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Session 6543: 1867-07-12 12:00:00

Cornelius Cole from California and Willard Saulsbury from Delaware enter the Senate; the Senate non-concurs in the House amendments to H. R. 123 and requests a Committee of Conference; Mr. Sumner motions to take up consideration of S. 115

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Message to the Senate Agreeing to a Committee of Conference on H. R. 132

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A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. McPHERSON, its Clerk, announced that the House insisted on its amendments to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H. R. 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, agreed to the conference asked by the Senate, and had appointed Mr. Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania, Mr. G. S. BOUTWELL of Massachusetts, and Mr. W. S. HOLMAN of Indiana, the managers of the conference on the part of the House.

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Message to the Senate Agreeing to a Committee of Conference on H. R. 132 (introduced on 1867-07-12 12:00:00 - CREATE_FROM - e866023) [This document] [view current proposal at this moment]
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