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An amendment to the Constitution of the United States that granted citizenship and equal rights, both civil and legal, to Black Americans, including those who had been emancipated by the thirteenth amendment.
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Minutes of the Senate Judiciary Committee, 39th-40th Congress, 1st Session: Minutes
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Minutes of the Senate Judiciary Committee, 39th-40th Congress, 1st Session: Minutes; Dec. 5, 1865-March 25th, 1867; Committee Papers, 1816-2011 (CP 1816-2011); Minutes of the Committee on the Judiciary from the 39th through 73rd Congresses (Minutes of the Committee 39th-73rd); Records of the U.S. Senate, 1789-2015, Record Group 46 (RG 46); National Archives Building, Washington, DC (NAB).
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Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Members of the Committee Hon. L. Trumbull Chairman “ Ira Harris “ Daniel Clark “ Reverdy Johnson “ L. P. Poland “ W. M. Stewart “ T. A. Hendricks Wednesday December 1865Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Members of the Committee Hon. L. Trumbull Chairman “ Ira Harris “ Daniel Clark “ Reverdy Johnson “ L. P. Poland “ W. M. Stewart “ T. A. Hendricks Wednesday December 1865Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Members of the Committee Hon. L. Trumbull Chairman “ Ira Harris “ Daniel Clark “ Reverdy Johnson “ L. P. Poland “ W. M. Stewart “ T. A. Hendricks Wednesday December 1865Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Members of the Committee Hon. L. Trumbull Chairman “ Ira Harris “ Daniel Clark “ Reverdy Johnson “ L. P. Poland “ W. M. Stewart “ T. A. Hendricks Wednesday December 1865Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Members of the Committee Hon. L. Trumbull Chairman “ Ira Harris “ Daniel Clark “ Reverdy Johnson “ L. P. Poland “ W. M. Stewart “ T. A. Hendricks Wednesday December 1865Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Members of the Committee Hon. L. Trumbull Chairman “ Ira Harris “ Daniel Clark “ Reverdy Johnson “ L. P. Poland “ W. M. Stewart “ T. A. Hendricks Wednesday December 1865Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Resolution on the Contested Election of John P. Stockton Tuesday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Committee agreed to a favorable Report as prepared by the Chairman, and recommended for adoption by the Senate the following Resolution Resolved, That John P. Stockton was duly elected, and is entitled to a seat as a Senator from the State of New... Tuesday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Call to Order Thursday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Thursday, Jan. 11th, 1866 Committee met at ten o’clock A. M. Thursday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Present: The Chairman, and Senators Clark, Harris, Hendricks, Poland, and Stewart; Thursday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
S. 61: First Senate Judiciary Committee Amendment Thursday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
S. 61: Second Senate Judiciary Committee Amendment Thursday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
S. 61: Third Senate Judiciary Committee Amendment Thursday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
S. 61: Fourth Senate Judiciary Committee Amendment Thursday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
S. 61: Fifth Senate Judiciary Committee Amendment Thursday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
S. 61: Sixth Senate Judiciary Committee Amendment Thursday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
S. 61: Seventh Senate Judiciary Committee Amendment Thursday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Motion to Report S. 61 as Amended Thursday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
S. B. 61. To protect all persons in the United States in their civil rights was considered, and amended and the Committee agreed to report the same as amended, Thursday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Motion to Adjourn Thursday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
At twelve o’clock [the] Com. Adjourned Thursday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Call to Order Wednesday March 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Wednesday March 14th, 1866 Committee met at 10 o’clock Wednesday March 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Present; the Chairman and Senators Harris, Hendricks, Poland and Stewart. Wednesday March 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Motion to Adjourn Wednesday March 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Committee adjourned at 12 o'clock. Wednesday March 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Call to Order Wednesday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Wednesday Jan. 24th, 1866 Committee met at ten o’clock. Wednesday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Members of the Committee Hon. L. Trumbull Chairman “ Ira Harris “ Daniel Clark “ Reverdy Johnson “ L. P. Poland “ W. M. Stewart “ T. A. Hendricks Wednesday December 1865Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Present. The Chairman and Senators Clark[,] Harris[,] Hendricks[,] Johnson[,] Poland[,] and Stewart Wednesday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
H. Res. 9 Wednesday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
S. R. 4. To prevent the purchase and sale of Confederate Bonds, and also, H. R. 9. proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, prohibiting any appropriation of money for the purpose of paying any debate contracted in aid of the... Wednesday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Motion to Adjourn Wednesday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Committee adjourned at 12, no. Wednesday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Credentials of John P. Stockton Thursday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Protest of Members of the New Jersey Legislature against Mr. Stockton’s Right to a Seat in the Senate Thursday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
The credentials of Hon. John P. Stockton U. S. Senator from the State of New Jersey were considered but no difinitive action taken upon them, Thursday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Call to Order Wednesday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Washington Jan. 17th, 1866 Committee met at ten o’clock A. M. Wednesday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Present; The Chairman, and Messrs. Clark, Harris, Hendricks, Johnson, Poland and Stewart. Wednesday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
The credentials of the Hon. J. P. Stockton U. S. Senator from the State of New Jersey were considered, but no definite action taken upon them. Wednesday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Motion to Adjourn Wednesday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Committee adjourned at 12 no. Wednesday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Call to Order Tuesday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Tuesday Jan. 30th, 1866 Committee met at 11 ¾ o’clock, to consider the Report in the case of Hon. John P. Stockton. Tuesday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Present The Chairman and Senators Harris, Hendricks, Johnson, Poland and Stewart. Tuesday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Report on the Contested Election of John P. Stockton Wednesday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
The credentials of Hon. John P. Stockton was considered and the Committee decided that in their opinion, Mr. Stockton was legally elected, and agreed to report to that effect. Wednesday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Motion to Adjourn Tuesday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Committee adjourned at 12 o’clock. Tuesday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Call to Order Wednesday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Wednesday Jany. 31st, 1866 Committee met at 10 o’clock. Wednesday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Present: The Chairman and Senators Clark, Hendricks, Poland and Stewart. Mr. Harris came in but was excused in order to attend the Joint Com. on Reconstruction. Wednesday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
S. Res. 9 Wednesday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
S. R. No. 9 proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the payment of any debt incurred in aid of the Rebellion was considered but no definite action upon it taken. Wednesday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Motion to Adjourn Wednesday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Com. adjourned at 12 o’clock. Wednesday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Motion to Recommend Concurrence in the House Amendments to S. 61 Wednesday March 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
The amendments of the House of Representatives to S. Bill. 61. To protect all persons in the United States in their civil rights and furnish the means of their vindication were considered and agreed to by the Committee. Wednesday March 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
S. 61 Wednesday March 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
S. 61: Mr. Wilson's Second House Judiciary Committee Amendment Wednesday March 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
S. 61: Mr. Wilson's First Amendment Wednesday March 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
S. 61: Mr. Wilson's Third House Judiciary Committee Amendment Wednesday March 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
S. 61: Mr. Wilson's Second Amendment Wednesday March 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
S. 61: Mr. Wilson's Third Amendment Wednesday March 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
S. 61: Mr. Wilson's Fourth Amendment Wednesday March 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
S. 61: First House Judiciary Committee Amendment Wednesday March 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
S. 61: Second House Judiciary Committee Amendment Wednesday March 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
S. 61: Third House Judiciary Committee Amendment Wednesday March 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
S. 61: Fourth House Judiciary Committee Amendment Wednesday March 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
S. 61: Fifth House Judiciary Committee Amendment Wednesday March 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Hon. L. Trumbull Chairman Wednesday December 1865