Complete Procedural Motions List

Committee: The Senate

Event Id	Proposal Name	Sub-type	Proposal Kind	Motion Text	Source
682171	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate come to order.]	The Congressional Globe
682136	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	[That a prayer be read by Rev. Edgar H. Gray, D. D., of Washington.]	The Congressional Globe
682206	Motion to Take the Oath of Office: John M. Thayer and Thomas W. Tipton	None	PROCEDURE	I ask [...] that the gentlemen be sworn.	The Congressional Globe
682315	Motion to Set the Daily Hour of Meeting	None	PROCEDURE	[That the hour of the daily meeting of the Senate be twelve o'clock.]	The Congressional Globe
682320	Motion to Notify the House of Representatives of the Senate's Quorum	None	PROCEDURE	Ordered, that the Secretary inform the House of Representatives that a quorum of the Senate.	The Congressional Globe
682329	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate adjourn.]	The Congressional Globe
904251	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate come to order.]	The Congressional Globe
904253	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	[That a prayer be read by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.]	The Congressional Globe
904254	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Journal of yesterday be read and approved.]	The Congressional Globe
904255	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
682331	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate come to order.]	The Congressional Globe
682335	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	[That a prayer be read by Rev. E. H. Gray.]	The Congressional Globe
682341	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Journal of the last session be read and approved.]	The Congressional Globe
682345	Motion for the Senate to Proceed to the Election of Standing Committees	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate proceed to the election of the standing committees.	The Congressional Globe
682352	Motion to Suspend the Rules	None	PROCEDURE	I ask the unanimous consent of the Senate to suspend the rule[.]	The Congressional Globe
719180	Motion to Print and Refer S. 18 to the Committee on the Judiciary	None	PROCEDURE	[That S. 18 be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.]	The Congressional Globe
867494	Motion to Print and Refer S. Res. 8	None	PROCEDURE	[That S. Res. 8 be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.]	The Congressional Globe
682381	Point of Order	None	PROCEDURE	I rise to a point of order.	The Congressional Globe
724377	Motion to Print and Lay the Resolutions on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	[That the resolutions be printed and lie on the table.]	The Congressional Globe
682400	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate adjourn.]	The Congressional Globe
724425	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate come to order.]	The Congressional Globe
724427	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	[That a prayer be read by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.]	The Congressional Globe
724430	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Journal of Saturday be read and approved.]	The Congressional Globe
724433	Motion to Resume Consideration of the Reconstruction Resolutions	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate proceed to their consideration.	The Congressional Globe
724438	Motion to Refer the Resolutions to the Committee on the Judiciary	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the resolutions be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	The Congressional Globe
724444	Motion to Lay the Resolutions on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the resolutions be laid upon the table.	The Congressional Globe
724449	Motion to Proceed to Executive Business	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of executive business.	The Congressional Globe
724451	Motion to Lay the Resolutions on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I move to lay the resolutions of the Senator from Massachusetts on the table[.]	The Congressional Globe
724453	Motion for the Yeas and Nays	None	PROCEDURE	[O]n that motion I call for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
724457	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate adjourn.]	The Congressional Globe
724766	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate come to order.]	The Congressional Globe
724770	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	[That a prayer be read by the Chaplain, Rev. E. H. Gray.]	The Congressional Globe
724773	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Journal of yesterday be read and approved.]	The Congressional Globe
724775	Motion to Take Up the Reconstruction Resolutions	None	PROCEDURE	I move to take from the table the resolutions of the Senator from Massachusetts, which were yesterday laid on the table by a vote of the Senate.	The Congressional Globe
850528	Motion to Refer H. R. 33	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the bill be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	The Congressional Globe
724782	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of Executive Business	None	PROCEDURE	I now move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of executive business.	The Congressional Globe
904499	Point of Order	None	PROCEDURE	I rise to a question of order.	The Congressional Globe
724785	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate adjourn.]	The Congressional Globe
724789	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate come to order.]	The Congressional Globe
724791	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	[That a prayer be read by the Chaplain, Rev. E. H. Gray.]	The Congressional Globe
724796	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Journal of yesterday be read and approved.]	The Congressional Globe
904571	Motion for Unanimous Consent to Proceed to Consideration of H. R. 33	None	PROCEDURE	I would ask that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the bill at this time.	The Congressional Globe
724800	Motion for the Regular Order of Business	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Resolutions Concerning the Reconstruction of the Rebel States be called up in the order of business.]	The Congressional Globe
904574	Motion to Lay the Resolutions Over Informally	None	PROCEDURE	I hope that they will lie over informally for a few moments.	The Congressional Globe
724813	Motion to Lay the Reconstruction Resolution on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I move to lay them on the table.	The Congressional Globe
724819	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate adjourn.]	The Congressional Globe
682413	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate come to order.]	The Congressional Globe
682415	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	[That a prayer be read by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.]	The Congressional Globe
682417	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Journal of yesterday be read and approved.]	The Congressional Globe
682426	Motion to Lay the Credentials on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	[That the credentials be laid on the table.]	The Congressional Globe
850537	Motion to Consider H. R. 33 in the Committee of the Whole	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of House bill No. 33.	The Congressional Globe
865322	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	Editorial Decision
865326	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate come to order.]	The Congressional Globe
865329	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	[That a prayer be read by Rev. Isaac Wescott, D. D., of New York.]	The Congressional Globe
865332	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Journal of yesterday be read and approved.]	The Congressional Globe
865336	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of H. R. 33	None	PROCEDURE	The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, resumed the consideration of the bill (S. No. 33) supplementary to an act entitled "An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States, passed March 2, 1867, and to facilitate restoration.”	The Congressional Globe
865378	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate adjourn.]	The Congressional Globe
865381	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate come to order.]	The Congressional Globe
865383	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	[That a prayer be read by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.]	The Congressional Globe
865385	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Journal of yesterday be read and approved.]	The Congressional Globe
865389	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. R. 33 in Consideration of the Whole	None	PROCEDURE	I now call for the order of the day.	The Congressional Globe
850715	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on Mr. Drake's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I will move to reconsider the vote by which the amendment of the Senator from Missouri was adopted if the point of order is insisted upon.	The Congressional Globe
847308	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Reconsideration on Mr. Drake's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	We had better have the yeas and nays on that question.	The Congressional Globe
726871	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
847335	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Conkling's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	On that I suppose we had better have the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
847348	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Edmunds' Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	[That the yeas and nays be called on Mr. Edmund's Amendment.]	The Congressional Globe
726921	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I now move that the Senate adjourn until Monday morning at ten o’clock.	The Congressional Globe
726924	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
847354	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Howard's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the yeas and nays on the amendment.	The Congressional Globe
727000	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move an adjournment.	The Congressional Globe
847360	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Drake's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I simply ask a vote upon it, and call for the yeas and nays upon that vote.	The Congressional Globe
850759	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on Mr. Drake's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I move to reconsider the vote just taken;	The Congressional Globe
847371	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Drake's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
727028	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
847375	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Sumner's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	On that I should like to have the yeas and the nays.	The Congressional Globe
727163	Engrossment and Third Reading of H. R. 33	None	PROCEDURE	Shall the amendment be engrossed and the bill read a third time?	The Congressional Globe
727164	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on Mr. Conkling's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I desire to move a reconsideration of the vote by which the amendment offered by the Senator from New York [Mr. Conkling] was rejected.	The Congressional Globe
727168	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Passage of H. R. 33	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays on the final passage of the bill.	The Congressional Globe
727171	Motion to Print H. R. 33	None	PROCEDURE	I move that it be printed.	The Congressional Globe
850785	Motion to Separate the Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	[That H. R. 33 be returned to the House for concurrence in the Senate amendment.]	Editorial Decision
850789	Motion to Report H. R. 33 as Amended to the House	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the amendment.]	Journal of the Senate of the United States of America, 1867-1869
727173	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
727216	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate come to order.]	The Congressional Globe
727219	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	[That a prayer be read by the Chaplain, Rev. E. H. Gray.]	The Congressional Globe
727221	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Journal of yesterday be read and approved.]	The Congressional Globe
889025	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of Executive Business	None	PROCEDURE	I therefore move to proceed to the consideration of executive business.	The Congressional Globe
889028	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Second House Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
889036	Motion for a Committee of Conference	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate insist on its disagreement and ask for a committee of conference.	The Congressional Globe
889044	Motion to Separate Amendments	None	PROCEDURE	[That H. R. 33 be returned to the House for concurrence in the Senate actions.]	Editorial Decision
889046	Motion to Report H. R. 33 as Amended to the House	None	PROCEDURE	I believe all the House amendments are now disposed of. I suppose it is not necessary to ask for a committee of conference; our action can go back to the House, and they can then take action.	The Congressional Globe
727262	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate adjourn.]	The Congressional Globe
727361	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate come to order.]	The Congressional Globe
727363	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	[That a prayer be read by the Chaplain, Rev. E. H. Gray.]	The Congressional Globe
727365	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Journal of yesterday be read and approved.]	The Congressional Globe
727368	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. R. 33	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate resume consideration of H. R. 33 and its amendments.]	The Congressional Globe
847438	Motion to Agree to a Committee of Conference on H. R. 33	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate insist upon its disagreement, and agree to the conference asked by the House.	The Congressional Globe
858676	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate adjourn.]	The Congressional Globe
727418	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate come to order.]	The Congressional Globe
727420	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	[That a prayer be read by the Chaplain, Rev. E. H. Gray.]	The Congressional Globe
727422	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Journal of yesterday be read and approved.]	The Congressional Globe
727426	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate adjourn.]	The Congressional Globe
682431	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate come to order.]	The Congressional Globe
682434	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	[That a prayer be read by Rev. Isaac Wescott, D. D., of New York.]	The Congressional Globe
682436	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Journal of yesterday be read.]	The Congressional Globe
682439	Motion to Print and Lay on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	[That S. 111 be printed and laid on the table.]	The Congressional Globe
899205	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of the President's Veto	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the bill returned by the President with his objections.	The Congressional Globe
899213	Motion to Pass the Bill Notwithstanding the President's Objections	None	PROCEDURE	The question is, Shall this bill pass, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding?	The Congressional Globe
682444	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate adjourn.]	The Congressional Globe
682446	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate come to order.]	The Congressional Globe
682448	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	[That a prayer be read by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.]	The Congressional Globe
682450	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Journal of yesterday be read.]	The Congressional Globe
682451	Motion for Unanimous Consent to Dispense with the Reading of the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	I move to dispense with the further reading of the Journal.	The Congressional Globe
682456	Motion to Print and Lay S. 115 on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the bill be printed and lie on the table.	The Congressional Globe
682463	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate adjourn.]	The Congressional Globe
721342	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate come to order.]	The Congressional Globe
721344	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	[That a prayer be read by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.]	The Congressional Globe
721346	Motion for Unanimous Consent to Dispense with the Reading of the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	[That the reading of the Journal be dispensed with.]	The Congressional Globe
721355	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate adjourn until the first Wednesday of July, at noon.]	The Congressional Globe
700932	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate come to order.]	The Congressional Globe
700934	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	[That a prayer be read by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D., Chaplain of the Senate.]	The Congressional Globe
700939	Point of Order	None	PROCEDURE	I rise to a question of order on that resolution[.]	The Congressional Globe
700943	Motion to Call the Roll	None	PROCEDURE	I hope the roll may be called to ascertain whether we have a quorum present.	The Congressional Globe
700950	Motion to Create a Committee for the Resolution of Adjournment	None	PROCEDURE	I move that a committee be appointed for that purpose.	The Congressional Globe
719202	Motion for Unanimous Consent to Introduce S. 123	None	PROCEDURE	[That a bill be introduced to the Senate.]	The Congressional Globe
719206	Motion to Print S. 123	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the bill be printed and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	The Congressional Globe
719205	Motion to Refer S. 123 to the Committee on the Judiciary	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the bill be printed and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	The Congressional Globe
719208	Motion to Lay S. 123 on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I propose that the bill lie on the table for the present.	The Congressional Globe
700957	Motion for Unanimous Consent to Introduce S. 124	None	PROCEDURE	I now ask leave to introduce a bill without previous notice.	The Congressional Globe
700959	Motion to Lay on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I [...] propose that it be printed and laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
700961	Motion to Print	None	PROCEDURE	I [...] propose that it be printed and laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
905452	Motion for Unanimous Consent to Introduce S. 125	None	PROCEDURE	[That S. 125 be introduced to the Senate by unanimous consent.]	The Congressional Globe
719643	Motion to Lay S. 125 on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	[That S. 125 be laid on the table.]	The Congressional Globe
719646	Motion to Print S. 125	None	PROCEDURE	[That S. 125 be printed.]	The Congressional Globe
719655	Motion to Lay S. 126 on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	[That S. 126 be laid on the table.]	The Congressional Globe
719658	Motion to Print S. 126	None	PROCEDURE	[S. No. 126 was read the first time by its title, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.]	Editorial Decision
719666	Motion to Lay S. 129 on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	[S. No. 129 was read the first time by its title and ordered to lie on the table.]	Editorial Decision
719668	Motion to Print S. 129	None	PROCEDURE	[S. No. 129 was read the first time by its title, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.]	Editorial Decision
700963	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	On motion of Mr. ANTHONY, the Senate adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
700965	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
700967	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, Chaplain for the Thirty-Ninth Congress.	The Congressional Globe
700969	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of Wednesday last was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
719673	Motion to Lay S. No. 130 on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I move, pursuant to the practice of the day before yesterday, that the bill be printed and laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
719674	Motion to Print S. No. 130	None	PROCEDURE	I move, pursuant to the practice of the day before yesterday, that the bill be printed and laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
724828	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Sumner's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays upon it.	The Congressional Globe
724831	Order of Business: Resume the Consideration of Mr. Anthony's Resolution	None	PROCEDURE	The Senate resumed the consideration of the resolution offered by Mr. Anthony, the pending question being on the amendment proposed by Mr. Sumner.	The Congressional Globe
724836	Motion to Postpone Further Consideration of Mr. Anthony's Resolution	None	PROCEDURE	I, therefore, move to postpone the further consideration of the resolution before the Senate.	The Congressional Globe
724845	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Ross' Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
724847	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Ross' Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I demand the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
724859	Motion to Postpone Further Consideration of Mr. Anthony's Resolution	None	PROCEDURE	I move to postpone the further consideration of this question for a moment, in order to refer the bills already introduced to the Committee on the Judiciary.	The Congressional Globe
724867	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Resolution	None	PROCEDURE	Let us have the yeas and nays on that.	The Congressional Globe
701041	Motion to Refer Bills to the Committee on the Judiciary	None	PROCEDURE	I now move to refer to the Committee on the Judiciary the bills introduced the day before yesterday.	The Congressional Globe
719683	Motion to Refer S. 130 to the Committee on the Judiciary	None	PROCEDURE	I move to take up the bill I introduced in regard to reconstruction, and the bills introduced by other Senators on that subject, and to refer them to the Committee on the Judiciary.	The Congressional Globe
701044	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
701047	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
719702	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
719704	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
719706	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of Friday last was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
719708	Motion to Make a Report	None	PROCEDURE	I ask the unanimous consent of the Senate to allow me to make a report.	The Congressional Globe
719724	Motion to Postpone S. 123, 125, 126, 129, and 130 Indefinitely	None	PROCEDURE	I move that they be indefinitely postponed.	The Congressional Globe
719728	Motion to Discharge the Committee on the Judiciary From Further Consideration of S. 123, 125, 126, 129, and 130	None	PROCEDURE	I will simply ask that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from their further consideration, if the Senator prefers it, and let them go on the Calendar.	The Congressional Globe
719730	Motion to Give Notice of an Amendment That Mr. Wilson Will Offer at a Later Time	None	PROCEDURE	I desire to move an amendment to the second section of the bill that was reported by the Committee on the Judiciary this morning, and I ask to have it printed.	The Congressional Globe
719732	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
847769	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
847771	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
847773	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
868136	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 131	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate now proceed to the consideration of Senate bill No. 131.	The Congressional Globe
849705	Motion to Lay H. R. 123 Before the Senate	None	PROCEDURE	The Chair will take this occasion to lay before the Senate a bill from the House of Representatives, if there be no objection.	The Congressional Globe
849707	Motion to Put H. R. 123 on the Calendar and Have It Printed	None	PROCEDURE	I suggest that that bill go on the Calendar and be printed, so that we may have copies of it.	The Congressional Globe
849709	Motion to Refer H. R. 123	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the bill be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	The Congressional Globe
849717	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
868182	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
868184	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray.	The Congressional Globe
868186	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
868188	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 131	None	PROCEDURE	I now move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Senate bill No. 131.	The Congressional Globe
868191	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	Editorial Decision
868210	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
868212	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
868214	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
868216	Motion to Resume Consideration of S. 131	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Senate bill No. 131, the unfinished business of yesterday.	The Congressional Globe
721292	Motion to Take a Separate Vote on the First Committee Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for a separate vote on the first amendment offered by the Senator from Massachusetts, [Mr. WILSON.]	The Congressional Globe
868319	Motion to Concur in All of the Committee of the Whole Amendments Except for Mr. Wilson's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	Let the vote be taken on all the other amendments together, unless some Senator asks for a separate vote on a particular amendment.	The Congressional Globe
721311	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Sumner's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays on the amendment.	The Congressional Globe
721315	Engrossment and Third Reading of S. 131	None	PROCEDURE	The question is on ordering the bill to be engrossed and read a third time.	The Congressional Globe
721317	Motion to Lay Aside S. 131 and Take Up H. R. 123	None	PROCEDURE	I move to lay aside the bill under consideration, the Senate bill, with a view to take up the House bill No. 123.	The Congressional Globe
721336	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Passage of H. R. 123	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. HENDRICKS called for the yeas and nays[.]	The Congressional Globe
849734	Motion to Separate the Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	[That H. R. 123 be returned to the House for concurrence in the Senate amendment.]	Editorial Decision
849736	Motion to Report H. R. 123 as Amended to the House	None	PROCEDURE	Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the amendment.	Journal of the Senate of the United States of America, 1867-1869
721339	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I renew the motion to adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
701328	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
701332	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
701344	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
701346	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 115	None	PROCEDURE	I now move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Senate bill No. 115.	The Congressional Globe
722792	Motion to Take Up H. R. 123 as Amended by the House	None	PROCEDURE	I move that we proceed to the consideration of the message from the House of Representatives.	The Congressional Globe
722817	Motion to Refer H. R. 123 to the Committee on the Judiciary and Have It Printed	None	PROCEDURE	I will move, rather as my own judgment in the matter than as knowing whether it will meet the view of the Senate or not, to refer the bill and amendments to the Committee on the Judiciary, and that they be printed.	The Congressional Globe
850392	Motion to Non-Concur in the House Amendments and Ask for a Committee of Conference	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate non-concur in the amendments of the House of Representatives, and ask for a committee of conference.	The Congressional Globe
701355	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 115	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate proceed with the consideration of Senate bill No. 115.	The Congressional Globe
701358	Motion to Read S. No. 115 in Extenso	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the reading of the bill in extenso.	The Congressional Globe
701366	Point of Order	None	PROCEDURE	I raise the question of order that it is inhibited by the rule.	The Congressional Globe
701370	Motion to Have the Rules Read	None	PROCEDURE	In that connection I ask that the rule be again read.	The Congressional Globe
701380	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 115	None	PROCEDURE	I think we had better have the yeas and nays on that.	The Congressional Globe
722847	Motion to Print H. R. 123 as Amended by the House	None	PROCEDURE	I should like to have an order to print the bill, as it has gone to the committee of conference.	The Congressional Globe
701384	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
701386	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
701391	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
701394	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
850409	Motion to Concur in the Conference Committee Report	None	PROCEDURE	The question is on agreeing to the report of the committee of conference.	The Congressional Globe
723176	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Committee of Conference Report	None	PROCEDURE	On that question I call for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
701397	Motion to Suspend the Rules for the Consideration of S. 124	None	PROCEDURE	I now move that the rule will be so far suspended as to authorize the proceeding with the consideration of Senate bill No. 124.	The Congressional Globe
715094	Point of Order	None	PROCEDURE	I rise to a question of order.	The Congressional Globe
701407	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	On motion of Mr. WILSON, the Senate adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
701410	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
701412	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
701415	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of Saturday last was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
701420	Motion to Suspend the Rules for the Consideration of S. 124	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate take up the resolution that I laid on the table on Saturday.	The Congressional Globe
701424	Motion to Proceed to Executive Business	None	PROCEDURE	I move, therefore, that the Senate proceed to the consideration of executive business.	The Congressional Globe
701430	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of Executive Business	None	PROCEDURE	I move, in antagonism to the motion of the Senator from Massachusetts, that the Senate proceed to the consideration of executive business.	The Congressional Globe
701433	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
723334	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
723514	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. E. H. Gray.	The Congressional Globe
723519	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
723528	Motion to Introduce S. 137	None	PROCEDURE	If it is in order now, I desire to introduce a bill in party to carry out the prayer of the petition which I last presented.	The Congressional Globe
723539	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 137	None	PROCEDURE	I would ask the Senate to proceed with the consideration of that bill now by unanimous consent.	The Congressional Globe
723549	Notice to Call Up S. 137 Tomorrow	None	PROCEDURE	I desire to give notice that I shall to-morrow ask consent to proceed with the consideration of the bill to which the Senator from Pennsylvania objected this morning, further to secure equal rights in the District of Columbia.	The Congressional Globe
723551	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
701436	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
701438	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
701440	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
701443	Motion to Lay S. Res. 59 on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Lay on the Table	The Congressional Globe
701446	Motion to Print S. Res. 59	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Print	The Congressional Globe
866111	Motion to Consider S. 137	None	PROCEDURE	I now ask the Senate to take up the little bill which I introduced yesterday, in regard to which I think there can be no question, to amend the charter of the city of Washington.	The Congressional Globe
866130	Engrossment and Third Reading of S. 137	None	PROCEDURE	[T]he bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading[.]	The Congressional Globe
723565	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Passage of S. 137	None	PROCEDURE	I guess we had better have the yeas and nays on the passage of this bill.	The Congressional Globe
723569	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
723260	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
723262	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
723266	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
723964	Motion to Consider S. 137 as Amended by the House	None	PROCEDURE	I now ask the Senate to take up the bill which was returned from the House this morning with an amendment.	The Congressional Globe
866260	Motion to Separate the Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	[That S. 137 be returned to the House for concurrence in the Senate amendment.]	Editorial Decision
866262	Motion to Report S. 137 as Amended to the House	None	PROCEDURE	Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the amendment.	Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States of America, 1867-1869
850437	Motion to Pass H. R. 123 Notwithstanding the President's Veto	None	PROCEDURE	The question is, Shall this bill pass notwithstanding the objections of the President? The question will be taken by yeas and nays, so as to determine whether two third vote for the bill or not.	The Congressional Globe
723275	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate now proceed to the consideration of executive business.	The Congressional Globe
723981	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
723983	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. E. H. Gray.	The Congressional Globe
723985	Motion to Dispense with the Reading of the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	On motion of Mr. HARLAN, and by unanimous consent, the reading of the Journal of yesterday was dispensed with.	The Congressional Globe
723989	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	The time having arrived at which the two Houses of Congress have resolved to adjourn, it becomes the duty of the Chair to declare that the Senate stands adjourned until Thursday, the 21st day of November next, at twelve o’clock. The Chair so declares, and the Senate stands adjourned until that time.	The Congressional Globe
724259	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	The Congressional Globe
724265	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D., as follows:	The Congressional Globe
724271	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of Saturday the 20th of July was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
724286	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 141	None	PROCEDURE	I suggest, therefore, that the Senate proceed with it to-day, and send it to the other House, and make another endeavor to bring it to a close.	Editorial Decision
724303	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	On motion of Mr. TRUMBULL, the Senate adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
701462	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
701474	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	The Congressional Globe
702222	Motion to Notify the House of Representatives of the Senate's Quorum	None	PROCEDURE	Ordered that the Secretary inform the House of Representatives that a quorum of the Senate has assembled.	The Congressional Globe
702226	Motion to Set the Daily Hour of Meeting	None	PROCEDURE	Ordered that the hour of the daily meeting of the Senate be twelve o’clock meridian until otherwise ordered.	The Congressional Globe
702230	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
702160	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
702163	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
702165	Motion for the Senate to Proceed to the Election of Standing Committees	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate now proceed to the election of the standing committees of the body.	The Congressional Globe
702167	Motion to Dispense with the Rules	None	PROCEDURE	I ask the unanimous consent of the Senate that the rule which requires the committees to be elected by ballot be dispensed with.	The Congressional Globe
702172	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
702232	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
702235	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. Edward Eggleston, of Chicago, Illinois.	The Congressional Globe
702237	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
901072	Motion to Lay the Resolution on the Table and Have it Printed	None	PROCEDURE	I ask that it lie on the table and be printed.	The Congressional Globe
723304	Motion to Refer S. 161 to the Committee on the Judiciary	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the bill be printed and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	The Congressional Globe
702239	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	Editorial Decision
722248	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
722250	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
724324	Motion to Consider S. 141	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Senate bill No. 141, a bill that was introduced by me on the first day of the late meeting of Congress.	The Congressional Globe
724345	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Passage of S. 141	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays on the passage of this bill;	The Congressional Globe
724353	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 141	None	PROCEDURE	Now I move that the Senate proceed with the consideration of the business under consideration at the expiration of the morning hour.	The Congressional Globe
722256	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move an adjournment.	The Congressional Globe
901073	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate be called to order.]	The Congressional Globe
901074	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	[That the prayer be offered by Rev. G. P. M. King.]	The Congressional Globe
901075	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Journal of yesterday be read and approved.]	The Congressional Globe
901076	Motion to Consider the Resolution Related to the President's Annual Message	None	PROCEDURE	I move to take up the concurrent resolution in relation to the annual message of the President of the United States which I offered the day before yesterday, not for the purpose of entering upon its discussion now, but for the purpose of fixing a time for its discussion.	The Congressional Globe
901077	Motion to Postpone Consideration of the Resolution Until Next Tuesday	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the consideration of this resolution be postponed until Tuesday next at one o'clock, and that it be made the special order for that day at that hour; and that if the consideration of it be not completed on that day it be made the special order for the following days, at the same hour, until disposed of.	The Congressional Globe
901079	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate adjourn.]	The Congressional Globe
723311	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
723313	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
723315	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
723323	Motion to Refer Mr. Doolittle's Amendment to the Committee on the Judiciary	None	PROCEDURE	I wish to have this amendment referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and printed.	The Congressional Globe
723327	Motion to Print Mr. Doolittle's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I move that my proposed amendment be printed.	The Congressional Globe
901080	Motion to Resume Consideration of the Resolution Related to the President's Annual Message	None	PROCEDURE	I now more that the resolution which I offered on the 4th instant in regard to the President's message be taken up.	The Congressional Globe
901082	Motion to Postpone Further Consideration of the Resolution Until To-morrow at One O'Clock	None	PROCEDURE	I move then to postpone the further consideration of this resolution until the day after to-morrow at one o'clock.	The Congressional Globe
723330	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of executive business.	The Congressional Globe
702241	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
702243	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
702245	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of Friday last was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
702248	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	Editorial Decision
720156	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
720158	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
720160	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
720171	Motion to Refer S. 210 to the Committee on the Judiciary	None	PROCEDURE	[S. 210 was read twice by its titled and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.]	The Congressional Globe
720172	Motion to Print S. 210	None	PROCEDURE	[S. 210 was read twice by its title, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed.]	The Congressional Globe
720179	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I insist on my motion to adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
725519	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
725524	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. Professor A. Ten Brook, of the University of Michigan.	The Congressional Globe
725526	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
725530	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
702250	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
702252	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
702254	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of Friday, December 20, 1867, was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
702257	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
724392	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
724395	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
724398	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read.	The Congressional Globe
724402	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	Editorial Decision
730025	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
730027	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. E. H. Gray.	The Congressional Globe
730029	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
730032	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
730034	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
730036	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. B. Lorabee, D. D., of Massachusetts.	The Congressional Globe
730038	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
730040	First Reading of H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	The bill (H. R. No. 439) additional and supplementary to an act entitled “An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States,” passed March 2, 1867, and the acts supplementary thereto, was read a first time by its title.	The Congressional Globe
730042	Objection to the Second Reading of H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	I feel constrained to object to the second reading of that bill this morning.	The Congressional Globe
730045	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	Editorial Decision
730047	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
730049	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. G. Brooks, D. D., of New York.	The Congressional Globe
730051	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
730054	Motion for the Second Reading of H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	The bill (H. R. No. 439) additional and supplementary to an act entitled “An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States,” passed March 2, 1867, and the acts supplementary thereto, was read the second time by its title.	Editorial Decision
730057	Motion to Refer H. R. 439 to the Committee on the Judiciary with Instructions	None	PROCEDURE	In moving the reference of this bill to the Committee on the Judiciary I desire to say that I shall move to amend the ordinary motion of reference by adding certain instructions which I shall send to the Chair.	The Congressional Globe
730063	Order of Business: Unfinished Business of Yesterday	None	PROCEDURE	The morning hour having expired, the unfinished business of yesterday is regularly before the Senate.	The Congressional Globe
730065	Motion to Postpone the Unfinished Business to Allow Mr. Doolittle to Complete his Remarks	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the unfinished business be postponed in order that the Senator from Wisconsin may be allowed to complete his remarks.	The Congressional Globe
730079	Motion to Postpone the Unfinished Business and Take Up H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	I renew the motion in a different form, that this discussion continue for the day.	The Congressional Globe
730081	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Stewart's Motion	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. WILLIAMS called for the yeas and nays, and they were ordered.	The Congressional Globe
730143	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
730146	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	Editorial Decision
724408	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
724410	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
724412	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
866321	Motion to Refer the President's Message	None	PROCEDURE	I move that that communication be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and on its reference I have simply a word to say.	The Congressional Globe
730148	Order of Business: H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	The morning hour having expired, the unfinished business of yesterday is the order of the day, being the bill (H. R. No. 439) additional and supplementary to an act entitled “An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States," passed March 2, 1867, and the acts supplementary thereto, which is now before the Senate.	Editorial Decision
730150	Motion to Lay Aside H. R. 439 to Take Up a Resolution	None	PROCEDURE	Before we proceed to the consideration of that subject I ask the consent of the Senate to call up a resolution of inquiry which was passed by the Senate yesterday, but as to which a motion was made to reconsider. I ask that the order of the day be laid aside informally for that purpose.	The Congressional Globe
730155	Motion to Postpone Further Consideration of H. R. 439 Until Tomorrow	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the further consideration of this question be postponed until to-morrow.	The Congressional Globe
724420	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	Editorial Decision
730157	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
730159	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
730161	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
730163	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	I now move that the Senate proceed with the consideration of the so-called reconstruction bill and the pending motion in regard to it.	The Congressional Globe
730166	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Referral of H. R. 439 with Instructions	None	PROCEDURE	Now, sir, I close by asking for the yeas and nays on this proposition. I want a vote taken upon it, and I desire to have a vote by yeas and nays upon it.	The Congressional Globe
730169	Motion to Postpone Further Consideration of H. R. 439 Until Tomorrow	None	PROCEDURE	It is pretty late in the evening, and with the consent of the Senator from New Jersey I will move that the further consideration of this subject be postponed until to-morrow, and that we proceed to the consideration of the bill for the relief of Robert M. Patton.	The Congressional Globe
730172	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
730174	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
730176	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. E. H. Gray.	The Congressional Globe
730178	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
730180	Order of Business: H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	The unfinished business of yesterday is the bill (H. R. No. 439) additional and supplementary to an act entitled “An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States,” passed March 2, 1867, and to the acts supplementary thereto, the pending question being, on the motion of the Senator from Wisconsin, [Mr. DOOLITTLE,] to refer the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary with the instructions proposed by him, and upon that question the Senator from New Jersey [Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN] is entitled to the floor.	The Congressional Globe
730185	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	Editorial Decision
730329	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
730331	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
730333	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
730336	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, resumed the consideration of the bill (H. R. No. 439) additional and supplementary to an act entitled “An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States,” passed March 2, 1867, and to the acts supplementary thereto, the pending question being, on the motion of Mr. DOOLITTLE, to refer the bill with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary.	The Congressional Globe
730342	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. CRAGIN obtained the floor, and on his motion the Senate adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
730345	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
730347	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
730349	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
730351	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, resumed the consideration of the bill (H. R. 439) additional and supplementary to an act entitled “An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States,” passed March 2, 1867, and to the acts supplementary thereto, the pending question being on the motion of Mr. DOOLITTLE, to refer the bill with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary.	The Congressional Globe
730356	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
730359	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
730361	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
730363	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
730365	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
730367	Order of Business: H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	The morning hour having expired, it becomes the duty of the Chair to call up the unfinished business of yesterday, which is the bill (H.R. No. 439) additional and supplementary to an act entitled “An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States,” passed March 2, 1867 and to acts supplementary thereto, the pending question being on the motion to refer the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions, on which motion the Senator from Wisconsin [Mr. HOWE] is entitled to the floor.	Editorial Decision
730373	Motion to Postpone Further Consideration of H. R. 439 Until Tomorrow	None	PROCEDURE	If the Senator from Connecticut will give way I will move that the further consideration of this bill be postponed until to-morrow, with a view of proceeding to the consideration of the business of the District of Columbia.	The Congressional Globe
730376	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
730379	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
730381	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
730383	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
730385	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (H. R. No. 439) additional and supplementary to an act entitled “An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States,” passed March 2, 1867, and to the acts supplementary thereto, the pending question being on the motion of Mr. Doolittle, to refer the bill with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary.	Editorial Decision
730390	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move, therefore, that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
730392	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
730394	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
730396	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
730398	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (H. R. No. 439) additional and supplementary to an act entitled “An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States,” passed March 2, 1867, and to the acts supplementary thereto, the pending question being on the motion of Mr. Doolittle, to refer the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary, with instructions.	Editorial Decision
730402	Motion to Postpone Further Consideration of H. R. 439 Until Tomorrow	None	PROCEDURE	Then I move that the further consideration of this subject be postponed until to-morrow at one o’clock.	The Congressional Globe
730404	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of Executive Business	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of executive business.	The Congressional Globe
730406	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I think the Senate had better adjourn, and I make that motion.	The Congressional Globe
730409	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
730412	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
730414	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
730416	Order of Business: H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	The morning hour having expired, House bill No. 439, known as the supplementary reconstruction bill, is before the Senate, the pending question being on the motion to refer the bill with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary, on which question the Senator from Maine [Mr. MORRILL] has the floor.	The Congressional Globe
730418	Motion to Postpone Consideration of H. R. 439 for Twenty Minutes	None	PROCEDURE	I move to postpone its consideration for twenty minutes, in which time this resolution will be disposed of, undoubtedly.	The Congressional Globe
730421	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (H. R. No. 439) additional and supplementary to an act entitled “An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States,” passed March 2, 1867, and to the acts supplementary thereto, the pending question being on the motion of Mr. DOOLITTLE, to refer the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary, with the instructions proposed by him.	Editorial Decision
730425	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of Executive Business	None	PROCEDURE	If the Senator will give way I will move an executive session.	The Congressional Globe
730427	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	Editorial Decision
730429	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
730431	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
730433	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
730435	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (H. R. No. 439) additional and supplementary to an act entitled “An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States,” passed March 2, 1867, and to the acts supplementary thereto, the pending question being on the motion of Mr. Doolittle, to refer the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary with the instructions proposed by him.	Editorial Decision
730438	Motion to Postpone Further Consideration of H. R. 439 Until Tomorrow	None	PROCEDURE	I move, then, to postpone the subject under consideration until to-morrow at one o’clock.	The Congressional Globe
730440	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	On motion of Mr. BUCKALEW, the Senate adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
730442	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
730444	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
730446	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
730448	Motion to Postpone Other Orders to Take Up H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	he Senator from Iowa [Mr. Johnson] moves to postpone the pending bill and all other orders for the purpose of taking up the unfinished business of yesterday being House bill No. 439, commonly called the supplementary reconstruction bill.	The Congressional Globe
730450	Motion to Postpone Further Consideration of H. R. 439 Until Next Monday	None	PROCEDURE	I now move to postpone the further consideration of the bill till Monday next at one o’clock.	The Congressional Globe
730452	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	Editorial Decision
730454	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
730456	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
730458	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
730460	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	I now move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the supplementary reconstruction bill.	The Congressional Globe
730464	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	Editorial Decision
730466	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
730725	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. William Baum, D. D., of New York.	The Congressional Globe
730733	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Secretary proceed to read the Journal of yesterday’s proceedings,	The Congressional Globe
730736	Motion to Dispense with the Reading of the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	If there be no objection I hope that we shall dispense with the reading of the Journal, at this period particularly, when time is so valuable; and I make that motion.	The Congressional Globe
730743	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (H. R. No. 439) additional and supplementary to an act entitled “An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States,” passed March 2, 1867, and the acts supplementary thereto, the pending question being on the motion of Mr. DOOLITTLE, to refer the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary, with the instructions proposed by him.	Editorial Decision
730748	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	Editorial Decision
730750	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
730754	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. A. D. Guillette, D. D., of Washington, District of Columbia.	The Congressional Globe
730756	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
730759	Order of Business: H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	House bill No. 439, known as the supplementary reconstruction bill, is now before the Senate, upon which the Senator from Kentucky [Mr. Davis] is entitled to the floor.	The Congressional Globe
730763	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of the Case of Mr. Thomas	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the case of my colleague, Mr. Thomas.	The Congressional Globe
730768	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	Editorial Decision
725535	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
725538	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. E. H. Gray.	The Congressional Globe
725541	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
725544	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
849128	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
849130	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. S. Peck, D. D., of Boston, Massachusetts.	The Congressional Globe
849132	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
866383	Motion to Take Up H. R. 214	None	PROCEDURE	I move now to postpone all other business and take up for consideration House bill No. 214.	The Congressional Globe
866389	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I therefore move that the Senate do now adjourn, and I do so with the hope that we shall arrive at a vote to-morrow.	The Congressional Globe
866403	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
866405	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
866407	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
866410	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of H. R. 214	None	PROCEDURE	The bill (H. R. No. 214) to amend the act passed March 23, 1867, entitled “An act supplementary to an act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States, passed March 2, 1867, and to facilitate their restoration,” is before the Senate as in the Committee of the Whole.	The Congressional Globe
866415	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	Editorial Decision
730777	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
730779	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
730781	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
730784	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (H. R. No. 439) additional and supplementary to an act entitled “An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States,” passed March 2, 1867, and the acts supplementary thereto.	Editorial Decision
730793	Point of Order	None	PROCEDURE	I call the Senator from Nevada to order.	The Congressional Globe
730802	Motion to Postpone Further Consideration of H. R. 439 Until Tomorrow	None	PROCEDURE	I move to postpone the further consideration of this subject until to-morrow.	The Congressional Globe
730804	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	Editorial Decision
730807	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
730809	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. John Hall, D. D., of New York.	The Congressional Globe
730811	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
730813	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (H. R. No. 439) additional and supplementary to an act entitled “An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States,” passed March 2, 1867, and the acts supplementary thereto; the question being on Mr. Davis’s amendment to the motion of Mr. Doolittle, to refer the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions.	Editorial Decision
730816	Motion to Postpone Further Consideration of H. R. 439 Until Tomorrow	None	PROCEDURE	I will move to postpone the further consideration of this bill until to-morrow at one o’clock.	The Congressional Globe
849313	Engrossment and Third Reading of H. R. 214	None	PROCEDURE	The amendment was ordered to be engrossed, and the bill to be read a third time.	The Congressional Globe
725869	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Passage of H. R. 214	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays on the passage of the bill.	The Congressional Globe
866486	Motion to Separate the Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	[That H. R. 214 be returned to the House for concurrence in the Senate amendment.]	Editorial Decision
866488	Motion to Report H. R. 214 as Amended to the House	None	PROCEDURE	Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the amendment.	Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States of America, 1867-1869
725872	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
725901	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
725903	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
725906	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
730819	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (H. R. No. 439) additional and supplementary to an act entitled “An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States,” passed March 2, 1867, and the acts supplementary thereto; the question being on Mr. Davis’s amendment to the motion of Mr. Doolittle, to refer the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions.	Editorial Decision
730823	Motion to Postpone Further Consideration of H. R. 439 Until Tomorrow	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the further consideration of this bill be postponed until tomorrow, with a view of taking up Senate bill No. 170.	The Congressional Globe
730824	Motion to Postpone Further Consideration of H. R. 439 Until Next Monday	None	PROCEDURE	I desire to say to the Senator from Iowa that the Senator from Nebraska, [Mr. Thayer,] who does not happen to be in his seat at present, wished to take the floor on this bill and to have it postponed until Monday next.	The Congressional Globe
725946	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
702259	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
702261	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
702263	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
702266	Motion to Lay on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I move that his credentials be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
702268	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
702270	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
702272	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
702274	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
702276	Motion to Take the Oath of Office: Thomas C. McCreery	None	PROCEDURE	I move that his credentials be taken from the table, and that he be sworn in.	The Congressional Globe
702279	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	Editorial Decision
713228	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
713230	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. Samuel Osgood, D. D., of New York.	The Congressional Globe
713232	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
713236	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
702281	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
702283	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
702285	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of Saturday last was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
702287	Motion to Present the Credentials of Mr. George Vickers	None	PROCEDURE	I beg leave to present the credentials of Mr. George Vickers.	The Congressional Globe
702289	Motion to Read Credentials	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the credentials be read.	The Congressional Globe
702295	Motion to Lay on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I therefore move to lay the resolution on the table.	The Congressional Globe
702296	Motion for the Yeas and Nays	None	PROCEDURE	And upon that motion I call for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
702302	Motion to Lay on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Lay on the Table	The Congressional Globe
702303	Motion for the Yeas and Nays	None	PROCEDURE	And the call for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
702308	Motion to Lay on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I renew the motion to lay the resolution upon the table	The Congressional Globe
702309	Motion for the Yeas and Nays	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
702317	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	Editorial Decision
869560	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
869562	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
869564	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of last Friday's legislative proceedings was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
869570	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	The Congressional Globe
713251	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
713253	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
713255	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of Saturday last was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
713259	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
868599	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
868601	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
868603	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of Saturday last was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
868605	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of H. Res. 870	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of House bill No. 870, to remove political disabilities from Roderick R. Butler, of Tennessee.	The Congressional Globe
868608	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I now move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
868613	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
868615	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
868617	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
868619	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. Res. 870	None	PROCEDURE	I ask permission to call up House bill No. 870, relating to the removal of political disabilities from Roderick R. Butler, of Tennessee[.]	The Congressional Globe
868628	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	The Congressional Globe
868640	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
868642	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
868646	Motion to Print H. Res. 870 as Amended by the Committee	None	PROCEDURE	[W]hich were ordered to be printed.	The Congressional Globe
868648	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	On motion of Mr. SHERMAN, the Senate adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
702319	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
702321	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
702323	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday’s legislative proceedings was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
702326	Motion to Lay on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I move that that paper lie on the table.	The Congressional Globe
702329	Motion to Accept the Resignation	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the resignation be accepted.	The Congressional Globe
702330	Motion to Lay on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I move that it lie on the table.	The Congressional Globe
702336	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
702339	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
702341	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
702343	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday’s legislative session was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
702348	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I renew the motion to adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
702350	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
702352	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
702354	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the further reading of the Journal be dispensed with.	The Congressional Globe
702356	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Executive Clerk resumed and concluded the reading of the Journal.	The Congressional Globe
702358	Motion to Proceed with the Election of a Secretary	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate proceed to the election of a Secretary.	The Congressional Globe
702360	Motion to Accept the Resignation of Mr. Forney as Secretary	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the resignation of the present Secretary be accepted.	The Congressional Globe
702362	Motion to Suspend the Rules	None	PROCEDURE	I move to suspend the rule that requires the election to be by ballot.	The Congressional Globe
702364	Motion to Elect George C. Gorham as Secretary of the Senate	None	PROCEDURE	I now move that George C. Gorham, esq., be elected Secretary of the Senate.	The Congressional Globe
702366	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I now renew my motion that the Senate, as a mark of respect to the memory of Mr. Buchanan, whose funeral obsequies take place to-day, do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
702421	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	Editorial Decision
702423	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
702425	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	The reading of the Journal of yesterday was dispensed with.	The Congressional Globe
702427	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	Editorial Decision
868650	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
868652	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
868654	Motion to Dispense With the Reading of the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	On motion of Mr. WILSON, and by unanimous consent, the reading of the Journal of yesterday was dispensed with.	The Congressional Globe
868657	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. Res. 870	None	PROCEDURE	I move to take up House bill No. 870, to remove political disabilities from Roderick R. Butler, of Tennessee.	The Congressional Globe
868676	Engrossment and Third Reading of H. Res. 870	None	PROCEDURE	The amendment was ordered to be engrossed, and the bill to be read a third time.	The Congressional Globe
713379	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Passage of H. Res. 870	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays on the passage of the bill.	The Congressional Globe
868680	Motion to Separate the Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	[That H. Res. 870 be returned to the House for concurrence in the Senate amendment.]	Editorial Decision
868682	Motion to Report H. Res. 870 as Amended to the House	None	PROCEDURE	Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the amendment.	Journal of the Senate of the United States of America, 1867-1869
713389	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
868690	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
868692	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. A. D. Guilette, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
868694	Motion to Dispense With the Reading of the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	On motion of Mr. SHERMAN, and by unanimous consent, the reading of the Journal of yesterday was dispensed with.	The Congressional Globe
868724	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
868725	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
702368	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
702370	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. E. S. Taylor, D. D., of Brooklyn, New York.	The Congressional Globe
702372	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
702374	Motion to Read Credentials of Mr. Rice and Mr. McDonald	None	PROCEDURE	I present the credentials of the Senators-elect from the State of Arkansas and ask that they be read.	The Congressional Globe
702378	Motion to Present Credentials	None	PROCEDURE	I hold in my hand the credentials of two other gentlemen for the same office of a prior date.	The Congressional Globe
702381	Motion to Lay on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I move now to lay those credentials presented by the Senator from Kentucky on the table.	The Congressional Globe
702382	Motion for the Previous Question	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the question.	The Congressional Globe
702384	Point of Order	None	PROCEDURE	I rise to a question of order.	The Congressional Globe
702387	Motion to Read Credentials	None	PROCEDURE	I ask that they be read.	The Congressional Globe
702392	Motion for the Yeas and Nays	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays on that question.	The Congressional Globe
702398	Motion to Lay on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I move that those two papers lie on the table.	The Congressional Globe
702400	Motion to Refer Credentials of Mr. Rice, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Jones and Mr. Garland to the Committee on the Judiciary	None	PROCEDURE	I move now, Mr. President, that the credentials just read, with the credentials offered by the honorable Senator from Nebraska, be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	The Congressional Globe
702402	Motion to Refer Credentials of Mr. Rice and Mr. McDonald to the Committee on the Judiciary	None	PROCEDURE	I move, then, that the credentials presented by the honorable Senator from Nebraska be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary for a report.	The Congressional Globe
702404	Motion to Lay on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I move to lay that question on the table.	The Congressional Globe
702409	Motion to Administer the Oath	None	PROCEDURE	It is now moved that the Senators-elect be sworn in.	The Congressional Globe
702413	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	Editorial Decision
702415	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
702417	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
702419	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	The reading of the Journal of yesterday was dispensed with.	The Congressional Globe
705146	Motion to Read Credentials	None	PROCEDURE	I ask that the credentials be read.	The Congressional Globe
705154	Motion to Read the Ratification of the Constitutional Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I wish to have the ratification of the constitutional amendment, if it, exists at all, read.	The Congressional Globe
705157	Motion to Refer the Credentials of Thomas Ward Osborn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the credentials of the Senator or Senators elect from Florida, together with the document now purporting to be a ratification of the constitutional amendment, and produced before us, be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	The Congressional Globe
705161	Motion to Lay on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I would suggest to the Senator from Missouri that the credentials lie upon the table.	The Congressional Globe
705176	Motion to Present a Certificate of the Governor of Florida	None	PROCEDURE	I have received and been requested to present a paper.	The Congressional Globe
705191	Motion to Refer Credentials of Hon. William Marvin	None	PROCEDURE	I simply desired to have these referred also at the same time.	The Congressional Globe
705192	Motion to Read Credentials	None	PROCEDURE	I ask that the paper which I sent to the Chair may be read.	The Congressional Globe
705202	Motion to Amend	None	PROCEDURE	To that motion the Senator from Connecticut moves an amendment.	The Congressional Globe
705212	Motion for the Yeas and Nays	None	PROCEDURE	Motion for the Yeas and Nays	The Congressional Globe
705228	Motion to Read Resolution of Ratification by the Legislature of Florida	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the reading of the supposed resolution of ratification by the Legislature of Florida.	The Congressional Globe
705253	Motion for the Yeas and Nays	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the yeas and nays upon the question.	The Congressional Globe
705270	Motion to Lay the Credentials on the Table and Report the Papers from the Legislature of Florida	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Lay the Credentials on the Table and Report the Papers from the Legislature of Florida	The Congressional Globe
705279	Motion to Reconsider the Vote to Refer the Credentials	None	PROCEDURE	I therefore move to reconsider the vote by which the Senate refused to refer the credentials to the Committee on the Judiciary.	The Congressional Globe
705280	Point of Order	None	PROCEDURE	I make the question of order.	The Congressional Globe
705286	Motion to Refer the Motion	None	PROCEDURE	I move, if that motion is not pending, that this motion be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	The Congressional Globe
705287	Point of Order	None	PROCEDURE	I make the question of order.	The Congressional Globe
705293	Motion to Lay on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I now renew my motion to lay the credentials of the Senator from Florida on the table.	The Congressional Globe
705297	Motion for the Yeas and Nays	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays.	Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States of America, 1867-1869
705299	Point of Order	None	PROCEDURE	I rise to a question of order.	The Congressional Globe
705306	Motion to Postpone the Question	None	PROCEDURE	I move to postpone that question until to-morrow.	The Congressional Globe
705309	Motion for the Yeas and Nays	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays on that motion.	The Congressional Globe
705322	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	Editorial Decision
705485	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
705487	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
705488	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	On motion of Mr. CONNESS, and by unanimous consent, the reading of the Journal of yesterday was dispensed with.	The Congressional Globe
705502	Motion to Read Credentials	None	PROCEDURE	I move that he be sworn in, and that the credentials be read.	The Congressional Globe
705508	Motion to Administer the Oath	None	PROCEDURE	It is moved and seconded that the Senator-elect from Florida be permitted to take the oaths.	The Congressional Globe
705511	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
705513	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
705515	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
705517	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	On motion of Mr. WILLIAMS, and by unanimous consent, the reading of the Journal of yesterday was dispensed with.	The Congressional Globe
705523	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
705527	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
705530	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
705532	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	On motion of Mr. FERRY, and by unanimous consent, the reading of the Journal of yesterday was dispensed with.	The Congressional Globe
705542	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
705546	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
705548	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
705550	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	On motion of Mr. WILSON, and by unanimous consent, the reading of the Journal of yesterday was dispensed with.	The Congressional Globe
705558	Motion to Take the Oath of Office: Joseph C. Abbott and John Pool	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the oath be administered to these Senators.	The Congressional Globe
707058	Motion to Lay on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Lay on the Table	The Congressional Globe
707064	Motion to Take the Oath of Office: William Pitt Kellogg and John S. Harris	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Take the Oath of Office: William Pitt Kellogg and John S. Harris	The Congressional Globe
705565	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
705578	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
705580	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
705582	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	On motion of Mr. FERRY, and by unanimous consent, the reading of the Journal of yesterday was dispensed with.	The Congressional Globe
705596	Motion to Refer the Letter and Credentials	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Refer the Letter and Credentials	The Congressional Globe
705598	Motion to Administer the Oath to Mr. Robertson	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the other Senator-elect, Mr. Robertson, be admitted to take the oath	The Congressional Globe
705602	Motion to Read the Letter	None	PROCEDURE	I ask that the protest and remonstrance of members of the Legislature be read.	The Congressional Globe
705616	Motion to Take the Oath of Office: Thomas J. Robertson	None	PROCEDURE	I move that Mr. Robertson be allowed to take the oath.	The Congressional Globe
705637	Point of Order	None	PROCEDURE	Then I raise a question of order, and let us have it decided.	The Congressional Globe
706974	Motion for the Yeas and Nays	None	PROCEDURE	Motion for the Yeas and Nays	The Congressional Globe
706993	Motion to Amend the Proposal	None	PROCEDURE	I rise for the purpose of suggesting to the Senator from Michigan to modify his motion.	The Congressional Globe
707022	Motion to Take the Oath of Office: Frederick A. Sawyer	None	PROCEDURE	It is moved that the Senator-elect be admitted to take the oath with a view to taking his seat in the Senate.	The Congressional Globe
707030	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
707105	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
707110	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
707117	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	The Congressional Globe
707122	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of Executive Business	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of executive business.	The Congressional Globe
707130	Motion to Read Credentials	None	PROCEDURE	I move that they be read.	The Congressional Globe
707133	Motion to Take the Oath of Office: George E. Spencer	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Take the Oath of Office: George E. Spencer	The Congressional Globe
707141	Motion to Take the Oath of Office: Willard Warner	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Take the Oath of Office: Willard Warner	The Congressional Globe
707155	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	The Congressional Globe
707163	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
707167	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
707172	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of Friday, the 16th of October last, was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
707243	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	The Congressional Globe
707298	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D., offered the following prayer.	The Congressional Globe
707303	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	The time for the assembling of the third session of the Fortieth Congress having arrived, the Senate will please come to order.	The Congressional Globe
707308	Motion to Notify the House of Representatives of the Senate's Quorum	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Notify the House of Representatives of the Senate's Quorum	The Congressional Globe
707311	Motion to Set the Daily Hour of Meeting	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Set the Daily Hour of Meeting	The Congressional Globe
707352	Motion to File the Credentials of Hon. George F. Edmunds	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to File the Credentials of Hon. George F. Edmunds	The Congressional Globe
707358	Motion to Present a Communication from the Governor of Georgia	None	PROCEDURE	The Chair will also lay before the Senate a communication from the Governor of Georgia.	The Congressional Globe
707363	Motion to Lay on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I move that it lie on the table for the present.	The Congressional Globe
707368	Motion to Lay on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the credentials of the Senator-elect from Georgia be laid upon the table.	The Congressional Globe
707377	Motion to Refer the Credentials of Joshua Hill	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the credentials of the Senator-elect from Georgia be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	The Congressional Globe
707385	Motion to Read the Communication from the Governor of Georgia	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the reading to the Senate of the communication from the Governor of Georgia.	The Congressional Globe
707412	Motion to Read the Memorial of a Convention of Colored Citizens of Georgia	None	PROCEDURE	I desire to present and have read to the Senate a memorial of a convention of the colored citizens of Georgia.	Editorial Decision
707418	Motion to Read the Report of General Meade	None	PROCEDURE	I will ask that a portion of the report of General Meade be read.	The Congressional Globe
707423	Motion to Lay on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I now move that the credentials lie on the table for the present.	The Congressional Globe
707431	Motion to Lay on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I renew the motion to lay the matter on the table for the present.	The Congressional Globe
707441	Motion to Print	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Print	The Congressional Globe
707452	Motion to Print	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Print	The Congressional Globe
707460	Motion to Print	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Print	The Congressional Globe
707463	Motion to Read S. R. No. 180	None	PROCEDURE	I ask to have the amendment read at length.	The Congressional Globe
707468	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
707475	Motion to take a Recess	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate take a recess for half an hour.	The Congressional Globe
707481	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
707487	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
707490	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
707492	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
707498	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
707500	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
707502	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
707504	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
707509	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move, therefore, that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
707573	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
707575	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
707577	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
707584	Motion to Proceed to the Election of Standing Committees	None	PROCEDURE	I now move that the Senate proceed to the election of the standing committees.	The Congressional Globe
707587	Motion to Suspend the Rules	None	PROCEDURE	I ask the unanimous consent of the Senate to suspend the rule that requires the committees to be elected by ballot.	The Congressional Globe
707602	Motion to Lay S. Res. 180 on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I move that it lie upon the table.	The Congressional Globe
707699	Motion to Take up S. No. 111	None	PROCEDURE	I move to take up Senate bill No. 111.	The Congressional Globe
707702	Motion to Refer S. No. 111	None	PROCEDURE	I now move that the bill be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	The Congressional Globe
707604	Motion to Take Up S. Res. 59	None	PROCEDURE	I move to take up the joint resolution submitting to the Legislatures of the several States a proposition to amend the Constitution of the United States, with a view to its reference.	The Congressional Globe
707606	Motion to Refer S. Res. 59	None	PROCEDURE	I move the reference of the joint resolution to the Committee on the Judiciary.	The Congressional Globe
707608	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
707718	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
707720	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
707723	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of Thursday last was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
707729	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
707731	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
707737	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
707739	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
707742	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
707745	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
707747	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
707749	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of Friday last was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
707752	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
707754	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
707757	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	The Congressional Globe
707761	Motion to File the Credentials of Hon. Abijah Gilbert	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to File the Credentials of Hon. Abijah Gilbert	The Congressional Globe
707764	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
707767	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays on the motion to adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
707776	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
707778	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
707780	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of Monday, December 21, 1868, was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
707786	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	Editorial Decision
707798	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
707800	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	Editorial Decision
707802	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of Friday last was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
707810	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	Editorial Decision
707829	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
707837	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
707840	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
708145	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
708148	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
708150	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
708152	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	The Congressional Globe
708155	Motion to Read S. Res. 199	None	PROCEDURE	I ask that it be read.	The Congressional Globe
708157	Motion to Lay S. Res. 199 on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I therefore move that this resolution lie on the table.	The Congressional Globe
708158	Motion to Print S. Res. 199	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Print	The Congressional Globe
708161	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	Editorial Decision
708163	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
708165	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
708167	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Secretary proceeded to read the Journal of yesterday.	The Congressional Globe
708168	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	I move to dispense with the further reading.	The Congressional Globe
708308	Motion to Take the Oath of Office: Mr. Bayard	None	PROCEDURE	The oaths prescribed by law were administered to Mr. Bayard.	The Congressional Globe
708172	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I make that motion, that the Senate now adjourn until to-morrow.	The Congressional Globe
733762	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
733764	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
733766	Motion to Dispense with the Reading of the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	On motion by Mr. WILSON, and by unanimous consent, the reading of the Journal of yesterday was dispensed with.	The Congressional Globe
867508	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. Res. 8	None	PROCEDURE	move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Senate joint resolution No. 8, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States	The Congressional Globe
848500	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Proceed with the Consideration of S. Res. 8	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
867513	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	[Motion to Adjourn]	The Congressional Globe
709176	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
709179	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
709181	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	The Congressional Globe
709187	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
709193	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
709197	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
709199	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	The Congressional Globe
709204	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
709206	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
709208	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
709210	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	The Congressional Globe
709217	Motion to Resume Consideration of S. Res. 8	None	PROCEDURE	The order of the day, the joint resolution (S. R. No. 8) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, is now before the Senate as in Committee of the Whole, and the pending question is on the amendment reported by the Committee on the Judiciary.	The Congressional Globe
867522	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	The Congressional Globe
709300	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
709302	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	The Congressional Globe
709306	Motion to Resume Consideration of S. Res. 8	None	PROCEDURE	The order of the day is the joint resolution (S. R. No. 8) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which is now before the Senate as in Committee of the Whole, upon which question the Senator from Connecticut [Mr. Dixon] is entitled to the floor.	The Congressional Globe
867537	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
709432	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
709434	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
709436	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	The Congressional Globe
866865	Motion to Refer H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	The joint resolution (H. R. No. 402) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States was read twice by its title and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	The Congressional Globe
709473	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	Editorial Decision
709477	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
709479	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	The Congressional Globe
866867	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Motion to Refer H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	I therefore move a reconsideration of the vote referring the resolution to the Committee, on the Judiciary.	The Congressional Globe
845549	Motion to Lay the Resolution on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I now move that the joint resolution lie on the table for the present.	The Congressional Globe
709492	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I therefore move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
709498	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
709500	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
709502	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	The Congressional Globe
709509	Motion to Lay S. Res. 215 on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Lay on the Table	The Congressional Globe
709513	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
866871	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
866873	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
866877	Motion to Dispense With the Reading of the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	On motion of Mr. WILSON, and by unanimous consent, the reading of the Journal of yesterday was dispensed with.	The Congressional Globe
866879	Motion to Proceed with the Consideration of H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of House joint resolution No. 402, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States.	The Congressional Globe
866884	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Proceed with the Consideration of H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
866896	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
709636	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
709638	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
709640	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	The Congressional Globe
709646	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, resumed the consideration of the joint resolution (H. R. No. 402) proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.	The Congressional Globe
866913	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I renew the motion to adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
866923	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
866925	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
866927	Motion to Dispense With the Reading of the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	On motion of Mr. FERRY, and by unanimous consent, the reading of the Journal of yesterday was dispensed with.	The Congressional Globe
866930	Motion to Have Evening Sessions until the Disposal of the Pending Constitutional Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	Ordered, That until the joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment, now pending before the Senate, be disposed of, the Senate will each day take a recess at five o’clock until half past seven o’clock p. m.	The Congressional Globe
866939	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Then I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
866941	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
866943	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
866945	Motion to Dispense With the Reading of the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	On motion of Mr. WILLIAMS, and by unanimous consent, the reading of the Journal of yesterday was dispensed with.	The Congressional Globe
866947	Motion to Rescind the Order for an Evening Session	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the order of the Senate for an evening session this evening be rescinded.	The Congressional Globe
866954	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	The joint resolution (H. R. No. 402) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States is before the Senate as in Committee of the Whole, and the Senator from Kentucky is entitled to the floor.	The Congressional Globe
866951	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
866966	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
866968	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
866970	Motion to Dispense With the Reading of the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	On motion of Mr. MORTON, and by unanimous consent, the reading of the Journal of Saturday last was dispensed with.	The Congressional Globe
866972	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	I now move that the Senate resume the consideration of the constitutional amendment.	The Congressional Globe
867013	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
867016	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
867018	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Secretary began to read the Journal of yesterday.	The Congressional Globe
867019	Motion to Dispense With the Reading of the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the reading of the Journal be dispensed with and that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the constitutional amendment.	The Congressional Globe
867023	Motion to Proceed with the Consideration of the Constitutional Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	[A]nd that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the constitutional amendment.	The Congressional Globe
867028	Motion to Proceed with the Consideration of H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the constitutional amendment.	The Congressional Globe
732641	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Warner's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays on it.	The Congressional Globe
732643	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Warner's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
732648	Engrossment and Third Reading of H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	The amendment was ordered to be engrossed, and the joint resolution to be read a third time.	The Congressional Globe
732653	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Morton's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
732663	Engrossment and Third Reading of H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	The question is on ordering the amendments to be engrossed, and the joint resolution to be read a third time.	The Congressional Globe
732666	Motion for a Division of the Question	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for a division of the question.	The Congressional Globe
732667	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Engrossment and Third Reading of H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	I move a reconsideration of the vote on the amendment.	The Congressional Globe
732671	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on Mr. Morton's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	Now I move to reconsider the vote by which the amendment was adopted.	The Congressional Globe
732673	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
732676	Motion to Recommit H. Res. 402 to the Committee on the Judiciary	None	PROCEDURE	I move to recommit the whole subject to the Committee on the Judiciary.	The Congressional Globe
732677	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Recommit H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	On that motion I call for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
732683	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Reconsider Mr. Morton's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. CONNESS called for the yeas and nays,	The Congressional Globe
867381	Motion to Separate Amendments	None	PROCEDURE	[That H. Res. 402 be returned to the House for concurrence in the Senate amendments.]	Editorial Decision
867385	Motion to Report H. Res. 402 as Amended to the House	None	PROCEDURE	Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the amendments.	Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States of America, 1867-1869
712887	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
712889	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
712891	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
712893	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	The Congressional Globe
712897	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	The question is on the motion to adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
712899	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
712901	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	The Congressional Globe
712907	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	The question is on the motion to adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
712909	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
712911	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. T. H. Morgan, of Birmingham, England.	The Congressional Globe
712913	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	The Congressional Globe
867409	Motion to Insist on the Senate Amendments and Agree to the House's Request for a Conference Committee on H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate insist upon its amendment to House joint resolution No. 402, and agree to the conference asked by the House.	The Congressional Globe
712920	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
712922	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
712924	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
712926	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	The Congressional Globe
712930	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
712932	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
712934	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
712936	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	The Congressional Globe
867413	Motion to Take Up the Message from the House of Representatives Asking for a Conference on H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate take up the message from the House of Representatives asking for a conference on the constitutional amendment.	The Congressional Globe
867423	Motion to Recede from the Senate Amendments and Concur in the House Proposition	None	PROCEDURE	I withdraw the motion for a committee of conference, and move that the Senate recede from its amendment and concur in the House proposition.	The Congressional Globe
903841	Point of Order	None	PROCEDURE	I rise to make an inquiry of the Chair.	The Congressional Globe
903848	Motion to Dispense with the Recess	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the recess be dispensed with.	The Congressional Globe
867427	Motion to Lay H. Res. 402 Aside	None	PROCEDURE	I move temporarily to lay the constitutional amendment aside for the purpose of making a motion.	The Congressional Globe
867431	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	I move that we resume the consideration of the House constitutional amendment.	The Congressional Globe
867434	Motion for a Division of Mr. Stewart's Motion	None	PROCEDURE	I call for a division.	The Congressional Globe
867437	Motion to Recede from the Senate Amendments	None	PROCEDURE	[Motion to Recede from the Senate Amendments]	Editorial Decision
867438	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Recede from the Senate Amendments	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
867441	Motion to Agree to the House Proposition	None	PROCEDURE	Will the Senate agree to the proposition of the House of Representatives?	The Congressional Globe
903898	Motion to Agree to the Proposition of the House with an Amendment to Add the Words 'And Hold Office'	None	PROCEDURE	I move to agree to the proposition of the House with an amendment, to add after the word “vote,” in the second line, the words “and hold office.”	Editorial Decision
903900	Point of Order	None	PROCEDURE	I raise a question of order whether or not the motion to agree is amendable at this stage.	The Congressional Globe
903908	Motion to Appeal the Decision of the Chair	None	PROCEDURE	I appeal from the decision of the Chair to the Senate on this question of order, whether the proposition of the House of Representatives is susceptible of amendment.	Editorial Decision
903910	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Whether the Decision of the Chair Shall Stand	None	PROCEDURE	On that question I ask for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
903935	Motion to Reconsider the Vote by Which the Senate Passed the Joint Resolution	None	PROCEDURE	I now move to reconsider the vote by which the Senate passed the joint resolution.	The Congressional Globe
903940	Motion to Reconsider the Vote to Recede from the Senate Amendments to H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	The Senator from Massachusetts moves to reconsider—	The Congressional Globe
903941	Point of Order	None	PROCEDURE	I make the point of order that that cannot be done, because there is a motion now pending. (Vol. 40, Part 2, Pg. 1296)	The Congressional Globe
903951	Motion to Lay H. Res. 402 Aside and Take Up S. Res. 8	None	PROCEDURE	I move that it be laid on the table with a view of taking up the Senate resolution.	The Congressional Globe
903952	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Lay Aside H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	On that I call for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
903955	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
903956	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Concur in the Resolution of the House of Representatives	None	PROCEDURE	The question is on concurring in the resolution of the House of Representatives.	The Congressional Globe
903958	Motion to Refer H. Res. 402 to the Judiciary Committee	None	PROCEDURE	I move to commit this proposition in its present form to the committee from which it came originally, the Judiciary Committee.	The Congressional Globe
903963	Point of Order	None	PROCEDURE	I submit that nothing is in order till this vote has been taken.	The Congressional Globe
903968	Point of Order to Cease Debate Pending the Call of the Roll	None	PROCEDURE	Now. I insist that the ruling of the Chair shall be enforced.	The Congressional Globe
903981	Motion to Appeal the Decision of the Chair	None	PROCEDURE	I appeal from the decision of the Chair.	The Congressional Globe
903971	Motion to Reconsider the Senate's Decision to Recede from its Amendments	None	PROCEDURE	I will make the motion, and let the question be decided whether it is now in order to reconsider the vote by which the Senate receded from its amendments.	The Congressional Globe
903974	Motion to Take a Recess	None	PROCEDURE	I submit the motion that the Senate take a recess for an hour and a half.	The Congressional Globe
903983	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Reconsider the Senate's Decision to Recede from its Amendments	None	PROCEDURE	[The the Senate call for the yeas and nays on the motion to reconsider the senate's decision to recede from its amendments.]	The Congressional Globe
903989	Motion to Lay Aside H. Res. 402 and Take Up S. Res. 8	None	PROCEDURE	I move that this joint resolution be laid on the table with a view of taking up the Senate proposition and passing it.	The Congressional Globe
713429	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. Res. 8	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Senate joint resolution No. 8.	The Congressional Globe
713430	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
713431	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	On that motion I demand the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
713457	Motion for a Recess	None	PROCEDURE	I will move to take a recess for two hours.	The Congressional Globe
713462	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move, then, that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
713464	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the yeas and nays on the motion to adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
714133	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
714134	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the yeas and nays on that motion.	The Congressional Globe
714136	Motion to Postpone the Vote on the Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the announcement of the vote on this question be postponed until tomorrow.	The Congressional Globe
714138	Motion to Postpone the Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that this question be postponed until to-morrow.	The Congressional Globe
714142	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
714144	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn	The Congressional Globe
714146	Motion for the Reading of the Sixteenth Rule	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the reading of the sixteenth rule.	The Congressional Globe
714150	Motion to Recall the Names of the Absentees	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Recall the Names of the Absentees	The Congressional Globe
714155	Motion to Print Mr. Drake's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I move that it be printed.	The Congressional Globe
714157	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move to adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
714159	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjorun	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
714166	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Bayard's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I ask the yeas and nays on the adoption of the amendment.	The Congressional Globe
714172	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Howard's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
714180	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Doolittle's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Doolittle's Amendment	The Congressional Globe
714188	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Fowler's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays on my amendment.	The Congressional Globe
903184	Point of Order	None	PROCEDURE	I make the question of order that it is not in order to strike out the very words that the Senate has just voted should stand as apart of the resolution and to insert other words.	The Congressional Globe
903188	Point of Order	None	PROCEDURE	I submit that is not in order.	The Congressional Globe
903197	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Howard's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays on the amendment.	The Congressional Globe
714245	Motion for the Reading of the Fourth Rule	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the reading of the fourth rule and its enforcement.	The Congressional Globe
714248	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Hendricks' Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Hendricks' Amendment	The Congressional Globe
714254	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Dixon's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Dixon's Amendment	The Congressional Globe
903203	Motion to Reconsider the Vote	None	PROCEDURE	I move a reconsideration of the vote rejecting the amendment offered by the Senator from Michigan.	The Congressional Globe
903204	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Reconsider the Vote	None	PROCEDURE	On that I call for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
903207	Point of Order	None	PROCEDURE	I rise to a point of order.	The Congressional Globe
714267	Motion to Appeal from the Decision of the Chair	None	PROCEDURE	I appeal from the decision of the Chair.	The Congressional Globe
714271	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Vickers' Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays on the amendment.	The Congressional Globe
714274	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Passage of S. Res .8	None	PROCEDURE	On that question let us have the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
714277	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
714328	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
714330	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
714332	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	The Congressional Globe
714336	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I moved an adjournment.	The Congressional Globe
714337	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn	The Congressional Globe
714345	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
714347	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
714356	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. Res. 8	None	PROCEDURE	I move to take up the Senate joint resolution No. 8.	The Congressional Globe
867794	Motion to Disagree to the House Amendment to S. Res. 8 and Request a Committee of Conference	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate disagree to the amendments of the House of Representatives, and ask a conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon.	The Congressional Globe
714449	Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. Res. 8	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Concur with the House Amendment	The Congressional Globe
714450	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Concur the House Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Concur the House Amendment	The Congressional Globe
714454	Motion to Take up Consideration of a Bill on Railroads	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate resume the consideration of the bill which was up a few moments ago.	The Congressional Globe
714468	Motion to Postpone the Consideration of S. Res. 8	None	PROCEDURE	I move to postpone it temporarily for the purpose of taking up the bill I have named.	The Congressional Globe
714470	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
714475	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
714478	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
714482	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
714485	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	The Congressional Globe
714487	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. Res. 8	None	PROCEDURE	I now move to take up the constitutional amendment.	The Congressional Globe
714491	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Disagree to the House Amendment and Request a Committee of Conference	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
714497	Motion to Consider the Civil Tenure Act	None	PROCEDURE	I move to set aside the pending and all other orders and take up the bill repealing the civil office tenure act.	The Congressional Globe
714503	Motion to Postpone the Consideration of S. Res. 8	None	PROCEDURE	I move to postpone that and all other orders.	The Congressional Globe
714505	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Postpone	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
733771	Motion to Take Up S. 827	None	PROCEDURE	I move now to take up for consideration Senate bill No. 827.	The Congressional Globe
904056	Motion to Resolve the House Into Committee of the Whole to Consider S. 827	None	PROCEDURE	[That the House resolve into Committee of the Whole to Consider S. 827.]	The Congressional Globe
904065	Engrossment and Third Reading of S. 827	None	PROCEDURE	[S. 827 was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.]	The Congressional Globe
714524	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
714528	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
714531	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
714533	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	The Congressional Globe
714541	Motion to Make the Report a Special Order at a Quarter Past Twelve	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the report be made the special order at a quarter past twelve o’clock to-morrow.	The Congressional Globe
714549	Motion to Make the Report a Special Order at Half Past Twelve	None	PROCEDURE	I want to make it the special order for half past twelve.	The Congressional Globe
714544	Motion for the Special Order to be at One O'Clock	None	PROCEDURE	Motion for the Special Order to be at One O'Clock	The Congressional Globe
714552	Motion to Make the Report a Special Order at One O'Clock	None	PROCEDURE	I will modify my motion and say one o’clock.	The Congressional Globe
714555	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
714558	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
714560	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
714563	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	The Congressional Globe
733001	Order of Business: Special Order S. Res. 8	None	PROCEDURE	A special order is before the Senate, being the report of the committee of conference on joint resolution (S. R. No. 8) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States.	The Congressional Globe
715006	Motion to Disagree with the Committee Report and Further Conference with the House	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate disagree to the report of the committee and ask for a further conference with the House of Representatives.	The Congressional Globe
715007	Point of Order: Motion to Concur First in Order	None	PROCEDURE	I rise to a point of order.	The Congressional Globe
867822	Motion to Concur in the Conference Committee Report	None	PROCEDURE	The first question is on concurring in the report.	The Congressional Globe
715010	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. Res. 8	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the report of the committee of conference on the constitutional amendment.	The Congressional Globe
715023	Point of Order: Vote Not Two-Thirds of the Senate	None	PROCEDURE	I rise to a question of order.	The Congressional Globe
715032	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
715034	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
715036	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. E. H. Gray, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
715038	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	The Congressional Globe
715046	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
715048	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
715050	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. W. Morley Punshon, of Toronto, Canada.	The Congressional Globe
715052	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Dispense with the Journal	The Congressional Globe
715056	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe

Committee: The House of Representatives

Event Id	Proposal Name	Sub-type	Proposal Kind	Motion Text	Source	Additional Sources
680847	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the House come to order.]	The Congressional Globe
681408	Motion to Elect Speaker of the House	None	PROCEDURE	I now move that this House proceed to the election of a Speaker for the House of Representatives of the Fortieth Congress.	The Congressional Globe
681410	Point of Order	None	PROCEDURE	I rise to a point of order, that no debate is in order until after the House proceeds to the election of its officers.	The Congressional Globe
681441	Motion for Previous Question	None	PROCEDURE	I now call the previous question on the resolution I have submitted.	The Congressional Globe
681521	Motion to Take Oath of Office: Mr. Colfax	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Speaker elect take the oath of office.]	The Congressional Globe
681525	Motion for Members to Take Oath of Office	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Members and Delegates present take the oath of office.]	The Congressional Globe
681561	Motion for Previous Question	None	PROCEDURE	[That the previous question be called on the Resolutions on the Rules of the House.]	The Congressional Globe
681567	Motion to Reconsider	None	PROCEDURE	[That the vote by which the resolutions were adopted be reconsidered.]	The Congressional Globe
681569	Motion to Lay Upon the Table	None	PROCEDURE	[That the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.]	The Congressional Globe
681756	Motion for the Previous Question	None	PROCEDURE	[That the previous question be called on the resolution to elect a clerk.]	The Congressional Globe
681767	Motion to Take the Oath of Office: Mr. McPherson	None	PROCEDURE	[That Mr. McPherson, the Clerk-elect, take the oath of office.]	The Congressional Globe
862243	Motion to Refer Petition on Contested Election to the Committee on Elections	None	PROCEDURE	I move that it be referred to the Committee of Elections when that committee shall be appointed.	The Congressional Globe
681821	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
681880	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the House come to order.]	The Congressional Globe
681882	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Journal of the last session be read and approved.]	The Congressional Globe
681889	Motion to Take Oath of Office: Mr. Randall	None	PROCEDURE	Hon. Samuel J. Randall, a Representative elect from the State of Pennsylvania, appeared and having taken the oath prescribed by the Constitution and the law of July 2, 1862, took his seat.	The Congressional Globe
681998	Motion to Lay Upon the Table	None	PROCEDURE	In order to bring the House to a vote on this question I move that the resolution be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
682010	Motion for Previous Question on Mr. Farnsworth's Resolution	None	PROCEDURE	I call the previous question on my resolution.	The Congressional Globe
682017	Motion to Lay the Resolution on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I move to lay the resolution on the table.	The Congressional Globe
904256	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion to Lay the Resolution on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	[That the yeas and nays be called on the Motion to Lay the Resolution on the Table.]	The Congressional Globe
731030	Motion to Refer Papers to Committee of Elections	None	PROCEDURE	[That the remaining papers be referred to the Committee of Elections, when appointed.]	The Congressional Globe
682212	Motion for Delegates to Take Oath of Office: E. D. Holbrook, Coles Bashford, and Walter A. Burleigh	None	PROCEDURE	[That the delegates take the oath of office.]	The Congressional Globe
682296	Motion to Proceed to the Election of Chaplain	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House now proceed to the election of Chaplain.	The Congressional Globe
682479	Motion to Take Oath of Office: Mr. Taffe	None	PROCEDURE	I present the credentials of the member-elect from the State of Nebraska, who is now present, and I ask that he be sworn in.	The Congressional Globe
682482	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
682487	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the House comes to order.]	The Congressional Globe
682489	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	[That a prayer be read by the Chaplain-elect, Rev. C. B. Boynton.]	The Congressional Globe
682492	Motion for Unanimous Consent to Dispense with the Reading of the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	[That the reading of the Journal be dispensed with.]	The Congressional Globe
682499	Motion to Take Oath of Office: Mr. Hooper	None	PROCEDURE	[That William H. Hooper, of Utah, take the oath of office.]	The Congressional Globe
682505	Motion to Take the Oath of Office: Chaplain	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Chaplain-elect, Rev. C. B. Boynton, take the oath of office.]	The Congressional Globe
682507	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House do now adjourn[.]	The Congressional Globe
682510	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the House come to order.]	The Congressional Globe
682514	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	[That a prayer be read by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.]	The Congressional Globe
682517	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Journal of yesterday be read and approved.]	The Congressional Globe
725982	Point of Order	None	PROCEDURE	I rise to a point of order[.]	The Congressional Globe
725984	Motion to Suspend the Rules to Allow Introduction and Consideration of the Resolution	None	PROCEDURE	I move to suspend the rules so as to allow the introduction of the resolution for consideration at this time.	The Congressional Globe
725985	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Suspend the Rules	None	PROCEDURE	On that motion I call for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
725989	Motion for the Previous Question	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the previous question on the adoption of the resolution.	The Congressional Globe
725991	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Adoption of the Resolution	None	PROCEDURE	[That the yeas and nays be called on the adoption of the resolution.]	The Congressional Globe
725996	Motion to Reconsider	None	PROCEDURE	[That the vote by which the resolution was adopted be reconsidered.]	The Congressional Globe
725997	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	[That the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.]	The Congressional Globe
701042	Motion to Refer Credentials of H. A. B. Greenwood	None	PROCEDURE	I ask its reference to the Committee of Elections.	The Congressional Globe
701049	Motion to Lay Upon the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I move to lay them on the table.	The Congressional Globe
701051	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
701066	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the House come to order.]	The Congressional Globe
701070	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	[That a prayer be read by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.]	The Congressional Globe
701082	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Journal of Friday last was read and approved.]	The Congressional Globe
904287	Motion for Unanimous Consent to Introduce H. R. 33	None	PROCEDURE	I ask leave to report the bill now.	The Congressional Globe
726032	Motion to Recommit H. R. 33 to the Committee on the Judiciary with Instructions	None	PROCEDURE	I desire to offer a motion to have this bill recommitted to the Committee on the Judiciary, with instructions to strike out the provisions requiring that these military commanders shall do this thing at a given time, thus making an iron rule for all the States.	The Congressional Globe
726035	Motion for the Previous Question	None	PROCEDURE	I now call the previous question upon the bill and pending amendments.	The Congressional Globe
726040	Motion to Lay H. R. 33 and the Pending Amendments on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the bill and pending amendments be laid on the table;	The Congressional Globe
726041	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Lay H. R. 33 on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	[U]pon that motion I ask for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
904293	Motion to Read Section Five of H. R. 33	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the reading of that fifth section.	The Congressional Globe
726052	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Bingham's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	[That the yeas and nays be called on agreeing to Mr. Bingham's amendment.]	The Congressional Globe
726057	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	[That the House adjourn.]	The Congressional Globe
726059	Engrossment and Third Reading of H. R. 33	None	PROCEDURE	[That the bill, as amended, be then ordered to be engrossed and read a third time.]	The Congressional Globe
726063	Motion for the Reading of the Engrossed Copy of the Bill	None	PROCEDURE	[That the engrossed copy of the bill be read.]	The Congressional Globe
726064	Motion to Suspend the Rule Which Required the Reading of the Engrossed Bill	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the rule be suspended which requires the reading of the engrossed copy of the bill.	The Congressional Globe
726066	Motion for the Previous Question on the Passage of H. R. 33	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. WILSON, of Iowa, called for the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
726068	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Passage of H. R. 33	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the yeas and nays on the passage of the bill.	The Congressional Globe
726074	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Passage of H. R. 33	None	PROCEDURE	[That the vote on H. R. 33 be reconsidered.]	The Congressional Globe
726075	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	[That the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.]	The Congressional Globe
726077	Motion to Print H. R. 33	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the bill as just passed be printed.	The Congressional Globe
701092	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
701292	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the House come to order.]	The Congressional Globe
701297	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	[That a prayer be read by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.]	The Congressional Globe
701301	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Journal of yesterday be read and approved.]	The Congressional Globe
701330	Motion to Take the Oath of Office: Mr. Mallory	None	PROCEDURE	[That Mr. Mallory take the oath prescribed by law.]	The Congressional Globe
701359	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	[That the House adjourn.]	The Congressional Globe
701372	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the House come to order.]	The Congressional Globe
701375	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	[That a prayer be read by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.]	The Congressional Globe
701379	Motion for Unanimous Consent to Dispense with the Reading of the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	I move to dispense with the reading of the Journal of Friday last.	The Congressional Globe
701387	Question of Privilege	None	PROCEDURE	I rise to a question of privilege, and ask that the members-elect from the State of New Hampshire who are now present may be qualified.	The Congressional Globe
847392	Motion for the Previous Question on Mr. Wilson's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I ask the previous question on the amendment to the amendment of the Senate.	The Congressional Globe
847401	Motion for the Previous Question on Mr. Wilson's Second Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I now call the previous question on the amendment as modified.	The Congressional Globe
847403	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Wilson's Second Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	As this is an important amendment I ask for the yeas and nays on its adoption.	The Congressional Globe
850823	Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment as Amended	None	PROCEDURE	I now move that the House concur in the amendment of the Senate as amended;	The Congressional Globe
727204	Motion for the Previous Question on the Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment as Amended	None	PROCEDURE	I call the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
727207	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on Concurring in the Senate Amendment as Amended	None	PROCEDURE	[That the vote taken on concurring in the Senate amendment be reconsidered.]	The Congressional Globe
727209	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Motion to Reconsider be laid on the table.]	The Congressional Globe
889006	Motion to Separate Amendments	None	PROCEDURE	[That H. R. 33 be returned to the Senate for concurrence in the House amendments.]	Editorial Decision
889014	Motion to Report H. R. 33 as Amended to the Senate	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said amendments to their amendment.]	Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States of America, 1867-1869
701402	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
727264	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the House come to order.]	The Congressional Globe
727266	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	[That a prayer be read by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.]	The Congressional Globe
727268	Motion to Dispense with the Reading of the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	[That the reading of the Journal of yesterday be dispensed with by unanimous consent.]	The Congressional Globe
896809	Motion to Take Up the Message from the Senate	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate take up the Message from the Senate.]	The Congressional Globe
896815	Motion to Insist on the House Amendments to H. R. 33 and Request a Committee of Conference	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House insist upon its amendments disagreed to by the Senate, and request a committee of conference[.]	The Congressional Globe
896817	Motion for the Previous Question	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House insist upon its amendments disagreed to by the Senate, and request a committee of conference, and on that I demand the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
896821	Motion to Recede from the House Amendments to H. R. 33	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House recede from its amendments.	The Congressional Globe
896827	Motion to Report the Amendments Disagreed to by the Senate	None	PROCEDURE	I ask that the amendments disagreed to by the Senate be reported.	The Congressional Globe
896832	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Recede	None	PROCEDURE	I demand the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
898338	Motion to Lay the Conference Committee Report on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the report of the committee of conference be laid on the table[.]	The Congressional Globe
898339	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Lay the Report on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the report of the committee of conference be laid on the table; and on that motion I call for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
898369	Motion for the Previous Question on the Conference Committee Report	None	PROCEDURE	I call the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
898377	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Conference Committee Report on H. R. 33	None	PROCEDURE	[That the vote by which the report was agreed to be reconsidered.]	The Congressional Globe
898378	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	[That the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.]	The Congressional Globe
727414	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	And then, on motion of Mr. PILE, (at five o’clock and five minutes p. m.,) the House adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
701419	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the House come to order.]	The Congressional Globe
701423	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	[That a prayer be read by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.]	The Congressional Globe
701470	Motion for Unanimous Consent to Dispense with the Reading of the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	[That the reading of the Journal be dispensed with.]	The Congressional Globe
701481	Motion to Take the Oath of Office: Mr. Benton	None	PROCEDURE	I rise to a question of privilege. I desire to announce that Hon. Jacob Benton, a member-elect from the State of New Hampshire, is now present and ready to take the oath of office.	The Congressional Globe
701483	Motion to Take Oath of Office: Mr. Chilcott	None	PROCEDURE	I now ask that Mr. George M. Chilcott be sworn in as the sitting Delegate from the Territory of Colorado, in pursuance of the resolution just adopted by the House.	The Congressional Globe
701485	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
731036	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	[That the yeas and nays be called on Motion to Adjourn.]	The Congressional Globe
905384	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the House come to order.]	The Congressional Globe
905385	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	[That a prayer be read by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.]	The Congressional Globe
905386	Motion for Unanimous Consent to Dispense with the Reading of the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	[That the reading of the Journal be dispensed with.]	The Congressional Globe
905387	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
905388	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	[That the yeas and nays be called on the Motion to Adjourn.]	The Congressional Globe
701509	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the House come to order.]	The Congressional Globe
701511	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	[That a prayer be read by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.]	The Congressional Globe
701514	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Journal of yesterday be read and approved.]	The Congressional Globe
701749	Motion to Designate the Speaker Pro Tempore	None	PROCEDURE	The Chair will state that he is compelled to be absent from the city tomorrow, and as the House has not adjourned over, he asks leave of absence, the first day that he has asked, and also the privilege of designating some gentleman to act as Speaker pro tempore.	The Congressional Globe
701752	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	[That the House adjourn.]	The Congressional Globe
727428	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the House come to order.]	The Congressional Globe
727430	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	[That a prayer be read by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.]	The Congressional Globe
727432	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Journal of yesterday be read and approved.]	The Congressional Globe
898438	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of the President's Veto	None	PROCEDURE	I now move that the House proceed to the reconsideration of the bill returned to the House by the President of the United States, with his objections thereto.	The Congressional Globe
898454	Motion to Pass H. R. 33 Notwithstanding the President's Veto	None	PROCEDURE	The bill is now before the House, and the question is, Will the House, upon reconsideration, pass the bill, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding?	The Congressional Globe
898456	Motion for the Previous Question on the President's Veto	None	PROCEDURE	I call the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
899186	Motion to Refer H. R. 33, the President's Message, and the House's Message to the Senate	None	PROCEDURE	[That H. R. 33, the President's Message, and the House's Message be referred to the Senate]	Editorial Decision
727449	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
727450	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the yeas and nays on the motion to adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
701777	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	The Congressional Globe
701786	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
701789	Motion for Oath: Members-Elect Elected During the Recess	None	PROCEDURE	The first business in order is the administration of the oath of office to members-elect from Stated which have elected during the recess.	The Congressional Globe
711605	Motion to Refer Credentials to the Committee of Elections Before Members-Elect are Sworn In	None	PROCEDURE	I also make the motion that John D. Young be not now sworn as a member of the House of Representatives, but that his credentials, together with these papers, be referred to the Committee of Elections to report in the case.	The Congressional Globe
711982	Motion for the Previous Question	None	PROCEDURE	I now call the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
711985	Motion to Lay the Substitute on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I move to lay the substitute on the table.	The Congressional Globe
711993	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Substitute	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the yeas and nays on the substitute.	The Congressional Globe
711994	Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays	None	PROCEDURE	I call for tellers on the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
712005	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Resolution as Amended	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. ELDRIDGE demanded the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
712011	Referral of the Credentials of Members-Elect From Kentucky to the Committee of Elections	None	PROCEDURE	Referral of the Credentials of Members-Elect From Kentucky to the Committee of Elections	Technical Adjustments
712013	Motion to Reconsider the Vote of the Resolution on the Credentials of the Members-Elect From Kentucky	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. SCHENCK moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was adopted;	The Congressional Globe
712015	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	and also moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the table.	The Congressional Globe
720326	Motion to Suspend the Rules for the Purpose of Introducing the Resolution	None	PROCEDURE	I move to suspend the rules to permit the introduction of the resolution.	The Congressional Globe
720331	Motion for the Previous Question on Mr. Stevens' Resolution	None	PROCEDURE	I call the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
720334	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on Mr. Stevens' Resolution	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was adopted;	The Congressional Globe
720335	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was adopted; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
720342	Motion to Print H. R. 109	None	PROCEDURE	[H. R. 109 was read twice by its title and ordered to be printed.]	The Congressional Globe
720344	Motion to Refer H. R. 109 to the Committee on Reconstruction	None	PROCEDURE	[H. R. 109 was read twice by its title, ordered to be printed, and to be referred to the committee on Reconstruction when appointed.]	The Congressional Globe
720339	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. SCOFIELD moved that the House do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
701998	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
702002	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
702005	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of Wednesday last was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
712481	Motion to Refer the Petition on Kentucky Contested Election: McKee vs. Young	None	PROCEDURE	I present the protest of Samuel McKee, who contests the seat of John Young Brown from the second district of Kentucky, referred to on Wednesday last, and move that it be referred to the Committee of Elections.	The Congressional Globe
702021	Motion for Previous Question	None	PROCEDURE	I demand the previous question on the resolution.	The Congressional Globe
702025	Motion for Division	None	PROCEDURE	I ask a division of the resolution.	The Congressional Globe
702027	Motion to Lay Upon the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Then I move to lay the resolution on the table.	The Congressional Globe
702030	Motion for Yeas and Nays on the Resolution	None	PROCEDURE	Motion for Yeas and Nays	The Congressional Globe
702033	Motion to Reconsider	None	PROCEDURE	Moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was adopted	The Congressional Globe
702034	Motion to Lay Upon the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
702036	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	The Congressional Globe
702041	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
702043	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
702045	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of Friday last was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
702048	Motion to Take Oath of Office: George M. Adams	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. MORGAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to a question of privilege. I hold in my hand the credentials of Hon. George M. Adams, member-elect from the eighth congressional district of Kentucky, and move that they be received, and that he may be sworn in as a member of this House.	The Congressional Globe
702051	Motion to Refer H. Res. 62	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Refer to the Committee on the Judiciary	The Congressional Globe
720365	Motion to Propose Amendments to H. R. 123 and Have Them Printed	None	PROCEDURE	I wish before the gentleman from Pennsylvania makes his remarks that he would allow me to offer some amendments to the bill for the purpose of having them printed.	The Congressional Globe
720367	Motion to Propose an Amendment to H. R. 123 and Have it be Printed	None	PROCEDURE	I desire also to offer an amendment to be printed at the same time.	The Congressional Globe
720391	Motion to Allow Further Consideration of the Amendments Offered by Mr. Wilson and Mr. Benjamin to H. R. 123	None	PROCEDURE	I am willing to allow the amendment of the gentleman from Iowa [Mr. Wilson] and that of the gentleman from Missouri [Mr. Benjamin] to be considered as binding.	The Congressional Globe
720394	Motion to Amend the Title of H. R. 123	None	PROCEDURE	I propose to amend the title of the bill.	The Congressional Globe
702061	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	The Congressional Globe
720400	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
720402	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
720404	Motion to Dispense with the Reading of the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	On motion of Mr. WOOD, the reading of the Journal of yesterday was dispensed with.	The Congressional Globe
720406	Motion to Resume the Consideration of H. R. 123	None	PROCEDURE	The House then resumed the consideration of bill of the House (No. 123) supplementary to an act entitled “An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States,” passed on the 2d day of March, 1867, and the act supplementary thereto, passed on the 23d day of March, 1867.	The Congressional Globe
720410	Motion for the Previous Question on H. R. 123 and the Pending Amendments	None	PROCEDURE	I now desire to ask for the previous question, for the purpose of ending this debate.	The Congressional Globe
849688	Motion for the Previous Question on H. R. 123 and the Pending Amendments	None	PROCEDURE	I now demand the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
720426	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Previous Question	None	PROCEDURE	I move to reconsider the vote by which the House ordered the main question; and also to lay the motion to reconsider on the table.	The Congressional Globe
720427	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I move to reconsider the vote by which the House ordered the main question; and also to lay the motion to reconsider on the table.	The Congressional Globe
849699	Engrossment and Third Reading of H. R. 123	None	PROCEDURE	The bill, as amended, was then ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time.	The Congressional Globe
720435	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Passage of H. R. 123	None	PROCEDURE	I demand the yeas and nays on the passage of the bill.	The Congressional Globe
720451	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on H. R. 123	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed;	The Congressional Globe
720453	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the table.	The Congressional Globe
720456	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	And thereupon, on motion of Mr. MUNGEN, (at three o’clock and thirty minutes p. m.,) the House adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
702068	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
702071	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
702073	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
702080	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	As a further tribute to the memory of the deceased, I move that the House do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
702082	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
702084	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
702086	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
702088	Motion to Take Oath of Office: Richard D. Hubbard and William H. Barnum	None	PROCEDURE	I desire to announce that Mr. Richard D. Hubbard and Mr. William H. Barnum, members-elect from the State of Connecticut, are now present, and desire to take the oath of office.	The Congressional Globe
849742	Motion to Refer H. R. 123 to the Committee on Reconstruction	None	PROCEDURE	I move that it be referred to the Committee on Reconstruction, and ordered to be printed.	The Congressional Globe
722268	Motion to Print H. R. 123 as Amended by the Senate	None	PROCEDURE	I move that it be referred to the Committee on Reconstruction, and ordered to be printed.	The Congressional Globe
722267	Motion for the Previous Question on the Motion to Refer H. R. 123	None	PROCEDURE	I now call the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
702092	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I now move that the House adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
722289	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
722291	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
722293	Motion to Dispense with the Reading of the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	On motion of Mr. HOLMAN, the reading of the Journal of yesterday was dispensed with.	The Congressional Globe
722310	Motion to Recommit H. R. 123	None	PROCEDURE	I now move to recommit the bill.	The Congressional Globe
722321	Motion to Suspend the Rules	None	PROCEDURE	Then I move that the rules be suspended for that purpose.	The Congressional Globe
722322	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Suspend the Rules	None	PROCEDURE	I ask the yeas and nays on suspending the rules for the purpose of allowing us the poor privilege of five minutes debate on amendments	The Congressional Globe
722323	Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays	None	PROCEDURE	I call for tellers on the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
722357	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Committee Amendments to H. R. 123	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. BOUTWELL moved to reconsider the votes by which the several amendments of the committee had been adopted;	The Congressional Globe
722360	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. BOUTWELL moved to reconsider the votes by which the several amendments of the committee had been adopted; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
722751	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Passage of H. R. 123 as Amended	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. HOLMAN demanded the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
722775	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Passage of H. R. 123 as Amended	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, moved to reconsider the vote just taken; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
722778	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, moved to reconsider the vote just taken; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
850044	Motion to Separate the Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	[That H. R. 123 be returned to the Senate for concurrence in the House amendment.]	Editorial Decision
850046	Motion to Report the Senate Amendment to H. R. 123 as Amended	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Report the Senate Amendment to H. R. 123 as Amended	Editorial Decision
722782	Motion for a Recess Till Eight O'Clock	None	PROCEDURE	And then, on motion of Mr. PIKE, the House (at four o’clock and twenty minutes p. m.) took a recess until eight o’clock p. m.	The Congressional Globe
722851	Motion to Insist on the House Amendments to H. R. 123 and Appoint a Committee of Conference	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House insist, and that a committee of conference be appointed.	The Congressional Globe
722853	Motion to Recede from the House Amendments to H. R. 123	None	PROCEDURE	If it is in order I move as an amendment that the House recede.	The Congressional Globe
722854	Motion for the Previous Question	None	PROCEDURE	I call the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
722886	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
705123	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
705127	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
705129	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
722926	Motion for the Previous Question on the Committee of Conference Report	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
722944	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Committee of Conference Report	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. BOUTWELL moved to reconsider the vote by which the report of the committee of conference was adopted; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
722945	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. BOUTWELL moved to reconsider the vote by which the report of the committee of conference was adopted; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
705144	Motion to Read	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the reading of the joint resolution.	The Congressional Globe
705152	Motion to Suspend Rules	None	PROCEDURE	I move to suspend the rules to permit the introduction of the joint resolution.	The Congressional Globe
705166	Motion to Suspend Rules	None	PROCEDURE	I move to suspend the rules for the purpose of introducing the resolution.	The Congressional Globe
705167	Motion for Tellers	None	PROCEDURE	I demand tellers on that motion.	The Congressional Globe
705183	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	The Congressional Globe
723200	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	The Congressional Globe
723202	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
723204	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of Saturday last was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
723209	Motion to Reenroll H. R. 123 Due to an Error	None	PROCEDURE	I move, therefore, that the Clerk be directed to request from the President the return of the bill, that it may be reenrolled.	The Congressional Globe
723218	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. SCOFIELD moved to adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
866083	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
866085	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
866087	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
866095	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. SCOFIELD moved to adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
723571	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
723573	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
723575	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
723586	Motion for the Previous Question on S. 137 and its Pending Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	If no other gentleman desires to say anything, I will now call the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
723593	Motion for the Previous Question on S. No. 137 and Mr. Judd's and Mr. Ingersoll's Amendments	None	PROCEDURE	I offer that amendment, and demand the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
723600	Third Reading of S. 137	None	PROCEDURE	The bill as amended was then read a third time.	The Congressional Globe
723606	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Third Reading of S. 137	None	PROCEDURE	I move to reconsider the vote by which the bill was read a third time.	The Congressional Globe
866232	Motion to Refer S. 137	None	PROCEDURE	I move that it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, with leave to report at any time.	The Congressional Globe
723616	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. ROSS moved that the House adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
723910	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
723917	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
723920	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
723927	Motion for the Previous Question on the Committee Amendment to S. 137	None	PROCEDURE	I move the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
723934	Motion for the Previous Question on the Passage of S. 137	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. WILSON, of Iowa, demanded the previous question on the passage of the bill.	The Congressional Globe
723937	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Passage of S. 137	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. JUDD demanded the yeas and nays on the passage of the bill.	The Congressional Globe
723945	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on S. 137	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. WILSON, of Iowa, moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
723946	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. WILSON, of Iowa, moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
866249	Motion to Separate the Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	[That S. 137 be returned to the Senate for concurrence in the House amendment.]	Editorial Decision
866251	Motion to Report S. 137 as Amended to the Senate	None	PROCEDURE	Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said amendment.	Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States of America, 1867-1869
723951	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
723230	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
723232	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
723234	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
723239	Motion to Suspend the Rules to Allow Further Debate	None	PROCEDURE	I will move to suspend the rules to enable me to yield first, five minutes to the gentleman from New York, [Mr. Pruyn,] and then five minutes to the gentleman from Iowa, [Mr. Wilson.]	The Congressional Globe
723243	Motion for the Previous Question on the President's Veto	None	PROCEDURE	I now demand the previous question, and ask for the vote.	The Congressional Globe
850432	Motion to Pass H. R. 123 Notwithstanding the President's Veto	None	PROCEDURE	The question is, Will the House on reconsideration agree to the passage of House bill No. 123, entitled "An act supplementary to an act entitled 'An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States,’” passed on the 2d day of March, 1867, and the act supplementary thereto, passed on the 23d day of March, 1867, notwithstanding the objections of the President to the contrary?	The Congressional Globe
723973	Motion for the Previous Question on the Senate Amendment to S. 137	None	PROCEDURE	I demand the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
723976	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Senate Amendment to S. 137	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. WILSON, of Iowa, moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendment was concurred in; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
723977	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. WILSON, of Iowa, moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendment was concurred in; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
723252	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I now renew the motion to adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
723991	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
723993	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
723995	Motion to Dispense with the Reading of the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. CULLOM moved that the further reading of the Journal be dispensed with.	The Congressional Globe
723999	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	The hour of half-past four o’clock having arrived, the Chair, wishing every member of a safe journey and a happy reunion with the loved ones at home, declares this House adjourned, in pursuance of the concurrent resolution on the subject, until Thursday, the 21st day of November next.	The Congressional Globe
705198	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
705200	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
705205	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	Reading of the Journal of July 20th	The Congressional Globe
705217	Motion to Take the Oath of Office: George W. Woodward and Samuel F. Cary	None	PROCEDURE	The next business in order, as a question of privilege, is the swearing in of members who have been elected during the recess.	The Congressional Globe
706091	Motion to Refer Credentials of William B. Stokes	None	PROCEDURE	I move that his credentials be referred to the Committee of Elections, and that he be not sworn in until the case has been investigated.	The Congressional Globe
706092	Motion for the Members of the Tennessee Delegation to Take the Oath of Office	None	PROCEDURE	If no objection be made, the members-elect from Tennessee to whom no objection is made will now be sworn in.	The Congressional Globe
712595	Notification of the Proposal of Resolutions	None	PROCEDURE	I will propose two resolutions, one against the admission of all the members; the other, that the certificates of Messrs. Butler, Stokes, and Arnell, previous to their being sworn in, be referred to the Committee of Elections.	The Congressional Globe
712610	Motion for the Previous Questions on the Resolution, the Amendments, and the Substitute	None	PROCEDURE	I now call the previous questions.	The Congressional Globe
712611	Motion to Yield	None	PROCEDURE	Will the gentleman yield the floor to me a moment?	The Congressional Globe
712618	Motion for the Previous Questions on the Resolution, the Amendments, and the Substitute	None	PROCEDURE	I now call the previous question on the resolution, amendment, and substitute.	The Congressional Globe
712628	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Eldridge's Resolution As Amended	None	PROCEDURE	I call the yeas and nays on that question.	The Congressional Globe
712630	Motion to Take the Oath of Office: Samuel B. Axtell, William Higby, James A. Johnson, and E. B. Washburne	None	PROCEDURE	The SPEAKER. The Chair will state that the delegation from California, to whom he understands there is no objection, are ready to be sworn in, and also the gentleman from Illinois, [Mr. Washburne.] Two of these gentlemen belong to the majority and two to the minority, and if there is no objection the Chair will swear them in. Is there objection?	The Congressional Globe
712648	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on Mr. Eldridge's Resolution As Amended	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. DAWES moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was adopted;	The Congressional Globe
712650	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. DAWES moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was adopted; and also moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the table.	The Congressional Globe
712652	Motion for the Remaining Members From Tennessee to Take the Oath of Office	None	PROCEDURE	If there be no objection, the remaining members from Tennessee will now be sworn in.	The Congressional Globe
712657	Motion for the Previous Question on the Resolution	None	PROCEDURE	I demand the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
712666	Motion for the Previous Question on Mr. Eldridge's Resolution	None	PROCEDURE	I demand the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
712673	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on Mr. Eldridge's Resolution	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. DAWES moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was disagreed to;	The Congressional Globe
712674	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. DAWES moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was disagreed to; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
712682	Motion for the Previous Question on Mr. Brooks' Resolution	None	PROCEDURE	I now call the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
712687	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on Mr. Brooks' Resolution	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. DAWES moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was rejected;	The Congressional Globe
712689	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. DAWES moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was rejected; and also moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the table.	The Congressional Globe
706770	Motion to Take Oath of Office: Alvan Flanders and James M. Cavanaugh	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Take Oath of Office: Alvan Flanders	The Congressional Globe
706776	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I now renew the motion to adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
706778	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
706780	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
706782	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of Thursday last was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
712060	Motion to Refer the Certificate of J. S. Golladay	None	PROCEDURE	I therefore move that, before this man be sworn in, these credentials be referred to the Committee of Elections, and that he be no sworn in until report upon the case be made.	The Congressional Globe
712062	Motion for the Previous Question	None	PROCEDURE	I demand the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
712064	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Referral of Mr. Golladay's Certificate	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
706788	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	The motion was agreed to; and accordingly (at four o’clock and five minutes p. m.) the House adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
706790	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	The Congressional Globe
706792	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
707004	Motion to Take Oath of Office: Alexander H. Bailey	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. Bailey appeared, and qualified by taking the oath required by law.	The Congressional Globe
707032	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	The hour fixed by the concurrent resolution of both Houses of Congress for the final adjournment of this session having arrived, I declare the first session of the Fortieth Congress adjourned without day.	The Congressional Globe
708358	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	In conformity to the Constitution the Fortieth Congress convenes to-day in its second session.	The Congressional Globe
708361	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Rev. C. B. Boynton, Chaplain of the House, offered prayer as follows:	The Congressional Globe
708325	Motion to Notify the Senate that a Quorum of the House is Present	None	PROCEDURE	I move that a message be sent to the Senate to inform that body that a quorum of the House has appeared.	The Congressional Globe
708026	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	The Congressional Globe
708028	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
708030	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
708031	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
900983	Motion for the Regular Order of Business on the Reading of the President's Annual Message	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the regular order.	The Congressional Globe
900987	Motion to Refer the Message to the Committee of the Whole and Have it Printed	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the President's message be referred to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, and printed.	The Congressional Globe
900991	Point of Order: Relevance of Debate	None	PROCEDURE	I rise to a question of order. I desire the debate to be confined to the question before the House.	The Congressional Globe
900993	Motion for the Previous Question on the Motion to Refer and Print the President's Annual Message	None	PROCEDURE	I now call the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
900994	Motion to Yield to Allow the Representative to Make Some Remarks	None	PROCEDURE	Will the gentleman yield a moment?	The Congressional Globe
900999	Motion Reconsider the Vote on the Motion to Refer and Print the President's Annual Message	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. SCHENCK moved to reconsider the vote by which the message was referred; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
901000	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. SCHENCK moved to reconsider the vote by which the message was referred; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
708035	Motion to Lay Resolution on Kentucky Delegation on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the report just read be laid on the table and printed.	The Congressional Globe
708036	Motion to Print Resolution Regarding Kentucky Delegation	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the report just read be laid on the table and printed.	The Congressional Globe
708039	Motion for the Previous Question on the Resolutions on the Kentucky Delegates	None	PROCEDURE	I now call the previous question on the adoption of the resolution.	The Congressional Globe
708044	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Resolution on the Kentucky Delegates	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Reconsider the Vote	The Congressional Globe
708045	Motion to Lay Motion to Reconsider on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Lay Motion to Reconsider on the Table	The Congressional Globe
708047	Motion to Take Oath of Office: James B. Beck, Asa Grover, and J. Proctor Knott	None	PROCEDURE	The gentlemen whom the House, by the resolution just adopted, has declared to be entitled to seats as Representatives from the State of Kentucky, will present themselves at the Speaker’s desk to take the oath of office.	The Congressional Globe
708051	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I will now move that the House adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
708053	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
708055	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
708057	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
708058	Motion to Take the Oath of Office: Thomas L. Jones	None	PROCEDURE	My colleague, Mr. Jones, who was not present yesterday when the other members from Kentucky were sworn in, is now present. I ask that he be now sworn in.	The Congressional Globe
708062	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	Editorial Decision
708064	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
708066	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
708068	Motion to Dispense with the Reading of the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	On motion of Mr. HUBBARD, of Iowa, the reading of the Journal of yesterday was dispensed with.	The Congressional Globe
708243	Call for Previous Question on the Resolutions on Kentucky Contested Election	None	PROCEDURE	Call for Previous Question on Kentucky Contested Election	The Congressional Globe
708274	Call for Previous Question on Resolutions on the Kentucky Contested Election	None	PROCEDURE	I now call the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
708277	Motion for Yeas and Nays on Kentucky Contested Election Resolutions	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the yeas and nays on the adoption of the resolutions.	The Congressional Globe
708281	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Resolutions on the Kentucky Contested Election	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. DAWES moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolutions were adopted; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
708282	Motion to Lay Motion to Reconsider on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Lay Motion to Reconsider on the Table	The Congressional Globe
708284	Motion to Take Oath of Office: J. S. Golladay	None	PROCEDURE	The gentleman whom the House, by the resolution just adopted, has declared entitled to a seat as a member will now be sworn in.	The Congressional Globe
866335	Motion to Refer H. R. 214	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. ASHLEY, of Ohio, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill to facilitate the restoration of the late rebel States, and for other purposes; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	The Congressional Globe
708287	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	The motion was agreed to; and accordingly (at three o’clock and fifty-five minutes p.m.) the House adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
724359	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
724362	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
724365	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
725193	Motion to Reconsider the Vote to Refer H. R. 214 to the Committee on the Judiciary	None	PROCEDURE	I desire to enter a motion to reconsider the vote by which the bill to facilitate the restoration of the late rebel States, and for other purposes, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	The Congressional Globe
725085	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the house do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
725089	Motion for Tellers on the Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I call for tellers on that motion.	The Congressional Globe
725091	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I demand the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
708317	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
708321	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
708323	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
708330	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
708339	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
708341	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
708343	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of Saturday last was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
724372	Motion for the Previous Question on the Passage of S. 141	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
724375	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Passage of S. 141	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the yeas and nays on the passage of the bill.	The Congressional Globe
724381	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on S. 141	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. WILSON, of Iowa, moved to reconsider the vote just taken; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
724382	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. WILSON, of Iowa, moved to reconsider the vote just taken; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
708348	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	The Congressional Globe
708375	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
708377	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
708379	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
708382	Motion to Reconsider the Motion to Refer H. Res. 62	None	PROCEDURE	I call up the motion to reconsider the vote by which a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	The Congressional Globe
708385	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	On motion of Mr. INGERSOLL, (at four o’clock and fifteen minutes p.m.,) the House adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
723287	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
723289	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
723291	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
723294	Motion to Refer H. R. 212 from the Committee on the Judiciary to the Committee on Reconstruction	None	PROCEDURE	On motion of Mr. WILSON, of Iowa, the Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from the further consideration of the bill to amend an act entitled “An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States, passed March 2, 1867, and the several acts amendatory thereto;” and the same was referred to the Committee on Reconstruction.	The Congressional Globe
723297	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
708625	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
708628	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
708634	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of Friday last was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
708637	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
708485	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
708487	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
708489	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
708491	Motion to Take the Oath of Office: James M. McCormick	None	PROCEDURE	I rise to a privileged question. The member-elect for the third congressional district of the State of Missouri is now present, and I ask that he may be sworn in.	The Congressional Globe
708495	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	And then, on motion of Mr. INGERSOLL, (at four o’clock and thirty minutes p. m.,) the House adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
709488	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
709491	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
709496	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
725159	Motion to Call Up H. R. 214	None	PROCEDURE	I now call up the motion submitted by me on the 6th of this month, to reconsider the vote by which the House on the 5th instant referred to the Committee on the Judiciary the bill of the House No. 214, being a bill to facilitate the restoration of the late rebel States, and for other purposes.	The Congressional Globe
725197	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Reconsideration of the Motion to Refer H. R. 214	None	PROCEDURE	I simply wish to embrace this opportunity to demand the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
725200	Motion for the Previous Question on the Reconsideration to Refer H. R. 214	None	PROCEDURE	I demand the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
725293	Motion to Give Notice to Move Mr. Maynard's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	Then I give notice that if I can get an opportunity to do so I will move this amendment when the bill comes to be acted on.	The Congressional Globe
725296	Motion to Postpone Further Consideration of H. R. 214 and Print the Proposed Amendments	None	PROCEDURE	I will move that the further consideration of the bill be postponed for the present and the proposed amendments be printed.	The Congressional Globe
725319	Motion for the Previous Question on Mr. Stevens' Amendment to H. R. 214	None	PROCEDURE	I call the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
725328	Engrossment and Third Reading of H. R. 214	None	PROCEDURE	The bill as amended was then ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being, engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time.	The Congressional Globe
725330	Motion for the Previous Question on the Passage of H. R. 214	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, demanded the previous question on the passage of the bill.	The Congressional Globe
725331	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. BURR moved that the House adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
725332	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. ELDRIDGE demanded the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
725338	Motion to Lay H. R. 214 on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the bill be laid on the table,	The Congressional Globe
725339	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Lay the Bill on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the bill be laid on the table, and on that motion demand the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
725345	Motion for Yeas and Nays on the Passage of H. R. 214	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. BOYER called for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
725353	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Passage of H. R. 214	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the table.	The Congressional Globe
725355	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the table.	The Congressional Globe
709518	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
708500	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	The Congressional Globe
708502	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
708504	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
708507	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	And then, on motion of Mr. WASHBURNE, of Illinois, (at four o’clock and twenty minutes p.m.,) the House adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
708510	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
708512	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
708514	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of the 20th of December last was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
708518	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. SCHENCK moved that the House adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
708520	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
708522	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
708524	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
711490	Motion to Lay the Resolutions Upon the Table	None	PROCEDURE	As the contestant desires to be heard before the House I will not press the resolutions to a vote at this time, but I ask that the report be laid on the table and printed, and I give notice that I will call it up as soon as it is printed.	The Congressional Globe
711491	Motion to Print the Resolutions on the Kentucky Contested Election	None	PROCEDURE	As the contestant desires to be heard before the House I will not press the resolutions to a vote at this time, but I ask that the report be laid on the table and printed, and I give notice that I will call it up as soon as it is printed.	The Congressional Globe
708566	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	And then, on motion of Mr. KOONTZ, (at motion of the Secretary of the Treasury, in four o'clock and twenty minutes p. m.,) the House adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
708581	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
708585	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
708594	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
712082	Motion to Consider the Committee Resolutions on the Contested Election Case of Symes vs. Trimble	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. UPSON, of the Committee of Elections, called up the contested-election case of G. G. Symes vs. Lawrence S. Trimble, from the first congressional district of the State of Kentucky.	The Congressional Globe
868344	Division on the Resolutions on the Contested Election Case of Symes vs. Trimble	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. KELSEY demanded a division.	The Congressional Globe
712096	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Second Committee Resolution	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. KELSEY demanded the yeas and nays	The Congressional Globe
712097	Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. KELSEY demanded the yeas and nays, and tellers on the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
712103	Motion to Reconsider the Vote of the Committee Resolutions on the Contested Election Case of Symes vs. Trimble	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. UPSON moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolutions were adopted;	The Congressional Globe
712105	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
708644	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	And then, on motion of Mr. ELDRIDFGE, (at four o’clock and twenty-five minutes p.m.) the House adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
901002	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the House be called to order.]	The Congressional Globe
901003	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	[That a prayer be offered by Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.]	The Congressional Globe
901004	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Journal of yesterday be read and approved.]	The Congressional Globe
901005	Motion to Resolve the House Into Committee of the Whole	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the rules be suspended, and the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union.	The Congressional Globe
901013	Motion that the Committee Rise	None	PROCEDURE	[That the committee rise.]	The Congressional Globe
901014	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	[That the House adjourn.]	The Congressional Globe
729576	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
729578	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
729580	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of Saturday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
729584	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Resolution	None	PROCEDURE	I demand the yeas and nays on the resolution.	The Congressional Globe
729623	Engrossment and Third Reading of H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	The question was upon ordering the bill to be engrossed and read a third time.	The Congressional Globe
729624	Motion to Print H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the bill be printed.	The Congressional Globe
729627	Motion to Recommit H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	I now move that the bill be recommitted, and then under the rule the bill will go over until after the morning hour to-morrow.	The Congressional Globe
729637	Motion to Submit an Amendment to H. R. 439 and Have it Printed	None	PROCEDURE	I ask unanimous consent to have printed an amendment which I propose to submit to this bill at the proper time.	The Congressional Globe
729640	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. RANDALL moved that the House adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
729645	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	The Congressional Globe
729647	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
729652	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
729654	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	The House then resumed the consideration of the bill (H. R. No. 439) additional and supplementary to an act entitled “An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States,” passed March 2, 1867, and to the acts supplementary thereto; which had been made the special order for to-day after the morning hour, and upon which Mr. Bingham was entitled to the floor.	Editorial Decision
729674	Motion to Print the Minority Report on H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	I now move that the minority report be printed, and in connection with the majority report, if any should be made.	The Congressional Globe
729685	Motion to Allow Additional Time to Mr. Bingham	None	PROCEDURE	I move that my colleague [Mr. Bingham] be allowed additional time to finish his remarks.	The Congressional Globe
851040	Motion to Give Notice of an Amendment That Mr. Loan Will Offer at a Later Time	None	PROCEDURE	I now ask the Clerk to read my proposed amendment.	The Congressional Globe
729700	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. KERR moved that the House adjourn,	The Congressional Globe
851043	Motion to Print an Amendment that Mr. Ashley Will Offer at a Later Time	None	PROCEDURE	I ask unanimous consent to have printed the following amendment, which I propose to offer to the pending bill:	The Congressional Globe
729709	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I now renew the motion to adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
729717	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
729720	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
729722	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
729726	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	The House then resumed the consideration of the bill (H. R. No. 439) additional and supplementary to an act entitled “An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States,” passed March 2, 1867, and the acts supplementary thereto; upon which Mr. Wood was entitled to the floor.	Editorial Decision
729743	Point of Order: Mr. Wood's Right to Proceed	None	PROCEDURE	I call the gentleman to order, and ask that his words be taken down at the Clerk’s desk.	The Congressional Globe
729745	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Right of Mr. Wood to Proceed	None	PROCEDURE	I demand the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
729763	Motion to Allow Additional Time to Mr. Beck	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the time of the gentleman from Kentucky be extended, be as to enable him to conclude his remarks.	The Congressional Globe
729784	Motion to Yield for a Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Will the gentleman from Illinois yield for a motion to adjourn?	The Congressional Globe
729793	Point of Order	None	PROCEDURE	I call the gentleman to order.	The Congressional Globe
729801	Resolution of Censure on Mr. Farnsworth	None	PROCEDURE	I desire to move a resolution of censure on the gentleman from Illinois.	The Congressional Globe
729805	Motion to Permit Mr. Farnsworth to Explain	None	PROCEDURE	I make that motion.	The Congressional Globe
729813	Motion for Mr. Farnsworth to Proceed	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the gentleman from Illinois be allowed to proceed in order, as his explanation is sufficient.	The Congressional Globe
729816	Motion for Yeas and Nays on Mr. Boutwell's Motion	None	PROCEDURE	I demand the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
729824	Motion to Lay the Resolution on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the resolution be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
729835	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Lay the Resolution on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I demand the yeas and nays on laying the resolution on the table.	The Congressional Globe
904451	Motion to Print Mr. Butler's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I move that it be printed.	The Congressional Globe
729851	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
729855	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
729857	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
729860	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
729865	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	The House then resumed the consideration of the bill (H. R. No. 439) additional and supplementary to an act entitled “An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States," passed March 2, 1867, and the acts supplementary thereto; upon which Mr. Paine was entitled to the floor.	Editorial Decision
729869	Motion for a Recess	None	PROCEDURE	I ask that the House consent to take a recess from half past four until six o’clock, and that the evening session be for debate only.	The Congressional Globe
729870	Modification to Mr. Bingham's Motion	None	PROCEDURE	The Chair will state that seven o’clock has been the usual hour for an evening session.	The Congressional Globe
729874	Motion to Limit Speeches to Half an Hour	None	PROCEDURE	I move that each member be limited to half an hour in the discussion this evening.	The Congressional Globe
729889	Motion for a Recess Till Seven O'Clock	None	PROCEDURE	The hour of half past four having arrived, the House took a recess till seven o'clock p. m.	Editorial Decision
729891	Reassembling After Recess	None	PROCEDURE	The House reassembled at 7 o’clock p. m.	The Congressional Globe
729897	Motion to Obtain the Floor When the House Adjourns	None	PROCEDURE	I venture to ask the House that it shall be understood I shall have the floor when the House does adjourn, whether present or not.	The Congressional Globe
729901	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	And then, on motion of Mr. BINGHAM, (at ten o’clock and fifteen minutes p. m.,) the House adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
729903	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
729905	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. O. H. Tiffany, D. D., of New Brunswick, New Jersey.	The Congressional Globe
729907	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
729909	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	The House then resumed the consideration of the bill (H. R. No. 439) additional and supplementary to an act entitled “An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States,” passed March 2, 1867, and the acts supplementary thereto; upon which Mr. Boutwell was entitled to the floor.	Editorial Decision
729916	Motion to Confine Tomorrow's Debate to H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	I ask that by common consent the order of business for to-morrow be so changed that the debate shall be confined exclusively to the bill now under consideration.	The Congressional Globe
729921	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
729924	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	And then, on motion of Mr. HOLMAN, (at live o’clock and thirty minutes p. m.,) the House adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
708648	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
708654	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
708659	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of Saturday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
729926	Call for the Regular Order: H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the regular order.	The Congressional Globe
729928	Motion to Postpone the Previous Question on H. R. 439 Until 3:20	None	PROCEDURE	During ray absence on Friday the gentleman from New York [Mr. Pruyn] obtained the floor on this bill; and under the circumstances I deem it my duty to submit to the House whether that gentleman may not be permitted to proceed for half an hour, to be followed by several other gentlemen who have indicated to the Chair their desire to speak, postponing the call for the previous question until twenty minutes past three o’clock this afternoon. If that be the pleasure of the House, I will yield to the gentleman from New York [Mr. Pruyn] for half an hour.	The Congressional Globe
729939	Motion for the Previous Question on H. R. 439 and Mr. Bingham's Amendments	None	PROCEDURE	I now withdraw the motion to recommit the bill, and move the amendments to section two and section five, which I send to the Clerk’s desk, and upon the amendments and the bill itself I demand the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
729944	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on Ordering the Main Question	None	PROCEDURE	I move to reconsider the vote by which the main question was ordered in order that I may offer my amendment.	The Congressional Globe
729945	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Reconsider	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. BUTLER demanded the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
729948	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
708670	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	The Congressional Globe
729951	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. WASHBURN, of Indiana, demanded the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
729953	Motion for Tellers on the Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. WASHBURN, of Indiana, called for tellers.	The Congressional Globe
708655	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
708661	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
708677	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
729956	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	The House resumes the consideration of the bill (H. R. No. 439) additional and supplementary to an act entitled “An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States,” passed March 2, 1867, and the amendments pending thereto, upon which the previous question has been seconded and the main question ordered. The gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Butler] has moved to reconsider the vote by which the main question was ordered, and the yeas and nays have been ordered on that motion.	Editorial Decision
729961	Motion for the Previous Question on Mr. Bingham's Amendments to H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	I move the previous question on the amendments reported by the committee.	The Congressional Globe
729963	Motion to Lay H. R. 439 and the Pending Amendments on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I move to lay the bill and pending amendments on the table;	The Congressional Globe
729964	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Lay the Bill on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I move to lay the bill and pending amendments on the table; and upon that motion I call for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
729971	Motion for the Previous Question on Mr. Butler's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I propose to move the previous question when I have yielded to my friend from Pennsylvania, [Mr. Stevens,] who has been absent during the discussion heretofore, and who desires now to submit some remarks.	The Congressional Globe
729975	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Butler's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. WOOD demanded the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
729978	Engrossment and Third Reading of H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; and being engrossed, it was accordingly read the third time.	Editorial Decision
729980	Motion for the Previous Question on the Passage of H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	I call the previous question on the passage of the bill.	The Congressional Globe
729982	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Passage on H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	I demand the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
729985	Motion for the Previous Question on the Title of the Bill	None	PROCEDURE	I call the previous question on the title of the bill.	The Congressional Globe
729988	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on H. R. 439	None	PROCEDURE	I move to reconsider the votes by which the bill was passed and the title adopted; and also moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the table.	The Congressional Globe
729989	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I move to reconsider the votes by which the bill was passed and the title adopted; and also moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the table.	The Congressional Globe
712212	Motion to Lay the Resolutions on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	The report was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.	The Congressional Globe
712213	Motion to Print the Resolutions on the Kentucky Contested Election	None	PROCEDURE	The report was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.	The Congressional Globe
708682	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I insist upon my motion to adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
708687	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
708691	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
708693	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The reading of the Journal of yesterday was commenced	The Congressional Globe
708697	Motion to Dispense With the Reading of the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. BOUTWELL moved that the further reading of the Journal be dispensed with.	The Congressional Globe
708704	Motion to Announce the Death of Thomas E. Noell	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. NEWCOMB. Mr. Speaker, it becomes my duty to announce to this House the death of my colleague, Hon. Thomas E. Noell, Representative from the third congressional district of Missouri.	The Congressional Globe
708709	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	The resolutions were unanimously adopted; and, then, in accordance with the concluding resolution, the Speaker (at three o’clock and forty minutes p. m.) declared the House adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
708717	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
708719	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
708721	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
708724	Motion to Announce the Death of Cornelius S. Hamilton	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Announce the Death of Cornelius S. Hamilton	The Congressional Globe
708728	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	The Congressional Globe
708732	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
708737	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
708755	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
708762	Motion to Announce the Death of Elijah Hise	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Announce the Death of Elijah Hise	The Congressional Globe
708764	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	And then, in accordance with the concluding resolution, the Speaker (at three o’clock and fifty-five minutes p. m.) declared the House adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
901015	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the House be called to order.]	The Congressional Globe
901016	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	[That the prayer be offered by Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.]	The Congressional Globe
901017	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Journal of yesterday be read and approved.]	The Congressional Globe
901019	Motion to Resolve the House Into Committee of the Whole	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the rules be suspended, and that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union.	The Congressional Globe
901036	Motion that the Committee Rise	None	PROCEDURE	[That the committee rise.]	The Congressional Globe
901037	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	[That the House adjourn.]	The Congressional Globe
708790	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
708795	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
708800	The Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
708803	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. MYERS, who moved that the House adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
708812	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
708815	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
708818	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
708824	Motion to Refer H. Res. 186	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Refer	The Congressional Globe
708828	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	The Congressional Globe
712219	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
712221	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
712223	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
713687	Motion for Division on Resolutions on Kentucky Contested Election	None	PROCEDURE	Asked unanimous consent for the resolutions to be taken up and discussed separately.	The Congressional Globe
714759	Motion to Read	None	PROCEDURE	Moved that the Clerk read the resolution.	The Congressional Globe
712234	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House do now adjourn, because an hour’s speech at this time will protract our sitting much later than the usual time for adjournment.	The Congressional Globe
708836	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
708838	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
708840	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
708845	Motion to Take Oath of Office: John Beatty	None	PROCEDURE	Hon. John Beatty, member-elect from the eighth congressional district of Ohio, appeared at the bar and was duly qualified.	The Congressional Globe
708848	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	And then, on motion of Mr. FARNSWORTH; (at five o'clock and ten minutes p. m.,) the House adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
901039	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the House be called to order.]	The Congressional Globe
901040	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	[That a prayer be offered by Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.]	The Congressional Globe
901041	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Journal of yesterday be read and approved.]	The Congressional Globe
901042	Motion to Resolve the House Into Committee of the Whole	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the rules be suspended and the House resolves itself into the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union for the purpose of considering the President's annual message.	The Congressional Globe
901048	Motion that the Committee Rise	None	PROCEDURE	[That the committee rise.]	The Congressional Globe
901049	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	[That the House adjourn.]	The Congressional Globe
712236	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
712238	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
712240	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
714780	Motion for the Previous Question on the First Committee Resolution on the Kentucky Contested Election	None	PROCEDURE	Demanded the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
714789	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Minority Committee Substitute	None	PROCEDURE	Demanded the yeas and nays.	Editorial Decision
714911	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Resolution	None	PROCEDURE	Moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was disagreed to.	The Congressional Globe
714913	Motion to Lay Upon the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Moved that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.	The Congressional Globe
712250	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. BURR moved that the House adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
714920	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Resolution	None	PROCEDURE	Moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was agreed to.	The Congressional Globe
714921	Motion to Lay Upon the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the table.	The Congressional Globe
714924	Motion to Recommit the Remaining Resolutions on Kentucky Contested Election	None	PROCEDURE	Moved that the remaining two resolutions be recommitted to the Committee of Elections	The Congressional Globe
712256	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	And then, on motion of Mr. ALLISON, (at four o’clock and fifty minutes p. m.,) the House adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
709689	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
709696	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
709699	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
714989	Motion to Lay the Kentucky Contested Election Resolutions on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Moved that the subject lay on the table.	The Congressional Globe
714990	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion to Lay Upon the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Demanded the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
714995	Motion for the Previous Question on Resolution on Kentucky Contested Election	None	PROCEDURE	Demand the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
715000	Motion for the Previous Question on Mr. Coburn's Substitute	None	PROCEDURE	Demanded the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
715003	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Coburn's Substitute	None	PROCEDURE	Demanded the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
715090	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Resolutions	None	PROCEDURE	Moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolutions were adopted.	The Congressional Globe
715091	Motion to Lay Upon the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Moved that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.	The Congressional Globe
709851	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	And then, on motion of Mr. SPALDING, (at four o’clock and four minutes p.m.,) the House adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
713078	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
713080	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
713083	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
713089	Motion to Lay H. Res. 214 on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the report be laid on the table, and be printed.	The Congressional Globe
713090	Motion to Print H. Res. 214	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the report be laid on the table, and be printed.	The Congressional Globe
713094	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	And then, on motion of Mr. LAWRENCE, of Ohio, (at nine o’clock and fifteen minutes p. m.,) the House adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
725874	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	The Congressional Globe
725876	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. John Hall, D. D.	The Congressional Globe
725878	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
725881	Motion to Non-Concur in the Senate Amendment to H. R. 214 and Ask for a Committee of Conference	None	PROCEDURE	I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speaker’s table the reconstruction bill returned from the Senate, for the purpose of non-concurring in the amendments of the Senate, and asking a committee of conference.	The Congressional Globe
725884	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration H. R. 214 as Amended by the Senate	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House proceed to the business on the Speaker’s table.	The Congressional Globe
866494	Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment to H. R. 214	None	PROCEDURE	I move to concur in the amendment of the Senate[.]	The Congressional Globe
725887	Motion for the Previous Question on Concurring in the Senate Amendment to H. R. 214	None	PROCEDURE	I move to concur in the amendment of the Senate, and on that I demand the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
725891	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Concurrence of the Senate Amendment to H. R. 214	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the yeas and nays upon the Senate amendment.	The Congressional Globe
725894	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on H. R. 214	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. PAINE moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendment was concurred in; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
725895	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. PAINE moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendment was concurred in; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
725899	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	And then, on motion of Mr. MUNGEN, (at four o’clock and forty minutes p. m.,) the House adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
866511	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
866514	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
866516	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
866524	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	And then, on motion of Mr. MUNGEN, (at four o'clock and twenty-five minutes p. m.,) the House adjourned.	Editorial Decision
713096	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
713098	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. N. P. Kenney, of Rockford, Illinois.	The Congressional Globe
713100	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
713102	Motion to Consider H. Res. 214	None	PROCEDURE	I rise to a question of privilege, and call up the resolution reported from the Committee of Elections, entitled joint resolution (H. R. No. 214) relative to R. R. Butler, a Representative-elect from the State of Tennessee.	The Congressional Globe
713105	Motion to Recommit H. Res. 214 to the Committee of Elections	None	PROCEDURE	Before proceeding with my remarks I will enter a motion to recommit the joint resolution to the Committee of Elections.	The Congressional Globe
713107	Motion to Refer H. Res. 214, With Instructions, to the Committee of Elections	None	PROCEDURE	I will then move to recommit the joint resolution to the committee with instruction to amend the joint resolution by inserting therein in lieu of the part of the oath therein reported, the following:	The Congressional Globe
868562	Motion to Recommit H. Res. 214 with Instructions to the Committee of Elections: Mr. Cook's Amendment to Mr. Kerr's Motion	None	PROCEDURE	I have the permission of the gentleman from New York to move the following amendment to the motion of my colleague: With instructions to report a general law providing that no person elected to this House shall be required to take the oath of office required by the act of July 2, 1862, if such person shall have been relieved from disability to hold office in the manner prescribed in the article of the Constitution of the United States proposed by the Thirty-Ninth Congress as the fourteenth article; and secondly, to report a bill to remove the disability to R. R. Butler in the manner provided by said article, with leave to report at any time.	The Congressional Globe
713115	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
713119	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
713121	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. M. P. Kenney, of Rockford, Illinois.	The Congressional Globe
713123	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
713125	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. Res. 214	None	PROCEDURE	The House resumed the consideration of the unfinished business of yesterday, being the resolution reported from the Committee of Elections, entitled joint resolution (H. R. No. 214) relative to R. R. Butler, a Representative-elect from the State of Tennessee, on which Mr. CHANLER was entitled to the floor.	The Congressional Globe
713186	Motion for the Previous Question on Mr. Cook's and Mr. Paine's Amendments	None	PROCEDURE	I demand the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
713196	Motion to Print H. Res. 214, as Amended by the Committee of Elections	None	PROCEDURE	I move that it be printed and postponed till to-morrow immediately after the morning hour.	The Congressional Globe
713197	Motion to Postpone Consideration of H. Res. 214 Until Tomorrow	None	PROCEDURE	I move that it be printed and postponed till to-morrow immediately after the morning hour.	The Congressional Globe
713200	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
713202	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
713204	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
713206	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
713216	Motion for the Previous Question on H. Res. 870	None	PROCEDURE	I now demand the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
713218	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on H. Res. 870	None	PROCEDURE	The yeas and nays were ordered.	Editorial Decision
713222	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on H. Res. 870	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. DAWES moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed;	The Congressional Globe
713223	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. DAWES moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
713225	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	And then, on motion of Mr. HOPKINS, (at four o’clock and thirty minutes, p. m.,) the House adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
725950	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
725954	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
725958	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
725974	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
901051	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	[That the House be called to order.]	The Congressional Globe
901052	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	[That the prayer be offered by Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.]	The Congressional Globe
901053	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Journal of yesterday be read and approved.]	The Congressional Globe
901054	Motion to Consider the President's Annual Message in Committee of the Whole	None	PROCEDURE	[That the House consider the President's Annual Message in Committee of the Whole.]	The Congressional Globe
901060	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
712283	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
712285	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
712287	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of Saturday last was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
712296	Motion to Lay the Committee Resolutions on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the report be laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.	The Congressional Globe
712297	Motion to Print the Committee Resolutions	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the report be laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.	The Congressional Globe
712300	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
711534	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
711536	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
711538	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of Saturday last was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
711544	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
711546	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. ELDRIDGE demanded the yeas and nays on the motion to adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
711561	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
711563	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
711566	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
711462	Motion to Call Up the Resolutions Reported by the Committee of Elections on the Case of Delano vs. Morgan	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the regular order of business.	The Congressional Globe
711569	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
710230	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
710234	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
710238	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
712787	Motion for the Previous Question on the Minority Substitute to the Ohio Contested Election Resolutions	None	PROCEDURE	Moved the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
712789	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Resolution on Ohio Contested Election: Minority Substitute	None	PROCEDURE	Moved the yeas and nays	The Congressional Globe
711473	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Resolutions on the Contested Election Case Delano vs. Morgan	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. SCOFIELD moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was passed	The Congressional Globe
711474	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Lay Motion to Reconsider on the Table	The Congressional Globe
868735	Motion to Recommit the Resolutions on the Contested Election Case McKee vs. Young	None	PROCEDURE	I am requested by several members of the Committee of Elections to move that the majority and minority reports and the accompanying papers in the case of McKee vs. Young be recommitted to that committee.	The Congressional Globe
711574	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. SCHENCK moved that the House do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
713392	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
713394	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
713396	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
713402	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
713564	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
713566	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
713568	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
713570	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of H. Res. 870	None	PROCEDURE	I rise to a question of privilege, and call up the amendment of the Senate to the bill of the House No. 870, to remove political disabilities from Roderick R. Butler, of Tennessee.	The Congressional Globe
868686	Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment to H. Res. 870	None	PROCEDURE	The question was upon concurring in the amendment of the Senate, to strike out all of the bill after the enacting clause, and also to strike out the preamble, and in lieu of the portion stricken out to insert after the enacting clause of the bill the following words:	The Congressional Globe
713573	Motion for the Previous Question on H. Res. 870	None	PROCEDURE	I call the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
713575	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on H. Res. 870	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
713588	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on H. Res. 870 as Amended by the Senate	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. DAWES moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendment was concurred in;	The Congressional Globe
713589	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. DAWES moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendment was concurred in; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
713592	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
712320	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
712324	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
712326	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
712330	Motion to Lay the Committee Resolutions on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	The report was laid on the table and ordered to be printed.	The Congressional Globe
712331	Motion to Print the Committee Resolutions	None	PROCEDURE	The report was laid on the table and ordered to be printed.	The Congressional Globe
712338	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Then, on motion of Mr. WASHBURNE, of Illinois, (at five o’clock and five minutes p. m.,) the House adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
713596	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
713598	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
731727	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
713604	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. BOUTWELL moved that the House adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
709976	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
709978	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The reading of the Journal of Saturday's proceedings was, by unanimous consent, dispensed with.	The Congressional Globe
712341	Motion to Resume Consideration of the Contested-Election Case of McKee vs. Young	None	PROCEDURE	The SPEAKER stated that the House would now resume the consideration of the Kentucky contested-election case of McKee vs. Young; on which Mr. Cook was entitled to the floor.	The Congressional Globe
712345	Motion for the Previous Question on the Committee Resolutions on the Contested-Election Case of McKee vs. Young	None	PROCEDURE	I demand the previous question on the report of the Committee of Elections.	The Congressional Globe
712367	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Kerr's Substitution	None	PROCEDURE	I demand the yeas and nays on that substitute.	The Congressional Globe
712501	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Third Committee Resolution	None	PROCEDURE	On that I demand the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
712537	Motion to Reconsider the Vote of the Resolution on the Contested Election Case of McKee vs. Young	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. UPSON moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was passed;	The Congressional Globe
712538	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. UPSON moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was passed; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
712544	Motion to Take the Oath of Office: Samuel McKee	None	PROCEDURE	I ask that the oath of office be administered to Mr. McKee.	The Congressional Globe
709981	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	The Congressional Globe
709983	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
709985	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
709988	Motion to Dispense Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The reading of yesterday’s Journal was, on motion of Mr. MAYNARD, by unanimous consent, dispensed with.	The Congressional Globe
713626	Motion for the Previous Question on Mr. Paine's Resolution	None	PROCEDURE	I demand the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
710031	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
713613	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
713668	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
713670	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
713674	Motion for the Previous Question on the Resolution	None	PROCEDURE	I demand the previous question	The Congressional Globe
713675	Motion to Reconsider the Vote to Refer the Credentials to the Committee of Elections	None	PROCEDURE	I now move to reconsider the vote by which these credentials were referred to the Committee of Elections.	The Congressional Globe
713676	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
713708	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Resolution	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. KERR, Mr. BROOKS, and Mr. WOODWARD demanded the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
713712	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Resolution	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. SCOFIELD moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was adopted;	The Congressional Globe
713713	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. SCOFIELD moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was adopted; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
713715	Motion to Take the Oath of Office: Logan H. Roots, James Hind, and Thomas Boles	None	PROCEDURE	I move that they be sworn in.	The Congressional Globe
713721	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	And then, on motion of Mr. SCHENCK, (at ten o’clock and twenty minutes p. m.,) the House adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
710033	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
710035	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
710037	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
713607	Motion to Take Oath of Office: Roderick R. Butler	None	PROCEDURE	I move that Mr. Butler, of Tennessee, he sworn in.	The Congressional Globe
710040	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	The Congressional Globe
710240	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
710243	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
710246	Motion to Dispense with the Reading of the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	The reading of the Journal of yesterday’s proceedings was, by unanimous consent, dispensed with.	The Congressional Globe
710249	Motion to Refer Credentials of Charles M. Hamilton	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the credentials take the usual course, and be referred to the Committee of Elections.	The Congressional Globe
710251	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	And then, on motion of Mr. GARFIELD, (at ten o'clock and ten minutes p. m.,) the House adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
710253	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
710255	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
710257	Motion to Dispense with the Reading of the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	On motion of Mr. ORTH, by unanimous consent, the reading of yesterday's Journal was dispensed with.	The Congressional Globe
710316	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Resolution on Charles M. Hamilton	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. SCOFIELD moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was adopted	The Congressional Globe
710317	Motion to Lay Motion to Reconsider on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Lay Motion to Reconsider on the Table	The Congressional Globe
710319	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	And then, on motion of Mr. GARFIELD (at ten o'clock and ten minutes p. m.) the House adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
710321	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
710323	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
710325	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of Friday last was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
710332	Motion to Refer Credentials of North Carolina Members to Committee of Elections	None	PROCEDURE	The credentials were accordingly referred to the Committee of Elections.	The Congressional Globe
710344	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Report from Committee of Elections	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. DAWES moved to reconsider the vote by which the report was agreed to; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
710345	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. DAWES moved to reconsider the vote by which the report was agreed to; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
710350	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
710361	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
710365	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
710397	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	And then, on motion of Mr. CULLOM, (at ten o'clock, p. m..) the House adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
901061	Motion to Assemble	None	PROCEDURE	[That the House reassemble after a recess.]	The Congressional Globe
901062	Motion to Resolve the House Into Committee of the Whole	None	PROCEDURE	[That the House resolve into Committee of the Whole.]	The Congressional Globe
901068	Motion that the Committee Rise	None	PROCEDURE	[That the committee rise.]	The Congressional Globe
901069	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	[That the House adjourn.]	The Congressional Globe
713780	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
713782	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read.	The Congressional Globe
713792	Motion to Refer the Credentials of the Members-Elect of Alabama to the Committee of Elections	None	PROCEDURE	I move their reference to the Committee of Elections.	The Congressional Globe
713803	Motion to Refer the Credentials of the Members-Elect of Louisiana to the Committee of Elections	None	PROCEDURE	I move that they be referred to the Committee of Elections.	The Congressional Globe
713806	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	And then, on motion of Mr. SCHENCK, (at ten o’clock and thirty minutes p. m.,) the House adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
710400	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
710402	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
710405	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
711171	Motion to Take Oath: Louisiana and South Carolina Members	None	PROCEDURE	As those gentlemen are now present, I ask that the oath be administered to them.	The Congressional Globe
710422	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
710424	Motion for Yeas and Nays on Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. ALLISON demanded the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
710426	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	The Congressional Globe
711183	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
711186	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
711191	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of Saturday last was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
711264	Motion to Refer Credentials of New Members	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. DAWES presented the credentials of C. C. Bowen, member-elect from the eighth congressional district of South Carolina, and of Israel G. Lash, member-elect from the filth district of North Carolina; which were referred to the Committee of Elections.	The Congressional Globe
711277	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Mr.TROWBRIDGE and Mr. EGGLESTON moved that the House adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
711283	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
711285	Motion to Dispense Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. DAWES moved that the further reading of the Journal be dispensed with.	The Congressional Globe
711295	Motion for Previous Question on the Committee of Elections' Report on Alabama Members	None	PROCEDURE	Let all have a fair chance and he who can succeed let him enjoy the benefit of it. I now call the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
711299	Motion for Yeas and Nays on the Committee of Elections Report on Alabama Members	None	PROCEDURE	Upon this question the gentleman from New York [Mr. Brooks] has called for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
711303	Motion to Take Oath of Office: Members-Elect from Alabama	None	PROCEDURE	If the members-elect from Alabama are now in the Hall they will present themselves to take the oath of office.	The Congressional Globe
711311	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	CONTESTED ELECTION—HOGAN VS. PILE. Mr. COOK. I now call up the Missouri contested-election case of Hogan vs. Pile. I move the House adjourn, as this case will now come up the first thing in the morning.	The Congressional Globe
711313	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
711315	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
711317	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
711319	Motion to Take Oath: Francis W. Kellogg	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. Francis W. Kellogg, member-elect from Alabama, is now present, and I move that he be sworn in.	The Congressional Globe
712587	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
711322	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	The Congressional Globe
711324	Motion to Dispense Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday not having been completed if there is no objection the reading of it will be dispensed with.	The Congressional Globe
711329	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	Editorial Decision
711330	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
711332	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The reading of the Journal of yesterday was, by unanimous consent, dispensed with.	The Congressional Globe
711348	Motion for Previous Question on the Report from Committee of Elections on P. W. Edwards and Samuel P. Gove	None	PROCEDURE	I do not know that any such have applied to be admitted, but they may if the gentleman's party gets into power. At present no such have presented themselves. I call the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
711351	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Report from Committee of Elections on P. W. Edwards and Samuel P. Gove	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. DAWES moved to reconsider the vote by which the report was agreed to; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
711352	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. DAWES moved to reconsider the vote by which the report was agreed to; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
711373	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	The Congressional Globe
711375	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
711377	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
711380	Motion to Dispense Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	If there be no objection the reading of the Journal of the last day’s session will be dispensed with.	The Congressional Globe
711386	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House do I now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
711389	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	At twelve o’clock m. Schuyler Colfax, Speaker of the House of Representatives, a member from the State of Indiana, called the House to order.	The Congressional Globe
711391	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
713154	Motion to Take Oath of Office: Newton Pettis and Oliver Dickey	None	PROCEDURE	If there is no objection the members-elect will present themselves to the Speaker's desk and take the oath of office.	The Congressional Globe
713158	Motion to Take Oath of Office: John H. Stover	None	PROCEDURE	I suggest that the successor of Mr. McClurg, elected from the State of Missouri. who is present and presents his credentials. be also sworn in.	The Congressional Globe
713491	Motion to Refer the Credentials of John A. Wimpy and Certificate of Election of John H. Christy	None	PROCEDURE	I rose to make a motion that both these papers be referred to the Committee of Elections.	The Congressional Globe
713493	Motion to Refer the Credentials of John A. Wimpy and Certificate of Election of John H. Christy	None	PROCEDURE	I therefore move that these papers be Referred to the Committee of Elections, arid on that motion I call the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
713497	Motion for Previous Question on the Motion to Refer	None	PROCEDURE	I therefore move that these papers be Referred to the Committee of Elections, arid on that motion I call the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
713505	Motion to Renew Mr. Brooks' Motion to Refer and Previous Question	None	PROCEDURE	I accordingly renew the motion of the gentleman from New York.	The Congressional Globe
713510	Motion to Reconsider Mr. Dawes' Motion to Renew Mr. Brooks' Referral and Motion for Previous Question	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. BROOKS moved to reconsider the vote by which the motion to refer was agreed to	The Congressional Globe
713511	Motion to Lay Motion to Reconsider on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. BROOKS moved to reconsider the vote by which the motion to refer was agreed to; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
713518	Motion to Refer the Credentials of Thomas A. Hamilton	None	PROCEDURE	She has, therefore, elected Thomas A. Hamilton, whose credentials I now present, and move that they be referred to the Committee of Elections, and that during the pendency of the matter before that committee Mr. Hamilton be accorded the usual privileges of the floor.	The Congressional Globe
713528	Motion to Accord: Mr. Hamilton Usual Privileges of the Floor	None	PROCEDURE	During the pendency of the matter before that committee Mr. Hamilton be accorded the usual privileges of the floor.	Editorial Decision
713537	Call for Previous Question: Credentials of Tennessee Member: Thomas A. Hamilton	None	PROCEDURE	I move the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
713543	Motion to Refer H. Res. 363	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the joint resolution be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and that it be printed.	The Congressional Globe
713544	Motion to Print H. Res. 363	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. KELLEY. I move that the joint resolution be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and that it be printed.	The Congressional Globe
713580	Motion to Refer H. Res. 364	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the joint resolution be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed.	The Congressional Globe
713581	Motion to Print H. Res. 364	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the joint resolution be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed.	The Congressional Globe
731740	Motion to Refer H. Res. 367	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. MAYNARD also introduced a joint resolution on the same subject, (H. R. No. 367,) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States; which was read a first and second time, referred to the same committee, and ordered to be printed.	The Congressional Globe
731741	Motion to Print H. Res. 367	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. MAYNARD also introduced a joint resolution on the same subject, (H. R. No. 367,) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States; which was read a first and second time, referred to the same committee, and ordered to be printed.	The Congressional Globe
713590	Motion for Previous Question: Resolution for Resignation of Doorkeeper	None	PROCEDURE	I offer the following resolution as a privileged resolution, and demand the previous question[.]	The Congressional Globe
713606	Motion to Take Oath of Office: Otis S. Buxton	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. Buxton then appeared, and was qualified by taking the oath prescribed by law.	Editorial Decision
713610	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
712970	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
712975	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
712977	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
712986	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Then I move that the House do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
712989	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
712993	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
713003	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
713022	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I renew the motion to adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
713616	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
713618	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
713620	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
713642	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. ELDRIDGE moved that the House adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
713858	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
713860	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of Thursday last was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
721367	Motion to Refer H. R. 1530 to the Committee for the District of Columbia	None	PROCEDURE	[H. R. 1530 was read twice by its title and referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia.]	The Congressional Globe
721368	Motion to Print H. R. 1530	None	PROCEDURE	[H. R. 1530 was read twice by its title, referred to a committee, and ordered to be printed.]	The Congressional Globe
721380	Motion to Refer H. R. 1531 to the Committee on the Territories	None	PROCEDURE	[H. R. 1531 was read twice by its title and referred to the Committee on the Territories.]	The Congressional Globe
721382	Motion to Print H. R. 1531	None	PROCEDURE	[H. R. 1531 was read twice by its title, referred to a committee, and ordered to be printed.]	The Congressional Globe
713874	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. KELSEY moved that the House adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
713898	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
713900	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
713902	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	And then, on motion of Mr. ALLISON, (at three o’clock and fifty-seven minutes p. m.,) the House adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
713907	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
713909	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
713915	Announcement of Thaddeus Stevens' Death	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. Speaker, the painful duty has devolved upon me of announcing to this House the death of my predecessor, Hon. Thaddeus Stevens, of Pennsylvania.	The Congressional Globe
713918	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to Adjourn	The Congressional Globe
713948	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
713960	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
714007	Announcement of Darwin A. Finney's Death	None	PROCEDURE	Announcement of Darwin A. Finney's Death	The Congressional Globe
714013	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	In pursuance of the order of Wednesday last, the House (at one o’clock and forty minutes p. m.) adjourned until Monday next.	The Congressional Globe
713925	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
713927	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
713930	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of the 21st of December last was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
713935	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
713939	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
713942	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
713949	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
713956	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. SCHENCK moved that the House adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
713958	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
713961	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
713963	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
713968	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	And then, on motion of Mr. WILSON, of Iowa, (at four o'clock and fifteen minutes, p. m.,) the House adjourned till Monday next.	The Congressional Globe
713979	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
713981	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
713983	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of Friday last was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
713995	Motion to Make Committee Report	None	PROCEDURE	I desire for a moment to get the attention of the House to a report from the Judiciary Committee of a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and also a bill as a substitute for House bill 1463, which was referred to the committee, entitled “An act to secure equal privileges and immunities to citizens of the United States,” &c., relating to the subject of suffrage.	The Congressional Globe
714463	Motion to Recommit H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the joint resolution be printed and recommitted to the Committee on the Judiciary.	The Congressional Globe
714472	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Recommittal of H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	I now move to reconsider the vote by which the joint resolution was recommitted to the Committee on the Judiciary.	The Congressional Globe
714493	Motion to Recommit H. R. 1667	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. BOUTWELL, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported a bill (H. R. No. 1667) declaring who may vote for electors for President and Vice President and for Representatives in Congress; which was read a first and second time, ordered to be printed, and recommitted to the Committee on the Judiciary.	The Congressional Globe
714496	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Recommittal of H. R. 1667	None	PROCEDURE	I move to reconsider the vote by which the bill was recommitted to the Committee on the Judiciary.	The Congressional Globe
714009	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
714015	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
714017	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
714020	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
714025	Motion to Take Oath of Office: J. S. Casement	None	PROCEDURE	I hold in my hand the credentials of Mr. J. S. Casement, Delegate-elect from the Territory of Wyoming; and if there be no objection, I ask that he be sworn in.	The Congressional Globe
714029	Motion to Refer the Credentials of J. S. Casement	None	PROCEDURE	Then I move that these credentials be referred to the Committee of Elections, so that they can examine them, and report what the precedents are	The Congressional Globe
714030	Motion for Previous Question on the Credentials of J. S. Casement	None	PROCEDURE	And upon that motion I call for the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
714036	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Referral of the Credentials of J. S. Casement	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. WASHBURNE, of Illinois, moved to reconsider the vote by which the motion to refer was agreed to	The Congressional Globe
714041	Motion to Lay Motion to Reconsider	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. WASHBURNE, of Illinois, moved to reconsider the vote by which the motion to refer was agreed to; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
714046	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	If the gentleman from Massachusetts will yield for the purpose, I move that the House adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
714295	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
714297	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
714300	Motion for the Oath of Office	None	PROCEDURE	I move, therefore, that the oath of office be now administered to him.	The Congressional Globe
714303	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
714049	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
714051	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
714053	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
714055	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	The question then recurred on the motion of Mr. Eldridge, that the House adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
714059	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
714061	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
714065	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
714068	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. KERR, who moved that the House adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
714070	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
714072	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
714074	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
714076	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	And then, on motion of Mr. BENJAMIN, (at five o’clock p. m.,) the House adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
714286	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
714288	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
714290	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
714293	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	The resolutions were unanimously adopted; and accordingly (at twenty minutes past four o’clock p. m.) the House adjourned.	Editorial Decision
714433	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
714435	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
714437	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
714442	Motion for the Regular Order	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the regular order.	The Congressional Globe
714585	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	If the gentleman will give wav I will move that the House adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
714081	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
714084	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by Rev. Charles E. Lord, of Vermont.	The Congressional Globe
714086	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of Saturday last was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
714589	Motion to Resume the Consideration of H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	The House resumes the consideration of House joint resolution. No. 402, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Untied States in relation to suffrage, upon which the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. CULLOM] is entitled to the floor.	The Congressional Globe
714593	Motion to Postpone Consideration of H. Res. 402 Until Next Wednesday	None	PROCEDURE	I now move that the further consideration of this subject be postponed until Wednesday next, immediately after the reading of the Journal.	The Congressional Globe
714101	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
714598	Motion for Tellers on the Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I demand the tellers.	The Congressional Globe
714600	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. WASHBURNE, of Illinois, demanded the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
714103	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
714105	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
714107	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
714702	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. Res. 402 and H. R. 1667	None	PROCEDURE	The next business in order is the consideration of the motion of the gentleman from Massachusetts, [Mr. Boutwell,] to reconsider the vote by which the bill (H. R. No. 1667) to secure equal privileges and immunities to citizens of the United States and enforce the provisions of article fourteen of the amendments to the Constitution, and the joint resolution (H. R. No. 402) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, were recommitted to the Committee on the Judiciary.	Editorial Decision
731897	Motion to Print an Amendment That Mr. Bingham Will Offer at a Later Time	None	PROCEDURE	I desire to ask that an amendment which I design to offer as a substitute for the proposed constitutional amendment be ordered to be printed.	The Congressional Globe
731899	Motion to Print an Amendment That Mr. Ward Will Offer at a Later Time	None	PROCEDURE	I ask that an amendment which I propose to offer be also printed.	The Congressional Globe
731901	Motion to Print an Amendment That Mr. Shellabarger Will Offer at a Later Time	None	PROCEDURE	I ask to have printed an amendment which I desire to offer.	The Congressional Globe
731904	Motion to Give Notice of an Amendment That Mr. Maynard Will Offer at a Later Time	None	PROCEDURE	I give notice that whenever I may have the opportunity I shall offer as a substitute for the bill reported by the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Boutwell] a bill of the same general purport introduced by me some time since, and which was then printed.	The Congressional Globe
731906	Motion to Postpone Further Consideration of the Motion to Reconsider the Referral of H. Res. 402 Until After the Morning Hour	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the further consideration of the motion to reconsider be postponed till after the morning hour, with the understanding that the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Cullom] shall then be entitled to the floor if the House should resume the consideration of this subject.	The Congressional Globe
731908	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. Res. 402 and H. R. 1667	None	PROCEDURE	The House now resumes the consideration of the motion of the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Boutwell] to reconsider the vote by which the bill (H. R. No. 1667) to secure equal privileges and immunities to citizens of the United States, and to enforce the provisions of article fourteen of the amendments to the Constitution, and the joint resolution (H. R. No. 402) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, were recommitted to the Committee on the Judiciary. The subject was postponed until after the morning hour of to-day, and upon it the gentleman from Illinois, [Mr. Cullom,] is entitled to the floor.	The Congressional Globe
731911	Motion to Postpone Further Consideration of H. Res. 402 Until Tomorrow Evening	None	PROCEDURE	I desire to ask unanimous consent that after the close of the remarks of the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Eldridge] the further consideration of this subject shall be postponed until to-morrow evening, which I understand will be satisfactory to the gentleman from Illinois, [Mr. Cullom.]	The Congressional Globe
714860	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	On motion of Mr. ELDRIDGE, (at ten o’clock p. m.) the House adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
714862	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
714864	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
714866	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
731918	Motion to Limit Speeches to Twenty Minutes	None	PROCEDURE	I ask unanimous consent that the speeches to-morrow shall be limited to twenty minutes.	The Congressional Globe
731921	Motion to Give Notice of an Amendment That Mr. Shanks Will Offer at a Later Time	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. SHANKS gave notice of his intention to amend the joint resolution and the bill by inserting the word “property” before the words “race, color, or previous condition.”	The Congressional Globe
714914	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. KELLEY, who moved that the House adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
714918	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
714926	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
714928	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
732010	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. Res. 402 and H. R. 1667	None	PROCEDURE	The House now resumes the consideration of the motion of the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Boutwell] to reconsider the vote by which the bill (H. R. No. 1667) to secure equal privileges and immunities to citizens of the United States, and to enforce the provisions of article fourteen of the amendments to the Constitution, and the joint resolution (H. R. No. 402) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, were recommitted to the Committee on the Judiciary.	Editorial Decision
732040	Motion for the Previous Question on the Motion to Recommit H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	Then I demand the previous question on the motion to reconsider the vote by which the joint resolution (H. R. No. 402) was recommitted to the Committee on the Judiciary.	The Congressional Globe
866832	Withdrawal of Proposed Amendments to H. Res. 402 While the Main Question of the House was on the Recommittal of the Resolution	None	PROCEDURE	Technical adjustment to accurately depict the congressional proceedings.	Editorial Decision
732052	Motion for the Previous Question on Mr. Boutwell's Second Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I will ask the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
732067	Motion for the Previous Question on Mr. Boutwell's Second Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I submit the amendment and demand the previous question upon it.	The Congressional Globe
732070	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
732073	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Boutwell's Second Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. BROMWELL demanded the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
732091	Motion for the Previous Question on Mr. Bingham's Amendment and Mr. Shellabarger's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I now call the previous question upon the amendment and the amendment to the amendment.	The Congressional Globe
732092	Motion to Lay H. Res. 402 and the Pending Amendments on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	[Then I make the motion that this joint resolution and the pending amendments be laid on the table.]	The Congressional Globe
732093	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Lay the Resolution on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	[A]nd upon it call for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
732094	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
732096	Motion to Print H. Res. 402 and the Pending Amendments	None	PROCEDURE	I ask unanimous consent that this joint resolution, with the amendments pending thereto, be printed for the use of the House.	The Congressional Globe
715443	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
715445	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
715447	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
732099	Motion to Dispense with the Morning House and the House Proceed to Consideration of H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the morning hour of to day be dispensed with, and that the House now proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States.	The Congressional Globe
732101	Point of Order: Question of a Privileged Motion	None	PROCEDURE	I rise to submit this idea as a point of order: the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Boutwell] some days since submitted a motion to reconsider the votes by which the House recommitted to the Committee on the Judiciary the joint resolution and the bill relating to suffrage. That motion to reconsider, and that motion alone, was a privileged motion. The motion to reconsider having been disposed of, the privilege covering all this business has been exhausted, and this question now stands naked and unprivileged before the House. Therefore the regular order comes up in preference to it, which I now demand, should the Speaker rule in my favor.	The Congressional Globe
732115	Motion for the Previous Question on H. Res. 402 and the Pending Amendments	None	PROCEDURE	I must insist upon my demand for the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
732130	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Shellabarger's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the yeas and I nays on agreeing to this amendment.	The Congressional Globe
732166	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on Mr. Shellabarger's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. BOUTWELL moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendment was rejected; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
732167	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. BOUTWELL moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendment was rejected; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
732169	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Bingham's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. WARD demanded the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe	Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States of America, 1867-1869
732172	Engrossment of H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	The question then recurred on ordering the joint resolution to be engrossed.	The Congressional Globe
732173	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Engrossment of H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. WOODWARD demanded the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
732248	Motion for the Previous Question on the Passage of H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	I move the previous question on the passage, and demand the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
732249	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Passage of H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	I move the previous question on the passage, and demand the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
732270	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. BOUTWELL moved to reconsider the vote by which the joint resolution was adopted; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
732272	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. BOUTWELL moved to reconsider the vote by which the joint resolution was adopted; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
732277	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
715573	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
715575	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
715577	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
715583	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	And then, on motion of Mr. MCCORMICK, the House (at ten o,’clock and fifty-five minutes p.m.) adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
715608	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to order.	Editorial Decision
715610	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
715612	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
715616	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	So the motion was agreed to; and thereupon (at five o'clock and fifty minutes p. m.) the House adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
715619	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	The Congressional Globe
715622	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
715624	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
732690	Motion to Print an Amendment that Mr. Ashley Will Offer at a Later Time	None	PROCEDURE	I ask unanimous consent the House to have printed some amendments which I have prepared and propose to offer to the amendment of the Senate to the joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment, recently passed by the House.	The Congressional Globe
716171	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	The question was upon the motion to adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
715628	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
715630	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
715632	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
732692	Motion to Suspend the Rules for the Purpose of Taking Up H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	I move to suspend the rules for the purpose of taking up from the Speaker’s table the amendments of the Senate to the joint resolution (H. R. No. 402) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States.	The Congressional Globe
732693	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Suspend the Rules	None	PROCEDURE	I demand the yeas and nays on that motion.	The Congressional Globe
867397	Motion to Non-Concur in the Senate Amendments and Ask for a Committee of Conference	None	PROCEDURE	I see no way in the present condition of things except to non-concur in the action of the Senate, and to ask for a committee of conference; and I make that motion.	The Congressional Globe
845809	Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments	None	PROCEDURE	I move to concur, Mr. Speaker;	The Congressional Globe
732706	Motion for the Previous Question on the Senate Amendments	None	PROCEDURE	I now demand the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
732720	Motion to Consider the Senate Amendment Regarding Suffrage Separately	None	PROCEDURE	I ask that the amendment of the Senate with regard to suffrage be first voted upon separately.	The Congressional Globe
732722	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Senate Substitute to Section One	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
903827	Point of Order	None	PROCEDURE	I rise to suggest a question of order.	The Congressional Globe
732735	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Motion to Non-Concur in the Senate Amendments	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. BOUTWELL moved to reconsider the vote just taken; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
732736	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. BOUTWELL moved to reconsider the vote just taken; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
716544	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	The motion was agreed to; and thereupon (at ten o’clock and thirty minutes p. m.) the House adjourned.	Editorial Decision
716766	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	The Congressional Globe
716768	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
716770	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
716798	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I now move that the House adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
716841	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
716846	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
716849	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
732944	Motion to Suspend the Rules for the Purpose of Taking Up S. Res. 8	None	PROCEDURE	I rise for the purpose of moving that the rules be suspended, that the House may proceed to act at this time upon the resolution of the Senate proposing a constitutional amendment.	The Congressional Globe
732946	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Suspend the Rules	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. CHANLER called for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
732961	Motion to Lay S. Res. 8 on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the whole subject be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
732963	Motion to Appeal the Decision of the Chair	None	PROCEDURE	From that decision I take an appeal, and on that motion demand the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
732964	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Appeal	None	PROCEDURE	From that decision I take an appeal, and on that motion demand the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
716951	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. KNOTT moved that the House adjourn, and on that motion demanded the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
716952	Motion for Yeas and Nays: Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. KNOTT moved that the House adjourn, and on that motion demanded the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
732969	Motion to Print Mr. Woodward's Speech	None	PROCEDURE	I ask leave to print so much of my speech as the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Boutwell] would not consent to my delivering.	The Congressional Globe
732971	Motion for Tellers on the Resolution Suspending the Rules	None	PROCEDURE	I demand tellers.	The Congressional Globe
732973	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Resolution to Suspend the Rules	None	PROCEDURE	I demand the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
732977	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Logan's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I demand the yeas and nays on that amendment.	The Congressional Globe
732980	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Bingham's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. KELSEY and Mr. WHITTEMORE demanded the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
732984	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Passage of S. Res. 8	None	PROCEDURE	Upon that question I call for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
867785	Motion to Separate the Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	[That S. Res. 8 be returned to the Senate for concurrence in the House amendment.]	Editorial Decision
867788	Motion to Report S. Res. 8 as Amended to the Senate	None	PROCEDURE	Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said amendment.	Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States of America, 1867-1869
717070	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
716959	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
716961	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. C. B. Boynton.	The Congressional Globe
716963	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
716968	Motion to Take Up the Message from the Senate on S. Res. 8	None	PROCEDURE	I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speaker’s table the message of the Senate requesting a committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the proposed amendment to the Constitution.	The Congressional Globe
716971	Motion to Suspend the Rules for the Purpose of Taking Up the Message from the House on S. Res. 8 and Reciprocating the Senate's Request for a Committee of Conference	None	PROCEDURE	I move to suspend the rules for the purpose of taking it up and reciprocating the request of the Senate.	The Congressional Globe
716972	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Suspend the Rules	None	PROCEDURE	I demand the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
716982	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
717072	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
717074	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
717076	Motion to Dispense Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. BOUTWELL moved that the further reading of the Journal be dispensed with.	The Congressional Globe
733014	Motion for the Previous Question on the Committee of Conference Report on S. Res. 8	None	PROCEDURE	I demand the previous question unless some gentleman desires to debate the report, which I hope will not be the case at this late hour of the session.	The Congressional Globe
733018	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Committee of Conference Report on S. Res. 8	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. BOUTWELL and Mr. NIBLACK called for the yeas and nays on agreeing to the report of the committee of conference.	The Congressional Globe
733022	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Conference Committee Report on S. Res. 8	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. BOUTWELL moved to reconsider the vote by which the report was agreed to; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
733023	Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. BOUTWELL moved to reconsider the vote by which the report was agreed to; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
717373	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	And then, on motion of Mr. ROSS, (at ten o’clock and ten minutes p. m.) the House adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
717668	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
717670	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
717673	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of yesterday was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
717677	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
717698	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
717700	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
717702	Reading of the Journal of Last Session	None	PROCEDURE	The Journal of Saturday last was read and approved.	The Congressional Globe
717708	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	And then, on motion of Mr. ROSS, (it being past eleven o’clock p. m.,) the House adjourned.	The Congressional Globe
718158	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	Call to Order	Editorial Decision
718160	Prayer	None	PROCEDURE	Prayer	The Congressional Globe
718162	Motion to Dispense with the Reading of the Journal	None	PROCEDURE	The reading of the Journal has been dispensed with, and the House resumes the consideration of tire motion to suspend the rules to take up and non-concur in the amendments of the Senate to the bill to strengthen the public credit.	Editorial Decision
718168	Motion to Concur in the Senate Resolution on the Constitutional Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House concur[.]	The Congressional Globe
718169	Motion for the Previous Question on the Motion to Concur in the Senate Resolution	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the House concur; and on that I demand the previous question.	The Congressional Globe
718186	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Senate Resolution	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. CULLOM moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was concurred in	The Congressional Globe
718187	Motion to Lay Motion to Reconsider on the Table	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. CULLOM moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was concurred in ; and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.	The Congressional Globe
718189	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	And then, on motion of Mr. SCOFIELD, (at twenty minutes past eleven o’clock p. m.,) the House adjourned.	The Congressional Globe

Committee: Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate

Event Id	Proposal Name	Sub-type	Subdecisions	Proposal Kind	Motion Text	Source	Additional Sources

Committee: Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives

Event Id	Proposal Name	Sub-type	Proposal Kind	Motion Text	Source
844940	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	The Committee met at 10 o’clock A. M.	House Committee on the Judiciary Minutes, 40th Congress to 41st Congress
844947	Motion to Report Back H. R. 212 and Recommend That It be Referred to the Committee on Reconstruction	None	PROCEDURE	A Bill to amend an act entitled An Act to provide for the more efficient government of the U. S. was considered, it was agreed to report the same back with the recommendation that it be referred to the Committee on Reconstruction.	House Committee on the Judiciary Minutes, 40th Congress to 41st Congress
844954	Attestation of Committee Meeting Proceedings	None	PROCEDURE	[Attestation of E. G. Bourdoin to Committee proceedings.]	House Committee on the Judiciary Minutes, 40th Congress to 41st Congress
844999	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	The Committee met at 10 o’clock A. M.	House Committee on the Judiciary Minutes, 40th Congress to 41st Congress
845002	Motion to Refer All Bills and Resolutions Relative to Suffrage to a Sub-Committee	None	PROCEDURE	Voted. To refer all bills and resolutions relative to suffrage to a sub-committee consisting of Messrs. Boutwell, Churchill, and Marshall.	House Committee on the Judiciary Minutes, 40th Congress to 41st Congress
845005	Attestation of Committee Meeting Proceedings	None	PROCEDURE	[Attestation of E. G. Bourdoin to Committee proceedings.]	House Committee on the Judiciary Minutes, 40th Congress to 41st Congress
845205	Call to Order	None	PROCEDURE	The Committee met at 11 o’clock A. M.	House Committee on the Judiciary Minutes, 40th Congress to 41st Congress
845209	Attestation of Committee Meeting Proceedings	None	PROCEDURE	[Attestation of E. G. Bourdoin to Committee proceedings.]	House Committee on the Judiciary Minutes, 40th Congress to 41st Congress

Committee: Committee of Elections of the House of Representatives

Event Id	Proposal Name	Sub-type	Subdecisions	Proposal Kind	Motion Text	Source	Additional Sources

Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole

Event Id	Proposal Name	Sub-type	Proposal Kind	Motion Text	Source
726173	Motion to Consider H. R. 33 in the Committee of the Whole	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of House bill No. 33.	The Congressional Globe
726180	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Drake's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I hope we may have the yeas and nays on this question.	The Congressional Globe
904706	Motion to Read the Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I should like to hear this amendment read.	Editorial Decision
726190	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of Executive Business	None	PROCEDURE	I move the Senate proceed to the consideration of executive business.	The Congressional Globe
726194	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of Executive Business	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of executive business.	The Congressional Globe
726198	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of Executive Business	None	PROCEDURE	I move, therefore, that the Senate proceed to the consideration of executive business.	The Congressional Globe
726199	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Proceed to Executive Session	None	PROCEDURE	Upon that motion I ask for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
865339	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of H. R. 33	None	PROCEDURE	[That the Senate proceed to consider H. R. 33 in Committee of the Whole.]	The Congressional Globe
726231	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of Executive Business	None	PROCEDURE	I believe the Senate has ordered a flight session upon this bill, and as it is nearly four o’clock I will move that the Senate resolve itself into executive session.	The Congressional Globe
726237	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Fessenden's First Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I shall ask for the yeas and nays on that as a test question.	The Congressional Globe
850579	Motion to Withdraw Mr. Fessenden's Remaining Amendment to H. R. 33 DELETE	None	PROCEDURE	I will ask leave now to withdraw the other amendments that I submitted, as I considered this a test question.	The Congressional Globe
726243	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of Executive Business	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate resolve itself into executive session.	The Congressional Globe
726244	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Proceed to Executive Session	None	PROCEDURE	I shall ask for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
905221	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of Executive Business	None	PROCEDURE	On that I desire to have the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
726259	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. R. 33 in Committee of the Whole	None	PROCEDURE	I now call for the order of the day.	The Congressional Globe
726315	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Howard's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	[That the yeas and nays are called on Mr. Howard's Amendment.]	The Congressional Globe
726427	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Sumner's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	[That the yeas and nays be called on Mr. Sumner's Amendment.]	The Congressional Globe
726431	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
726433	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the yeas and nays on the motion to adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
726438	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Morton's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
726442	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Morton's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	[That the yeas and nays be called on Mr. Morton's Amendment.]	The Congressional Globe
726447	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I therefore move that the Senate adjourn[.]	The Congressional Globe
726450	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of Executive Business	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of executive business.	The Congressional Globe
726453	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Edmunds' Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	[That the yeas and nays be called on Mr. Edmund's Amendment.]	The Congressional Globe
726458	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Edmunds' Second Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
726467	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Corbett's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the yeas and nays on the amendment.	The Congressional Globe
850670	Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Adoption of Mr. Corbett's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I move to reconsider the vote by which that amendment was adopted.	The Congressional Globe
726493	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
726494	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
850685	Motion to Separate the Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	[That H. R. 33 be reported back to the Senate for concurrence in the committee amendment.]	Editorial Decision
850687	Motion to Report H. R. 33 as Amended	None	PROCEDURE	[That the bill be reported to the Senate as amended.]	The Congressional Globe
720251	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 131	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate now proceed to the consideration of Senate bill No. 131.	The Congressional Globe
720319	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Wilson's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. SUMNER called for the yeas and nays	The Congressional Globe
720465	Motion to Print Mr. Buckalew's Amendment to S. 131	None	PROCEDURE	I desire to give notice of an amendment which I shall propose tomorrow; and if there be no objection I should like to have it printed.	The Congressional Globe
720478	Motion to Resume Consideration of S. 131	None	PROCEDURE	Senate bill No. 131 is now before the body.	The Congressional Globe
720486	Motion for Yeas and Nays on Mr. Wilson's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. SUMNER called for the yeas and nays[.]	The Congressional Globe
720500	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 131	None	PROCEDURE	I now move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Senate bill No. 131.	The Congressional Globe
720515	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Drake's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. JOHNSON called for the yeas and nays[.]	The Congressional Globe
720928	Motion to Resume Consideration of S. 131	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Senate bill No. 131, the unfinished business of yesterday.	The Congressional Globe
868221	Motion to Withdraw Mr. Howard's Amendment to S. 131	None	PROCEDURE	I now ask leave of the Senate to withdraw my amendment.	The Congressional Globe
868232	Point of Order: Introduction of Mr. Drake's Amendment Out of Order	None	PROCEDURE	I raise the question of order upon that amendment, that it is not in order for the reason that we are acting under a rule of the Senate which declares that nothing is in order except a bill to carry out the reconstruction acts according to their original scope and intention, and there is nothing of this kind in the original acts.	The Congressional Globe
720980	Motion to Appeal the Decision of the Chair (Question: Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the Senate?)	None	PROCEDURE	I appeal from the decision of the Chair, and on that point I desire to address the Senate.	The Congressional Globe
720984	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Appeal of the Decision of the Chair	None	PROCEDURE	On that question I ask for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
720996	Motion to Suspend the Rule of the Senate	None	PROCEDURE	I wish to move to suspend the rule of the Senate.	The Congressional Globe
868238	Point of Order: Introduction of Mr. Buckalew's Amendment Out of Order	None	PROCEDURE	I submit to the Chair that, admitting everything the Senator says, that his proposition is a wise one, that it is a constitutional one, that Congress would have the power to adopt such a provision as the one proposed, and that it would be a proper provision to adopt now in regard to reconstruction—suppose all that were admitted, and what was proposed by the Senator from Missouri were admitted, to be a very proper thing to be done; yet unless it comes within our rule it cannot be offered at this time.	The Congressional Globe
721008	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Point of Order	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. SUMNER called for the yeas and nays[.]	The Congressional Globe
721029	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Sumner's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	Let me have the yeas and nays on the proposition.	The Congressional Globe
868248	Point of Order: Mr. Sumner's Amendment Out of Order	None	PROCEDURE	I make the point of order.	The Congressional Globe
721035	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Point of Order	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
721048	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Sumner's Second Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays on the amendment.	The Congressional Globe
847957	Point of Order: Mr. Sumner's Amendment Out of Order	None	PROCEDURE	I raise the question of order upon that amendment. It is a direct repeal of a clause of the former law which we are instructed to carry out.	The Congressional Globe
868259	Point of Order: Mr. Sumner's Amendment Out of Order	None	PROCEDURE	This amendment is clearly not carrying out any provision that is in the reconstruction acts. I object to it as out of order.	The Congressional Globe
721068	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Sumner's Sixth Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
721075	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Sumner's Seventh Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays on the amendment.	The Congressional Globe
721085	Motion for a Recess Till Eight O'Clock	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate take a recess until eight o'clock to-night.	The Congressional Globe
721094	Motion to Take a Recess Until Seven O'Clock	None	PROCEDURE	I will move that we take a recess until seven o’clock.	The Congressional Globe
721097	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Call a Recess	None	PROCEDURE	On this question the yeas and nays have been asked for.	The Congressional Globe
868302	Motion to Separate Amendments	None	PROCEDURE	[Motion to Report S. 131 as Amended]	Editorial Decision
868305	Motion to Report S. 131 as Amended	None	PROCEDURE	The bill was reported to the Senate as amended.	The Congressional Globe
721319	Motion to Lay Aside S. 131 and Take Up H. R. 123	None	PROCEDURE	I move to lay aside the bill under consideration, the Senate bill, with a view to take up the House bill No. 123.	The Congressional Globe
849725	Motion to Separate the Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	[That H. R. 123 be reported back to the Senate for concurrence in the committee amendment.]	Editorial Decision
849727	Motion to Report H. R. 123 as Amended	None	PROCEDURE	The bill was reported to the Senate, as amended[.]	The Congressional Globe
866114	Motion to Consider S. 137	None	PROCEDURE	I now ask the Senate to take up the little bill which I introduced yesterday, in regard to which I think there can be no question, to amend the charter of the city of Washington.	The Congressional Globe
866122	Motion to Separate the Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	[Motion to Report S. 137 as Amended]	Editorial Decision
866124	Motion to Report S. 137 as Amended	None	PROCEDURE	The bill was reported to the Senate amended[.]	The Congressional Globe
725574	Motion to Take Up H. R. 214	None	PROCEDURE	I move now to postpone all other business and take up for consideration House bill No. 214.	The Congressional Globe
725771	Point of Order: Question on the Order of Business	None	PROCEDURE	I rise, though, to make a question upon the order of business, whether I am not entitled to the floor upon the other bill at this time.	The Congressional Globe
725774	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. R. 214	None	PROCEDURE	Then I make that motion, if it be necessary, to resume the consideration of House bill No. 214.	The Congressional Globe
725784	Motion to Recommit H. R. 214 with Instructions	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the bill be recommitted, with the instructions proposed by the Senator from Wisconsin, as amended by my amendment to those instructions.	The Congressional Globe
866413	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of H. R. 214	None	PROCEDURE	The bill (H. R. No. 214) to amend the act passed March 23, 1867, entitled “An act supplementary to an act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States, passed March 2, 1867, and to facilitate their restoration,” is before the Senate as in the Committee of the Whole.	The Congressional Globe
725802	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of Executive Business	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate now proceed to the consideration of executive business.	The Congressional Globe
725813	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of H. R. 214	None	PROCEDURE	Now I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of House bill No. 214.	The Congressional Globe
725835	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Doolittle's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays on that amendment.	The Congressional Globe
725852	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Doolittle's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	On that amendment I ask for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
725863	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	If the Senator from Pennsylvania will yield the floor I will move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
866475	Motion to Separate the Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	[Motion to Report H. R. 214 as Amended]	Editorial Decision
866477	Motion to Report H. R. 214 as Amended	None	PROCEDURE	The bill was reported to the Senate as amended[.]	The Congressional Globe
713273	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of H. Res. 870	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of House bill No. 870, to remove political disabilities from Roderick R. Butler, of Tennessee.	The Congressional Globe
868623	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. Res. 870	None	PROCEDURE	I ask permission to call up House bill No. 870, relating to the removal of political disabilities from Roderick R. Butler, of Tennessee[.]	The Congressional Globe
868625	Motion to Recommit H. Res. 870	None	PROCEDURE	I ask permission to call up House bill No. 870, relating to the removal of political disabilities from Roderick R. Butler, of Tennessee, for the purpose of recommitting it to the Committee on the Judiciary.	The Congressional Globe
713346	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. Res. 870	None	PROCEDURE	I move to take up House bill No. 870, to remove political disabilities from Roderick R. Butler, of Tennessee.	The Congressional Globe
713357	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Davis' Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
868667	Motion to Separate the Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	[That H. Res. 870 be reported back to the Senate for concurrence in the committee amendment.]	Editorial Decision
868669	Motion to Report H. Res. 870 as Amended	None	PROCEDURE	The bill was reported to the Senate as amended[.]	The Congressional Globe
848510	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. Res. 8	None	PROCEDURE	move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Senate joint resolution No. 8, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States.	The Congressional Globe
709155	Motion to Amend S. Res. 8	None	PROCEDURE	I desire to move an amendment to that.	The Congressional Globe
709157	Motion to Postpone S. Res. 8 and Make it the Special Order of Next Thursday	None	PROCEDURE	I move that this joint resolution be postponed until Thursday next and made the special order for that, day at one o’clock.	The Congressional Globe
709161	Motion to Print an Amendment that Mr. Hendricks Will Offer at a Later Time	None	PROCEDURE	I ask leave to submit an amendment, which I desire to have printed.	The Congressional Globe
709164	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Postpone S. Res. 8 and Make it a Special Order	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays on the motion.	The Congressional Globe
709219	Motion to Resume Consideration of S. Res. 8	None	PROCEDURE	The order of the day, the joint resolution (S. R. No. 8) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, is now before the Senate as in Committee of the Whole, and the pending question is on the amendment reported by the Committee on the Judiciary.	The Congressional Globe
709266	Motion for a Division of the Question	None	PROCEDURE	I call for a division on the question.	The Congressional Globe
709277	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Mr. Buckalew's Amendment to S. Res. 8	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
709293	Motion to Print an Amendment that Mr. Buckalew Will Offer at a Later Time	None	PROCEDURE	I desire to move that the amendment offered by me to this resolution be printed.	The Congressional Globe
709308	Motion to Resume Consideration of S. Res. 8	None	PROCEDURE	The order of the day is the joint resolution (S. R. No. 8) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which is now before the Senate as in Committee of the Whole, upon which question the Senator from Connecticut [Mr. Dixon] is entitled to the floor.	The Congressional Globe
732793	Motion to Give Notice of an Amendment That Mr. Pomeroy Will Offer at a Later Time	None	PROCEDURE	I desire to have read for the information of the Senate, it not being strictly in order at this moment, an amendment which I shall propose at the proper time to this pending question before the Senate.	The Congressional Globe
709408	Motion to Read an Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I will ask to have the amendment reported by the Committee on Representative Reform read.	The Congressional Globe
709425	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Dixon's Amendment to S. Res. 8	None	PROCEDURE	When the vote is taken on that amendment I wish it to be taken by yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
709531	Motion to Proceed with the Consideration of H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of House joint resolution No. 402	The Congressional Globe
709538	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Proceed with the Consideration of H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
709552	Motion to make Senate Bill No. 793 a Special Order	None	PROCEDURE	Motion to make Senate Bill No. 793 a Special Order	The Congressional Globe
709555	Motion to Postpone Consideration of H. Res. 402 to Create a Special Order	None	PROCEDURE	I move, then, to postpone the pending order with a view to make the currency bill a special order, so as to have no further struggle about it.	The Congressional Globe
709557	Motion to Object	None	PROCEDURE	I object to that.	The Congressional Globe
709653	Motion to Create a Special Order	None	PROCEDURE	I will move that the bill be made the special order for Friday at one o’clock.	The Congressional Globe
709654	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Create a Special Order	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. CAMERON called for the yeas and nays	The Congressional Globe
709659	Motion to Postpone Consideration of the Currency Bill	None	PROCEDURE	I move to postpone the bill until to-morrow.	The Congressional Globe
711758	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate now resume consideration of House joint resolution No. 402.	The Congressional Globe
715113	Motion to Read H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the reading of the resolution.	The Congressional Globe
732371	Motion to Give Notice of an Amendment That Mr. Buckalew Will Offer at a Later Time	None	PROCEDURE	I desire to give notice of an amendment that I intend to propose, to come in at the end of the resolution.	The Congressional Globe
732372	Motion to Give Notice of an Amendment That Mr. Howard Will Offer at a Later Time	None	PROCEDURE	I desire to offer a substitute for the resolution of the Judiciary Committee, and I ask to have it printed.	The Congressional Globe
711785	Motion to Print Mr. Howard's Proposed Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I ask to have it printed.	The Congressional Globe
732374	Motion to Give Notice of an Amendment That Mr. Corbett Will Offer at a Later Time	None	PROCEDURE	I desire to give notice of an amendment that I shall propose to come in at the end of the first section of the proposed article:	The Congressional Globe
732375	Motion to Give Notice of an Amendment That Mr. Fowler Will Offer at a Later Time	None	PROCEDURE	I desire to submit an amendment which at the proper time I shall propose.	The Congressional Globe
732376	Motion to Give Notice of an Amendment That Mr. Sawyer Will Offer at a Later Time	None	PROCEDURE	I wish to give notice of an amendment which I shall propose in lieu of the first section of the proposed article:	The Congressional Globe
732378	Motion to Give Notice of an Amendment That Mr. Dixon Will Offer at a Later Time	None	PROCEDURE	I desire at the proper time to move the same amendment to this resolution which I proposed to the Senate resolution, and that is to strike out the word “Legislatures” and insert “conventions” at the respective places where the word “Legislatures” occurs.	The Congressional Globe
732379	Motion to Give Notice of an Amendment That Mr. Pomeroy Will Offer at a Later Time	None	PROCEDURE	I desire to give notice that at a suitable time I shall offer the same amendment to this resolution.	The Congressional Globe
715217	Motion to Print the Proposed Amendments	None	PROCEDURE	I move that all these proposed amendments be printed.	The Congressional Globe
709648	Motion to Consider H. Res. 402 as in Committee of the Whole	None	PROCEDURE	The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, resumed the consideration of the joint resolution (H. R. No. 402) proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.	Editorial Decision
709666	Motion to Read a Proposed Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I ask the Clerk to read the resolution of the House of Representatives as it will stand if amended as proposed by the Senator from Nevada.	The Congressional Globe
732383	Motion to Give Notice of an Amendment That Mr. William Will Offer at a Later Time	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. President, I send to the Chair an amendment which I shall propose to the report of the Committee on the Judiciary in due time, and I ask that it be read for information.	The Congressional Globe
709683	Motion to Print an Amendment that Mr. Drake Will Offer at a Later Time	None	PROCEDURE	I ask to have printed an amendment which I intend to propose to the pending resolution.	The Congressional Globe
709685	Motion to Give Notice of an Amendment That Mr. Pool Will Offer at a Later Time	None	PROCEDURE	Mr. POOL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to the joint resolution (H. R. No. 402) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States; which was ordered to be printed.	The Congressional Globe
732297	Motion to Print an Amendment That Mr. Sumner Will Offer at a Later Time	None	PROCEDURE	I send it now merely to move that it be printed.	The Congressional Globe
866956	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	The joint resolution (H. R. No. 402) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States is before the Senate as in Committee of the Whole, and the Senator from Kentucky is entitled to the floor.	The Congressional Globe
709788	Motion to Rescind the Order for a Recess	None	PROCEDURE	I will move that the order for a recess be rescinded.	The Congressional Globe
709799	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
715228	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of Executive Business	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of executive business.	The Congressional Globe
732299	Motion to Print an Amendment That Mr. Wilson Will Offer at a Later Time	None	PROCEDURE	I desire to submit a proposition which I shall offer as an amendment to the pending joint resolution and I wish to have it printed.	Editorial Decision
710468	Motion to Resume Consideration of H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	I now move that the Senate resume the consideration of the constitutional amendment.	The Congressional Globe
710470	Motion to Rescind the Order for a Recess	None	PROCEDURE	I move to rescind the order for a recess; let us go right on to-day.	The Congressional Globe
710482	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I will move an adjournment.	The Congressional Globe
710485	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I call for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
710491	Motion to Yield for Adjournment	None	PROCEDURE	Will the Senator from Michigan yield to a motion to adjourn?	The Congressional Globe
710494	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
710496	Motion for a Division of the Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I call for a division.	The Congressional Globe
710501	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I therefore move that we adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
710505	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I will make the motion to adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
710511	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate do now adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
710788	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I therefore move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
710792	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn	The Congressional Globe
710800	Motion to take a Recess	None	PROCEDURE	I move to take a recess until eleven o’clock.	The Congressional Globe
710810	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Howard's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Amendment of Mr. Howard	The Congressional Globe
710813	Motion to Submit a Substitute Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I will move to substitute for the pending proposition.	The Congressional Globe
710818	Motion to take a Recess	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate take a recess until twelve o’clock.	The Congressional Globe
710822	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move, then, that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
710838	Motion for a Division of the Question	None	PROCEDURE	I merely desire to ask for a division of the question.	The Congressional Globe
711081	Motion to Proceed with the Consideration of H. Res. 402	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the constitutional amendment.	The Congressional Globe
711084	Motion for the Yeas and Nays in Mr. Wilson's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I should like to have the vote taken by yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
711095	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Fowler's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays on the amendment.	The Congressional Globe
711103	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Vickers Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays on this amendment.	The Congressional Globe
711109	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Bayard's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays on the amendment.	The Congressional Globe
711551	Motion to Rescind the Order for a Recess	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the order for a recess be rescinded.	The Congressional Globe
711554	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Wilson's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	On that amendment I call for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
711572	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Mr. Buckalew's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	All I ask of the Senate is the yeas and nays on the adoption of the amendment.	The Congressional Globe
711578	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Dixon's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I ask that the question may be taken by yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
711585	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Morton's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays.	The Congressional Globe
712261	Point of Order	None	PROCEDURE	I raise the question of order that the matter under consideration is an amendment to the Constitution, and this is a bill; and although relating to the same subject, it is not germane.	The Congressional Globe
712263	Motion for Yeas and Nays on Mr. Sumner's Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	I ask for the yeas and nays on the amendment.	The Congressional Globe
867272	Motion to Separate the Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	[That H. Res. 402 be reported back to the Senate for concurrence in the committee amendment.]	Editorial Decision
867277	Motion to Report H. Res. 402 as Amended	None	PROCEDURE	The joint resolution was reported to the Senate as amended.	The Congressional Globe
713435	Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. Res. 8	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Senate joint resolution No. 8.	The Congressional Globe
713443	Motion for a Recess	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate take a recess for two hours.	The Congressional Globe
713445	Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the Senate adjourn.	The Congressional Globe
713448	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn	None	PROCEDURE	Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn	The Congressional Globe
867548	Motion to Separate the Amendment	None	PROCEDURE	[That S. Res. 8 be reported back to the Senate for concurrence in the committee amendment.]	Editorial Decision
867550	Motion to Report S. Res. 8 as Amended	None	PROCEDURE	The joint resolution was reported to the Senate as amended.	The Congressional Globe
904060	Motion to Report S. 827 to the Senate	None	PROCEDURE	[That S. 827 be reported to the Senate]	The Congressional Globe

Committee: Joint Committee of Conference on S. Res. 8

Event Id	Proposal Name	Sub-type	Subdecisions	Proposal Kind	Motion Text	Source	Additional Sources

Committee: Select Committee on Reconstruction of the House of Representatives

Event Id	Proposal Name	Sub-type	Subdecisions	Proposal Kind	Motion Text	Source	Additional Sources
849921	Motion to Separate Amendments	None	0	PROCEDURE	[That H. R. 123 be reported back to the House for concurrence in the committee amendments.]	Editorial Decision
849923	Motion to Report H. R. 123 as Amended	None	0	PROCEDURE	Motion to Report H. R. 123 as Amended	Editorial Decision

Committee: Committee for the District of Columbia of the House of Representatives

Event Id	Proposal Name	Sub-type	Subdecisions	Proposal Kind	Motion Text	Source	Additional Sources

Committee: Committee on the Territories of the House of Representatives

Event Id	Proposal Name	Sub-type	Subdecisions	Proposal Kind	Motion Text	Source	Additional Sources

Committee: Joint Committee of Conference on H. R. 123

Event Id	Proposal Name	Sub-type	Subdecisions	Proposal Kind	Motion Text	Source	Additional Sources

Committee: Joint Committee of Conference on H. R. 33

Event Id	Proposal Name	Sub-type	Subdecisions	Proposal Kind	Motion Text	Source	Additional Sources

Committee: Sub-Committee on Suffrage of the House Judiciary Committee

Event Id	Proposal Name	Sub-type	Subdecisions	Proposal Kind	Motion Text	Source	Additional Sources

Committee: President of the United States

Event Id	Proposal Name	Sub-type	Subdecisions	Proposal Kind	Motion Text	Source	Additional Sources

Committee: Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills

Event Id	Proposal Name	Sub-type	Subdecisions	Proposal Kind	Motion Text	Source	Additional Sources

Committee: Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union of the House of Representatives

Event Id	Proposal Name	Sub-type	Proposal Kind	Motion Text	Source
901007	Motion to Resolve the House Into Committee of the Whole	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the rules be suspended, and the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union.	The Congressional Globe
901012	Motion that the Committee Rise	None	PROCEDURE	[That the committee rise.]	The Congressional Globe
901025	Motion to Resolve the House Into Committee of the Whole	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the rules be suspended, and that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union.	The Congressional Globe
901035	Motion that the Committee Rise	None	PROCEDURE	[That the committee rise.]	The Congressional Globe
901044	Motion to Resolve the House Into Committee of the Whole	None	PROCEDURE	I move that the rules be suspended and the House resolves itself into the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union for the purpose of considering the President's annual message.	The Congressional Globe
901047	Motion that the Committee Rise	None	PROCEDURE	[That the committee rise.]	The Congressional Globe
901056	Motion to Consider the President's Annual Message in Committee of the Whole	None	PROCEDURE	[That the House consider the President's Annual Message in Committee of the Whole.]	The Congressional Globe
901057	Motion for Unanimous Consent that Mr. Kerr Speak the Second Hour the Following Day	None	PROCEDURE	I ask unanimous consent of the House that I may be allowed the second hour on the next day, when the House shall meet as in Committee of the Whole.	The Congressional Globe
901064	Motion to Resolve the House Into Committee of the Whole	None	PROCEDURE	[That the House resolve into Committee of the Whole.]	The Congressional Globe
901067	Motion that the Committee Rise	None	PROCEDURE	[That the committee rise.]	The Congressional Globe

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Complete Procedural Motions List for United States Fifteenth Amendment

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Committee: Joint Committee of Conference on H. R. 123

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Committee: Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills

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