Session list for:
The Civil Rights Act of 1875

Monday, 06 December 1869

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The first day of Senate business for the Second Session of the Forty-First Congress

Tuesday, 07 December 1869

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	William Sprague and Thomas F. Bayard join the Senate

Wednesday, 08 December 1869

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	William. T. Hamilton joins the Senate; the standing committees of the Senate are appointed

Thursday, 09 December 1869

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate	00:00:00	The members of the Committee on the Judiciary are appointed

Monday, 13 December 1869

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Reuben F. Fenton joins the Senate

Tuesday, 14 December 1869

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The death of William Pitt Fessenden is announced

Friday, 17 December 1869

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Alexander McDonald joins the Senate

Monday, 24 January 1870

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The credentials of Lot M. Morrill are presented and read

Wednesday, 26 January 1870

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	John Pool and James B. Howell join the Senate

Thursday, 27 January 1870

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	John F. Lewis joins the Senate

Friday, 28 January 1870

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	John W. Johnston joins the Senate

Wednesday, 23 February 1870

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The credentials of Hiram R. Revels are presented

Thursday, 24 February 1870

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Hiram R. Revel's credentials continue to be considered

Friday, 25 February 1870

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Hiram R. Revels is sworn in and takes his seat in the Senate

Saturday, 26 February 1870

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate	00:00:00	The credentials of Adelbert Ames is referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Thursday, 17 March 1870

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate	00:00:00	The Committee on the Judiciary report a resolution on the credentials of Adelbert Ames

Friday, 18 March 1870

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The Committee on the Judiciary makes a report on the eligibility of Adelbert Ames to a seat in the Senate

Thursday, 31 March 1870

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Morgan C. Hamilton and J. W. Flanagan are sworn in and take their seats in the Senate

Friday, 01 April 1870

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Adelbert Ames is sworn in and takes his seat in the Senate

Friday, 13 May 1870

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	S. 916 is proposed and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Saturday, 14 May 1870

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate	00:00:00	S. 916 is referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Wednesday, 06 July 1870

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate	00:00:00	The Committee on the Judiciary reports back S. 916

Thursday, 07 July 1870

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	11:00:00	The Committee on the Judiciary reports back S. 916

Friday, 15 July 1870

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate	00:00:00	The second session of the Forty-First Congress adjourns
The Senate	09:00:00	The Second Session of the Forty-First Session adjourns

Monday, 05 December 1870

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The first day of Senate business for the Third Session of the Forty-First Congress

Tuesday, 06 December 1870

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	More Senators join the Senate

Wednesday, 07 December 1870

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Thomas F. Bayard and William T. Hamilton join the Senate

Thursday, 08 December 1870

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Jacob M. Howard joins the Senate; the standing committees of the Senate are appointed

Friday, 09 December 1870

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate	00:00:00	The members of the Committee on the Judiciary are appointed

Monday, 12 December 1870

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Garrett Davis, John Pool, Hiram Revel, and John Thayer join the Senate

Tuesday, 13 December 1870

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Thomas J. Robertson joins the Senate

Thursday, 15 December 1870

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Willard Warner joins the Senate

Friday, 16 December 1870

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Senator C. D. Drake resigns

Thursday, 22 December 1870

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Daniel T. Jewett is sworn in and takes his seat in the Senate

Friday, 20 January 1871

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	S. 1234 is proposed and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Saturday, 21 January 1871

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate	00:00:00	S. 1234 is referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Sunday, 22 January 1871

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate	00:00:00	The Committee on the Judiciary report a resolution on the Senators-elect from Georgia

Monday, 23 January 1871

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Ozra Stearns is sworn in and takes his seat in the Senate; the Committee on the Judiciary reports resolutions on the Senators-elect from Georgia

Tuesday, 24 January 1871

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The credentials of Francis P. Blair are presented

Wednesday, 25 January 1871

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Francis P. Blair is sworn in and takes his seat in the Senate

Monday, 30 January 1871

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The Senate continues to consider the resolution on the Senators-elect from Georgia

Wednesday, 01 February 1871

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Joshua Hill is sworn in and takes his seat in the Senate

Tuesday, 14 February 1871

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate	00:00:00	The Committee on the Judiciary reports back S. 1234

Wednesday, 15 February 1871

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The Committee on the Judiciary reports back S. 1234

Friday, 24 February 1871

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	11:00:00	H. M. V. Miller is sworn in and takes his seat in the Senate

Friday, 03 March 1871

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate	00:00:00	The third session of the Forty-First Congress adjourns
The Senate	11:00:00	The third session of the Forty-First Congress adjourns

Saturday, 04 March 1871

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The first day of Senate business for the First Session of the Forty-Second Congress
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The first day of House business for the first session of the Forty-Second Congress

Tuesday, 07 March 1871

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Eli Saulsbury is sworn in and takes his seat in the Senate
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	Freeman Clarke and Daniel Voorhees are sworn in and take their seats in the House; the contested elections cases of Edwards vs. Boles and Niblack vs. Walls are referred to the Committee of Elections, when appointed

Thursday, 09 March 1871

Committee	Time	Description
Committee of Elections of the House of Representatives	00:00:00	The members of the Committee of Elections are appointed in the House
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The members of the Committee of Elections are appointed

Friday, 10 March 1871

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate	00:00:00	The members of the Committee on the Judiciary are appointed
Committee on Privileges and Elections of the Senate	00:00:00	The members of the Committee on Privileges and Elections are appointed
Select Committee on the Removal of Political Disabilities of the Senate	00:00:00	The members of the committee are appointed in the Senate
Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills	00:00:00	Members of the Committee are appointed in the House and the Senate
The Senate	12:00:00	Standing committees are appointed
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	Milo Goodrich is sworn in and takes his seat in the House

Saturday, 11 March 1871

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate	00:00:00	The credentials of Senators elect from Alabama are referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Friday, 17 March 1871

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on Privileges and Elections of the Senate	00:00:00	The Committee on Privileges and Elections reports a resolution on Morgan C. Hamilton
The Senate	12:00:00	John W. Johnston joins the Senate

Saturday, 18 March 1871

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The Committee on Privileges and Elections reports that Morgan C. Hamilton was entitled to his seat in the Senate; the resolution is adopted

Monday, 20 March 1871

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Morgan C. Hamilton is sworn in and takes his seat in the Senate

Tuesday, 21 March 1871

Committee	Time	Description
Committee of Elections of the House of Representatives	00:00:00	The committee reports on the contested election case of Edwards vs. Boles

Wednesday, 22 March 1871

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	Ellery A. Hibbard, Samuel N. Bell, Hosea W. Parker, and John Edwards are sworn in and take their seats in the House

Thursday, 23 March 1871

Committee	Time	Description
Select Committee of Nine of the House of Representatives	00:00:00	The members of the select committee are appointed in the House
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The House receives a message from the President of the United States on the condition of the South; a select committee of nine is appointed to act on the President's message

Saturday, 25 March 1871

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Powell Clayton is sworn in and takes his seat in the Senate

Monday, 27 March 1871

Committee	Time	Description
Select Committee of Nine of the House of Representatives	00:00:00	The committee reports a bill enforcing the fourteenth amendment

Tuesday, 28 March 1871

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The select committee reports H. R. 320

Wednesday, 29 March 1871

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The House continues to consider H. R. 320

Thursday, 30 March 1871

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The House continues to consider H. R. 320

Friday, 31 March 1871

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The House continues to consider H. R. 320

Saturday, 01 April 1871

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The House continues to consider H. R. 320; the House takes a recess at 9:30 p. m. on Saturday, April 1st, and resumes the session on April 3rd at 11:00 a. m.

Monday, 03 April 1871

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The House continues to consider H. R. 320

Tuesday, 04 April 1871

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	11:00:00	The House continues to consider H. R. 320

Wednesday, 05 April 1871

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The House continues to consider H. R. 320

Thursday, 06 April 1871

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The House amends and passes H. R. 320, it is sent to the Senate for concurrence

Friday, 07 April 1871

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The Senate receives H. R. 320 from the House, it is read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Saturday, 08 April 1871

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate	00:00:00	H. R. 320 is referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Sunday, 09 April 1871

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate	00:00:00	The committee reports H. R. 320, with amendments, to the Senate

Monday, 10 April 1871

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The Senate receives H. R. 380 from House; the Committee on the Judiciary reports H. R. 320, with amendments
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	H. R. 380 is proposed and, on suspension of the rules, passed the House and is sent to the Senate for concurrence

Tuesday, 11 April 1871

Committee	Time	Description
Committee of Elections of the House of Representatives	00:00:00	The committee reports a resolution on the representatives-elect from Connecticut
The Senate	11:00:00	H. R. 380 is read twice by its title and laid on the table; H. R. 320 is considered in Committee of the Whole
Senate Committee of the Whole	11:00:00	The Senate considers H. R. 320 in Committee of the Whole

Wednesday, 12 April 1871

Committee	Time	Description
Senate Committee of the Whole	11:00:00	The Senate continues to consider H. R. 320 in Committee of the Whole
The Senate	12:00:00	The Senate continues to consider H. R. 320 in Committee of the Whole
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	Julius Strong and Henry Starkweather are sworn in and take their seats in the House

Thursday, 13 April 1871

Committee	Time	Description
Senate Committee of the Whole	11:00:00	The Senate continues to consider H. R. 320 in Committee of the Whole
The Senate	12:00:00	The Senate continues to consider H. R. 320 in Committee of the Whole
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	William Barnum is sworn in and takes his seat in the House

Friday, 14 April 1871

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	10:00:00	The Senate continues to consider H. R. 320 in Committee of the Whole; it is reported to the Senate, as amended, and passed; the bill is sent to the House for concurrence
Senate Committee of the Whole	10:00:00	The Senate continues to consider H. R. 320 in Committee of the Whole; it is reported to the Senate, as amended

Saturday, 15 April 1871

Committee	Time	Description
Joint Committee of Conference on H. R. 320	00:00:00	Members of the joint committee are appointed by the House
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The House receives H. R. 320 from the Senate with amendments, the House non concurs in some of the Senate amendments and calls for a committee of conference between the two Houses

Monday, 17 April 1871

Committee	Time	Description
Joint Committee of Conference on H. R. 320	00:00:00	Members of the joint committee are appointed by the Senate
The Senate	12:00:00	The Senate insists on its amendments to H. R. 320 and agrees to a committee of conference on H. R. 320
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The House receives a message from the Senate announcing the Senate's agreement to a committee of conference on H. R. 320

Tuesday, 18 April 1871

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The Senate receives the committee of conference report on H. R. 320; the Senate concurs in the report
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The Committee of Conference on H. R. 320 makes a report

Wednesday, 19 April 1871

Committee	Time	Description
Second Joint Committee of Conference on H. R. 320	00:00:00	Members of the committee of conference are appointed in the House and Senate; the committee considers the bill and reports back with amendments
Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills	00:00:00	The committee receives H. R. 320
The Senate	12:00:00	It is proposed that H. R. 380 be taken up, the motion is rejected; the second Committee of Conference on H. R. 320 makes a report, the Senate adopts the report and H. R. 320 passes in the Senate
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The House rejects the report made by the Committee of Conference on H. R. 320, and asks for a second committee of conference on the bill; the House recesses overnight and reassembles on the morning of April 20 at ten a. m.; the second committee of conference reports H. R. 320 and the House concurs in the report; H. R. 320 passes in the House

Thursday, 20 April 1871

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate	00:00:00	The first session of the Forty-Second Congress adjourns
Committee of Elections of the House of Representatives	00:00:00	The first session of the Forty-Second Congress adjourns
Committee on Privileges and Elections of the Senate	00:00:00	The first session of the Forty-Second Congress adjourns
Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills	00:00:00	The committee reports the enrollment of H. R. 320
Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills	00:00:00	The first session of the Forty-Second Congress adjourns
President of the United States	00:00:00	H. R. 320 is sent to the President for approval
The Senate	12:00:00	H. R. 380 is referred to the Select Committee on the Removal of Political Disabilities; H. R. 320 is enrolled and signed by the President pro tempore; the first session of the Forty-Second Congress adjourns
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The first session of the Forty-Second Congress adjourns; H. R. 320 is enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House; the House receives a message from the President of the United States notifying the House that he had signed into law H. R. 320

Friday, 21 April 1871

Committee	Time	Description
Select Committee on the Removal of Political Disabilities of the Senate	00:00:00	H. R. 380 is referred to the committee

Monday, 04 December 1871

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives	00:00:00	The members of the Committee on the Judiciary are appointed in the House
Committee of Elections of the House of Representatives	00:00:00	The members of the Committee of Elections are appointed in the House
Committee on the Revision of the Laws of the United States of the House of Representatives	00:00:00	The members of the Committee on the Revisions of the Laws of the United States are appointed in the House
The Senate	12:00:00	The first day of Senate business for the second session of the Forty-Second Congress
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The first day of House business of the second session of the Forty-Second Congress

Tuesday, 05 December 1871

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Eli Saulsbury and George Vickers join the Senate
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	More Representatives join the House

Wednesday, 06 December 1871

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Daniel D. Pratt and Matthew H. Carpenter join the Senate; H. R. 380 is proposed to be taken up
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	More Representatives join the House

Thursday, 07 December 1871

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate	00:00:00	The members of the Committee on the Judiciary are appointed
Committee on Privileges and Elections of the Senate	00:00:00	The members of the Committee on Privileges and Elections are appointed
The Senate	12:00:00	J. W. Flanagan joins the Senate; standing committees are appointed
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	Glenni Scofield joins the House

Sunday, 10 December 1871

Committee	Time	Description
Select Committee on the Removal of Political Disabilities of the Senate	00:00:00	The committee reports H. R. 380

Monday, 11 December 1871

Committee	Time	Description
Committee of Elections of the House of Representatives	00:00:00	The committee reports a resolution on the Texas contested election case
The Senate	12:00:00	William T. Hamilton, Joshua Hill, and Morgan C. Hamilton join the Senate; the select Committee on the Removal of Political Disabilities reported H. R. 380 without amendment; the credentials of Mr. Norwood are referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	More Representatives join the House

Tuesday, 12 December 1871

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on Privileges and Elections of the Senate	00:00:00	The Committee on Privileges and Elections receives the credentials of Mr. Norwood
The Senate	12:00:00	Thomas F. Bayard and William H. Stewart join the Senate
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	Daniel Voorhees joins the House; William Herndon is sworn in and takes his seat in the House

Wednesday, 13 December 1871

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	00:00:00	Archibald McIntyre joins the House

Sunday, 17 December 1871

Committee	Time	Description
Committee of Elections of the House of Representatives	00:00:00	The committee reports a resolution on the Texas contested election case of Clark vs. Giddings
Committee on Privileges and Elections of the Senate	00:00:00	The Committee on Privileges and Elections reports a resolution on the Georgia contested election

Monday, 18 December 1871

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Garrett Davis joins the Senate; the Committee on Privileges and Elections reports a resolution on the contested election case of Thomas M. Norwood
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	H. R. 734 is proposed and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; the Committee of Elections reports a resolution on the Texas contested election case of Clarke vs. Giddings

Tuesday, 19 December 1871

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives	00:00:00	The committee receives H. R. 734
The Senate	12:00:00	Thomas M. Norwood is sworn in and takes his seat in the Senate; H. R. 380 is made the special order for the following day

Wednesday, 20 December 1871

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The Senate considers H. R. 380 in Committee of the Whole
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	Jose Gallegos is sworn in and takes his seat in the House
Senate Committee of the Whole	12:00:00	The Senate considers H. R. 380 in Committee of the Whole

Thursday, 21 December 1871

Committee	Time	Description
Senate Committee of the Whole	00:00:00	The Senate continues to consider H. R. 380 in Committee of the Whole; the bill is amended and reported to the Senate
The Senate	12:00:00	Henry B. Anthony is elected President pro tempore of the Senate; H. R. 380 is amended in Committee of the Whole and reported back to the Senate

Monday, 08 January 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	H. R. 380 is brought up to be considered by the Senate, before it can be considered the Senate adjourns

Tuesday, 09 January 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	William Sprague joins the Senate; further consideration of H. R. 380 is postponed until Monday

Wednesday, 10 January 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Cornelius Cole joins the Senate
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	William T. Clarke is sworn in and takes his seat in the House

Monday, 15 January 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	George Goldthwaite is sworn in and takes his seat in the Senate; Mr. Sumner and Mr. Vickers give speeches on H. R. 380
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	H. R. 1050 is proposed and, on suspension of the rules, passed and sent to the Senate for concurrence

Tuesday, 16 January 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The Senate receives H. R. 1050 from the House requesting the concurrence of the Senate; H. R. 380 is taken up and before it can be considered, it is set aside to take up another bill

Wednesday, 17 January 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The Senate continues to consider H. R. 380

Thursday, 18 January 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Mr. Sumner modifies his amendment to H. R. 380

Monday, 22 January 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The Senate continues to consider H. R. 380; Mr. Robertson proposes to set aside H. R. 380 in order to consider H. R. 1050, another amnesty bill newly received from the House

Tuesday, 23 January 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The Senate continues to consider H. R. 380

Wednesday, 24 January 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	H. R. 380 is before the Senate as the regular order of business, but before it can be discussed the Senate adjourns

Thursday, 25 January 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The Senate continues to consider H. R. 380, its further consideration is postponed and made the special order for Monday

Monday, 29 January 1872

Committee	Time	Description
Committee of Elections of the House of Representatives	00:00:00	The committee reports on the Arkansas contested election case of Boles vs. Edwards
The Senate	12:00:00	The Senate continues to consider H. R. 380

Tuesday, 30 January 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The Senate continues to consider H. R. 380
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The Committee of Elections reports a resolution on the Arkansas contested election

Wednesday, 31 January 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The Senate continues to consider H. R. 380

Thursday, 01 February 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The Senate continues to consider H. R. 380

Monday, 05 February 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The credentials of Matthew W. Ransom are presented and referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections; the Senate continues to consider H. R. 380

Tuesday, 06 February 1872

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on Privileges and Elections of the Senate	00:00:00	The credentials of Matthew W. Ransom are referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections
The Senate	12:00:00	The Senate continues to consider H. R. 380

Wednesday, 07 February 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The Senate continues to consider H. R. 380

Thursday, 08 February 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The Senate continues to consider H. R. 380

Friday, 09 February 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The Senate continues to consider H. R. 380; the passage of H. R. 380 is rejected
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	Thomas Boles is sworn in and takes his seat in the House

Monday, 12 February 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	H. R. 1521 is proposed and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; the House receives a message that the Senate had rejected H. R. 380

Tuesday, 13 February 1872

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives	00:00:00	The committee receives H. R. 1521

Wednesday, 14 February 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	Alvah Crocker is sworn in and takes his seat in the House

Monday, 19 February 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	H. R. 1647 is proposed

Friday, 23 February 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Henry B. Anthony is elected President pro tempore of the Senate

Monday, 26 February 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The House continues to consider H. R. 1647

Monday, 11 March 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The House continues to consider H. R. 1647

Monday, 18 March 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The House continues to consider H. R. 1647

Monday, 25 March 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The House continues to consider H. R. 1647

Monday, 01 April 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The House continues to consider H. R. 1647

Monday, 08 April 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The House continues to consider H. R. 1647

Tuesday, 09 April 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	H. R. 1647 is ordered to be printed

Monday, 15 April 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The House continues to consider H. R. 1647

Tuesday, 23 April 1872

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on Privileges and Elections of the Senate	00:00:00	The committee reports a resolution on the credentials of Matthew W. Ransom

Wednesday, 24 April 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Matthew W. Ransom is sworn in and takes his seat in the Senate

Monday, 06 May 1872

Committee	Time	Description
Committee of Elections of the House of Representatives	00:00:00	The committee reports resolutions on the Texas contested election case of Clark vs. Giddings

Tuesday, 07 May 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The Committee of Elections reports resolutions on the Texas contested election case of Clark vs. Giddings

Wednesday, 08 May 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	11:00:00	The Senate considers H. R. 1050 in Committee of the Whole
Senate Committee of the Whole	11:00:00	The Senate considers H. R. 1050 in Committee of the Whole

Thursday, 09 May 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	H. R. 1050 continues to be considered in Committee of the Whole, it is reported to the Senate and is not passed
Senate Committee of the Whole	12:00:00	H. R. 1050 continues to be considered in Committee of the Whole and is reported to the Senate

Friday, 10 May 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	11:00:00	S. 1102 is introduced and placed on the Calendar

Monday, 13 May 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	11:00:00	The Committee of Elections reports resolution declaring D. C. Giddings entitled to a seat in the House, the resolutions are adopted and Giddings is sworn in; George M. Brooks resigns his seat in the House

Monday, 20 May 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	11:00:00	The House continues to consider H. R. 1647

Thursday, 23 May 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	11:00:00	Sion H. Rogers is sworn in and takes his seat in the House

Saturday, 08 June 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	11:00:00	The second session of the Forty-Second Congress adjourns
The Senate	18:00:00	Henry B. Anthony is elected President pro tempore of the Senate

Monday, 10 June 1872

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate	00:00:00	The second session of the Forty-Second Congress adjourns
Committee on Privileges and Elections of the Senate	00:00:00	The second session of the Forty-Second Congress adjourns
The Senate	08:00:00	The second session of the Forty-Second Congress adjourns

Monday, 02 December 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The first day of Senate business for the third session of the Forty-Second Congress
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The first day of House business for the third session of the Forty-Second Congress

Tuesday, 03 December 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	More Senators join the Senate
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	More Representatives join the House

Wednesday, 04 December 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	William T. Hamilton and John W. Johnston join the Senate; Henry B. Anthony is elected President pro tempore of the Senate
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	More Representatives join the House

Thursday, 05 December 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	George Goldthwaite and Henry W. Corbett join the Senate
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	More Representatives join the House

Friday, 06 December 1872

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate	00:00:00	The members of the Committee on the Judiciary are appointed
Committee on Privileges and Elections of the Senate	00:00:00	The members of the Committee on Privileges and Elections are appointed
The Senate	12:00:00	Thomas Norwood and Lyman Trumbull join the Senate; standing committees are appointed
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	More Representatives join the House

Monday, 09 December 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Thomas F. Bayard and Matthew W. Ransom join the Senate
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	More Representatives join the House; H. R. 1647 is referred to the Committee on Revision of the Laws of the United States

Tuesday, 10 December 1872

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Revision of the Laws of the United States of the House of Representatives	00:00:00	H. R. 1647 is referred to the Committee on the Revisions of the Laws of the United States
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	More Representatives join the House

Wednesday, 11 December 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	George E. Spencer joins the Senate

Friday, 13 December 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	James Leach, William Williams, and Charles St. John join the House

Monday, 16 December 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Joshua Hill joins the Senate
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	Daniel Voorhees, John T. Averill, and Joseph Rainey join the House

Tuesday, 17 December 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	John P. Stockton and James W. Nye join the Senate

Wednesday, 18 December 1872

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The death of Senator Garrett Davis is announced

Monday, 06 January 1873

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	John Pool, Frederick A. Sawyer, and Arthur I. Boreman join the Senate
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	More Representatives join the House

Tuesday, 07 January 1873

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	Frank C. Bunnell is sworn in and takes his seat in the House; Charles W. Buckley joins the House

Wednesday, 08 January 1873

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	Charles Hays joins the Senate

Friday, 10 January 1873

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	Samuel Hambleton joins the House

Tuesday, 14 January 1873

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	Robert B. Elliott joins the House

Monday, 20 January 1873

Committee	Time	Description
Committee of Elections of the House of Representatives	00:00:00	The committee reports resolutions on the Florida contested election case of Niblack vs. Walls

Tuesday, 21 January 1873

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The Committee of Elections reports resolutions on the Florida contested election case of Niblack vs. Walls

Monday, 27 January 1873

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Francis P. Blair joins the Senate

Tuesday, 28 January 1873

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The death of Representative Julius L. Strong is announced

Wednesday, 29 January 1873

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The resolutions on the Florida contested election case of Niblack vs. Walls are adopted and Silas L. Niblack is sworn in and takes his seat in the House

Monday, 10 February 1873

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Willis Machen is sworn in; Henry Wilson resigns

Thursday, 20 February 1873

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	11:00:00	The death of Representative Thomas J. Speer is announced

Monday, 03 March 1873

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate	00:00:00	The third session of the Forty-Second Congress adjourns
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives	00:00:00	The third session of the Forty-Second Congress adjourns
Committee of Elections of the House of Representatives	00:00:00	The third session of the Forty-Second Congress adjourns
Committee on Privileges and Elections of the Senate	00:00:00	The third session of the Forty-Second Congress adjourns
The Senate	10:00:00	The third session of the Forty-Second Congress adjourns
The House of Representatives	11:00:00	The third session of the Forty-Second Congress adjourns

Monday, 01 December 1873

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The first day of Senate business for the first session of the Forty-Third Congress; S. 1 is proposed
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The first day of House business for the first session of the Forty-Third Congress

Tuesday, 02 December 1873

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Thomas Robertson, John B. Gordon, and Phineas W. Hitchcock join the Senate; S. 1 is considered in Committee of the Whole
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	Mr. Sheldon and Mr. Sypher are sworn in and take their seats in the House

Wednesday, 03 December 1873

Committee	Time	Description
Committee of Elections of the House of Representatives	00:00:00	The members of the Committee of Elections are appointed in the House
The Senate	12:00:00	William T. Hamilton joins the Senate
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	Members of the Committee of Elections are appointed; George L. Smith is sworn in and takes his seat in the House; papers in the contested election cases of Gunter vs. Wilshire, Rawls vs. Sloan, and Davis vs. Thomas are presented and referred to the Committee of Elections

Thursday, 04 December 1873

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate	00:00:00	The members of the Committee on the Judiciary are appointed
Committee of Elections of the House of Representatives	00:00:00	Papers on the contested election cases of Gunter vs. Wilshire, Sloan vs. Rawls, and Thomas vs. Davis are referred to the Committee of Elections
The Senate	12:00:00	Standing committees are appointed
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	Mr. Clarke is sworn in and takes his seat in the House

Friday, 05 December 1873

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives	00:00:00	The members of the Committee on the Judiciary are appointed in the House
Committee of Elections of the House of Representatives	00:00:00	The membership of the committee is altered in the House
Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills	00:00:00	Members of the Committee for the Forty-Third Congress are appointed in the House
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The standing committees of the House for the Forty-Third Congress are appointed

Sunday, 07 December 1873

Committee	Time	Description
Committee of Elections of the House of Representatives	00:00:00	The committee reports a resolution on Representative-elect John P. C. Shanks from the ninth congressional district of Indiana

Monday, 08 December 1873

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Thomas Bayard, Thomas Norwood, George Goldthwaite, and Simon Conover join the Senate; Rev. Dr. Byron Sunderland is elected Chaplain of the Senate
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	Mr. Shanks is sworn in and takes his seat in the House

Tuesday, 09 December 1873

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives	10:30:00	A clerk is appointed; the time of regular meetings is set; the Chairman mentions the Civil Rights Bill
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	Mr. Chipman is sworn in and takes his seat in the House

Thursday, 11 December 1873

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Matthew Carpenter is elected President pro tempore of the Senate

Friday, 12 December 1873

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives	10:30:00	The committee reports H. R. 796

Monday, 15 December 1873

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	Mr. Hersey is sworn in and takes his seat in the House

Thursday, 18 December 1873

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The Committee on the Judiciary reports H. R. 796

Friday, 19 December 1873

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The House resumes consideration of H. R. 796

Monday, 05 January 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	James Flanagan and William M. Stewart join the Senate
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	Mr. Whiteley is sworn in and takes his seat in the House; the House resumes consideration of H. R. 796

Tuesday, 06 January 1874

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives	10:30:00	The committee discusses H. R. 796
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The House continues to consider H. R. 796

Wednesday, 07 January 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The House continues to consider H. R. 796

Friday, 09 January 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The deaths of James Brooks and Wilder Foster are announced

Friday, 16 January 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	John P. Jones joins the Senate

Tuesday, 27 January 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The Senate considers S. 1 in Committee of the Whole
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	John J. Davis and J. Marshall Hagans are sworn in and take their seats in the House
Senate Committee of the Whole	12:00:00	The Senate considers S. 1 in Committee of the Whole

Wednesday, 28 January 1874

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate	00:00:00	S. 1 is referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Monday, 02 February 1874

Committee	Time	Description
Committee of Elections of the House of Representatives	00:00:00	The committee reports a resolution on Asa Hodges

Tuesday, 03 February 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The Committee of Elections reports a resolution on the representative-elect from Arkansas, Asa Hodges

Wednesday, 04 February 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	Asa Hodges is sworn in and takes his seat in the House

Sunday, 08 February 1874

Committee	Time	Description
Committee of Elections of the House of Representatives	00:00:00	The committee reports a resolution on the Arkansas contested election case of Wilshire vs. Gunter

Monday, 09 February 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	John S. Hager is sworn in and takes his seat in the Senate
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The Committee of Elections reports a resolution on the Arkansas contested election case of Wilshire vs. Gunter

Thursday, 12 February 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	James Harvey and Henry Pease are sworn in and take their seats in the Senate

Tuesday, 17 February 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The House adopts the resolution on the Arkansas contested election case of Wilshire vs. Gunter

Wednesday, 18 February 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	William Wilshire is sworn in and takes his seat in the House

Thursday, 26 February 1874

Committee	Time	Description
Committee of Elections of the House of Representatives	00:00:00	The committee reports resolutions on the Georgia contested election case of Rawls vs. Sloan

Friday, 27 February 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The Committee of Elections reports resolutions on the Georgia contested election case of Rawls vs. Sloan

Wednesday, 04 March 1874

Committee	Time	Description
Committee of Elections of the House of Representatives	00:00:00	The committee reports resolutions on the Virginia contested election case of Davis vs. Thomas

Thursday, 05 March 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The Committee of Elections reports resolutions on the Virginia contested election case of Davis vs. Thomas claiming Christopher Thomas has the right to the seat and Alexander Davis does not; the resolutions are agreed to and Thomas is sworn in

Thursday, 12 March 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The death of Mr. Sumner is announced

Tuesday, 24 March 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The House adopts the resolutions reported by the Committee of Elections on the Georgia contested election case of Rawls vs. Sloan; Sloan is sworn in and takes his seat in the House

Monday, 13 April 1874

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate	00:00:00	The committee reports S. 1 with an amendment

Tuesday, 14 April 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The Committee on the Judiciary reports S. 1 with an amendment

Wednesday, 29 April 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	S. 1 is amended by the Senate while in Committee of the Whole and reported to the Senate
Senate Committee of the Whole	12:00:00	S. 1 adopts the amendment reported by the Committee on the Judiciary and reports the bill, as amended, to the Senate

Thursday, 30 April 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The Senate continues to consider S. 1

Friday, 01 May 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	William B. Washburn is sworn in and takes his seat in the Senate; S. 1 is briefly discussed in the Senate

Monday, 04 May 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The Senate continues to consider S. 1

Tuesday, 05 May 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	S. 1 is before the Senate; before it can be debated, the Senate goes into executive session

Wednesday, 06 May 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The Senate continues to consider S. 1

Tuesday, 19 May 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The Senate continues to consider S. 1

Wednesday, 20 May 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The Senate continues to consider S. 1

Thursday, 21 May 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	13:00:00	The Senate continues to consider S. 1

Friday, 22 May 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	11:00:00	In a twenty hour meeting, the Senate passes S. 1 and sends it to the House for concurrence

Saturday, 23 May 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	11:00:00	The House receives S. 1 from the Senate, requesting concurrence

Monday, 25 May 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	11:00:00	The death of David B. Mellish is announced; the House proceeds to consider S. 1

Monday, 01 June 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	11:00:00	The House resumes consideration of S. 1

Tuesday, 02 June 1874

Committee	Time	Description
Committee of Elections of the House of Representatives	00:00:00	The committee reports resolutions on the Arkansas contested election case of Gunter vs. Wilshire

Wednesday, 03 June 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	11:00:00	The Committee of Elections reports resolutions on the Arkansas contested election case of Gunter vs. Wilshire

Monday, 08 June 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	11:00:00	The House continues to consider S. 1

Tuesday, 16 June 1874

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives	10:30:00	The committee amends H. R. 796
The House of Representatives	11:00:00	The House adopts the resolutions on the Arkansas contested election case of Gunter vs. Wilshire; Gunter is sworn in and takes his seat in the House

Saturday, 20 June 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	11:00:00	The House refuses to refer S. 1 to the Committee on the Judiciary

Tuesday, 23 June 1874

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate	00:00:00	The first session of the Forty-Third Congress adjourns
The Senate	10:00:00	The first session of the Forty-Third Congress adjourns
The House of Representatives	11:00:00	The first session of the Forty-Third Congress adjourns

Monday, 07 December 1874

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives	00:00:00	Mr. Jewett's resigns as a member of the House of Representatives
The Senate	12:00:00	The first day of Senate business for the second session of the Forty-Third Congress
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	First day of House business for the second session of the Forty-Third Congress

Tuesday, 08 December 1874

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives	10:30:00	The committee continues to consider the Civil Rights bill
The Senate	12:00:00	John Johnston, A. S. Merrimom, Matt Ransom, William Sprague, and John Stockton join the Senate
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	More Representatives takes their seats in the House

Wednesday, 09 December 1874

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate	00:00:00	The members of the Committee on the Judiciary are appointed
Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills	00:00:00	Members of the Committee for the second session of the Forty-Third Congress are appointed in the Senate
The Senate	12:00:00	John Gordon and Morgan Hamilton join the Senate; standing committees are appointed
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	More Representatives take their seats in the House

Thursday, 10 December 1874

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives	00:00:00	Mr. Finck is appointed to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Mr. Jewett
The Senate	12:00:00	George Goldthwaite, Oliver Morton, and Thomas Norwood join the Senate
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	More Representatives take their seats in the House

Friday, 11 December 1874

Committee	Time	Description
Sub-Committee on the Civil Rights Bill of the House Judiciary Committee	00:00:00	The sub-committee is created in the House Judiciary Committee and members are appointed
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives	10:30:00	The committee continues to consider the Civil Rights bill
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	Horace Harrison appears and takes his seat in the House

Monday, 14 December 1874

Committee	Time	Description
Sub-Committee on the Civil Rights Bill of the House Judiciary Committee	00:00:00	The sub-committee reports a substitute for the Civil Rights bill
The Senate	12:00:00	Thomas Bayard and Reuben Fenton join the Senate
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	More Representatives take their seats in the House

Tuesday, 15 December 1874

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives	10:30:00	The committee continues to consider the Civil Rights bill
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	Clinton Cobb and William Purman appear and take their seats in the House

Wednesday, 16 December 1874

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives	11:00:00	The committee continues to consider the sub-committee report on the Civil Rights bill and makes a report to the House
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The Committee on the Judiciary reports H. R. 796 with amendments

Thursday, 17 December 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	Alonzo Ransier appears and takes his seat in the House

Friday, 18 December 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	William R. Roberts appears and takes his seat in the House

Monday, 21 December 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Thomas Tipton joins the Senate
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	Richard H. Cain and Josiah T. Walls appear on the roll-call votes on this day

Wednesday, 23 December 1874

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	Matthew H. Carpenter is elected President pro tempore of the Senate

Tuesday, 05 January 1875

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	William Albert appears in the House; John Thompson is sworn in and takes his seat in the House

Thursday, 07 January 1875

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	J. Hale Sypher appears and takes his seat in the House

Friday, 22 January 1875

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	John P. Jones joins the Senate

Wednesday, 27 January 1875

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	Charles A. Stevens is sworn in and takes his seat in the House; the House continues to consider H. R. 796

Monday, 01 February 1875

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	Barnard Caulfield is sworn in and takes his seat in the House; George L. Smith appears in the House

Wednesday, 03 February 1875

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The House continues to consider H. R. 796

Thursday, 04 February 1875

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The House continues to consider H. R. 796; a resolution censuring Mr. Brown is passed

Friday, 05 February 1875

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	10:00:00	The House passes H. R. 796; it is sent to the Senate for concurrence
The Senate	12:00:00	The death of William Buckingham is announced

Saturday, 06 February 1875

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The Senate receives H. R. 796; it is referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Sunday, 07 February 1875

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate	00:00:00	H. R. 796 is referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Tuesday, 09 February 1875

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	William M. Stewart joins the Senate

Saturday, 13 February 1875

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	William Eaton is sworn in and takes his seat in the Senate

Sunday, 14 February 1875

Committee	Time	Description
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate	00:00:00	The committee reports H. R. 796, without amendment

Monday, 15 February 1875

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The Committee on the Judiciary reports H. R. 796, without amendment
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The death of Samuel Hooper is announced

Tuesday, 16 February 1875

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	11:00:00	The House is notified of William Purman's resignation

Saturday, 20 February 1875

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	11:00:00	The deaths of John Rice, Alvah Crocker, and Samuel Hersey are announced

Thursday, 25 February 1875

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	00:00:00	The Senate proceeds to consider H. R. 796 in Committee of the Whole
Senate Committee of the Whole	12:00:00	The Senate considers H. R. 796 in Committee of the Whole

Friday, 26 February 1875

Committee	Time	Description
The Senate	12:00:00	The Senate continues to consider H. R. 796 in Committee of the Whole
Senate Committee of the Whole	12:00:00	The Senate continues to consider H. R. 796 in Committee of the Whole

Saturday, 27 February 1875

Committee	Time	Description
Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills	00:00:00	The committee reports the enrollment of H. R. 796
President of the United States	00:00:00	H. R. 796 is sent to the President for approval
The Senate	12:00:00	The Senate passes H. R. 796; the bill is enrolled and signed by the Vice-President
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The House receives a message from the Senate notifying the House that it passed H. R. 796; the bill is enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House and sent to the Senate to be signed by the Vice-President
Senate Committee of the Whole	12:00:00	The Senate considers H. R. 796 in Committee of the Whole; the bill is reported to the Senate, unamended

Monday, 01 March 1875

Committee	Time	Description
President of the United States	00:00:00	The President notifies the House and the Senate of the approval of H. R. 796
The House of Representatives	12:00:00	The House is notified of the President's approval of H. R. 796

Wednesday, 03 March 1875

Committee	Time	Description
The House of Representatives	11:00:00	S. 1 is referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; the second session of the Forty-Third Congress adjourns
The Senate	12:00:00	The Senate is notified of the President's approval of H. R. 796