 1865, 12:00

[...] The resolutions were agreed to; and thereupon (at half past four o'clock p. m.) the House adjourned.

Credentials of Delos R. Ashley

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 21 Dec 1865, 12:00

Credentials of Delos R. Ashley

People: John Bidwell

Resolutions on Distributing the President's Annual Address

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 21 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolutions on Distributing the President's Annual Address

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 21 Dec 1865, 12:00

[...] and under the operation thereof the resolutions were adopted.

Resolution to Grant George M. Chillicott Privilege of the Floor

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 17 Jan 1866, 12:00

Resolution to Grant George M. Chillicott Privilege of the Floor

People: John A. Kasson

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 17 Jan 1866, 12:00

Mr. KASSON, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to:

Resolution to Inquire into Legislation to Enforce the Test Oath

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 22 Jan 1866, 12:00

Resolution to Inquire into Legislation to Enforce the Test Oath

People: Thaddeus Stevens

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 22 Jan 1866, 12:00

The previous question was seconded, and the main question ordered; and under the operation thereof the preamble and resolution were agreed to.

Resolution on the Privileges of Hon. Charles Follett

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 25 Jan 1866, 12:00

Resolution on the Privileges of Hon. Charles Follett

People: William E. Finck

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 25 Jan 1866, 12:00

PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR. Mr. FINCK, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to: Resolved, That Hon. Charles Follett, contesting the seat now held by Hon. Columbus Delano, from the thirteenth...

Resolutions on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs. Koontz

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 26 Jan 1866, 12:00

Resolutions on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs. Koontz

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Feb 1866, 12:00

The question then recurred on the following: Resolved, That Alexander H. Coffroth, upon the certificates and papers relating to the election in the sixteenth congressional district of the State of Pennsylvania, has the prima faeie right to the vacant...

Resolution on the Contested Election of Baldwin vs. Trowbridge

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Feb 1866, 12:00

Resolution on the Contested Election of Baldwin vs. Trowbridge

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 Feb 1866, 12:00

The question then recurred on agreeing to the resolution reported by the committee. The resolution was agreed to.

First Divided Resolution on the Contested Election of Washburn vs. Voorhees

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 23 Feb 1866, 12:00

First Divided Resolution on the Contested Election of Washburn vs. Voorhees

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 23 Feb 1866, 12:00

The resolution was adopted.

Second Divided Resolution on the Contested Election of Washburn vs. Voorhees

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 23 Feb 1866, 12:00

Second Divided Resolution on the Contested Election of Washburn vs. Voorhees

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 23 Feb 1866, 12:00

The question was taken; and it was decided in the affirmative—yeas 87, nays 36, not voting 60; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Allison, Baker, Banks, Barker, Baxter, Beaman, Benjamin, Bidwell, Bingham, Blow, Brandegee, Bromwell, Broomall, Bundy, Reader W....

Resolution to Inquire into Excluding the Disloyal from Office

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 12 Mar 1866, 12:00

Resolution to Inquire into Excluding the Disloyal from Office

People: Samuel Shellabarger

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 12 Mar 1866, 12:00

[...] and under the operation thereof the resolution was agreed to.

Message from the Senate on Concurring in House Amendments to S. 61

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 15 Mar 1866, 12:00

Message from the Senate on Concurring in House Amendments to S. 61

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 15 Mar 1866, 12:00

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Forney, its Secretary, informed the House that the Senate had agreed to the amendments of the House to Senate bill No. 61, to protect all persons in the United States in their civil rights and to furnish the means of...

Message on the Enrollment of S. 61

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 16 Mar 1866, 12:00

Message on the Enrollment of S. 61

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 16 Mar 1866, 12:00

ENROLLED BILL SIGNED. Mr. TROWBRIDGE, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that the committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the following title: “An act to protect all persons in the United States in their civil rights and...

Message from the Senate: Death of Solomon Foot

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 29 Mar 1866, 12:00

Message from the Senate: Death of Solomon Foot

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 29 Mar 1866, 12:00

[Editors' note: The House proceeds to discuss the details of the message, so we can assume that the message was accepted.]

Resolutions on the Death of Solomon Foot and Adjournment

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 29 Mar 1866, 12:00

Resolutions on the Death of Solomon Foot and Adjournment

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 29 Mar 1866, 12:00

Mr. Morrill submitted the following resolutions; which were read, considered, and unanimously agreed to[.]

First Divided Resolution on the Contested Election of Dodge vs. Brooks

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 06 Apr 1866, 12:00

First Divided Resolution on the Contested Election of Dodge vs. Brooks

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 06 Apr 1866, 12:00

The question was taken; and it was decided in the affirmative—yeas 84, nays 46, not voting 53: as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Alley, Allison, James M. Ashley, Banks, Baxter, Beaman, Benjamin, Bidwell, Bingham, Boutwell, Broomall, Buckland, Bundy, Reader W....

Second Divided Resolution on the Contested Election Case of Dodge vs. Brooks

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 06 Apr 1866, 12:00

Second Divided Resolution on the Contested Election Case of Dodge vs. Brooks

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 06 Apr 1866, 12:00

The question was taken; and it was decided in the affirmative—yeas 72, nays 52, not voting 59; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Alley, Allison, James M. Ashley, Banks, Baxter, Beaman, Benjamin, Bidwell, Bingham, Boutwell, Broomall, Buckland, Bundy, Reader W....

S. 61

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 09 Apr 1866, 12:00

S. 61

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 09 Apr 1866, 12:00

The SPEAKER. The question is, "Shall this bill pass, notwithstanding the objections of the President?" On this question, the vote, according to the requirement of the Constitution, must be taken by yeas and nays. The question was taken; and there...

Resolution to Request the President Detail Negotiations Concerning the Rebel Debt

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 25 Apr 1866, 12:00

Resolution to Request the President Detail Negotiations Concerning the Rebel Debt

People: John A. Kasson

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 25 Apr 1866, 12:00

Mr. KASSON, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to

Resolution Confining Speeches on H. Res. 127 to Thirty Minutes

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 07 May 1866, 12:00

Resolution Confining Speeches on H. Res. 127 to Thirty Minutes

People: Thaddeus Stevens

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 07 May 1866, 12:00

The previous question was seconded and the main question ordered; and under the operation thereof the resolution was agreed to.

Resolution on the Contested Election of Follett vs. Delano

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 May 1866, 12:00

Resolution on the Contested Election of Follett vs. Delano

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 18 May 1866, 12:00

[...] and under the operation thereof the resolution was agreed to.

Resolution to Request the President Provide a Statement of Rebel Laws on Rebel Debt

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Jun 1866, 12:00

Resolution to Request the President Provide a Statement of Rebel Laws on Rebel Debt

People: Henry J. Raymond

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Jun 1866, 12:00

Mr. RAYMOND, by unanimous consent, introduced the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to:

Further Resolutions on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs Koontz

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 09 Jul 1866, 12:00

Further Resolutions on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs Koontz

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 18 Jul 1866, 12:00

[...] and under the operation thereof the resolutions were agreed to.

Credentials of William B. Campbell

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 03 Dec 1866, 00:00

Credentials of William B. Campbell

People: Horace Maynard

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 03 Dec 1866, 00:00

Messrs. Campbell, Arnell, and Hawkins appeared, and were duly qualified by taking the oaths prescribed by the Constitution and laws. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4)

Credentials of Samuel M. Arnell

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 03 Dec 1866, 00:00

Credentials of Samuel M. Arnell

People: Horace Maynard

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 03 Dec 1866, 00:00

Messrs. Campbell, Arnell, and Hawkins appeared, and were duly qualified by taking the oaths prescribed by the Constitution and laws. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4)

Credentials of Isaac R. Hawkins

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 03 Dec 1866, 00:00

Credentials of Isaac R. Hawkins

People: Horace Maynard

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 03 Dec 1866, 00:00

Messrs. Campbell, Arnell, and Hawkins appeared, and were duly qualified by taking the oaths prescribed by the Constitution and laws. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4)

Credentials of Elijah Hise

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 03 Dec 1866, 00:00

Credentials of Elijah Hise

People: Aaron Harding

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 03 Dec 1866, 00:00

Messrs. Hise and Ward appeared, and were duly qualified by taking the oaths prescribed by the Constitution and laws. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4)

Credentials of Andrew H. Ward

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 03 Dec 1866, 00:00

Credentials of Andrew H. Ward

People: Aaron Harding

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 03 Dec 1866, 00:00

Messrs. Hise and Ward appeared, and were duly qualified by taking the oaths prescribed by the Constitution and laws. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4)

Resolutions to Inform the Senate that a Quorum of the House has Assembled and Appoint a Committee to Communicate with the President

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 03 Dec 1866, 00:00

Resolutions to Inform the Senate that a Quorum of the House has Assembled and Appoint a Committee to Communicate with the President

People: Elihu B. Washburne

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 03 Dec 1866, 00:00

The resolutions were adopted. The SPEAKER appointed as such committee, Mr. Washburne of Illinois, Mr. Morrill, and Mr. Finck. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4)

Message from the Senate: Concurrent Resolution

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1866, 12:00

Message from the Senate: Concurrent Resolution

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1866, 12:00

[EDITOR'S NOTE: It can be assumed from its reading that the message from the Senate was accepted.]

Resolutions on Distributing the President's Annual Message

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 10 Dec 1866, 12:00

Resolutions on Distributing the President's Annual Message

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 10 Dec 1866, 12:00

The resolutions reported from the Committee of the Whole were then adopted.

Resolutions on the Death of Senator William Wright

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 18 Dec 1866, 12:00

Resolutions on the Death of Senator William Wright

People: William A. Newell

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 18 Dec 1866, 12:00

The resolutions submitted by Mr. Newell were unanimously adopted.

S. 1

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 08 Jan 1867, 12:00

S. 1

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 08 Jan 1867, 12:00

The SPEAKER. The Constitution requiring that upon the reconsideration of bills returned by the President with his objections thereto, the vote shall be taken by yeas and nays and entered upon the Journal, the Clerk will call the roll. The question was...

Message from the Senate

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 21 Feb 1867, 12:00

Message from the Senate

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 21 Feb 1867, 12:00

[Editors' note: It can be assumed from its reading that the message was accepted.]

Message on the Enrollment of H. R. 1143

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 21 Feb 1867, 12:00

Message on the Enrollment of H. R. 1143

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 21 Feb 1867, 12:00

ENROLLED BILL SIGNED. Mr. COBB, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that they had examined and found truly enrolled an act (H. R. No. 1143) to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States; when the Speaker signed the same.

Credentials of T. M. Marquette

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 02 Mar 1867, 11:00

Credentials of T. M. Marquette

People: James M. Ashley

Resolution Instructing the Clerk to Present H. R. 1143 to the Secretary of State

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 02 Mar 1867, 11:00

Resolution Instructing the Clerk to Present H. R. 1143 to the Secretary of State

People: Thaddeus Stevens

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 02 Mar 1867, 11:00

Mr. STEVENS submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to: Resolved, That the Clerk of the House be directed to present to the Secretary of State the bill entitled "An act to provide for the more efficient government...

First Address of the Speaker

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Dec 1865, 12:00

First Address of the Speaker

People: Schuyler Colfax

Message from the Senate

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Dec 1865, 12:00

Message from the Senate

Message from the Senate: Committee to Wait on the President

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

Message from the Senate: Committee to Wait on the President

H. Res. 5

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

H. Res. 5

People: Thaddeus Stevens

H. Res. 3

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

H. Res. 3

People: Thaddeus Stevens

H. Res. 2

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

H. Res. 2

People: Thaddeus Stevens

H. R. 1

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

H. R. 1

People: William D. Kelley

H. Res. 12

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

H. Res. 12

People: John H. Hubbard

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

[...] and ordered to be printed.

H. Res. 14

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

H. Res. 14

People: Thaddeus Stevens

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

[...] and ordered to be printed.

Resolution on Secession

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 12 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution on Secession

People: Charles A. Eldredge

Resolution to Inquire into Prohibiting Racial Discrimination in Granting the Elective Franchise

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 13 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution to Inquire into Prohibiting Racial Discrimination in Granting the Elective Franchise

People: George S. Boutwell

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 13 Dec 1865, 12:00

[...] and ordered to be printed.

Message from the Senate on the Death of Jacob Collamer

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 Dec 1865, 12:00

Message from the Senate on the Death of Jacob Collamer

Appointment of the Joint Committee on Reconstruction (Senate)

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 21 Dec 1865, 12:00

Appointment of the Joint Committee on Reconstruction (Senate)

H. R. 88

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 08 Jan 1866, 12:00

H. R. 88

People: Henry J. Raymond

Resolutions on Congress' Role in Former Confederate States

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 09 Jan 1866, 12:00

Resolutions on Congress' Role in Former Confederate States

People: Henry P. H. Bromwell

Resolution on the Policy of the President

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 10 Jan 1866, 12:00

Resolution on the Policy of the President

People: Thomas T. Davis

Resolution to Amend the Constitution to Make Representation Conditional on Black Civil Rights

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 15 Jan 1866, 12:00

Resolution to Amend the Constitution to Make Representation Conditional on Black Civil Rights

People: Roscoe Conkling

Credentials of John N. Goodwin

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 17 Jan 1866, 12:00

Credentials of John N. Goodwin

People: James G. Blaine

Minority Report of the Joint Committee on Reconstruction on H. Res. 51

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 22 Jan 1866, 12:00

Minority Report of the Joint Committee on Reconstruction on H. Res. 51

Mr. Lawrence's Instructions to the Joint Committee on Reconstruction

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 23 Jan 1866, 12:00

Mr. Lawrence's Instructions to the Joint Committee on Reconstruction

People: William Lawrence

Report on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs. Koontz

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 26 Jan 1866, 12:00

Report on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs. Koontz

Minority Report on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs. Koontz

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 26 Jan 1866, 12:00

Minority Report on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs. Koontz

S. 61

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 03 Feb 1866, 12:00

S. 61

Report on the Contested Election of Baldwin vs. Trowbridge

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Feb 1866, 12:00

Report on the Contested Election of Baldwin vs. Trowbridge

Minority Report on the Contested Election of Baldwin vs. Trowbridge

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 09 Feb 1866, 12:00

Minority Report on the Contested Election of Baldwin vs. Trowbridge

H. Res. 63

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 13 Feb 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 63

Resolutions to Adequately Punish Rebels

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Feb 1866, 12:00

Resolutions to Adequately Punish Rebels

People: James H. D. Henderson

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Feb 1866, 12:00

Mr. BRANDEGEE stated he rose to debate the resolutions. The resolutions went over under the rule.

Report on the Contested Election of Washburn vs. Voorhees

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Feb 1866, 12:00

Report on the Contested Election of Washburn vs. Voorhees

Resolutions on the Contested Election of Washburn vs. Voorhees

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Feb 1866, 12:00

Resolutions on the Contested Election of Washburn vs. Voorhees

Minority Report on the Contested Election of Washburn vs. Voorhees

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 20 Feb 1866, 12:00

Minority Report on the Contested Election of Washburn vs. Voorhees

Instructions to the House Committee on the Judiciary to Amend S. 61

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 02 Mar 1866, 12:00

Instructions to the House Committee on the Judiciary to Amend S. 61

S. 61

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 13 Mar 1866, 12:00

S. 61

Report of the Committee on the Judiciary on H. Res. 43

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 13 Mar 1866, 12:00

Report of the Committee on the Judiciary on H. Res. 43

Message from the Secretary of the Treasury

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 17 Mar 1866, 12:00

Message from the Secretary of the Treasury

Report on the Contested Election of Dodge vs. Brooks

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 26 Mar 1866, 12:00

Report on the Contested Election of Dodge vs. Brooks

Resolutions on the Contested Election of Dodge vs. Brooks

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 26 Mar 1866, 12:00

Resolutions on the Contested Election of Dodge vs. Brooks

Minority Report on the Contested Election of Dodge vs. Brooks

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 26 Mar 1866, 12:00

Minority Report on the Contested Election of Dodge vs. Brooks

Message from the Senate on S. 61

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 09 Apr 1866, 12:00

Message from the Senate on S. 61

President Johnson's S. 61 Veto Message

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 09 Apr 1866, 12:00

President Johnson's S. 61 Veto Message

H. Res. 127

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 30 Apr 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 127

H. R. 544

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 30 Apr 1866, 12:00

H. R. 544

Resolution Discharging the Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 07 May 1866, 12:00

Resolution Discharging the Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction

People: Benjamin M. Boyer

Mr. Garfield's Instructions to the Joint Committee on Reconstruction

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 08 May 1866, 12:00

Mr. Garfield's Instructions to the Joint Committee on Reconstruction

People: James A. Garfield

Mr. McKee's Instructions to the Joint Committee on Reconstruction

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 09 May 1866, 12:00

Mr. McKee's Instructions to the Joint Committee on Reconstruction

People: Samuel McKee

Mr. Boutwell's Proposition on the Position of the Democratic Party on the Issue of Representation

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 09 May 1866, 12:00

Mr. Boutwell's Proposition on the Position of the Democratic Party on the Issue of Representation

People: George S. Boutwell

Report on the Contested Election of Follett vs. Delano

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 May 1866, 12:00

Report on the Contested Election of Follett vs. Delano

H. R. 623

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 28 May 1866, 12:00

H. R. 623

People: Thaddeus Stevens

Message on the Enrollment of H. Res. 127

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 Jun 1866, 12:00

Message on the Enrollment of H. Res. 127

H. Res. 127

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 Jun 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 127

Report on H. Res. 127

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 18 Jun 1866, 12:00

Report on H. Res. 127

Second Report on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs Koontz

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 09 Jul 1866, 12:00

Second Report on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs Koontz

Message on the Enrollment of S. 1

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 17 Dec 1866, 12:00

Message on the Enrollment of S. 1

Message from the Senate

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 08 Jan 1867, 12:00

Message from the Senate

President Johnson's S. 1 Veto Message

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 08 Jan 1867, 12:00

President Johnson's S. 1 Veto Message

H. R. 1143

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 06 Feb 1867, 12:00

H. R. 1143

Message to the House on the Senate's Passage of H. R. 1143 Notwithstanding the President's Veto

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 02 Mar 1867, 11:00

Message to the House on the Senate's Passage of H. R. 1143 Notwithstanding the President's Veto

Message to the Senate

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Dec 1865, 12:00

Message to the Senate

People: Edward McPherson

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Dec 1865, 12:00

Mr. WASHBURNE, of Illinois, introduced the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to: Resolved, That a message be sent to the Senate, informing that body that a quorum of the House has assembled, and elected Schuyler Colfax, one...

Resolution to Create a Joint Committee on Reconstruction

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution to Create a Joint Committee on Reconstruction

People: Thaddeus Stevens

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Dec 1865, 12:00

[Editors' note: The resolution was then sent to the Senate for their consideration.]

Memorial on New York Contested Election: William E. Dodge

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

Memorial on New York Contested Election: William E. Dodge

People: Henry J. Raymond

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

The SPEAKER. The memorial will be so referred. In this connection, the Chair lays before the House the petition of Augustus C. Baldwin, claiming the seat for the fifth district of Michigan, now occupied by Hon. R. E. Trowbridge.

Memorial on Michigan Contested Election: Augustus C. Baldwin

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

Memorial on Michigan Contested Election: Augustus C. Baldwin

Memorial on Indiana Contested Election: W. D. Washburne

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

Memorial on Indiana Contested Election: W. D. Washburne

People: Godlove S. Orth

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

The motion was agreed to.

H. Res. 1

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

H. Res. 1

People: Robert C. Schenck

President's Annual Message (1865)

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

President's Annual Message (1865)

H. Res. 6

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

H. Res. 6

People: John M. Broomall

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

[...] which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed.

H. Res. 8 [Rebel Debt]

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 06 Dec 1865, 12:00

H. Res. 8 [Rebel Debt]

People: John A. Bingham

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 06 Dec 1865, 12:00

[...] which was read a first and second time, and ordered to be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, when appointed, and to be printed.

H. Res. 8 [Equality before the Law]

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 06 Dec 1865, 12:00

H. Res. 8 [Equality before the Law]

People: John A. Bingham

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 06 Dec 1865, 12:00

[...] which was read a first and second time, and ordered to be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, when appointed, and to be printed.

H. Res. 9

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 06 Dec 1865, 12:00

H. Res. 9

People: John F. Farnsworth

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 06 Dec 1865, 12:00

[...] which was read a first and second time, and ordered to be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, when appointed.

H. Res. 10

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

H. Res. 10

People: Thomas D. Eliot

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

[...] which was read a first and second time, and referred to the select committee on the rebellious States, when appointed.

H. Res. 11

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

H. Res. 11

People: Thomas Jenckes

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

[...] which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, when appointed.

H. Res. 13

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

H. Res. 13

People: Columbus Delano

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

[...] which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, when appointed.

Resolution to Not Exclude Members of Congress from Rebellious States

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution to Not Exclude Members of Congress from Rebellious States

People: Thomas E. Noell

Credentials from Tennessee

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 12 Dec 1865, 12:00

Credentials from Tennessee

People: Henry J. Raymond

Appointment of the Joint Committee on Reconstruction (House)

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 Dec 1865, 12:00

Appointment of the Joint Committee on Reconstruction (House)

People: Schuyler Colfax

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 Dec 1865, 12:00

[Editors' note: A message was sent to the Senate announcing these appointments.]

Credentials of James M. Johnson

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 18 Dec 1865, 12:00

Credentials of James M. Johnson

People: Green C. Smith

Resolution to Make the Admission of Rebellious States Conditional on Their Acceptance of Constitutional Amendment

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 18 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution to Make the Admission of Rebellious States Conditional on Their Acceptance of Constitutional Amendment

People: Hiram Price

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 18 Dec 1865, 12:00

The SPEAKER. In accordance with the resolution of the House, this resolution will be referred to the joint committee on reconstruction without debate.

H. R. 1

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 18 Dec 1865, 12:00

H. R. 1

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 18 Jan 1866, 12:00

[Editors' note: H. R. 1 was then sent to the Senate for their consideration.]

Credentials of B. Johnson Barbour

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Dec 1865, 12:00

Credentials of B. Johnson Barbour

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Dec 1865, 12:00

[...] which were referred to the joint committee on reconstruction.

H. Res. 9

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Dec 1865, 12:00

H. Res. 9

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Dec 1865, 12:00

[Editors' note: H. Res. 9 was then sent to the Senate for their consideration.]

Credentials of G. H. Kyle

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 20 Dec 1865, 12:00

Credentials of G. H. Kyle

People: Henry J. Raymond

Certificate of Election of H. C. Warmoth

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 20 Dec 1865, 12:00

Certificate of Election of H. C. Warmoth

People: Thaddeus Stevens

Message to the Senate on the Death of Orlando Kellogg

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 20 Dec 1865, 12:00

Message to the Senate on the Death of Orlando Kellogg

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 20 Dec 1865, 12:00

Ordered, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate.

Resolution Endorsing the President's Annual Message and Denying the Right to Secede

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 21 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution Endorsing the President's Annual Message and Denying the Right to Secede

People: Daniel W. Voorhees

H. Res. 30

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 08 Jan 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 30

People: Frederick A. Pike

H. Res. 31

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 08 Jan 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 31

People: James G. Blaine

Memorial of Charles Follett Contesting Columbus Delano's Seat

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 10 Jan 1866, 12:00

Memorial of Charles Follett Contesting Columbus Delano's Seat

People: William E. Finck

H. Res. 34

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 10 Jan 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 34

People: Edward H. Rollins

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 10 Jan 1866, 12:00

[...] which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Credentials of James Farrow

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Jan 1866, 12:00

Credentials of James Farrow

Credentials of John D. Kennedy

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Jan 1866, 12:00

Credentials of John D. Kennedy

People: Schuyler Colfax

Credentials of William Byers

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 15 Jan 1866, 12:00

Credentials of William Byers

People: Columbus Delano

Memorial on the Members-Elect from Arkansas

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 15 Jan 1866, 12:00

Memorial on the Members-Elect from Arkansas

People: Columbus Delano

H. Res. 39

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 15 Jan 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 39

People: Godlove S. Orth

Memorial of Charles D. Poston Contesting the Seat of John N. Goodwin

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 17 Jan 1866, 12:00

Memorial of Charles D. Poston Contesting the Seat of John N. Goodwin

People: James M. Ashley

H. Res. 43

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 17 Jan 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 43

People: William Lawrence

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 17 Jan 1866, 12:00

[...] which was read a first and second and time, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Resolution to Admit Members-Elect from Rebellious States Immediately

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 17 Jan 1866, 12:00

Resolution to Admit Members-Elect from Rebellious States Immediately

People: Henry Grider

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 22 Jan 1866, 12:00

The SPEAKER. [...] The resolutions are referred, under the resolution of the House, to the joint committee on reconstruction.

H. Res. 51

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 22 Jan 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 51

Resolutions on the Right to Secession

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 23 Jan 1866, 12:00

Resolutions on the Right to Secession

People: James H. D. Henderson

Resolution to Submit Propositions to the Rebellious States

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 30 Jan 1866, 12:00

Resolution to Submit Propositions to the Rebellious States

People: John A. Kasson

H. Res. 51

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 31 Jan 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 51

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 31 Jan 1866, 12:00

[Editors' note: H. Res. 51 was then sent to the Senate for their consideration.]

H. R. 256

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 06 Feb 1866, 12:00

H. R. 256

People: Daniel Morris

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 06 Feb 1866, 12:00

[...] which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Credentials of Six Members-Elect from Alabama

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 07 Feb 1866, 12:00

Credentials of Six Members-Elect from Alabama

People: James Brooks

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 07 Feb 1866, 12:00

The SPEAKER. Under the order of the House they will be referred, without debate, to the joint committee on reconstruction.

H. Res. 70

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Feb 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 70

People: Samuel McKee

H. Res. 72

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Feb 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 72

People: Henry P. H. Bromwell

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Feb 1866, 12:00

[...] and the joint resolution was received, read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Resolution Inquiring into the Possibility of Requiring Disloyal Citizens to Contribute to the Cost of Standing Armies

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 26 Feb 1866, 12:00

Resolution Inquiring into the Possibility of Requiring Disloyal Citizens to Contribute to the Cost of Standing Armies

People: Joseph W. McClurg

Resolution that Congress Has No Right to Determine the Qualifications of Electors

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 26 Feb 1866, 12:00

Resolution that Congress Has No Right to Determine the Qualifications of Electors

People: Joseph H. Defrees

S. 61

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 01 Mar 1866, 12:00

S. 61

Resolutions to Protect the Freedmen in the Reorganized Rebel States

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Mar 1866, 12:00

Resolutions to Protect the Freedmen in the Reorganized Rebel States

People: James M. Ashley

H. Res. 43

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 13 Mar 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 43

H. Res. 89

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 13 Mar 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 89

People: James M. Ashley

S. 61

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 16 Mar 1866, 12:00

S. 61

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 16 Mar 1866, 12:00

[Editors' note: S. 61 was then sent to the Senate to be signed by the President pro tempore.]

Message to the Senate on the Enrollment of S. 61

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 16 Mar 1866, 12:00

Message to the Senate on the Enrollment of S. 61

People: Edward McPherson

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 16 Mar 1866, 12:00

[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the Senate. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day it is read in the Senate.]

H. Res. 91

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Mar 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 91

People: Jehu Baker

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Mar 1866, 12:00

[...] which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed.

H. Res. 94

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Mar 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 94

People: Shelby M. Cullom

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Mar 1866, 12:00

The joint resolution was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Resolutions on Rebel Debt

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Mar 1866, 12:00

Resolutions on Rebel Debt

People: Andrew J. Rogers

H. R. 437

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 02 Apr 1866, 12:00

H. R. 437

People: Samuel Shellabarger

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 02 Apr 1866, 12:00

[...] which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed.

Message to the Senate

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 10 Apr 1866, 12:00

Message to the Senate

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 10 Apr 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 109

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 16 Apr 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 109

People: Ralph Hill

H. Res. 110

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 16 Apr 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 110

People: Thomas Jenckes

H. R. 543

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 30 Apr 1866, 12:00

H. R. 543

Message from the President of the United States Over Rebel Debt

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 01 May 1866, 12:00

Message from the President of the United States Over Rebel Debt

People: Schuyler Colfax

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 01 May 1866, 12:00

COTTON LOAN. The SPEAKER laid before the House a message from the President of the United States, transmitting, in reply to a resolution of the House, a letter of the Secretary of State in regard to the rebel debt known as the “cotton loan;” which, on...

H. R. 437

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 07 May 1866, 12:00

H. R. 437

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 07 May 1866, 12:00

PRINTING OF A SUBSTITUTE. Mr. WILSON, of Iowa, by unanimous consent, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported back with a substitute bill of the House No. 437, to declare and protect all the privileges and immunities of citizens of the United...

H. R. 603

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 21 May 1866, 12:00

H. R. 603

People: George V. Lawrence

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 21 May 1866, 12:00

[...] and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H. Res. 127

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 09 Jun 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 127

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 13 Jun 1866, 12:00

[Editors' note: H. Res. 127 was then sent to the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills to be checked for errors.]

Message to the Senate on Concurrence in H. Res. 127 Amendments

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 13 Jun 1866, 12:00

Message to the Senate on Concurrence in H. Res. 127 Amendments

People: Edward McPherson

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 13 Jun 1866, 12:00

Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate with the concurrence of the House in the said amendments.

Credentials of Lewis Hanes: Fifth Congressional District of North Carolina

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 Jun 1866, 12:00

Credentials of Lewis Hanes: Fifth Congressional District of North Carolina

People: Kellian Whaley

Resolution to Submit the 14th Amendment to the States

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 15 Jun 1866, 12:00

Resolution to Submit the 14th Amendment to the States

People: John A. Bingham

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 18 Jun 1866, 12:00

[Editors' note: The resolution was then sent to the Senate for its consideration.]

President's Annual Message (1866)

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 03 Dec 1866, 00:00

President's Annual Message (1866)

Concurrent Resolution Reappointing the Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Dec 1866, 12:00

Concurrent Resolution Reappointing the Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction

People: Thaddeus Stevens

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Dec 1866, 12:00

The resolution was agreed to. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg.11)

S. 1

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 Dec 1866, 12:00

S. 1

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 Dec 1866, 12:00

[Editors' note: S. 1 was then sent to the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills to be checked for errors.]

Message to the Senate on the Passage of S. 1

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 Dec 1866, 12:00

Message to the Senate on the Passage of S. 1

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 Dec 1866, 12:00

Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate with the passage of the said bill.

S. 1

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 17 Dec 1866, 12:00

S. 1

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 17 Dec 1866, 12:00

[Editors' note: S. 1 was then sent to the Senate to be signed by the President pro tempore.]

Message to the Senate on the Signing of S. 1

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 17 Dec 1866, 12:00

Message to the Senate on the Signing of S. 1

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 17 Dec 1866, 12:00

[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being read in the Senate.]

H. R. 956

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 08 Jan 1867, 12:00

H. R. 956

People: John A. Kasson

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 08 Jan 1867, 12:00

[Editors' note: H. R. 956 was then sent to the Senate for their concurrence.]

H. R. 1143

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 18 Feb 1867, 12:00

H. R. 1143

H. R. 1143

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Feb 1867, 11:00

H. R. 1143

H. R. 1143

Creator event:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 21 Feb 1867, 12:00

H. R. 1143

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 21 Feb 1867, 12:00

[Editors' note: H. R. 1143 was then sent to the Senate to be signed by the President pro tempore.]

Message to the Senate on the Enrollment of H. R. 1143

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 21 Feb 1867, 12:00

Message to the Senate on the Enrollment of H. R. 1143

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 21 Feb 1867, 12:00

[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the Senate.]

H. R. 1143

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 02 Mar 1867, 11:00

H. R. 1143

President Johnson's H. R. 1143 Veto Message

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 02 Mar 1867, 11:00

President Johnson's H. R. 1143 Veto Message