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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution to Elect Officers for the House of Representatives


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution on Rules of the House

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Dec 1865, 12:00

[...] and under the operation thereof the resolution was adopted.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution to Inform the Senate of the Organization of the House

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Dec 1865, 12:00

Mr. WASHBURNE, of Illinois, introduced the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to:


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution to Create a Committee to Wait on the President

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Dec 1865, 12:00

Mr. WASHBURNE, of Illinois, introduced the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to:


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution to Grant Claimant W. E. Dodge Privilege of the Floor

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

The previous question was seconded, and the main question ordered; and being put, the resolution was adopted.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution on Public Debt


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution on Pennsylvania Contested Election Concerning the Sixteenth Congressional District

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

The previous question was seconded and the main question ordered; and under the operation thereof the resolution was adopted.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 06 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution to Grant Henry D. Washburn Privilege of the Floor

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 06 Dec 1865, 12:00

The question was taken, and the resolution was agreed to.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution to Grant Claimant Augustus C. Baldwin Privilege of the Floor

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

Appointment of the House Committee of Elections

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

[Editors' note: No objection was made to the appointment of Committees by the Speaker.]


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

Appointment of the House Committee on the Judiciary

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

[Editors' note: No objection was made to the appointment of Committees by the Speaker.]


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

Appointment of the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills (House)

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

[Editors' note: No objection was made to the appointment of Committees by the Speaker.]


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 12 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution to Allow Tennessee Claimants to Occupy Seats


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 13 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution on Joint Committee



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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolutions on the Death of Jacob Collamer

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 20 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution on the Death of Orlando Kellog

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 20 Dec 1865, 12:00

[...] The resolutions were agreed to; and there­upon (at half past four o'clock p. m.) the House adjourned.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 21 Dec 1865, 12:00

Credentials of Delos R. Ashley


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 21 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolutions on Distributing the President's Annual Address

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 21 Dec 1865, 12:00

[...] and under the operation thereof the resolutions were adopted.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 17 Jan 1866, 12:00

Resolution to Grant George M. Chillicott Privilege of the Floor

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 17 Jan 1866, 12:00

Mr. KASSON, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to:


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 22 Jan 1866, 12:00

Resolution to Inquire into Legislation to Enforce the Test Oath

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 25 Jan 1866, 12:00

Resolution on the Privileges of Hon. Charles Follett


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 26 Jan 1866, 12:00

Resolutions on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs. Koontz


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Feb 1866, 12:00

Resolution on the Contested Election of Baldwin vs. Trowbridge

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 Feb 1866, 12:00

The question then recurred on agreeing to the resolution reported by the committee. The resolution was agreed to.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 23 Feb 1866, 12:00

First Divided Resolution on the Contested Election of Washburn vs. Voorhees

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 23 Feb 1866, 12:00

The resolution was adopted.



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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 12 Mar 1866, 12:00

Resolution to Inquire into Excluding the Disloyal from Office

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 12 Mar 1866, 12:00

[...] and under the operation thereof the resolution was agreed to.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 15 Mar 1866, 12:00

Message from the Senate on Concurring in House Amendments to S. 61


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 16 Mar 1866, 12:00

Message on the Enrollment of S. 61


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 29 Mar 1866, 12:00

Message from the Senate: Death of Solomon Foot

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 29 Mar 1866, 12:00

[Editors' note: The House proceeds to discuss the details of the message, so we can assume that the message was accepted.]


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 29 Mar 1866, 12:00

Resolutions on the Death of Solomon Foot and Adjournment

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 29 Mar 1866, 12:00

Mr. Morrill submitted the following resolutions; which were read, considered, and unanimously agreed to[.]




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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 09 Apr 1866, 12:00

S. 61


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 25 Apr 1866, 12:00

Resolution to Request the President Detail Negotiations Concerning the Rebel Debt

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 25 Apr 1866, 12:00

Mr. KASSON, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 07 May 1866, 12:00

Resolution Confining Speeches on H. Res. 127 to Thirty Minutes

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 07 May 1866, 12:00

The previous question was seconded and the main question ordered; and under the operation thereof the resolution was agreed to.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 May 1866, 12:00

Resolution on the Contested Election of Follett vs. Delano

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 18 May 1866, 12:00

[...] and under the operation thereof the resolution was agreed to.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Jun 1866, 12:00

Resolution to Request the President Provide a Statement of Rebel Laws on Rebel Debt

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Jun 1866, 12:00

Mr. RAYMOND, by unanimous consent, introduced the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to:


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 09 Jul 1866, 12:00

Further Resolutions on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs Koontz

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 18 Jul 1866, 12:00

[...] and under the operation thereof the resolutions were agreed to.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 03 Dec 1866, 00:00

Credentials of William B. Campbell

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 03 Dec 1866, 00:00

Credentials of Samuel M. Arnell

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 03 Dec 1866, 00:00

Credentials of Isaac R. Hawkins

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 03 Dec 1866, 00:00

Credentials of Elijah Hise

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 03 Dec 1866, 00:00

Credentials of Andrew H. Ward

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 03 Dec 1866, 00:00

Resolutions to Inform the Senate that a Quorum of the House has Assembled and Appoint a Committee to Communicate with the President

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1866, 12:00

Message from the Senate: Concurrent Resolution

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1866, 12:00

[EDITOR'S NOTE: It can be assumed from its reading that the message from the Senate was accepted.]


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 10 Dec 1866, 12:00

Resolutions on Distributing the President's Annual Message

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 10 Dec 1866, 12:00

The resolutions reported from the Committee of the Whole were then adopted.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 18 Dec 1866, 12:00

Resolutions on the Death of Senator William Wright

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 18 Dec 1866, 12:00

The resolutions submitted by Mr. Newell were unanimously adopted.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 08 Jan 1867, 12:00

S. 1


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 21 Feb 1867, 12:00

Message from the Senate

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 21 Feb 1867, 12:00

[Editors' note: It can be assumed from its reading that the message was accepted.]


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 21 Feb 1867, 12:00

Message on the Enrollment of H. R. 1143


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 02 Mar 1867, 11:00

Credentials of T. M. Marquette


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Dec 1865, 12:00

First Address of the Speaker


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Dec 1865, 12:00

Message from the Senate


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

Message from the Senate: Committee to Wait on the President


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

H. Res. 5


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

H. Res. 3


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

H. Res. 2


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

H. R. 1


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

H. Res. 12

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

[...] and ordered to be printed.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

H. Res. 14

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

[...] and ordered to be printed.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 12 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution on Secession


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 13 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution to Inquire into Prohibiting Racial Discrimination in Granting the Elective Franchise

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 13 Dec 1865, 12:00

[...] and ordered to be printed.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 Dec 1865, 12:00

Message from the Senate on the Death of Jacob Collamer


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 21 Dec 1865, 12:00

Appointment of the Joint Committee on Reconstruction (Senate)


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 08 Jan 1866, 12:00

H. R. 88


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 09 Jan 1866, 12:00

Resolutions on Congress' Role in Former Confederate States


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 10 Jan 1866, 12:00

Resolution on the Policy of the President


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 15 Jan 1866, 12:00

Resolution to Amend the Constitution to Make Representation Conditional on Black Civil Rights


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 17 Jan 1866, 12:00

Credentials of John N. Goodwin


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 22 Jan 1866, 12:00

Minority Report of the Joint Committee on Reconstruction on H. Res. 51


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 23 Jan 1866, 12:00

Mr. Lawrence's Instructions to the Joint Committee on Reconstruction


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 26 Jan 1866, 12:00

Report on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs. Koontz


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 26 Jan 1866, 12:00

Minority Report on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs. Koontz


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 03 Feb 1866, 12:00

S. 61


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Feb 1866, 12:00

Report on the Contested Election of Baldwin vs. Trowbridge


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 09 Feb 1866, 12:00

Minority Report on the Contested Election of Baldwin vs. Trowbridge


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 13 Feb 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 63


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Feb 1866, 12:00

Resolutions to Adequately Punish Rebels

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Feb 1866, 12:00

Mr. BRANDEGEE stated he rose to debate the resolutions. The resolutions went over under the rule.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Feb 1866, 12:00

Report on the Contested Election of Washburn vs. Voorhees


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Feb 1866, 12:00

Resolutions on the Contested Election of Washburn vs. Voorhees


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 20 Feb 1866, 12:00

Minority Report on the Contested Election of Washburn vs. Voorhees


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 02 Mar 1866, 12:00

Instructions to the House Committee on the Judiciary to Amend S. 61


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 13 Mar 1866, 12:00

S. 61


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 13 Mar 1866, 12:00

Report of the Committee on the Judiciary on H. Res. 43


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 17 Mar 1866, 12:00

Message from the Secretary of the Treasury


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 26 Mar 1866, 12:00

Report on the Contested Election of Dodge vs. Brooks


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 26 Mar 1866, 12:00

Resolutions on the Contested Election of Dodge vs. Brooks


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 26 Mar 1866, 12:00

Minority Report on the Contested Election of Dodge vs. Brooks


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 09 Apr 1866, 12:00

Message from the Senate on S. 61


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 09 Apr 1866, 12:00

President Johnson's S. 61 Veto Message


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 30 Apr 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 127


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 30 Apr 1866, 12:00

H. R. 544


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 07 May 1866, 12:00

Resolution Discharging the Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 08 May 1866, 12:00

Mr. Garfield's Instructions to the Joint Committee on Reconstruction


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 09 May 1866, 12:00

Mr. McKee's Instructions to the Joint Committee on Reconstruction


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 09 May 1866, 12:00

Mr. Boutwell's Proposition on the Position of the Democratic Party on the Issue of Representation


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 May 1866, 12:00

Report on the Contested Election of Follett vs. Delano


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 28 May 1866, 12:00

H. R. 623


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 Jun 1866, 12:00

Message on the Enrollment of H. Res. 127


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 Jun 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 127


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 18 Jun 1866, 12:00

Report on H. Res. 127


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 09 Jul 1866, 12:00

Second Report on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs Koontz


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 17 Dec 1866, 12:00

Message on the Enrollment of S. 1


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 08 Jan 1867, 12:00

Message from the Senate


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 08 Jan 1867, 12:00

President Johnson's S. 1 Veto Message


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 06 Feb 1867, 12:00

H. R. 1143


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 02 Mar 1867, 11:00

Message to the House on the Senate's Passage of H. R. 1143 Notwithstanding the President's Veto

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Dec 1865, 12:00

Message to the Senate


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution to Create a Joint Committee on Reconstruction

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Dec 1865, 12:00

[Editors' note: The resolution was then sent to the Senate for their consideration.]


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

Memorial on New York Contested Election: William E. Dodge


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

Memorial on Michigan Contested Election: Augustus C. Baldwin


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

Memorial on Indiana Contested Election: W. D. Washburne

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

The motion was agreed to.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

H. Res. 1


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

President's Annual Message (1865)


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

H. Res. 6

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Dec 1865, 12:00

[...] which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 06 Dec 1865, 12:00

H. Res. 8 [Rebel Debt]

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 06 Dec 1865, 12:00

H. Res. 8 [Equality before the Law]

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 06 Dec 1865, 12:00

H. Res. 9

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 06 Dec 1865, 12:00

[...] which was read a first and second time, and ordered to be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, when appointed.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

H. Res. 10

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

[...] which was read a first and second time, and referred to the select committee on the rebellious States, when appointed.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

H. Res. 11

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

[...] which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, when appointed.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

H. Res. 13

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

[...] which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, when appointed.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution to Not Exclude Members of Congress from Rebellious States


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 12 Dec 1865, 12:00

Credentials from Tennessee


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 Dec 1865, 12:00

Appointment of the Joint Committee on Reconstruction (House)

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 Dec 1865, 12:00

[Editors' note: A message was sent to the Senate announcing these appointments.]


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 18 Dec 1865, 12:00

Credentials of James M. Johnson


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 18 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution to Make the Admission of Rebellious States Conditional on Their Acceptance of Constitutional Amendment

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 18 Dec 1865, 12:00

H. R. 1

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 18 Jan 1866, 12:00

[Editors' note: H. R. 1 was then sent to the Senate for their consideration.]


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Dec 1865, 12:00

Credentials of B. Johnson Barbour

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Dec 1865, 12:00

[...] which were referred to the joint committee on reconstruction.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Dec 1865, 12:00

H. Res. 9

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Dec 1865, 12:00

[Editors' note: H. Res. 9 was then sent to the Senate for their consideration.]


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 20 Dec 1865, 12:00

Credentials of G. H. Kyle


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 20 Dec 1865, 12:00

Certificate of Election of H. C. Warmoth


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 20 Dec 1865, 12:00

Message to the Senate on the Death of Orlando Kellogg

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 20 Dec 1865, 12:00

Ordered, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 21 Dec 1865, 12:00

Resolution Endorsing the President's Annual Message and Denying the Right to Secede


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 08 Jan 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 30


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 08 Jan 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 31


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 10 Jan 1866, 12:00

Memorial of Charles Follett Contesting Columbus Delano's Seat


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 10 Jan 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 34

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 10 Jan 1866, 12:00

[...] which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Jan 1866, 12:00

Credentials of James Farrow


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 11 Jan 1866, 12:00

Credentials of John D. Kennedy


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 15 Jan 1866, 12:00

Credentials of William Byers


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 15 Jan 1866, 12:00

Memorial on the Members-Elect from Arkansas


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 15 Jan 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 39


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 17 Jan 1866, 12:00

Memorial of Charles D. Poston Contesting the Seat of John N. Goodwin


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 17 Jan 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 43

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 17 Jan 1866, 12:00

[...] which was read a first and second and time, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 17 Jan 1866, 12:00

Resolution to Admit Members-Elect from Rebellious States Immediately

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 22 Jan 1866, 12:00

The SPEAKER. [...] The resolutions are referred, under the resolution of the House, to the joint committee on reconstruction.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 22 Jan 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 51


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 23 Jan 1866, 12:00

Resolutions on the Right to Secession


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 30 Jan 1866, 12:00

Resolution to Submit Propositions to the Rebellious States


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 31 Jan 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 51

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 31 Jan 1866, 12:00

[Editors' note: H. Res. 51 was then sent to the Senate for their consideration.]


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 06 Feb 1866, 12:00

H. R. 256

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 06 Feb 1866, 12:00

[...] which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 07 Feb 1866, 12:00

Credentials of Six Members-Elect from Alabama

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 07 Feb 1866, 12:00

The SPEAKER. Under the order of the House they will be referred, without debate, to the joint committee on reconstruction.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Feb 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 70


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Feb 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 72

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Feb 1866, 12:00

[...] and the joint resolution was received, read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 26 Feb 1866, 12:00

Resolution Inquiring into the Possibility of Requiring Disloyal Citizens to Contribute to the Cost of Standing Armies


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 26 Feb 1866, 12:00

Resolution that Congress Has No Right to Determine the Qualifications of Electors


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 01 Mar 1866, 12:00

S. 61


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 05 Mar 1866, 12:00

Resolutions to Protect the Freedmen in the Reorganized Rebel States


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 13 Mar 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 43


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 13 Mar 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 89


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 16 Mar 1866, 12:00

S. 61

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 16 Mar 1866, 12:00

[Editors' note: S. 61 was then sent to the Senate to be signed by the President pro tempore.]


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 16 Mar 1866, 12:00

Message to the Senate on the Enrollment of S. 61


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Mar 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 91

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Mar 1866, 12:00

[...] which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Mar 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 94

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Mar 1866, 12:00

The joint resolution was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Mar 1866, 12:00

Resolutions on Rebel Debt


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 02 Apr 1866, 12:00

H. R. 437

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 02 Apr 1866, 12:00

[...] which was read a first and second time, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 10 Apr 1866, 12:00

Message to the Senate


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 16 Apr 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 109


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 16 Apr 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 110


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 30 Apr 1866, 12:00

H. R. 543



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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 07 May 1866, 12:00

H. R. 437


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 21 May 1866, 12:00

H. R. 603

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 21 May 1866, 12:00

[...] and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 09 Jun 1866, 12:00

H. Res. 127

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 13 Jun 1866, 12:00

[Editors' note: H. Res. 127 was then sent to the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills to be checked for errors.]


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 13 Jun 1866, 12:00

Message to the Senate on Concurrence in H. Res. 127 Amendments

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 13 Jun 1866, 12:00

Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate with the concurrence of the House in the said amendments.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 Jun 1866, 12:00

Credentials of Lewis Hanes: Fifth Congressional District of North Carolina


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 15 Jun 1866, 12:00

Resolution to Submit the 14th Amendment to the States

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 18 Jun 1866, 12:00

[Editors' note: The resolution was then sent to the Senate for its consideration.]


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 03 Dec 1866, 00:00

President's Annual Message (1866)


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Dec 1866, 12:00

Concurrent Resolution Reappointing the Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 04 Dec 1866, 12:00

The resolution was agreed to. (Vol. 37, Part 1, Pg.11)


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 Dec 1866, 12:00

S. 1

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 Dec 1866, 12:00

[Editors' note: S. 1 was then sent to the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills to be checked for errors.]


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 Dec 1866, 12:00

Message to the Senate on the Passage of S. 1

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 14 Dec 1866, 12:00

Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate with the passage of the said bill.


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 17 Dec 1866, 12:00

S. 1

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 17 Dec 1866, 12:00

[Editors' note: S. 1 was then sent to the Senate to be signed by the President pro tempore.]


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 17 Dec 1866, 12:00

Message to the Senate on the Signing of S. 1

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 17 Dec 1866, 12:00

[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being read in the Senate.]


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 08 Jan 1867, 12:00

H. R. 956

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 08 Jan 1867, 12:00

[Editors' note: H. R. 956 was then sent to the Senate for their concurrence.]


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 18 Feb 1867, 12:00

H. R. 1143


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 19 Feb 1867, 11:00

H. R. 1143


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 21 Feb 1867, 12:00

H. R. 1143

Last decision:

United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 21 Feb 1867, 12:00

[Editors' note: H. R. 1143 was then sent to the Senate to be signed by the President pro tempore.]


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 21 Feb 1867, 12:00

Message to the Senate on the Enrollment of H. R. 1143

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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 21 Feb 1867, 12:00

[Editors' note: We have inferred the creation and referral of this document from its being reported in the Senate.]


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 02 Mar 1867, 11:00

H. R. 1143


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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Date: 02 Mar 1867, 11:00

President Johnson's H. R. 1143 Veto Message