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First day of House business
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3Representatives continue to take their seats in the House; Officers of the House are elected and sworn in
2453111122William Hooper from Utah enters the House; the Chaplain of the House is elected and sworn in
146Members of committees are appointed
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1211113H. R. 33 is reported by the Committee on the Judiciary
2141451201Rufus Malory from Oregon enters the House
1135Jacob H. Ela and Aaron F. Stevens from New Hampshire enter the House; H. R. 33 is reported by the Senate with an amendment
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11514The House receives H. R. 33 back from the Senate with amendments; the House calls for a Committee of Conference on H. R. 33; the Committee of Conference makes a report on H. R. 33 and the report is adopted
215121223151Jacob Benton from New Hampshire and George M. Chilcott from Colorado enter the House; H. R. 33 is enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House
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17A message is received from the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills.
145Mr. Schenck is designated as the Speaker pro tempore while the Speaker takes a leave of absence
135H. R. 33 is vetoed by the President of the United States and sent back to the House
1279Thomas A. Jenckes and Nathan F. Dixon from Rhode Island enter the House; The contested-election cases of Smith vs. Brown and Trimble vs. Symes are submitted to the House
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3191A resolution is proposed instructing the Committee on the Judiciary to inquire whether under the Constitution Congress have the power to prescribe qualifications of voters in the several States; Mr. Blakely enters the House asking admission to the House floor
41731111George M. Adams from Kentucky enters the House; H. Res. 62, amending the Constitution, is proposed; the Committee on Reconstruction reports H. R. 123
12614711103The House continues to consider H. R. 123
6101121131The death of Charles Denison from Pennsylvania is announced
11134William H. Barnum and Richard D. Hubbard from Connecticut enter the House; H. R. 123, as amended by the Senate, is considered by the House
2231682The House continues to consider H. R. 123
282111229312191H. Res. 73 is proposed; the Committee of Conference reports H. R. 123, it is debated by the House and adopted
4152844211The House is made aware of an error in the enrollment of H. R. 123
1232151The Committee on Enrolled Bills reports that H. R. 123 had been presented to the President of the United States on July 15
1241The House receives S. 137
415919The Committee on the Judiciary reports back S. 137 with an amendment
1311011H. R. 123 is vetoed by the President of the United States and sent back to the House; the House receives S. 137 from the Senate, with an amendment
13219210S. 137 is enrolled; the House adjourns until November 21, 1867
122214Representatives take their seats in the House after a four month adjournment
131331616421246Samuel M. Arnell from Tennessee enters the House; Members of standing committees are appointed; Mr. Golladay enters the House and his credentials are referred to the Committee of Elections
2267Alexander H. Bailey from New York enters the House; the first session of the Fortieth Congress is adjourned
1124The second session of the Fortieth Congress is called to order
1531244Representatives continue to take their seats in the House; the President's Annual Message is read to the House
1421131178Representatives continue to take their seats in the House
835Frederick E. Woodbridge from Vermont and J. S. Golladay from Kentucky enter the House; H. R. 212 and H. R. 214 are proposed and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
2313711111S. 141 is referred to the House; the motion to refer H. R. 214 is reconsidered
1471Ulysses Mercur from Pennsylvania enters the House
124Fernando Wood from New York enters the House; the House considers and passes S. 141
111628Glenni W. Scofield from Pennsylvania, and John Fox and Burr Van Horn from New York enter the House; H. Res. 62 is taken up and debated; S. 141 is enrolled and signed by the Speaker
312221151H. R. 212 is referred to the Committee on Reconstruction
135Lewis Selye from New York enters the House
124James R. McCormick from Missouri and Charles P. Clever from New Mexico enter the House
135The House continues to consider H. R. 214; it is passed and sent to the Senate for concurrence
56182141193Green B. Raum from Illinois enters the House
124Ginery Twichell from Massachusetts and John Morrissey from New York enter the House
224Bethuel M. Kitchen from West Virginia enters the House; the Committee of Elections reports resolutions on the contested-election case of Trimble vs. Symes
1146Lawrence S. Trimble from Kentucky enters the House
127210The House considers the President's Annual Message in Committee of the Whole
46H. R. 439 is reported by the Committee on Reconstruction
112691The House continues to consider H. R. 439
1671101The House continues to consider H. R. 439
227114179The House continues to consider H. R. 439
117111The House continues to consider H. R. 439
73272The House continues to consider H. R. 439; Mr. Stevens introduces a bill relative to universal suffrage
127722123H. R. 439 is adopted and sent to the Senate for concurrence; John Taffe from Nebraska enters the House; the Committee of Elections reports resolution on the contested election case of Smith vs. Brown
11131821181The death of Thomas E. Noell is announced
36The death of Cornelius S. Hamilton is announced
135The death of Elijah Hise is announced
35The House continues to consider the President's Annual Message in Committee of the Whole
46Walter A. Burleigh from the Dakota Territory enters the House
24H. Res. 186, declaratory of the rights and powers of federal and State governments, and the rights of citizenship, is proposed
135The resolutions on the contested election case of Smith vs. Brown are considered
11141162John Beatty from Ohio enters the House
135The House continues to consider the President's Annual Message in Committee of the Whole
46The resolutions on the contested-election case of Smith vs. Brown are further considered
17212It is decided that Samuel E. Smith is not entitled to his seat in the House
1624113The Committee of Elections reports a joint resolution on the contested-election case of R. R. Butler
1146The House receives H. R. 214 from the Senate, with an amendment; H. R. 214 is adopted, as amended by the Senate, and enrolled
2317141113The Committee on Enrolled Bills reports the presentation of H. R. 214 to the President of the United States
124H. Res. 214 is considered
21381H. Res. 214 continues to be considered
12818H. Res. 870 is introduced, in lieu of H. Res. 214; H. Res. 870 is passed and sent to the Senate for concurrence
1236118H. R. 214 is approved by the President of the United States and becomes a law
11214The House continues to consider the President's Annual Message in Committee of the Whole
35The Committee of Elections reports resolutions on the contested-election case of McKee vs. Young
146The Committee of Elections reports resolutions on the contested-election case of Delano vs. Morgan
1123151The resolutions on the contested-election case of Delano vs. Morgan are considered and amended
135Columbus Delano from Ohio is sworn in and takes his seat in the House
11719The House receives H. Res. 870 from the Senate, with an amendment
1124The House considers H. Res. 870, as amended by the Senate; H. Res. 870 is passed and sent to the President of the United States to be signed
2284110The Committee of Elections reports a resolution on the contested-election case of McKee vs. Young
1146The House receives a message that the President of the United States had signed H. Res. 870, removing the political disabilities on Roderick R. Butler
124Samuel McKee from Kentucky is sworn in and takes his seat in the House
13111112102The credentials of representatives-elect from Arkansas are presented
4124315Member-elect from Arkansas are sworn in and take their seats in the House
3171112Roderick R. Butler from Tennessee is sworn in and takes his seat in the House
135The credentials of Charles M. Hamilton from Florida are presented
135Charles M. Hamilton from Florida is sworn in and takes his seat in the House
1146The credentials of John R. French, Oliver H. Dockery, John T. Deweese, Nathaniel Boyden, and Alexander H. Jones from North Carolina are presented; Mr. French, Mr. Deweese, and Mr. Jones are sworn in and take their seats in the House
35157The credentials of James H. Goss from South Carolina and David Heaton from North Carolina are presented; Mr. Heaton is sworn in and takes his seat in the House
121323The House continues to consider the President's Annual Message in Committee of the Whole
34The credentials of members-elect from Alabama and Louisiana are presented and referred to the Committee of Elections
8451The credentials of John B. Callis from Alabama are presented, the representatives-elect from Louisiana and South Carolina are sworn in and take their seats in the House
721527The credentials of C. C. Bowen from South Carolina and Israel G. Lash from North Carolina are presented; they are sworn in and take their seats in the House
12145The credentials of Benjamin W. Norris from Alabama are presented; the representatives-elect from Alabama are sworn in and take their seats in the House
51116162Francis W. Kellogg from Alabama is sworn in and takes his seat in the House
11315The credentials of Samuel F. Gove, C. H. Prince, and W. P. Edwards from Georgia are presented
3233Representatives-elect from Georgia are sworn in and take their seats in the House
6131716The second session of the Fortieth Congress is adjourned
134The third session of the Fortieth Congress is called to order; H. Res. 363, H. Res. 364, H. Res. 366, and H. Res. 367 are proposed
17811217111222Representatives continue to take their seats in the House
624Representatives continue to take their seats in the House
724Representatives continue to take their seats in the House; vacancies on committees are filled
6244Representatives continue to take their seats in the House; H. R. 1530 and H. R. 1531 are proposed
13267George A. Halsey from New Jersey, James A. Johnson from California, and Lewis Selye from New York enter the House
323The death of Thaddeus Stevens is announced
44The credentials of J. Willis Menard from Louisiana are presented; the death of Darwin A. Finney is announced
1314Representatives continue to take their seats in the House
41214Samuel Shellabarger from Ohio and A. W. Hubbard from Iowa enter the House
224E. D. Holbrook from the Idaho Territory enters the House
24Thomas Cornell from New York enters the House; H. Res. 399, H. Res. 402, and H. R. 1667 are proposed
11251293Thomas Williams from Pennsylvania enters the House; the credentials of J. S. Casement from Wyoming are presented
11591James T. Elliott enters the House; Mr. Price is appointed the Speaker pro tempore
1134Walter A. Burleigh from the Dakota Territory enters the House
24William H. Hooper from the Utah Territory enters the House
24Charles M. Hamilton from Florida enters the House
124H. Res. 402 is made the special order of business for the following day
241The House continues to consider H. Res. 402 and H. R. 1667
4103452W. Jasper Blackburn from Louisiana enters the House; H. Res. 402 is taken up
11681The House resumes consideration of H. Res. 402 and H. R. 1667
210124The House resumes consideration of H. Res. 402 and H. R. 1667
53162The House resumes consideration of H. Res. 402 and H. R. 1667
1522932154The House passes H. Res. 402 and it is sent to the Senate for concurrence
2714312176H. Res. 441, amending the Constitution, is proposed
1214The House receives a message from the Senate they have passed H. Res. 402 with amendments and request concurrence of the House in the amendments
124Mr. Ashley proposes an amendment to H. Res. 402
35The House takes up H. Res. 402 with the Senate amendments
12159711144The House receives a message from the Senate rejecting H. Res. 402; the message indicates that the Senate passed S. Res. 8 and requests the concurrence of the House
224J. Francisco Chaves is sworn in and takes his seat in the House; the House takes up S. Res. 8, it passes in the House and is sent to the Senate for concurrence
15101651192The House receives from the Senate requesting a conference committee with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on S. Res. 8; the House receives S. 827
1314117The conference committee of the two houses reports their amendments to S. Res. 8; the House agrees to the report of the conference committee and S. Res. 8 is passed
12378The House receives a message from the Senate reporting the passage of S. Res. 8 in the Senate
132214The House receives a message from the Senate reporting that the Senate passed a resolution instructing the President to transmit the proposed amendment to the State legislatures and requests the concurrence of the House
124The House concurs in the Senate resolution to instruct the President to transmit the proposed amendment to the State legislatures
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