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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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Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: The bill had a title added and was reported to the Senate as S. 293.] Saturday April 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Friday January 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Saturday March 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: At some point between the text being offered by Mr. Boutwell on April 23 and the text being read out at this point, the clauses relating to army and navy officers and to Judges of courts were switched around.] Saturday April 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Tuesday December 1865Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Saturday February 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Wednesday December 1865Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Monday December 1865Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Tuesday December 1865Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Wednesday December 1865Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
S. Res. 1 Thursday December 1865Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Monday December 1865Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: Mr. Fessenden was appointed Chairman of the Committee on the part of the Senate. He took precedence over the Chairman on the Part of the House, Mr. Stevens; where "Chairman" appears unqualified, it refers to Mr. Fessenden.] Thursday December 1865Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: Mr. Stevens was appointed Chairman of the Committee on the part of the House. However, Mr. Fessenden, the Chairman of the Committee on the part of the Senate, took precedence; where "Chairman" appears unqualified, it refers to Mr. Fessenden.] Thursday December 1865Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The resolution was then sent to the Senate for their consideration.] Monday December 1865Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Chairman called the Committee to order, but because the Committee proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Committee has been called to order.] Friday January 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Tuesday December 1865Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Chairman called the Committee to order, but because the Committee proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Committee has been called to order.] Saturday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
H. Res. 51 Saturday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
Article C Saturday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: Article B had a title and resolving clause added and was reported to the House as H. Res. 51.] Saturday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Chairman called the Committee to order, but because the Committee proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Committee has been called to order.] Wednesday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Tuesday December 1865Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Wednesday December 1865Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Wednesday December 1865Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Monday December 1865Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Thursday December 1865Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Friday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
S. 61 Saturday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Monday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Tuesday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Thursday January 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Tuesday December 1865Committee: House Committee of Elections
Memorial on Indiana Contested Election: W. D. Washburne Monday December 1865Committee: House Committee of Elections
Memorial on New York Contested Election: William E. Dodge Monday December 1865Committee: House Committee on the Judiciary
H. Res. 5 Monday December 1865Committee: House Committee on the Judiciary
H. Res. 2 Monday December 1865Committee: House Committee of Elections
Memorial on Michigan Contested Election: Augustus C. Baldwin Monday December 1865Committee: House Committee on the Judiciary
H. Res. 6 Monday December 1865Committee: House Committee on the Judiciary
H. Res. 8: Rebel Debt Monday December 1865Committee: House Committee on the Judiciary
H. Res. 8: Equality before the Law Monday December 1865Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The Speaker's decision to accept the credentials as a question of privilege means the motion has been implicitly adopted.] Tuesday December 1865Committee: The House of Representatives
Credentials from Tennessee Tuesday December 1865Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
S. Res. 10 Saturday January 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Wednesday December 1865Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: No objection was made.] Thursday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Wednesday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Friday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Monday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Tuesday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Saturday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Wednesday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Thursday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on the Powers of Congress
Article C Thursday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Chairman called the Committee to order, but because the Committee proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Committee has been called to order.] Saturday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on Apportionment of Representation and Constitutional Amendment
Report Recommending Propositions for Constitutional Amendment Friday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on Apportionment of Representation and Constitutional Amendment
[Editors' note: This report was made to the Joint Committee on Reconstruction on January 19, 1866. We have shown it being created and referred on the previous day.] Friday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Monday January 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Monday December 1865Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Tuesday December 1865Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Wednesday January 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Wednesday December 1865Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Thursday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Thursday December 1865Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Friday February 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: Article C had a title and resolving clause added and was then reported to the Senate as S. Res. 30.] Saturday February 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: No vote is taken to adopt Section 2, but it is tacitly agreed to by the Committee in perfecting and reporting it.] Wednesday February 1867Committee: Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union of the House of Representatives
[Editors' Note: Following this brief discussion, the Committee resumed consideration of the president's message.] Saturday April 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Saturday January 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Saturday May 1866Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
[Editors' note: The amendments adopted to H. Res. 127 in Committee of the Whole will be proposed and voted on again in the Senate. We have added these sub-decisions to separate the amendments from the document so that we can model this process.] Friday June 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Thursday May 1866Committee: House Committee on the Judiciary
H. Res. 43: Third House Judiciary Committee Amendment Wednesday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Wednesday July 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
The SPEAKER. By order of the House, the only business in order to-day is debate, as in Committee of the Whole, upon the President’s annual message; upon which the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Moulton] is entitled to the floor. Saturday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Saturday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Thursday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: H. R. 956 was then sent to the Senate for their concurrence.] Tuesday January 1867Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Wednesday May 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Friday January 1867Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Thursday January 1867Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Friday February 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
H. R. 543: Mr. Stevens' Substitute: Mr. Ashley's Substitute Tuesday January 1867Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Tuesday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Saturday February 1866Committee: President Andrew Johnson
[Editors' note: We have inferred the referral of this document from its being read in Congress.] Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Friday January 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Saturday January 1867Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
H. Res. 51: Mr. Kelley's Substitute: Mr. Ingersoll's Substitute Wednesday January 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: With the rejection of the point of order, Mr. Vorhees was allowed to proceed with his speech on the resolutions.] Tuesday January 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: A message was sent to the Senate announcing these appointments.] Thursday December 1865Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
H. R. 543: Mr. Stevens' Substitute Tuesday January 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editor's Note: The House resolves into Committee of the Whole to consider the president's annual address.] Saturday February 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Wednesday May 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The resolution was then sent to the Senate for its consideration.] Monday June 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: No objection was made.] Monday April 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Thursday December 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Monday May 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Wednesday July 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Tuesday May 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: This bill was reported to the Senate as S. 292.] Saturday April 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: The bill had a title added and was reported to the House of Representatives as H. R. 244.] Saturday April 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: The Plan for Reconstruction was reported to the Senate as S. Res 78.] Saturday April 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Monday March 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
Resolution Endorsing the President's Annual Message and Denying the Right to Secede: Mr. Bingham's Substitute Wednesday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: S. 564 as amended was then reported to the House as H. R. 1143.] Wednesday February 1867Committee: Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House and the Senate. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day it is read in the House and... Thursday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Monday May 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Friday February 1867Committee: House Committee of Elections
[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.] Sunday July 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Wednesday June 1866Committee: Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House and the Senate. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day it is read in the House and... Thursday June 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Thursday May 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Chairman called the Committee to order, but because the Committee proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Committee has been called to order.] Saturday April 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Chairman called the Committee to order, but because the Committee proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Committee has been called to order.] Wednesday June 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Saturday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Tuesday July 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Saturday June 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Saturday February 1867Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: A message was sent to the House announcing these appointments.] Thursday December 1865Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Friday July 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Monday June 1866Committee: Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House and the Senate. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day it is read in the House and... Saturday June 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: No further action seems to have been taken on this motion.] Tuesday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Monday July 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: This is the one instance in which no separate vote is taken to accept Mr. Conkling's amendments to the section before continuing to perfect it.] Wednesday February 1867Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: Article C had a title and resolving clause added and was then reported to the Senate as H. Res. 63. Saturday February 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Thursday June 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Saturday March 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Friday June 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Tuesday June 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Monday January 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Tuesday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Monday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for the Previous Question Thursday December 1865Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Wednesday February 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The Senate considered H. Res. 51 in Committee of the Whole on the 6th February, and the pending question is on an amendment made to the joint resolution while in Committee of the Whole. We can therefore assume that the Senate moved into... Wednesday February 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Thursday February 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Friday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Wednesday January 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: This motion is ignored completely by the House.] Thursday December 1865Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Thursday January 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Monday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Monday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Wednesday January 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Monday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Wednesday February 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Friday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Tuesday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Thursday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Tuesday January 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Wednesday January 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Thursday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Monday March 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Tuesday March 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Wednesday March 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Thursday March 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Tuesday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Friday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Wednesday April 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Monday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Friday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Tuesday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Thursday April 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Wednesday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Friday April 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Tuesday April 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Friday April 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Monday April 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Thursday May 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Tuesday May 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Thursday May 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Wednesday June 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Wednesday June 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Friday June 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Chairman called the Committee to order, but because the Committee proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Committee has been called to order.] Wednesday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Chairman called the Committee to order, but because the Committee proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Committee has been called to order.] Saturday February 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Chairman called the Committee to order, but because the Committee proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Committee has been called to order.] Saturday February 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: After the final adoption of the resolution, John P. Stockton is no longer entitled to a seat in the Senate.] Tuesday March 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Committee was called to order, but because the Committee proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Committee has been called to order.] Saturday April 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Chair called the Committee to order, but because the Committee proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Committee has been called to order.] Monday April 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Thursday June 1866Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
[Editors' note: The Senate considered H. Res. 51 in Committee of the Whole on the 6th February, and the pending question is on an amendment made to the joint resolution while in Committee of the Whole. We can therefore assume that the Senate moved into... Wednesday February 1866Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
[Editors' note: Though it is not stated in the record, we can conclude that the motion to resume the consideration of H. Res. 51 was adopted.] Thursday February 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Chair called the Committee to order, but because the Committee proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Committee has been called to order.] Wednesday April 1866Committee: House Committee of Elections
Memorial of Hon. Charles Follett Thursday January 1866Committee: House Committee of Elections
Resolutions on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs. Koontz Thursday January 1866Committee: House Committee of Elections
[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.] Thursday January 1866Committee: House Committee of Elections
Minority Report on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs. Koontz Thursday January 1866Committee: House Committee of Elections
[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.] Thursday January 1866Committee: House Committee on the Judiciary
H. Res. 30 Tuesday January 1866Committee: House Committee on the Judiciary
H. Res. 39 Tuesday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: We assume from its being read that the message was accepted.] Wednesday December 1865Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker pro tempore called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Saturday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Monday February 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
Credentials of G. H. Kyle Thursday December 1865Committee: House Committee of Elections
Report on the Contested Election of Baldwin vs. Trowbridge Sunday February 1866Committee: House Committee of Elections
[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.] Sunday February 1866Committee: House Committee of Elections
Resolution on the Contested Election of Baldwin vs. Trowbridge Sunday February 1866Committee: House Committee of Elections
[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.] Sunday February 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
H. Res. 31 Tuesday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
Credentials of James M. Johnson Tuesday December 1865Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
Resolution to Make the Admission of Rebellious States Conditional on Their Acceptance of Constitutional Amendment Tuesday December 1865Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
Credentials of B. Johnson Barbour Wednesday December 1865Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
Credentials of James Farrow Friday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
Resolutions on Congress' Role in Former Confederate States Wednesday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
Motion to Refer All Contested Election Documents to the Appropriate Sub-Committee Friday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: We have assumed that all contested election documents previously referred to the Joint Committee of Fifteen were further referred to the appropriate sub-committee to be examined.] Friday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
Credentials of William Byers Tuesday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: We have assumed that all documents referred to the Joint Committee of Fifteen were further referred to the appropriate sub-committee to be examined.] Tuesday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Chairman called the Committee to order, but because the Committee proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Committee has been called to order.] Monday January 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Wednesday February 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
Credentials of Six Members-Elect from Alabama Thursday February 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: We have assumed that all contested election documents referred to the Joint Committee of Fifteen were further referred to the appropriate sub-committee to be examined.] Thursday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Friday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Tuesday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Friday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Monday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Tuesday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Wednesday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Friday February 1866Committee: House Committee of Elections
Resolutions on the Contested Election of Washburn vs. Voorhees Sunday February 1866Committee: House Committee of Elections
[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.] Sunday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Tuesday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Tuesday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Wednesday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: As Mr. Davis yielded the floor to Mr. Rogers, and Mr. Grinnell ultimately made no objection, he is allowed to proceed with his personal explanation.] Wednesday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Thursday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Friday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Monday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Wednesday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Thursday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Friday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Instructions to the House Committee on the Judiciary to Amend S. 61 Friday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Monday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Tuesday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: When Mr. Wilson withdraws his motion to recommit S. 61 to the Committee on the Judiciary, the pending motion to amend that motion by instructing the House Judiciary Committee to amend S. 61 is also dropped.] Friday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Thursday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Friday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Monday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Monday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Thursday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The House proceeds to discuss the details of the message, so we can assume that the message was accepted.] Thursday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Monday April 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Wednesday April 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Thursday April 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Friday April 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Monday April 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Tuesday April 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Wednesday April 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Monday April 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Wednesday April 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Monday April 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Tuesday May 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Monday May 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Tuesday May 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Friday May 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Wednesday May 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Tuesday June 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Tuesday May 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Saturday June 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Monday June 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Tuesday June 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Wednesday June 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Wednesday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Thursday June 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Thursday May 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Monday June 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
Resolution to Amend the Constitution to Make Representation Conditional on Black Civil Rights Tuesday January 1866Committee: House Committee on the Judiciary
H. R. 256 Wednesday February 1866Committee: House Committee of Elections
Minority Report on the Contested Election of Baldwin vs. Trowbridge Thursday February 1866Committee: House Committee of Elections
[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.] Thursday February 1866Committee: House Committee of Elections
Report on the Contested Election of Washburn vs. Voorhees Sunday February 1866Committee: House Committee of Elections
[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.] Sunday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The resolutions are divisible upon the demand of any member.] Friday February 1866Committee: House Committee of Elections
Minority Report on the Contested Election of Washburn vs. Voorhees Monday February 1866Committee: House Committee of Elections
[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.] Monday February 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
Resolution Inquiring into the Possibility of Requiring Disloyal Citizens to Contribute to the Cost of Standing Armies Saturday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
Resolutions to Protect the Freedmen in the Reorganized Rebel States Tuesday March 1866Committee: House Committee of Elections
Resolutions on the Contested Election of Dodge vs. Brooks Sunday March 1866Committee: House Committee of Elections
[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.] Sunday March 1866Committee: House Committee of Elections
Report on the Contested Election of Dodge vs. Brooks Sunday March 1866Committee: House Committee of Elections
[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.] Sunday March 1866Committee: House Committee of Elections
Minority Report on the Contested Election of Dodge vs. Brooks Sunday March 1866Committee: House Committee of Elections
[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.] Sunday March 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
H. Res. 109 Tuesday April 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
H. Res. 110 Tuesday April 1866Committee: House Committee of Elections
Report on the Contested Election of Follett vs. Delano Sunday May 1866Committee: House Committee of Elections
[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.] Sunday May 1866Committee: House Committee of Elections
Resolution on the Contested Election of Follett vs. Delano Sunday May 1866Committee: House Committee of Elections
[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.] Sunday May 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Tuesday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Thursday March 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Friday March 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Monday March 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: Article B had a title and resolving clause added and was reported to the Senate as S. Res. 22.] Saturday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: This bill was reported to the House of Representatives as H. R. 543.] Saturday April 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Friday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
H. Res. 51: Mr. Kelley's Substitute Wednesday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Thursday April 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Saturday July 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Saturday July 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: John W. Forney was the Secretary of the Senate for the 39th Congress.] Monday December 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Edgar H. Gray was the Chaplain for the 39th Congress.] Monday December 1866Committee: The Senate
The credentials were read, and the oaths prescribed by law were administered to Mr. Cattell, and he took his seat in the Senate. Monday December 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Tuesday December 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Wednesday December 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Thursday December 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Monday December 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Monday February 1867Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Thursday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
MAINE. John Lynch, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
MAINE. Sidney Perham, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
MAINE. James G. Blaine, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
MAINE. John H. Rice, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
MAINE. Frederick A. Pike. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
NEW HAMPSHIRE. Edward H. Rollins, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
NEW HAMPSHIRE. James W. Patterson. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
VERMONT. Justin S. Morrill, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
VERMONT. Portus Baxter. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
MASSACHUSETTS. Thomas D. Eliot, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
MASSACHUSETTS. Oakes Ames, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
MASSACHUSETTS. Alexander H. Rice, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
MASSACHUSETTS. Samuel Hooper, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
MASSACHUSETTS. Nathaniel P. Banks, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
MASSACHUSETTS. George S. Boutwell, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
MASSACHUSETTS. John D. Baldwin, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
MASSACHUSETTS. William B. Washburn, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
RHODE ISLAND. Thomas A. Jenckes, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
RHODE ISLAND. Nathan F. Dixon. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
CONNECTICUT. Samuel L. Warner, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
CONNECTICUT. John H. Hubbard, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
CONNECTICUT. Augustus Brandegee. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
NEW YORK. Stephen Taber, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
NEW YORK. Nelson Taylor, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
NEW YORK. John W. Chanler, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
NEW YORK. William E. Dodge, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
NEW YORK. William A. Darling, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
NEW YORK. John H. Ketcham, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
NEW YORK. Robert S. Hale, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
NEW YORK. Calvin T. Hulburd, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
NEW YORK. Addison H. Laflin, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
NEW YORK. Sidney T. Holmes, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
NEW YORK. Daniel Morris, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
NEW YORK. Roswell Hart, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
NEW YORK. Burt Van Horn, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
NEW YORK. Henry Van Aernam. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
NEW JERSEY. John F. Starr, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
NEW JERSEY. William A. Newell, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
NEW JERSEY. Charles Sitgreaves, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
NEW JERSEY. Andrew J. Rogers. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
PENNSLYVANIA. Samuel J. Randall, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
PENNSLYVANIA. Charles O’Neill, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
PENNSLYVANIA. Leonard Myers, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
PENNSLYVANIA. William D. Kelley, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
PENNSLYVANIA. Benjamin M. Boyer, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
PENNSLYVANIA. John M. Broomall, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
PENNSLYVANIA. Sydenham E. Ancona, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
PENNSLYVANIA. Thaddeus Stevens, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
PENNSLYVANIA. Ulysses Mercur, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
PENNSLYVANIA. George F. Miller, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
PENNSLYVANIA. Adam J. Glossbrenner, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
PENNSLYVANIA. William H. Koontz, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
PENNSLYVANIA. Abraham A. Barker, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
PENNSLYVANIA. Stephen F. Wilson, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
PENNSLYVANIA. Glenni W. Scofield, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
PENNSLYVANIA. John L. Dawson, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
PENNSLYVANIA. James K. Moorhead, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
PENNSLYVANIA. Thomas Williams, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
PENNSLYVANIA. George V. Lawrence. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
DELAWARE. John A. Nicholson. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
MARYLAND. John L. Thomas, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
MARYLAND. Charles E. Phelps, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
MARYLAND. Francis Thomas. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
OHIO. Benjamin Eggleston, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
OHIO. Rutherford B. Hayes, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
OHIO. Robert C. Schenck, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
OHIO. William Lawrence, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
OHIO. Francis C. Le Blond, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
OHIO. Reader W. Clarke, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
OHIO. Samuel Shellabarger, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
OHIO. James R. Hubbell, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
OHIO. Ralph P. Buckland, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
OHIO. James M. Ashley, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
OHIO. Hezekiah S. Bundy, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
OHIO. William E. Finck, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
OHIO. Martin Welker, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
OHIO. Tobias A. Plants, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
OHIO. John A. Bingham, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
OHIO. Ephraim B. Eckley, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
OHIO. Rufus P. Spalding, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
OHIO. James A. Garfield. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
KENTUCKY. Lawrence Trimble, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
KENTUCKY. Burwell C. Ritter, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
KENTUCKY. Aaron Harding, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
KENTUCKY. George S. Shanklin, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
KENTUCKY. William H. Randall, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
KENTUCKY. Samuel McKee. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
TENNESSEE. Nathaniel G. Taylor, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
TENNESSEE. Horace Maynard, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
TENNESSEE. William B. Stokes, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
TENNESSEE. John W. Leftwich. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
INDIANA. William E. Niblack, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
INDIANA. Michael C. Keer, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
INDIANA. Ralph Hill, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
INDIANA. John H. Farquhar, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
INDIANA. George W. Julian, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
INDIANA. Henry D. Washburn, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
INDIANA. Godlove S. Orth, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
INDIANA. Schulyer Colfax, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
INDIANA. Joseph H. Defrees, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
INDIANA. Thomas N. Stilwell. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
ILLINOIS. John Wentworth, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
ILLINOIS. John H. Farnsworth, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
ILLINOIS. Elihu B. Washburne, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
ILLINOIS. Abner C. Harding, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
ILLINOIS. Ebon C. Ingersoll, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
ILLINOIS. Henry P. H. Bromwell, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
ILLINOIS. Shelby M. Cullom, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
ILLINOIS. Samuel S. Marshall, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
ILLINOIS. Jehu Baker, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
ILLINOIS. Andrew J. Kuykendall, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
ILLINOIS. Samuel W. Moulton. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
MISSOURI. Henry T. Blow, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
MISSOURI. Thomas E. Noell, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
MISSOURI. John R. Kelso, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
MISSOURI. Joseph W. McClurg, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
MISSOURI. Robert T. Van Horn, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
MISSOURI. Benjamin F. Loan, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
MISSOURI. John F. Benjamin. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
MICHIGAN. Fernando C. Beaman, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
MICHIGAN. Charles Upson, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
MICHIGAN. Thomas W. Ferry, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
MICHIGAN. Rowland E. Trowbridge, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
MICHIGAN. John F. Driggs. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
IOWA. Hiram Price, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
IOWA. William B. Allison, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
IOWA. Josiah B. Grinnell, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
IOWA. John A. Kasson. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
WISCONSIN. Halbert E. Paine, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
WISCONSIN. Amasa Cobb, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
WISCONSIN. Charles A. Eldridge, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
WISCONSIN. Philetus Sawyer, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
WISCONSIN. Walter D. McIndoe. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
CALIFORNIA. Donald C. McRuer, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
CALIFORNIA. William Higby, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
CALIFORNIA. John Bidwell. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
MINNESOTA. William Windom, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
MINNESOTA. Ignatius Donnelly. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
OREGON. James H. D. Henderson. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
KANSAS. Sidney Clarke. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
WEST VIRGINIA. Chester D. Hubbard, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
WEST VIRGINIA. George R. Latham, (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
WEST VIRGINIA. Kellian V. Whaley. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[EDITOR'S NOTE: The records make no account of the election of the Chaplain. However, we know that C. B. Boynton was the Chaplain of the House for the 39th Session of Congress. We are modeling his entrance to the House on the first day of this... Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
MASSACHUSETTS. Henry L. Dawes. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 3) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Messrs. Campbell, Arnell, and Hawkins appeared, and were duly qualified by taking the oaths prescribed by the Constitution and laws. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Messrs. Campbell, Arnell, and Hawkins appeared, and were duly qualified by taking the oaths prescribed by the Constitution and laws. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Messrs. Campbell, Arnell, and Hawkins appeared, and were duly qualified by taking the oaths prescribed by the Constitution and laws. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Messrs. Hise and Ward appeared, and were duly qualified by taking the oaths prescribed by the Constitution and laws. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Messrs. Hise and Ward appeared, and were duly qualified by taking the oaths prescribed by the Constitution and laws. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Friday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Tuesday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[EDITOR'S NOTE: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Tuesday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Wednesday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[EDITOR'S NOTE: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Wednesday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[EDITOR'S NOTE: It can be assumed from its reading that the message from the Senate was accepted.] Wednesday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Thursday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[EDITOR'S NOTE: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Thursday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[EDITOR'S NOTE: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Tuesday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[EDITOR'S NOTE: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Tuesday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Wednesday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[EDITOR'S NOTE: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Wednesday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Tuesday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[EDITOR'S NOTE: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Tuesday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Saturday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Friday March 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[EDITOR'S NOTE: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Friday March 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Thursday January 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Monday January 1867Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Monday February 1867Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: Mr. Grider died in September of 1866.] Monday December 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
The SPEAKER also announced the appointment of Hon. Elijah Hise, of Kentucky, in place of Hon. Henry Grider, deceased, as a member of the joint committee on reconstruction. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 49) Monday December 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[According to the list of members attested by the Clerk of the Joint Committee, Mr. Washburne was excused from service on the committee and replaced by John. F. Farnsworth.] Monday December 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[According to the list of members attested by the Clerk of the Joint Committee, Mr. Washburne was excused from service on the committee and replaced by John. F. Farnsworth.] Monday December 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Chairman called the Committee to order, but because the Committee proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Committee has been called to order.] Wednesday February 1867Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
S. 564 Wednesday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Wednesday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Thursday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Friday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Saturday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Monday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Tuesday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Wednesday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Tuesday May 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Wednesday May 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Wednesday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Monday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Tuesday February 1867Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Tuesday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Monday June 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Wednesday February 1867Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Wednesday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Thursday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the Senate.] Thursday February 1867Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Thursday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Friday June 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Saturday March 1867Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Saturday March 1867Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The resolution was then returned to the House for concurrence in the Senate amendments.] Tuesday December 1865Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
S. Res. 23 Wednesday January 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Monday January 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Wednesday January 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Thursday January 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: H. Res. 51 was then sent to the Senate for their consideration.] Wednesday January 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Friday January 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Saturday January 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Thursday January 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Saturday January 1867Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
S. 106 Tuesday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
S. Res. 24 Thursday February 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
S. Res. 40 Friday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Monday January 1867Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
S. Res. 48 Saturday March 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
S. Res. 62 Friday April 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
S. Res. 76 Saturday April 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
Resolution to Not Exclude Members of Congress from Rebellious States Thursday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Monday June 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Chairman called the Committee to order, but because the Committee proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Committee has been called to order.] Saturday February 1867Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Wednesday May 1866Committee: House Committee of Elections
[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.] Sunday July 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Thursday February 1866Committee: House Committee on the Judiciary
H. Res. 72 Tuesday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Friday January 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Thursday January 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: H. R. 1 was then sent to the Senate for their consideration.] Thursday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the District of Columbia
H. R. 1 Saturday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the District of Columbia
[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.] Tuesday February 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Wednesday February 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Friday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Thursday June 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Friday December 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Friday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Monday December 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Monday December 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Thursday January 1867Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Monday January 1867Committee: House Committee on the Judiciary
H. R. 437 Tuesday May 1866Committee: House Committee on the Judiciary
H. Res. 43: First House Judiciary Committee Amendment Tuesday March 1866Committee: House Committee on the Judiciary
H. Res. 43: Second House Judiciary Committee Amendment Tuesday March 1866Committee: House Committee on the Judiciary
H. Res. 43: Third House Judiciary Committee Amendment Tuesday March 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: S. 61 was then sent to the House of Representatives for their consideration.] Friday February 1866Committee: House Committee on the Judiciary
Motion to Report S. 61 as Amended and Recommend Its Passage Tuesday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adopt the Title Tuesday March 1866Committee: President Andrew Johnson
[Editors' note: Andrew Johnson became President of the United States on 16th April, 1865.] Monday December 1865Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of S. 61 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Friday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of S. 61 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Monday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of S. 61 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Tuesday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of S. 61 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Wednesday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of S. 61 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Thursday February 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of S. 61 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Friday February 1866Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
Motion to Separate Amendments Friday February 1866Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
[Editors' note: The amendments adopted in Committee of the Whole will be voted on again in the Senate. We have added these sub-decisions to separate the amendments from the document so that we can model this process.] Friday February 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of H. Res. 51 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Monday February 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Wednesday March 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of H. Res. 51 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Wednesday March 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of H. Res. 51 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Thursday March 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Friday March 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of H. Res. 51 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Friday March 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Tuesday March 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of H. Res. 51 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Tuesday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Third Reading of S. 61 Tuesday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Separate Amendments Tuesday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The amendments adopted to S. 61 in the House will be proposed and voted on again in the Senate. We have added these sub-decisions to separate the amendments from the document so that we can model this process.] Tuesday March 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: John W. Forney was the Secretary of the Senate for the 39th Session of Congress. We are modeling him joining the Senate on the first day of this congressional session so that he can be included in any events he is associated with... Monday December 1865Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Since Mr. Maynard interjects to attempt to present his credentials, we have shown him joining the House at this point. However, he is not a seated delegate.] Monday December 1865Committee: Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
Message on the Enrollment of S. 61 Friday March 1866Committee: Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House and the Senate. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day it is read in the House and... Friday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Message to the Senate on the Enrollment of S. 61 Friday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the Senate. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day it is read in the Senate.] Friday March 1866Committee: House Committee on the Judiciary
Report of the Judiciary Committee on H. Res. 43 Tuesday March 1866Committee: House Committee on the Judiciary
Motion to Report H. Res. 43 as Amended Tuesday March 1866Committee: House Committee on the Judiciary
[Editors' note: On January 19, 1866, H. Res. 43 was referred to Mr. Lawrence, who reported it back with his recommendation that it pass. It was then considered and postponed for further action. H. Res. 43 is never mentioned again in the committee... Tuesday March 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The Senate then took a recess until one o'clock.] Tuesday December 1865Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The Senate then took a recess until two o'clock.] Tuesday December 1865Committee: President Andrew Johnson
[Editors' note: We have inferred the referral of this document from its being read in Congress.] Tuesday December 1865Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
H. Res. 89 Wednesday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: We do not know whether Rev. C. Boynton is present or not at this point, but for modeling purposes he is represented as joining in this session, before his election.] Tuesday December 1865Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The Senate seems to accept Mr. Sumner's resolution in the spirit it is offered, as a substitute for the motion to amend, which is not further considered.] Monday March 1866Committee: President Andrew Johnson
[Editors' note: President Johnson's veto message was read in the Senate on March 27, 1866.] Tuesday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The adoption of the first divided resolution means that Mr. Brooks is no longer entitled to a seat in the House.] Friday April 1866Committee: House Committee of Elections
Report on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs. Koontz Thursday January 1866Committee: House Committee of Elections
[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day before it is read in the House.] Thursday January 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The adoption of the first divided resolution means that Mr. Voorhees is no longer entitled to a seat in the House.] Friday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the Senate. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day it is read in the Senate.] Tuesday April 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: When Mr. Wilson withdraws his motion to recommit S. 61 to the Committee on the Judiciary, the pending motion to amend that motion by instructing the House Judiciary Committee to amend S. 61 is also dropped.] Thursday March 1866Committee: House Committee on the Judiciary
[Editors' note: This amendment to S. 61 was pending when the motion to recommit was adopted, and we have assumed it was recommitted with the bill as amended. Since we do not know whether it was disagreed to, or simply not acted on in Committee, we have... Tuesday March 1866Committee: House Committee on the Judiciary
[Editors' note: This amendment to S. 61 was pending when the motion to recommit was adopted, and we have assumed it was recommitted with the bill as amended. With only one word changed, it becomes the third house judiciary committee amendment.] Tuesday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Refer S. 61 to the Senate as Amended Tuesday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: S. 61 was then referred to the Senate as amended for concurrence in the House amendments.] Tuesday March 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: There is a later amendment adopted in the House (the First House Judiciary Committee Amendment) to strike this whole clause, which makes this amendment redundant, meaning the Senate do not vote on it separately. We have editorially... 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
[Editors' note: No objection was made to the appointment of Committees by the Speaker.] Monday December 1865Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: S. 61 was then sent to the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills to be checked for errors.] Thursday March 1866Committee: Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
S. 61 Thursday March 1866Committee: Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
[Editors' note: S. 61 was then returned to the House to be signed by the Speaker.] Friday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: S. 61 was then sent to the Senate to be signed by the President pro tempore.] Friday March 1866Committee: President Andrew Johnson
[Editors' note: When President Johnson vetoes S. 61, it is returned to the Senate.] Tuesday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
DAKOTA. Walter A. Burleigh. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
NEW MEXICO. J. Francisco Chaves. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
WASHINGTON. Arthur A. Denny. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
NEBRASKA. Phineas W. Hitchcock. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
UTAH. William H. Hooper. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
MONTANA. Samuel McLean. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg. 4) Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Nebraska became a State in the Union on March 1, 1867, when President Andrew Johnson signed the proclamation declaring Nebraska's statehood. This meant that Phineas W. Hitchcock was no longer entitled to a seat in the House of... Friday March 1867Committee: Senate Committee on the District of Columbia
S. 1 Thursday December 1865Committee: Senate Committee on the District of Columbia
S. 1: First Senate Committee on the District of Columbia Amendment Tuesday December 1865Committee: Senate Committee on the District of Columbia
S. 1: Second Senate Committee on the District of Columbia Amendment Tuesday December 1865Committee: Senate Committee on the District of Columbia
S. 1: Third Senate Committee on the District of Columbia Amendment Tuesday December 1865Committee: Senate Committee on the District of Columbia
S. 1: Fourth Senate Committee on the District of Columbia Amendment Tuesday December 1865Committee: Senate Committee on the District of Columbia
S. 1: Fifth Senate Committee on the District of Columbia Amendment Tuesday December 1865Committee: Senate Committee on the District of Columbia
Motion to Report S. 1 with Amendments Tuesday December 1865Committee: Senate Committee on the District of Columbia
[Editors' note: Since we do not have the Committee records, we do not know when the decision was taken to report S. 1 with amendments. We have modeled it on the day before it was reported to the Senate.] Tuesday December 1865Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Wednesday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of S. 1 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Wednesday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the District of Columbia
S. 1 Thursday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the District of Columbia
S. 1: Second Senate Committee on the District of Columbia Amendment Thursday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the District of Columbia
S. 1: Mr. Morrill's Additional Sections Thursday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the District of Columbia
S. 1: Senate Committee on the District of Columbia Substitute Thursday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the District of Columbia
Motion to Report S. 1 and Substitute Thursday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the District of Columbia
[Editors' note: Since we do not have the Committee records, we do not know when the decision was taken to report S. 1 with its substitute. We have modeled it on the day before it was reported to the Senate.] Thursday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the District of Columbia
[Editors' note: This amendment is not incorporated into the substitute proposed by the Committee. However, another version of it is offered again by Mr. Morrill on June 27, 1866 (e868052).] Thursday January 1866Committee: Senate Committee on the District of Columbia
[Editors' note: These additional sections appear to have been almost entirely incorporated into the substitute for S. 1 proposed by the Committee.] Thursday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Monday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of S. 1 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Monday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Tuesday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of S. 1 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Tuesday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Wednesday June 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of S. 1 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Wednesday June 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of S. 1 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Monday December 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of S. 9 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Wednesday December 1865Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of S. 9 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Wednesday December 1865Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Tuesday December 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of S. 1 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Tuesday December 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Wednesday December 1866Committee: House Committee on the Judiciary
S. 61: Mr. Wilson's First Amendment: Mr. Wilson's Correction Tuesday March 1866Committee: House Committee on the Judiciary
[Editors' note: On March 1, 1866, Mr. Wilson offered an amendment (Mr. Wilson's First Amendment) to "Insert after the word "property," in line fifteen of the first section, the words "as is enjoyed by white citizens." (e843647) "Property" appears twice... Tuesday March 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of S. 1 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Wednesday December 1866Committee: The Senate
S. 61: Mr. Wilson's First Amendment: Mr. Wilson's Correction Tuesday March 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: On March 1, 1866, Mr. Wilson offered an amendment (Mr. Wilson's First Amendment) to "Insert after the word "property," in line fifteen of the first section, the words "as is enjoyed by white citizens." (e843647) "Property" appears twice... Tuesday March 1866Committee: President Andrew Johnson
[Editors' note: President Johnson's Veto Message indicates his refusal to pass S. 61.] Tuesday March 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Thursday December 1866Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
[Editors' note: Although Mr. Wilson says that he has no objection to a change in placement of the amendment, the question as to whether he accepts the modification is never formally put. Moreover, it is clear from the text of the bill as published in... Monday December 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of S. 1 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Thursday December 1866Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
Motion to Separate Amendment Thursday December 1866Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
[Editors' note: The amendment adopted to S. 1 in Committee of the Whole will be proposed and voted on again in the Senate. We have added this sub-decisions to separate the amendment from the document so that we can model this process.] Thursday December 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further discussion of S. 9 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Thursday December 1865Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the President pro tempore called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Thursday December 1865Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: S. 1 was then sent to the House of Representatives for their consideration.] Thursday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: S. 1 was then sent to the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills to be checked for errors.] Friday December 1866Committee: Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
S. 1 Friday December 1866Committee: Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
Message on the Enrollment of S. 1 Monday December 1866Committee: Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the House and the Senate. The date of its creation and referral are unknown, but we have chosen to model them on the day it is read in the House and... Monday December 1866Committee: Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
[Editors' note: S. 1 was then returned to the House as enrolled to be signed by the Speaker.] Monday December 1866Committee: Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
S. 1: Enrollment Friday December 1866Committee: Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
[Editors' note: S. 1 was then enrolled.] Friday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: S. 1 was then sent to the Senate to be signed by the President pro tempore.] Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
Message to the Senate on the Signing of S. 1 Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being read in the Senate.] Monday December 1866Committee: President Andrew Johnson
[Editors' note: President Johnson's Veto Message indicates his refusal to pass S. 1.] Saturday January 1867Committee: President Andrew Johnson
[Editors' note: President Johnson's Veto Message was read in the Senate on January 7, 1867. We have shown it being referred on the day that it was dated by the President.] Saturday January 1867Committee: President Andrew Johnson
[Editors' note: When President Johnson vetoes S. 1, it is returned to the Senate.] Saturday January 1867Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
Resolution to Admit Members-Elect from Rebellious States Immediately Tuesday January 1866Committee: House Committee on the Judiciary
H. Res. 70 Tuesday February 1866Committee: House Committee on the Judiciary
H. R. 603 Tuesday May 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on Apportionment of Representation and Constitutional Amendment
Mr. Stevens' Constitutional Amendment Saturday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on Apportionment of Representation and Constitutional Amendment
Mr. Stevens' Constitutional Amendment: Mr. Morrill's Substitute Saturday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on Apportionment of Representation and Constitutional Amendment
Mr. Stevens' Constitutional Amendment: Notice of Mr. Williams' Substitute Saturday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on Apportionment of Representation and Constitutional Amendment
Mr. Stevens' Constitutional Amendment: Notice of Mr. Conkling's Substitute Saturday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on Apportionment of Representation and Constitutional Amendment
Mr. Stevens' Constitutional Amendment: Notice of Mr. Boutwell's Substitute Saturday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on Apportionment of Representation and Constitutional Amendment
Mr. Bingham's Constitutional Amendment Saturday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on Apportionment of Representation and Constitutional Amendment
Mr. Stevens' Second Constitutional Amendment Saturday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: It is not clear whether H. Res. 31 was included with the documents that were referred to the sub-committee or not. However, since it is a proposed constitutional amendment on apportionment of representation in Congress, we have chosen... Friday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on Apportionment of Representation and Constitutional Amendment
H. Res. 31 Saturday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
S. Res. 22 Saturday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
Article B Saturday January 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: This amendment is not formally offered at this point, only read out by Mr. Brooks.] Tuesday January 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The records do not indicate that the Speaker called the House to order, but because the House proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the House has been called to order.] Saturday May 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: The Plan for Reconstruction was reported to the House as H. Res. 127.] Saturday April 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
H. Res. 51: Mr. Stevens' Amendment Wednesday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: Mr. Morrill voted against Mr. Bingham's constitutional amendment but is listed as absent for the vote on the motion to reconsider; we can infer that he must have left the meeting at this point.] Wednesday April 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
H. Res. 127 Saturday April 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
S. Res. 78 Saturday April 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Mr. Niblack gives notice of his amendment at this point, but it is not formally offered.] Tuesday May 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: H. Res. 127 was then sent to the Senate for their consideration.] Thursday May 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of H. Res. 127 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Wednesday May 1866Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
[Editors' note: Mr. Clark modifies his amendment very slightly at this point by removing the word "that" from the beginning of it.] Wednesday May 1866Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
[Editors' note: Mr. Clark reads his amendment for information at this point, but does not formally offer it.] Wednesday May 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of H. Res. 127 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Thursday May 1866Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
[Editors' note: Mr. Sherman's amendment was read for information at this point, and ordered to be printed, but not formally offered.] Thursday May 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of H. Res. 127 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Tuesday May 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further discussion of H. Res. 127 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Wednesday May 1866Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
[Editors' note: During the printing of the amendment, the word "That" appears to have been inserted at the beginning of the section. Some typographical changes were also made.] Wednesday May 1866Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
H. Res. 127: Mr. Howard's Amendment to Section 2: First Divided Amendment Wednesday May 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of H. Res. 127 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Thursday May 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of H. Res. 127 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Monday June 1866Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
[Editors' note: Mr. Hendricks reads his amendment for information at this point, but it is not formally offered.] Monday June 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of H. Res. 127 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Tuesday June 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of H. Res. 127 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Wednesday June 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors’ note: The House proceeds to consider the President’s Annual Message in Committee of the Whole. The proceedings are modeled in that committee.] Monday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors’ note: The House proceeds to consider the President’s Annual Message in Committee of the Whole. The proceedings are modeled in that committee.] Thursday December 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors’ note: The House proceeds to consider the President’s Annual Message in Committee of the Whole. The proceedings are modeled in that committee.] Saturday February 1867Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of H. Res. 127 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Thursday June 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of H. Res. 127 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Friday June 1866Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
[Editors' note: Mr. Henderson reads his amendment at this point, but it is not formally received.] Thursday June 1866Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
[Editors' note: Mr. Yates reads this amendment for information at this point, as part of his speech. However, it is not formally offered.] Friday June 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Further consideration of the President's Annual Message is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Monday December 1865Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
Motion to Separate Amendments Friday June 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Further consideration of the President's Annual Message is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Thursday December 1865Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Further consideration of the president's annual message is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Saturday January 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The House then took a recess until seven thirty p. m.] Monday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Further consideration of the president's annual message is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Monday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The HOUSE then took a recess until seven o'clock p. m.] Wednesday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Further consideration of the president's annual message is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Wednesday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Further consideration of the president's annual message is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Saturday February 1866Committee: House Committee on the Judiciary
Resolution to Inquire into Prohibiting Racial Discrimination in Granting the Elective Franchise Thursday December 1865Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Further consideration of the president's annual address is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Saturday February 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on the Powers of Congress
Article C: Sub-Committee on the Powers of Congress Amendment Friday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on the Powers of Congress
[Editors' note: We have modeled the amendment on the day before the joint resolution was reported, as amended, to the Joint Committee on Reconstruction.] Friday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on the Powers of Congress
[Editors' note: We have inferred the referral of this document from its being reported to the Joint Committee on Reconstruction. The date of its referral is unknown, but we have chosen to model it on the day before it is read in the House.] Friday January 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Further consideration of the president's annual message is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Saturday February 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
S. Res. 30 Saturday February 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
H. Res. 63 Saturday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Further consideration of the president's annual message is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Saturday March 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
H. Res. 63 Wednesday February 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: H. Res. 63 was recommitted to the Joint Committee on Reconstruction strategically, since they retain the right to report at any time. It is not formally discussed again in Committee, so we have chosen to model it being referred back to... Sunday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Further consideration of the president's annual message is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Saturday March 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Further consideration of the president's annual message is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Saturday March 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
S. 292 Saturday April 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
H. R. 543 Saturday April 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
S. 293 Saturday April 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
H. R. 544 Saturday April 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Further consideration of the president's annual message is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Saturday March 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Mr. Williams gives notice of his amendment and has it printed at this point, but it is not formally moved.] Wednesday May 1866Committee: House Committee on the Judiciary
H. Res. 43 Wednesday March 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Mr. Sumner introduces the amendment at this point to have it printed, but it is not formally moved.] Tuesday May 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Further consideration of the president's annual message is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Saturday April 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Mr. Boutwell gives notice of his amendment at this point, but it is not formally moved.] Tuesday May 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Mr. Bingham gives notice of his amendment at this point, but it is not formally moved.] Tuesday May 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Mr. Wilson receives unanimous consent to print his amendment at this point, but it is not formally moved.] Tuesday May 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Further consideration of the president's annual message is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Saturday May 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Mr. Ashley sends this amendment to the clerk to be included in his remarks at this point, but he cannot formally offer it since H. R. 544 is not before the House.] Tuesday May 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Mr. Kelley gives notice of this amendment at this point. However, it is not formally moved.] Monday June 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Further consideration of the president's annual message is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Saturday May 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
H. R. 1143 Wednesday February 1867Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of H. R. 1143 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Friday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Further consideration of the president's annual message is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Saturday June 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Further consideration of the president's annual message is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Saturday June 1866Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
[Editors' note: The Senate proceeds to consider the unfinished business of yesterday in the Senate.] Friday February 1867Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of H. R. 1143 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Friday February 1867Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
[Editors' note: Mr. Morrill originally read the clause with the words "shall have given its assent to the same" still included. This may have been a mistake, since Mr. Frelinghuysen and Mr. Morrill both seem to assert that his original amendment... Friday February 1867Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of H. R. 1143 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Saturday February 1867Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
Motion to Separate the Amendments Saturday February 1867Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
[Editors' note: The amendment adopted in Committee of the Whole will be voted on again in the Senate. We have added this sub-decision to separate the amendment from the document so that we can model this process.] Saturday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
H. R. 543: Mr. Stevens' Substitute: Mr. Stevens' Third Modification Wednesday January 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: We cannot find any evidence of Mr. Stevens moving further modifications to his substitute. However, the printed copy dated January 16, 1867 is substantially different from the copy printed on January 7, 1867, not least in comprising... Wednesday January 1867Committee: The Senate
Motion to Separate Amendments Saturday February 1867Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The amendments adopted in Senate will be voted on again in the House. We have added these sub-decisions to separate the amendments from the document so that we can model this process.] Saturday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Separate the Amendment Wednesday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The amendment adopted in House will be voted on again in the Senate. We have added this sub-decision to separate the amendment from the document so that we can model this process.] Wednesday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: It can be assumed from its reading that the message was accepted.] Thursday February 1867Committee: Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
Message on the Enrollment of H. R. 1143 Thursday February 1867Committee: President Andrew Johnson
[Editors' note: President Johnson's Veto Message was read in the House on March 2, 1867. We have shown it being referred on the day that it was dated by the President.] Saturday March 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
H. R. 543: Mr. Stevens' Substitute: Mr. Ashley's Substitute: Mr. Ashley's Modification Wednesday January 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: We cannot find any evidence of Mr. Ashley moving further modifications to his substitute. However, the printed copy dated January 16, 1867 is substantially different from the copy printed on January 3, 1867, and is described as a... Wednesday January 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Further consideration of the president's annual message is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Friday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
H. R. 543 Tuesday January 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Further consideration of the president's annual message is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Monday January 1866Committee: The Senate
Motion to Separate Amendments Friday June 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The amendments adopted to H. Res. 127 in the Senate will be voted on again in the House. We have added this motion to separate the amendments so that we can model this process.] Friday June 1866Committee: The Senate
Motion to Report H. Res. 127 to the House as Amended Friday June 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: H. Res. 127 was then sent back to the House to request their concurrence in the Senate amendments.] Friday June 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: H. Res. 127 was then sent to the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills to be checked for errors.] Wednesday June 1866Committee: Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
H. Res. 127 Wednesday June 1866Committee: Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
Message on the Enrollment of H. Res. 127 Thursday June 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: There is no mention of this amendment being considered or decided on in the Committee records. However, it is included in H. Res. 51 as reported back to the House, so we can assume that it was adopted.] Wednesday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of H. Res. 51 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Tuesday February 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of H. Res. 51 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Wednesday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Further consideration of the president's annual message is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Friday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of H. Res. 51 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Thursday February 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of H. Res. 51 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Friday February 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of H. Res. 51 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Tuesday February 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of H. Res. 51 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Wednesday February 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of H. Res. 51 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Thursday February 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of H. Res. 51 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Friday February 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of H. Res. 51 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Monday February 1866Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
[Editors' note: Mr. Howard's amendment is read at this point, and ordered to be printed, but not formally moved.] Monday February 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of H. Res. 51 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Wednesday February 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of H. Res. 51 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Monday March 1866Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
[Editors' note: No objection was made.] Friday March 1866Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
[Editors' note: This proposition is identical to the one Mr. Doolittle outlined on February 6, except that the word "situated" has become "situate". Since we have not retrieved the printed copies from the archive, it is not clear whether this was an... Friday March 1866Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
[Editors' note: Mr. Doolittle's amendment is read and ordered to be printed at this point, but not formally moved.] Tuesday February 1866Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
Motion to Separate the Amendment Friday March 1866Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
[Editors' note: The amendment adopted to H. Res. 51 in Committee of the Whole will be proposed and voted on again in the Senate. We have added this sub-decision to separate the amendments from the document so that we can model this process.] Friday March 1866Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
Motion to Refer Mr. Doolittle's Amendment Friday March 1866Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
[Editors' note: Since Mr. Doolittle offers this amendment again in the Senate, we have shown it being referred in order to link the two events. However, it was not formally referred by a vote of the body.] Friday March 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Mr. Sumner's substitute is read and printed at this point, but not formally moved.] Monday March 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Mr. Wilson's amendment is read and printed at this point, but not formally moved.] Monday March 1866Committee: Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
[Editors' note: S. 61 was then returned to the House to be signed by the Speaker.] Thursday June 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: H. Res. 127 was then sent to the Senate to be signed by the President pro tempore.] Thursday June 1866Committee: Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
H. Res. 127 Friday June 1866Committee: Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
Report on H. Res. 127 Saturday June 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: The Senate then took recess until ten o'clock a. m.] Saturday July 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Mr. Bingham's amendments are read for information at this point, but not formally moved.] Thursday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Mr. Bingham's amendments are read for information at this point, but not formally moved.] Thursday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Mr. Bingham's amendments are read for information at this point, but not formally moved.] Thursday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Mr. Lawrence's amendments are read for information at this point, but not formally moved.] Thursday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Mr. Lynch's amendment is read for information and ordered to be printed at this point, but not formally moved.] Thursday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Mr. Trimble's amendment is read for information at this point, but not formally moved.] Thursday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Mr. Bingham has not declared his intention to modify his amendment or asked leave to do so, but when it is read at this point new clauses have been inserted.] Wednesday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: At this point, Mr. Bingham modifies his amendment to accept the wording proposed by Mr. Blaine. However, it cannot be modeled as simply accepting Mr. Blaine's amendment, since he seems to incorporate this wording into his own proposed... Wednesday February 1867Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
[Editors' note: At this point Mr. Williams made a motion for a recess, which is modeled in the Senate.] Friday February 1867Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of H. R. 1143 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Friday February 1867Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
[Editors' note: Mr. Brown reads his amendment for information at this point, but it is not formally moved.] Friday February 1867Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
[Editors' note: Although there is no mention of the order being made in either the Journal or the Congressional Globe, Mr. Johnson's amendment as amended was also printed.] Friday February 1867Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
[Editors' note: At this point Mr. Williams made a motion for a recess, which is modeled in the Senate.] Saturday February 1867Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: Further consideration of H. R. 1143 is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Saturday February 1867Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
[Editors' note: Since Mr. Buckalew attempts to renew this amendment in the Senate, we have referred it here to be able to model that process.] Saturday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The House proceeded to consider business on the Speaker's Table in Committee of the Whole.] Wednesday June 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The House proceed to consider business on the Speaker's Table, including H. R. 623, in Committee of the Whole.] Wednesday June 1866Committee: Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union of the House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Mr. Pomeroy then reported to the House.] Wednesday June 1866Committee: Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union of the House of Representatives
[Editors' note: At this point, S. 121 and four further bills, none of which are relevant to this project, are laid aside by Mr. Banks in his attempts to reach H. Res. 52.] Wednesday June 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The House proceeded to consider business on the Speaker's Table in Committee of the Whole.] Wednesday July 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: The House proceed to consider business on the Speaker's Table, including H. R. 623, in Committee of the Whole.] Wednesday July 1866Committee: House Committee of Elections
Second Report on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs Koontz Sunday July 1866Committee: House Committee of Elections
Further Resolutions on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs Koontz Sunday July 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: After the adoption of the resolutions, Mr. Coffroth is no longer entitled to a seat in the House of Representatives.] Wednesday July 1866Committee: Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union of the House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Mr. Rollins then reported to the House.] Wednesday July 1866Committee: Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union of the House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Once it was established that Mr. Stevens did not intend to yield the floor, the Chair tacitly decided that the motion was not in order, and the question was not put.] Wednesday July 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Since Mr. Delano goes on to finish his speech, we can only assume that he has come to an agreement with Mr. Higby and Mr. Stevens.] Monday February 1867Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
Resolution Endorsing the President's Annual Message and Denying the Right to Secede Wednesday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
Memorial on the Members-Elect from Arkansas Tuesday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: We have assumed that all documents referred to the Joint Committee of Fifteen were further referred to the appropriate sub-committee to be examined.] Tuesday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
[Editors' note: We have assumed that all documents referred to the Joint Committee of Fifteen were further referred to the appropriate sub-committee to be examined.] Tuesday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas
Credentials of William Byers Tuesday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas
Memorial on the Members-Elect from Arkansas Tuesday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on Apportionment of Representation and Constitutional Amendment
Resolution to Amend the Constitution to Make Representation Conditional on Black Civil Rights Tuesday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
Credentials of John D. Kennedy Friday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas
Credentials of G. H. Kyle Monday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina
Credentials of B. Johnson Barbour Monday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina
Credentials of James Farrow Monday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina
Credentials of John D. Kennedy Monday January 1866Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas
Credentials of Six Members-Elect from Alabama Friday February 1866Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Further consideration of the President's annual message is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Friday January 1867Committee: Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union of the House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Mr. Wentworth gives a brief speech on the Chicago conspirators at this point.] Friday January 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Further consideration of the President's Annual Message is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Thursday January 1867Committee: Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union of the House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Mr. Kelley's speech was mainly concerned with the Secretary of the Treasury's report, and has not been modeled.] Thursday January 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Further consideration of the President's annual message is modeled in Committee of the Whole.] Saturday January 1867Committee: Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union of the House of Representatives
[Editors' note: At this point, Messrs. Bundy and Price gave speeches on the currency, which have not been modeled. Mr. Maynard then gave a speech on confiscation and the punishment of traitors, which does not deal directly with reconstruction, and has... Saturday January 1867Committee: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
H. R. 956 Saturday January 1867Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction
Certificate of Election of H. C. Warmoth Thursday December 1865Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on Louisiana, Florida and Texas
Certificate of Election of H. C. Warmoth Monday January 1866Committee: The Senate
[Editors' note: H. R. 1143 was then sent to the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills to be checked for errors.] Wednesday February 1867Committee: Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
H. R. 1143 Wednesday February 1867Committee: Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
[Editors' note: H. R. 1143 was then returned to the House as enrolled to be signed by the Speaker.] Thursday February 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: H. R. 1143 was then sent to the Senate to be signed by the President pro tempore.] Thursday February 1867Committee: Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
H. R. 1143: Enrollment Wednesday February 1867Committee: Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
[Editors' note: H. R. 1143 was then enrolled.] Wednesday February 1867Committee: President Andrew Johnson
[Editors' note: President Johnson's Veto Message indicates his refusal to pass H. R. 1143.] Saturday March 1867Committee: President Andrew Johnson
[Editors' note: When President Johnson vetoes H. R. 1143, it is returned to the House to be reconsidered.] Saturday March 1867Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors' note: Edward McPherson was the Clerk of the House of Representatives for the 38th Congress, and it was his job to call the House to order.] Monday December 1865Committee: Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: Sub-Committee on Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas
Credentials of James M. Johnson Monday January 1866