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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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Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States, 1865-1867
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Journal of the House of Representatives for the First and Second Sessions of the Thirty-Ninth Congress
Volume 63 (39th Congress, 1st Session)
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Volume 64 (39th Congress, 2nd Session)
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Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from California was recognized by the Chair. Mr. HENDRICKS. I yielded the floor to the Senator from Ohio. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair was not aware of that. Wednesday June 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate with the concurrence of the House in the said amendments. Wednesday June 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
The hour of 1 o'clock p. m. having arrived, The House repaired to the Senate chamber for the purpose of attending the funeral of the honorable Solomon Foot. After which, The House having returned to the hall, The Speaker declared the House adjourned. Thursday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Give Notice of [H. Res. 94] Friday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Notices were given, under the rule, of motions for leave to introduce a bill and joint resolution of the following titles, viz: [...] By Mr. Cullom: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, providing that no... Friday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Consider and Refer Mr. Ashley's Resolutions to the Joint Committee on Reconstruction Monday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
The concurrent resolutions heretofore submitted by Mr. James M. Ashley, in regard to the protection of emancipated slaves and freedmen, were then taken up and referred to the Committee on Reconstruction. Monday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Message from the Senate: Death of Solomon Foot Thursday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Resolutions on the Death of Solomon Foot and Adjournment Thursday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. Morrill submitted the following resolutions; which were read, considered, and unanimously agreed to[.] Thursday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Print the Senate Amendments to H. Res. 127 Tuesday June 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
On motion of Mr. Boutwell, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the amendments of the Senate to the joint resolution of the House (H. Res. 127) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States be printed. [Editors' note: This motion... Tuesday June 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays Tuesday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Several other members appeared, viz: From the State of New York, James M. Humphrey; (House Journal, Pg. 35) Thursday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Several other members appeared, viz: From the State of Illinois, Lewis W. Ross and Anthony Thornton. (House Journal, Pg. 35) Thursday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Several other members appeared, viz: From the State of Illinois, Lewis W. Ross and Anthony Thornton. (House Journal, Pg. 35) Thursday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Several other members appeared, viz: From the State of Ohio, Columbus Delano. (Pg. 43) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Tuesday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Prayer Wednesday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Another member appeared, viz: From the State of New York, Charles H. Winfield. (House Journal, Pg. 93) Tuesday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Another member appeared, viz: From the State of New York, William Radford. Tuesday January 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
Another member appeared, viz: From the State of New York, Morgan Jones. (House Journal, Pg. 541) Friday March 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
Another member appeared, viz: From the State of Indiana--Ebenezer Dumont. Monday January 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
H. Res. 43: Third House Judiciary Committee Amendment Tuesday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Pending which, Friday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
The SPEAKER. The Chair declines to entertain the motion for the reason that this is a motion to suspend the rules under which he can make that motion. Saturday March 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[...] which motion was passed over for the present. Tuesday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: No objection was made to the appointment of Committees by the Speaker.] Monday December 1865Committee: The House of Representatives
S. 61 Friday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
When The Speaker signed the same. Friday March 1866Committee: The Senate
S. 61 Friday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
President Johnson's S. 61 Veto Message Monday April 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
S. 61 Monday April 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
IDAHO. E. D. Holbrook. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4) Monday December 1866Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
[Editors' note: No vote is taken on this proposition, but it appears to have been dropped since the bill is considered open to amendment. It may not have been taken seriously.] Tuesday January 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
S. 1 Friday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Message to the Senate on the Passage of S. 1 Friday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate with the passage of the said bill. Friday December 1866Committee: The Senate
Message on the Enrollment of S. 1 Monday December 1866Committee: The Senate
Motion to Refer S. 1 and the Veto Message to the House of Representatives Monday January 1867Committee: The Senate
Ordered, That the Secretary communicate the bill "to regulate the elective franchise in the District of Columbia," with the message of the President of the United States returning the same to the Senate with his objections, and the proceedings of the... Monday January 1867Committee: The Senate
S. 1: Senate Resolution to Pass S. 1 Monday January 1867Committee: The Senate
Resolved, That the bill do pass—two-thirds of the senators present voting in the affirmative. Monday January 1867Committee: The Senate
Message to the House Monday January 1867Committee: Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union of the House of Representatives
RECONSTRUCTION. Mr. BAKER. Mr. Chairman, I rise to the question of reconstruction. In the very opening of my remarks I will say that on the present occasion I must firmly decline to yield the floor to any interruption whatever; and this not from the... Saturday January 1866Committee: Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union of the House of Representatives
Motion that Mr. Broomall Be Allowed to Finish His Remarks Saturday January 1866Committee: Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union of the House of Representatives
Loyal Men Must Rule— “Traitors Must Take Back Seats.” SPEECH OF HON. H. S. BUNDY, OF OHIO, In the House of Representatives, May 5, 1866, On the President’s annual message, as in Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union— Mr. BUNDY. Mr.... Saturday May 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bill. Wednesday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for Unanimous Consent to Print Mr. Ashley's Substitute as Modified Wednesday January 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
On motion of Mr. James M. Ashley, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That his modified amendment to the amendment of Mr. Stevens to the bill of the House No. 543 be printed. [Editors' note: There is no mention of this motion in the Congressional Globe.] Wednesday January 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Report H. R. 1143 as Amended to the Senate Wednesday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said amendment. Wednesday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Send H. R. 1143 and the President's Veto to the Senate Saturday March 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
Ordered, That the Clerk take the said bill, together with the objections of the President thereto, to the Senate for their reconsideration. Saturday March 1867Committee: Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union of the House of Representatives
[Mr. SPALDING.] Let these guarantees be given to loyalty, and I will try to forgive—I can never forget—the injuries received by my country from traitors. Friday January 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Message to the Senate on Concurrence in H. Res. 127 Amendments Wednesday June 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Thursday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. ELIOT. Mr. Speaker, when the resolution was offered by the committee, and the amendment was proposed which has been the subject of discussion for two or three days, I was very much inclined to lend it my favor because of one consideration, that by... Wednesday January 1866Committee: The Senate
Mr. SUMNER. With the indulgence of the Senate, I will merely call attention to the fact that that proposition is not open, I think, as will appear on its face, to any evasions; in the second place, it contains no words which can imply any recognition... Monday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
H. R. 1143: Mr. Bingham's Fourth Amendment: Mr. Boutwell's Amendment Monday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for Unanimous Consent to Print the Amendment Monday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
By unanimous consent certain amendments proposed to be submitted by Mr. Bingham, Mr. Boutwell, and Mr. Blaine to the bill of the House No. 1143 were ordered to be printed. Monday February 1867Committee: The Senate
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill will lie over. Wednesday February 1867Committee: The Senate
Appointment of the Joint Committee on Reconstruction (House) Monday January 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for a Recess Saturday March 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
H. R. 1143: House Resolution Saturday March 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
So the bill, on reconsideration, was passed. Saturday March 1867