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Congressional Record (Bound) - Volume 02 (December 1, 1873 to June 23, 1874)
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Vol. 2, Part 1 (December 1, 1873 to January 29, 1874)
Vol. 2, Part 2 (January 29, 1874 to March 5, 1874)
Vol. 2, Part 3 (March 5, 1874 to April 11, 1874)
Vol. 2, Part 4 (April 11, 1874 to May 19, 1874)
Vol. 2, Part 5 (May 19, 1874 to June 15, 1874)
Vol. 2, Part 6 (June 15, 1874 to June 23, 1874)
Vol. 2, Part 7 (December 1, 1873 to June 23, 1874)
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Committee: The Senate
IN SENATE. MONDAY, December 1, 1873. The first Monday in December being the day prescribed by the Constitution of the United States for the annual meeting of Congress, the first session of the Forty-third Congress commenced this day at the Capitol,... Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of Maine-Hon. Hannibal Hamlin Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Maine— [...] and Hon. Lot M. Morrill. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] New Hampshire—Hon. Aaron H. Cragin Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] New Hampshire— [...] and Hon. Bainbridge Wadleigh. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Vermont—Hon. George F. Edmunds Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Vermont— [...] and Hon. Justin S. Morrill. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Massachusetts—Hon. George S. Boutwell Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Massachusetts— [...] and Hon. Charles Sumner. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Rhode Island—Hon. Henry B. Anthony Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Rhode Island— [...] and Hon. William Sprague. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Connecticut—Hon. William A. Buckingham Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Connecticut—Hon. Orris S. Ferry. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] New York—Hon. Roscoe Conkling Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] New York— [...] and Hon. Reuben E. Fenton. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] New Jersey—Hon. Frederick T. Frelinghuysen Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] New Jersey— [...] and Hon. John P. Stockton Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Pennsylvania—Hon. Simon Cameron Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Pennsylvania— [...] and Hon. John Scott. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Delaware—Hon. Eli Saulsbury. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Maryland—Hon. George R. Dennis. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Virginia—Hon. John W. Johnston Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Virginia— [...] and Hon. John F. Lewis. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] North Carolina—Hon. Matt W. Ransom Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] North Carolina— [...] and Hon. Augustus S. Merrimon. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] South Carolina—Hon. John J. Patterson. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Florida—Hon. Abijah Gilbert. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Alabama—Hon. George E. Spencer. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Mississippi—Hon. James L. Alcorn Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Mississippi— [...] and Hon. Adelbert Ames. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Louisiana—Hon. J. Rodman West. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Texas—Hon. Morgan C. Hamilton. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Arkansas—Hon. Powell Clayton Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Arkansas— [...] and Hon. S. W. Dorsey. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Missouri—Hon. Lewis V. Bogy Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Missouri— [...] and Hon. Carl Schurz. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Tennessee—Hon. William G. Brownlow Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Tennessee— [...] and Hon. Henry Cooper. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Kentucky—Hon. Thomas C. McCreery Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Kentucky— [...] and Hon. John W. Stevenson. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] West Virginia—Hon. Arthur I. Boreman Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] West Virginia— [...] and Hon. Henry G. Davis Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Ohio—Hon. John Sherman Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Ohio— [...] and Hon. Allen G. Thurman. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Indiana—Hon. Daniel D. Pratt Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Indiana— [...] and Hon. Oliver P. Morton. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Illinois—Hon. John A. Logan Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Illinois— [...] and Hon. Richard J. Oglesby. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Michigan—Hon. Zachariah Chandler Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Michigan— [...] and Hon. Thoma W. Ferry. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Wisconsin—Hon. Matthew H. Carpenter Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Wisconsin— [...] and Hon. Timothy O. Howe. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Iowa—Hon. William B. Allison Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Iowa— [...] and Hon. George G. Wright. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Minnesota—Hon. Alexander Ramsey Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Minnesota— [...] and Hon. William Windom. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Kansas—Hon. John J. Ingalls. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] California—Hon. Aaron A. Sargent. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Nebraska—Hon. Thomas W. Tipton. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Oregon—Hon. James K. Kelly Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
SENATORS PRESENT. The following Senators were present from the State of [...] Oregon— [...] and Hon. John H. Mitchell. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
Credentials of Robert Crozier Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
The credentials were read; and the oaths prescribed by law having been administered to Mr. CROZIER, he took his seat in the Senate. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
The credentials were read; and the oaths prescribed by law having been administered to Mr. CROZIER, he took his seat in the Senate. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
Motion to Set the Daily Meeting Time of the Senate Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
HOUR OF MEETING. On motion of Mr. ANTHONY, it was Ordered, That the hour of the daily meeting of· the Senate be twelve o'clock m. until otherwise ordered. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
PRAYER. Rev. E. D. Owen, of Washington, offered up the following prayer: Infinite Majesty, ever adorable Jehovah, for the sake of who paid our ransom and through whose mediation and intercession we now live, accept our praises, our adoration, our... Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
The motion was agreed to; and (at one o'clock and sixteen minutes p.m.) the Senate adjourned. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Tuesday December 1873Committee: The Senate
Hon. Thomas J. Robertson, of South Carolina, Hon. John B. Gordon, of Georgia, and Hon. Phineas W. Hitchcock, of Nebraska, appeared in their seats to-day. Tuesday December 1873Committee: The Senate
Hon. Thomas J. Robertson, of South Carolina, Hon. John B. Gordon, of Georgia, and Hon. Phineas W. Hitchcock, of Nebraska, appeared in their seats to-day. Tuesday December 1873Committee: The Senate
Hon. Thomas J. Robertson, of South Carolina, Hon. John B. Gordon, of Georgia, and Hon. Phineas W. Hitchcock, of Nebraska, appeared in their seats to-day. Tuesday December 1873Committee: The Senate
Mr. CONKLING: Then I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of executive business. ... The motion was agreed to; and the Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business. After five minutes spent therein the doors were... Tuesday December 1873Committee: The Senate
[EDITOR’S NOTE: The records do not indicate that the Vice President or Presiding Chair called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Wednesday December 1873Committee: The Senate
Prayer by Rev. E. D. OWEN, of Washington. Wednesday December 1873Committee: The Senate
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Wednesday December 1873Committee: The Senate
The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved. Wednesday December 1873Committee: The Senate
Hon. WILLIAM T. HAMILTON, of Maryland, appeared in his seat to-day. Wednesday December 1873Committee: The Senate
EXECUTIVE SESSION. Mr. WRIGHT. I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of executive business. The motion was agreed to; and the Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business. After thirty minutes spent in executive session... Wednesday December 1873Committee: The Senate
[EDITOR’S NOTE: The records do not indicate that the Vice President or Presiding Chair called the Senate to order, but because the Senate proceeds to conduct business we can assume that procedurally the Senate has been called to order.] Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
Prayer by Rev. E. D. OWEN, of Washington. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
The Journal of the proceedings of Thursday last was read and approved. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, of Delaware, Hon. Thomas M. Norwood of Georgia, Hon. George Goldthwaite, of Alabama, and Hon. Simon B. Conover, of Florida, appeared in their seats to-day. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, of Delaware, Hon. Thomas M. Norwood of Georgia, Hon. George Goldthwaite, of Alabama, and Hon. Simon B. Conover, of Florida, appeared in their seats to-day. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, of Delaware, Hon. Thomas M. Norwood of Georgia, Hon. George Goldthwaite, of Alabama, and Hon. Simon B. Conover, of Florida, appeared in their seats to-day. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, of Delaware, Hon. Thomas M. Norwood of Georgia, Hon. George Goldthwaite, of Alabama, and Hon. Simon B. Conover, of Florida, appeared in their seats to-day. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
Nomination of Rev. Dr. Sunderland as Chaplain of the Senate Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
The nomination was agreed to. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
The nomination was agreed to. Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
EXECUTIVE SESSION. Mr. MORTON. If there is no other business I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of executive business. The motion was agreed to; and after twenty minutes spent in executive session the doors were reopened, and (at... Monday December 1873Committee: The Senate
Prayer by Rev. E . D. OWEN, of Washington. Thursday December 1873Committee: The Senate
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Thursday December 1873Committee: The Senate
The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved. Thursday December 1873Committee: The Senate
Motion to Proceed to the Election of Standing Committees Thursday December 1873Committee: The Senate
Motion to Dispense with the Rule Requiring the Election be by Ballot Thursday December 1873Committee: The Senate
There being no objection, the rule was dispensed with. Thursday December 1873Committee: The Senate
Appointment of Standing Committees Thursday December 1873Committee: The Senate
The resolution was adopted. Thursday December 1873Committee: The Senate
EXECUTIVE SESSION. Mr. RAMSEY. I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of executive business. The motion was agreed to; and the Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business. After twenty minutes spent in executive session... Thursday December 1873Committee: Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate
... On the Judiciary— Messrs. Edmunds, (chairman,) Conkling, Carpenter, Frelinghuysen, Wright, Thurman, and Stevenson. Thursday December 1873Committee: The Senate
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. BYRON SUNDERLAND, D. D., of Washington. Thursday December 1873Committee: The Senate
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Thursday December 1873Committee: The Senate
The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved. Thursday December 1873Committee: The Senate
EXECUTIVE SESSION. Mr. WRIGHT. I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of executive business. The motion was agreed to; and after one hour and thirty-three minutes spent in executive session the doors were reopened, and (at three o'clock... Thursday December 1873Committee: The Senate
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Byron Sunderland, D. D. Monday January 1874Committee: The Senate
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Monday January 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. ANTHONY. Mr. Secretary, I move that, in the absence of the Vice-President, the Hon. MATTHEW H. CARPENTER, of Wisconsin, be elected President pro tempore. Mr. STEVENSON. Mr. Secretary, I nominate for President of the Senate pro tempore Hon. ALLEN... Thursday December 1873Committee: The Senate
The Journal of the proceedings of Friday, December 19, 1813, was read and approved. Monday January 1874Committee: The Senate
Hon. J. W. FLANAGAN, of Texas, and Hon. WILLIAM M. STEWART, of Nevada, appeared in their seats to-day. Monday January 1874Committee: The Senate
Hon. J. W. FLANAGAN, of Texas, and Hon. WILLIAM M. STEWART, of Nevada, appeared in their seats to-day. Monday January 1874Committee: The Senate
The motion was agreed to; and (at four o'clock and ten minutes p. m.) the Senate adjourned. Monday January 1874Committee: The Senate
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. BYRON SUNDERLAND, D. D. Friday January 1874Committee: The Senate
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Friday January 1874Committee: The Senate
The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved. Friday January 1874Committee: The Senate
The motion was agreed to; and (at four o'clock and thirty-two minutes p. m.) the Senate adjourned. Friday January 1874Committee: The Senate
Prayer by Rev. H. V. VOORHEES, D. D., of New York. Monday February 1874Committee: The Senate
Motion to Dispense With the Reading of the Journal Monday February 1874Committee: The Senate
On motion of Mr. MORTON, and by unanimous consent, the reading of the Journal of the proceedings of Friday last was dispensed with. Monday February 1874Committee: The Senate
Credentials of John S. Hager Monday February 1874Committee: The Senate
The credentials were read; and the oaths prescribed by law having been administered to Mr. HAGER, he took his seat in the Senate. Monday February 1874Committee: The Senate
The credentials were read; and the oaths prescribed by law having been administered to Mr. HAGER, he took his seat in the Senate. Monday February 1874Committee: The Senate
EXECUTIVE SESSION. The Senate thereupon proceeded to the consideration of executive business. After thirty-five minutes spent in executive session the doors were reopened, and (at four o'clock and thirty-five minutes p. m.) the Senate adjourned. Monday February 1874Committee: The Senate
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. BYRON SUNDERLAND, D. D. Thursday February 1874Committee: The Senate
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Thursday February 1874Committee: The Senate
The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved. Thursday February 1874Committee: The Senate
Credentials of James M. Harvey Thursday February 1874Committee: The Senate
The credentials were read; and the oaths prescribed by law having been administered to Mr. HARVEY, he took his seat in the Senate. Thursday February 1874Committee: The Senate
The credentials were read; and the oaths prescribed by law having been administered to Mr. HARVEY, he took his seat in the Senate. Thursday February 1874Committee: The Senate
Credentials of H. R. Pease Thursday February 1874Committee: The Senate
The credentials were read; and the oaths prescribed by law having been administered to Mr. PEASE, he took his seat in the Senate. Thursday February 1874Committee: The Senate
The credentials were read; and the oaths prescribed by law having been administered to Mr. PEASE, he took his seat in the Senate. Thursday February 1874Committee: The Senate
EXECUTIVE SESSION. Mr. CONOVER. I move that the Senate now proceed to the consideration of executive business. The motion was agreed to; and the Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business. After thirty-two minutes spent in executive... Thursday February 1874Committee: The Senate
DEATH OF MR. SUMNER. Rev. BYRON SUNDERLAND, D. D., Chaplain of the Senate offered up the following prayer: O Lord God, our Father in heaven, we all do fade as a leaf before Thee; one generation cometh and another goeth; and so Thou standest this day... Thursday March 1874Committee: The Senate
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Thursday March 1874Committee: The Senate
The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Thursday March 1874Committee: The Senate
Resolutions on the Death of Charles Sumner Thursday March 1874Committee: The Senate
Resolutions on the Death of Charles Sumner: Mr. Schurz's Amendment Thursday March 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr ANTHONY. I accept the amendment. Thursday March 1874Committee: The Senate
The resolutions were agreed to unanimously. The PRESIDENT pro ternpore. The Senate stands adjourned until to-morrow at twelve o'clock. Thursday March 1874Committee: The Senate
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. BYRON SUNDERLAND, D. D. Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved. Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Credentials of William B. Washburn Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The credentials were read; and the oaths prescribed by law having been administered to Mr. WASHBURN, he took his seat in the Senate. Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The credentials were read; and the oaths prescribed by law having been administered to Mr. WASHBURN, he took his seat in the Senate. Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on the motion of the Senator from California that the Senate proceed to the consideration of executive business. The motion was agreed to, there being on a division-ayes 21, noes 20; and the Senate proceeded... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. BYRON SUNDERLAND, D. D. Tuesday June 1874Committee: The Senate
Motion to Dispense With the Reading of the Journal Tuesday June 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. WASHBURN. I ask that the reading of the Journal be dispensed with. Tuesday June 1874Committee: The Senate
There being no objection, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with. Tuesday June 1874Committee: The Senate
FINAL ADJOURNMENT. The PRESIDENT pro tempore, (at six o'clock p.m.) Senators, I should do great injustice to my own feelings if I did not return to you my heartfelt thanks for your kindness at the present session. It is remarkable that the more we... Tuesday June 1874Committee: The Senate
FINAL ADJOURNMENT. The PRESIDENT pro tempore, (at six o'clock p.m.) Senators, I should do great injustice to my own feelings if I did not return to you my heartfelt thanks for your kindness at the present session. It is remarkable that the more we... Tuesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
This being the day prescribed by the Constitution for the meeting of Congress, the members elect of the House of Representatives for the Forty-third Congress assembled in their Hall, and at twelve o'clock m. were called to order by Hon. EDWARD... Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: MAINE. John H. Burleigh. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: MAINE. [...] William P. Frye. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: MAINE. [...] Eugene Hale. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW HAMPSHIRE. William B. Small. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW HAMPSHIRE. [...] Austin F. Pike, Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW HAMPSHIRE. [...] Hosea W. Parker. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] VERMONT. Charles W. Willard. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MASSACHUSETTS. James Buffinton. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MASSACHUSETTS. [...] Benjamin W. Harris. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MASSACHUSETTS. [...] Henry L. Pierce. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MASSACHUSETTS. [...] Samuel Hooper. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MASSACHUSETTS. [...] Daniel W. Gooch. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MASSACHUSETTS. [...] Benjamin F. Butler. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MASSACHUSETTS. [...] E. Rockwood Hoar. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MASSACHUSETTS. [...] John M. S. Williams. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MASSACHUSETTS. [...] George F. Hoar. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MASSACHUSETTS. [...] Alvah Crocker. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MASSACHUSETTS. [...] Henry L. Dawes. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] RHODE ISLAND. Benjamin T. Eames. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] RHODE ISLAND. [...] James M. Pendleton. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] CONNECTICUT. Joseph R. Hawley. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] CONNECTICUT. [...] Stephen W. Kellogg. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW YORK. [...] Stewart K. Woodford. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW YORK. [...] William R. Roberts. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW YORK. [...] Samuel S. Cox. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW YORK. [...] John D. Lawson. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW YORK. [...] David B. Mellish. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW YORK. [...] Fernando Wood. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW YORK. [...] Clarkson N. Potter. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW YORK. [...] Charles St. John. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW YORK. [...] John O. Whitehouse. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW YORK. [...] David M. DeWitt. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW YORK. [...] Eli Perry. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW YORK. [...] James S. Smart. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW YORK. [...] Robert S. Hale. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW YORK. [...] William A. Wheeler. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW YORK. [...] Henry H. Hathorn. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW YORK. [...] David Wilber. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW YORK. [...] Clinton L. Merriam. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW YORK. [...] Ellis H. Roberts. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW YORK. [...] William E. Lansing. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW YORK. [...] R. Holland Duell. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW YORK. [...] William H. Lamport. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW YORK. [...] George G. Hoskins. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW YORK. [...] Walter L. Sessions. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW YORK. [...] Lyman Tremain. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW JERSEY. John W. Hazleton. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW JERSEY. [...] Amos Clark, jr. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW JERSEY. [...] Robert Hamilton. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW JERSEY. [...] William Walter Phelps. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW JERSEY. [...] Marcus L. Ward, Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW JERSEY. [...] Isaac W. Scudder. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. Samuel J. Randall. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] Charles O'Neil. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] Leonard Myers. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] William D. Kelley. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] Alfred C. Harmer. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] James S. Biery. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] Washington Townsend. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] A. Herr Smith. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] John W. Killinger. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] John B. Storm. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] Lazarus D. Shoemaker. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] James D. Strawbridge. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] John A. Magee. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] John Cessna. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] R. Milton Speer. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] Sobieski Ross. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] Carlton B. Curtis. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] Hiram L. Richmond. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] Alexander W. Taylor. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] James S. Negley. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] Ebenezer McJunkin. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] Williams S. Moore. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] Lemuel Todd. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] Charles Albright. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] DELEWARE. James L. Lofland. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MARYLAND. Ephraim K. Wilson. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MARYLAND. [...] Stevenson Archer. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MARYLAND. [...] William J. O'Brien. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MARYLAND. [...] Thomas Swann. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MARYLAND. [...] William J. Albert. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MARYLAND. [...] Lloyd Lowndes, jr. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] VIRGINIA. James B. Sener. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] VIRGINIA. [...] J. Ambler Smith. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] VIRGINIA. [...] William H. H. Stowell. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] VIRGINIA. [...] Alexander M. Davis. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] VIRGINIA. [...] Thomas Whitehead. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] VIRGINIA. [...] John T. Harris. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] VIRGINIA. [...] Eppa Hunton. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] VIRGINIA. [...] Reese T. Bowen. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] Hiester Clymer. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NORTH CAROLINA. Clinton L. Cobb. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NORTH CAROLINA. [...] Charles R. Thomas. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NORTH CAROLINA. [...] Alfred M. Waddell. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NORTH CAROLINA. [...] William A. Smith. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NORTH CAROLINA. [...] James M. Leech. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NORTH CAROLINA. [...] Thomas S. Ashe. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NORTH CAROLINA. [...] William M. Robbins. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] SOUTH CAROLINA. Joseph H. Rainey. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] SOUTH CAROLINA. [...] Alonzo J. Ransier. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] SOUTH CAROLINA. [...] Robert B. Elliott. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] SOUTH CAROLINA. [...] Alexander S. Wallace. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] SOUTH CAROLINA. [...] Richard H. Cain. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] GEORGIA. Morgan Rawls. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] GEORGIA. [...] Philip Cook. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] GEORGIA. [...] Henry R. Harris. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] GEORGIA. [...] James C. Freeman. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] GEORGIA. [...] James H. Blount. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] GEORGIA. [...] Pierce M. B. Young. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] GEORGIA. [...] Alexander H. Stephens. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] GEORGIA. [...] Hiram P. Bell. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] ALABAMA. Frederick G. Bromberg. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] ALABAMA. [...] James T. Rapier. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] ALABAMA. [...] Charles Pelham. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] ALABAMA. [...] Charles Hays. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] ALABAMA. [...] John H. Caldwell. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] ALABAMA. [...] Joseph H. Sloss. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] ALABAMA. [...] Alexander White. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] ALABAMA. [...] Christopher C. Sheats. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MISSISSIPPI. Lucius Q. C. Lamar. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MISSISSIPPI. [...] Albert R. Howe. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MISSISSIPPI. [...] Henry W. Barry. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MISSISSIPPI. [...] Jason Niles. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MISSISSIPPI. [...] George C. McKee. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MISSISSIPPI. [...] John R. Lynch. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] LOUISIANA. Chester B. Darrall. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] LOUISIANA. [...] Frank Morey. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] OHIO. Milton Saylor. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] OHIO. [...] Henry B. Banning. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] OHIO. [...] Lewis B. Gunckle. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] OHIO. [...] Charles N. Lamison. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] OHIO. [...] Isaac R. Sherwood. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] OHIO. [...] Lawrence J. Neal. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] OHIO. [...] William Lawrence. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] OHIO. [...] James W. Robinson. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] OHIO. [...] Charles Foster. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] OHIO. [...] Hezekiah S. Bundy. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] OHIO. [...] Hugh J. Jewett. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] OHIO. [...] Milton I. Southard. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] OHIO. [...] John Berry. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] OHIO. [...] William P. Sprague. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] OHIO. [...] Lorenzo Danford. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] OHIO. [...] Laurin D. Woodworth. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] OHIO. [...] James Monroe. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] OHIO. [...] James A. Garfield. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] OHIO. [...] Richard C. Parsons. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] KENTUCKY. Edward Crossland. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] KENTUCKY. [...] John Young Brown. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] KENTUCKY. [...] Charles W. Milliken. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] KENTUCKY. [...] William B. Read. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] KENTUCKY. [...] Elisha D. Standeford. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] KENTUCKY. [...] William E. Arthur. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] KENTUCKY. [...] James B. Beck. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] KENTUCKY. [...] Milton J. Durham. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] KENTUCKY. [...] George M. Adams. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] KENTUCKY. [...] John D. Young. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] TENNESSEE. Roderick R. Butler. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] TENNESSEE. [...] Jacob M. Thornburg. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] TENNESSEE. [...] William Crutchfield. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] TENNESSEE. [...] John M. Bright. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] TENNESSEE. [...] Horace H. Harrison. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] TENNESSEE. [...] Washington C. Whitthorne. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] TENNESSEE. [...] John E. C. Atkins. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] TENNESSEE. [...] David A. Nunn. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] TENNESSEE. [...] Barbour Lewis. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] TENNESSEE. [...] Horace Maynard. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] INDIANA. William E. Niblack. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] INDIANA. [...] Simeon K. Wolfe. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] INDIANA. [...] William S. Holman. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] INDIANA. [...] Jeremiah M. Wilson. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] INDIANA. [...] John Coburn. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] INDIANA. [...] Morton C. Hunter. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] INDIANA. [...] Thomas J. Cason. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] INDIANA. [...] James N. Tyner. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] INDIANA. [...] Henry B. Saylor. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] INDIANA. [...] Jasper Packard. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] INDIANA. [...] Godlove S. Orth. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] INDIANA. [...] William Williams. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] ILLINOIS. John B. Rice. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] Jasper D. Ward. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] Charles B. Farwell. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] Stephen A. Hurlburt. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] Horatio C. Burchard. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] John B. Hawley. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] Franklin Corwin. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] Greenbury L. Fort. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] Granville Barrere. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] William H. Ray. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] Robert M. Knapp. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] James C. Robinson. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] John McNulta. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] Joseph G. Cannon. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] John R. Eden. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] James S. Martin. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] William R. Morrison. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] Isaac Clements. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] ILLINOIS. [...] Samuel S. Marshall. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MISSOURI. Edwin O. Stanard. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MISSOURI. [...] Erastus Wells. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MISSOURI. [...] William H. Stone. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MISSOURI. [...] Robert A. Hatcher. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MISSOURI. [...] Richard P. Bland. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MISSOURI. [...] Harrison E. Havens. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MISSOURI. [...] Thomas T. Crittenden. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MISSOURI. [...] Abram Comingo. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MISSOURI. [...] Isaac C. Parker. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MISSOURI. [...] Ira B. Hyde. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MISSOURI. [...] John B. Clarke, jr. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MISSOURI. [...] John M. Glover. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MISSOURI. [...] Aylett H. Buckner. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] ARKANSAS. Oliver P. Snyder. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MICHIGAN. Moses W. Field. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MICHIGAN. [...] Henry Waldron. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MICHIGAN. [...] George Willard. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MICHIGAN. [...] Julius C. Burrows. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MICHIGAN. [...] William B. Williams. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MICHIGAN. [...] Josiah W. Begole. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MICHIGAN. [...] Omar D. Conger. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MICHIGAN. [...] Nathaniel B. Bradley. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MICHIGAN. [...] Jay A. Hubbell. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] FLORDIA. Josiah T. Walls. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] FLORDIA. [...] William J. Purman. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] TEXAS. William S. Herndon. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] TEXAS. [...] William P. McLean. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] TEXAS. [...] De Wit C. Giddings. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] TEXAS. [...] John Hancock. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] TEXAS. [...] Roger Q. Mills. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] TEXAS. [...] Asa H. Willie. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] IOWA. George W. McCrary. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] IOWA. [...] Aylett R. Cotton. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] IOWA. [...] William G. Donnan. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] IOWA. [...] Henry O. Pratt. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] IOWA. [...] James Wilson. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] IOWA. [...] William Loughbridge. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] IOWA. [...] John A. Kasson. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] IOWA. [...] James W. McDill. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] IOWA. [...] Jackson Orr. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] WISCONSIN. Charles G. Williams. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] WISCONSIN. [...] Gerry. W. Hazelton. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] WISCONSIN. [...] J. Allen Barber. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] WISCONSIN. [...] Alexander Mitchell. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] WISCONSIN. [...] Charles A. Eldridge. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] WISCONSIN. [...] Philetus Sawyer. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] WISCONSIN. [...] Jeremiah M. Rusk. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] WISCONSIN. [...] Alexander S. McDill. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] WISCONSIN. [...] Charles Clayton. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] WISCONSIN. [...] Horace F. Page. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] WISCONSIN. [...] John K. Luttrell. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] WISCONSIN. [...] Sherman O. Houghton. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MINNESOTA. Mark H. Dunnell. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MINNESOTA. [...] Horace B. Strait. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] MINNESOTA. [...] John T. Averill. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] OREGON. James W. Nesmith. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] KANSAS. David P. Lowe. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] KANSAS. [...] Stephen A. Cobb. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] KANSAS. [...] William A. Phillips. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] WEST VIRGINIA. Frank Hereford. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEVADA. Charles W. Kendall. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEBRASKA. Lorenzo Crounse. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] VERMONT. [...] Luke P. Poland. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW YORK. [...] John G. Shumaker. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW YORK. [...] Charles D. MacDougall. [EDITOR'S NOTE: The Congressional Record has Mr. MacDougall's first name as Charles, however, the House Journal has his... Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] PENNSYLVANIA. [...] Glenni W. Scofield. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NORTH CAROLINA. [...] James M. Leech. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] OHIO. [...] John Q. Smith. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] TEXAS. [...] William P. McLean. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The CLERK. The time having arrived for the meeting of the Forty-third Congress of the United States, it becomes the duty the Clerk of the House of Representatives of the Forty- second Congress to read the roll of the members elect returned to him in... Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Elect Speaker Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. COX. Will it be in order for me to make a motion now to have a name put on the roll? The CLERK. The Clerk thinks it would not be in order. He has always declined to receive such a motion at this stage. Mr. COX. I desire to make a motion to have... Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The motion of Mr. MAYNARD was agreed to. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
First Address of the Speaker Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Take Oath Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for Members to Take Oath Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The CLERK. Nominations to the office of Speaker are now in order. Mr. MAYNARD. I nominate to the office of Speaker of this House for the Forty-third Congress Hon. JAMES G. BLAINE, a Representative-elect from the State of Maine. Mr. NIBLACK. I place... Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The SPEAKER proceeded to administer to the members in attendance the oath of office, members presenting themselves as their names were called, by States, and taking respectively the “test oath” prescribed by the act of the July 2, 1862, or the special... Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors’ note: Mr. Blaine addresses the house upon suggestion, and therefore accepts its allowance himself.] Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Election of Officers of the House: Mr. Niblack's Amendment Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for Previous Question Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The previous question was seconded, and the main question was ordered. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for Yeas and Nays: Election of Officers of the House Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The yeas and nays were ordered. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The resolution was then adopted. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Reconsider the Vote: Election of the House Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Lay Motion to Reconsider on the Table Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Election of Officers of the House Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The question was taken, and it was decided in the negative; yeas 85, nays 178; not voting 16; as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Archer, Arthur, Asche, Atkins, Barnum, Beck, Berry, Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bright, Brombrg, Brown, Buckner, Caldwell, John B.... Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The latter motion was agreed to. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for Members to Take Oath Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The officers elect then appeared and qualified by taking the oath prescribed by the act of July 2, 1862. Mr. MAYNARD. Before we pass from this subject I ask, for the benefit of any gentlemen who may not have been in the Hall, that they be allowed to... Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Organization of the House Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The resolution was adopted. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Reconsider the Vote Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Lay Motion to Reconsider on the Table Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The latter motion was agreed to. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Committee to Wait on the President Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The resolution was adopted. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Reconsider the Vote Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The latter motion was agreed to. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for Members to Take Oath Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. MERRIAM. I object to the Delegate from Utah being sworn in. The Delegates-elect from the Territories who were present, with the exception of the Delegate from Utah, then qualified by taking the oath prescribed by the act of July 2, 1862, as... Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Delegate from Utah Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for Previous Question on the Delegate from Utah Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Credentials of Utah Member: George L. Woods Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for the Reading of George Q. Cannon's Credentials Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
I, George L. Woods, governor of Utah Territory, do hereby certify that at an election held in and for the Territory of Utah, on the 5th day of August, A. D. 1872, for Delegate to the House of Representatives of the United States, 22,913 votes were... Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. COX. Will my colleague allow me to say a word? Mr. MERRIAM. Having moved the previous question, I now demand a vote. Mr. COX. I would like my colleague to yield to me for a moment only. Mr. MERRIAM. I do not yield. The question was put on... Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
I ask the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. NIBLACK] to withdraw that motion for a moment. Mr. NIBLACK. I will do so. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. NIBLACK. I now insist upon my motion, that the pending resolution be laid upon the table. Mr. NIBLACK. I now insist upon my motion, that the pending resolution be laid upon the table. The motion was agreed to. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
There being no further objection, Mr. CANNON again presented himself and qualified by taking the oath prescribed by the law of July 2, 1862. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for Previous Question on the Drawing of Seats Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Drawing of Seats: Mr. Butler's Amendment Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion on the Previous Question on the Drawing of Seats Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for Freeman Clarke's Name to be Drawn Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for Pending Resolution to Be Laid Upon the Table Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. G. F. HOAR. This precise question came up in the last House in the case of Mr. Clark, of Texas. His credentials were referred to the Committee on Elections, and that committee reported that the only question for the House to consider was, whether... Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The SPEAKER. It is not in order; but the proposition can be submitted afterward as a matter of consent. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Drawing of Seats: Mr. Hale's Amendment: Mr. Hale's Amendment Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. SCOFIELD. I will the amendment to be offered and voted upon. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. As this is the first day of the session, and many members may have supposed the drawing of seats would not take place till to-morrow, will not the gentleman... Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The SPEAKER. The first question is upon the amendment of the gentleman from Tennessee, [Mr. MAYNARD,] that the member oldest in continuous service [Mr. DAWES] be allowed to select a seat before the drawing begins. [Editors’ note: The Speaks makes an... Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The SPEAKER. The next question is upon the amendment offered by the gentleman from Massachusetts, [Mr. BUTLER], that the drawing, instead of taking place forthwith, be fixed for to-morrow at half-past twelve o'clock. The amendment was not agreed to. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Drawing of Seats Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. SCOFIELD. As that requires unanimous consent, it can be asked as well after the previous question is seconded as before. Mr. GARFIELD. Allow me ask whether all the gentlemen present, and ready to take the oath as members, have been sworn in? I... Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. SCOFIELD. I renew the call for the previous question. Mr. WOOD. I desire to inquire as to the form in which the vote will be taken if the previous question should be seconded. Will there be a vote upon the proposition to draw for seats now, and a... Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Drawing of Seats: Mr. Platt's Amendment Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I hold in my hand a resolution providing for presenting the credentials, and the swearing in, of certain members-elect. Is not this a question of higher privilege than drawing for seats? The SPEAKER. The Chair thinks... Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The question then recurring on agreeing to the resolution, as amended, it was adopted. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Reconsider the Vote: Drawing of Seats Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Lay Motion to Reconsider on the Table Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The latter motion was agreed to. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Order for Mr. Stephens to Permanently Occupy the Seat of His Choice Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Several MEMBRES. That is right. The SPEAKER. IF there be no objection, the order suggested by the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. KELLEY] will be made. There was no objection, and it was ordered accordingly. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for the Doorkeeper to Select Freeman Clarke's Seat Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for the Doorkeeper to Select Mr. Hersey's Seat Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The SPEAKER. All requests for unanimous consent should be submitted separately. The first question is upon granting, by unanimous consent, the privilege asked on behalf of Mr. CLARKE. Objection was made. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The SPEAKER. Is there objection to granting the request made in behalf of Mr. HERSEY? Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for the Doorkeeper to Select Mr. Chipman's Seat Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Objection was made. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The members and delegates then, in accordance with the resolution adopted retired and beyond the outer row of seats, and as their names were drawn and called came forward and selected their seats, the first name called being that of Mr. William S.... Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Resolution to Refer Indiana Credentials Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adopt Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Credentials of John P. C. Shanks of Indiana Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Read Credentials of Indiana Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Question of Privilege Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The Clerk read as follows: Resolved, That the roll of the members of the Forty-third Congress be amended by the addition of the name of John E. Neff, as the representative of the ninth congressional district of Indiana, and that the said John E. Neff... Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for Previous Question Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. COX. I beg the courtesy of the gentleman from Iowa to state that I think it is due to the sitting member whose seat is being contested here—to Mr. Neff, whose seat is being contested by Mr. Shanks—that we should have a statement of all of the facts... Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The House divided, and there were ayes 128, noes 74. So the previous question was seconded. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The main question was then ordered to be put. Mr. COX. I do not wish to make any dilatory motion; I do not wish to move to adjourn; but Mr. NEFF, who is, or ought to be, the sitting member here, has the prima-facie case, and should first be admitted... Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for Yeas and Nays: Resolution to Refer Indiana Credentials Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The yeas and nays were ordered. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Print in the Congressional Record Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. McCRARY. I do not object to any papers being referred to the Committee on Elections, but I do not object to their being ordered to be printed. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The question recurred on the motion to adjourn, and there were ayes 87, noes 122. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The yeas and nays were ordered. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The question was taken, and it was decided in the negative; yeas 80, nays 163, not voting 37, as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Adams, Archer, Arthur, Asche, Atkins, Banning, Barnum, Beck, Berry, Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bright, Brown, Buckner, Caldwell, John B.... Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Resolution to Refer Indiana Credentials Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Lay Motion to Reconsider on the Table Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The latter motion was agreed to. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
[Editors’ note: By consequence of the adopted the resolution to refer the Indiana credentials, this document will be referred to the Committee of Elections.] Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
COMMITTEE TO WAIT ON THE PRESIDENT The SPEAKER announced as the committee appointed by the resolution of the House to wait on the President, MR. GARFIELD of Ohio, Mr. E. R. HOAR of Massachusetts, and Mr. COX of New York. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. Cox's Documents Related to Indiana Contested Election Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from New York? There was no objection. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Resolution on Louisiana Elections Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
I yield for a moment to the gentleman from Maine, [Mr. HALE.] Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The motion was agreed to; and thereupon (at four o’clock and thirty minutes p.m.) the House adjourned. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Tuesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Tuesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
[That the Journal of yesterday be read and approved.] Tuesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for the Regular Order of Business Tuesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for a Division of the Question Tuesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The SPEAKER. The question recurs on agreeing to the resolution offered by the gentleman from Iowa, [Mr. McCRARY,] on which the yeas and nays have been ordered. The question was taken; and it was decided in the affirmative—yeas 176, nays 69, not... Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D., offered the following prayer: God of our fathers, we lift our hearts to Thee as we enter upon the responsible duties of this new day. Guide us by Thy divine counsel. Animate us ever with Thy spirit, the spirit... Tuesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I have no objection to a vote being taken on each case. The SPEAKER. That is the right of any member. Tuesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Resolution of the Louisiana Election: Mr. Sypher Tuesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The yeas and nays were ordered. Tuesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] ARKANSAS. [...] William J. Hynes. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] NEW YORK. [...] Thomas C. Platt. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The roll was then was called, and the following members answered to their names: [...] VIRGINIA. [...] James H. Platt, jr. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Resolution Tuesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table Tuesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The question was taken; and it was decided in the affirmative-yeas 167, nays 98, not voting 15; a.s follows: YEAS-Messrs. Albert, Albright, Averill, Barber, Barrera, Barry, Bass, Begole, Biery, Bradley, Buffinton, Bundy, Burchard, Burleigh Burrows,... Tuesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The latter motion was agreed to. Tuesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The question was next on that part of the resolution which related to Mr. Sheldon, and, being put, it was agreed to. Tuesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Resolution Tuesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table Tuesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The latter motion was agreed to. Tuesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Take the Oath of Office: Mr. Sheldon and Mr. Sypher Tuesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The SPEAKER. The Chair feels it to be his duty at once to administer the oath to the two members whose prima-facie right to their seats has just been declared. They are just as much entitled to vote on any question before the House as any other member... Tuesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. SYPHER and Mr. SHELDON presented themselves, and qualified by taking the oath prescribed by the law of July 2, 1862. Tuesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. SYPHER and Mr. SHELDON presented themselves, and qualified by taking the oath prescribed by the law of July 2, 1862. Tuesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Tuesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The motion was agreed to; and thereupon (at four o'clock and ten minutes, p. m.) the House adjourned. Tuesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Wednesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D. Wednesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Wednesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Wednesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Appointment of the Committee of Elections Wednesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The SPEAKER announced the appointment of the following-named members to constitute the standing Committee on Elections: H . BOARDMAN SMITH of New York, CHARLES R. THOMAS of North Carolina, GERRY W. HAZELTON of Wisconsin, LEMUEL TODD of Pennsylvania.,... Wednesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Resolution on the Representative of the Fourth District of Louisiana Wednesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Resolution on the Representative of the Fourth District of Louisiana: Mr. Morey's Amendment Wednesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Morey's Amendment Wednesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The yeas and nays were ordered. Wednesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The question was again taken, and there were- yeas 161 nays 94, not voting 26; as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Albert, Albright, Averill, Barber, Barry, Bass, Begole, Biery, Buffinton, Bundy, Burchard, Burleigh, Burrows, Benjamin F. Butler, Roderick R.... Wednesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The motion as amended was then adopted. Wednesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Resolution Wednesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table Wednesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The latter motion was agreed to. Wednesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. GEORGE L. SMITH then presented himself, and qualified by taking the oath prescribed by the law of July 2, 1862. Wednesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Testimony and Paper in the Gunter vs. Wilshire Contested Election Wednesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
CONTESTED-ELECTION CASES. The SPEAKER laid before the House testimony and papers in the following contested-election cases; and the same were referred to the Committee on Elections: [...] Arkansas-third congressional district ------- T. M. Gunter... Wednesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Wednesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn Wednesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The yeas and nays were not ordered, there being- ayes 24, noes not counted. Wednesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
So, the motion was agreed to; and accordingly (at 4 o'clock p.m.) the House adjourned. Wednesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Testimony and Papers in the Sloan vs. Rawls Contested Election Wednesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
CONTESTED-ELECTION CASES. The SPEAKER laid before the House testimony and papers in the following contested-election cases; and the same were referred to the Committee on Elections: [...] Georgia-first congressional district ------- Andrew Sloan vs.... Wednesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Testimony and Papers in the Thomas vs. Davis Contested Election Wednesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
CONTESTED-ELECTION CASES. The SPEAKER laid before the House testimony and papers in the following contested-election cases; and the same were referred to the Committee on Elections: [...] Virginia-fifth congressional district ------- C. Y. Thomas... Wednesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Thursday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D. Thursday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Thursday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Thursday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
SWEARING IN OF A MEMBER. Hon. FREEMAN CLARKE, a member-elect from the twenty-ninth congressional district of New York, presented himself, and was duly qualified by taking the oath prescribed by the act of July 2, 1862. Thursday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Thursday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
And then, on motion of Mr. DAWES, (at two o'clock and thirty minutes p. m.) the House adjourned. Thursday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D. Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
And then, on motion of Mr. DAWES, (at two o'clock and forty minutes p. m.) the House adjourned. Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The Journal of Friday last was read and approved. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Resolution on John P. C. Shanks Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for the Previous Question on the Resolution Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The previous question was seconded and the main question ordered; Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The previous question was seconded and the main question ordered; and under the operation thereof the resolution was adopted. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Resolution Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The latter motion was agreed to. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
In accordance with the resolution just adopted, Mr. JOHN P. C. SHANKS presented himself, and was duly sworn in as a Representative from the ninth district of Indiana by taking the oath prescribed in the act of July 2, 1862. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. KELLOGG. O, no; it is not worth while now, it is so late. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The yeas and nays were not ordered, there being only five in the affirmative; not one-fifth of the last vote. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
[Mr. SMITH, of New York.] I desire to say to the House that there never has been any serious question between the claimants to this seat, except upon the prima-facie case. The resolution of the House referred the case upon the merits, and the case upon... Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The motion to adjourn was accordingly agreed to; and (at four o'clock and thirty-five minutes p.m.) the House adjourned. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Tuesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
[That a prayer be read by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. Butler, D. D.] Tuesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Alter the Reading of the Journal Tuesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
There was no objection, and it was ordered accordingly. Tuesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Tuesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The Journal of yesterday was read as it was agreed it should be, and approved. Tuesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
SWEARING IN OF A MEMBER. N. P. CHIPMAN, Delegate from the District of Columbia, presented himself at the Speaker's desk, and was duly qualified. Tuesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Tuesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The motion was agreed to; and accordingly (at four o'clock p. m.) the House adjourned. Tuesday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The Journal of Friday last was read. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Take the Oath of Office: Samuel F. Hersey Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. HERSEY appeared and qualified by taking the oath prescribed by the act of July 2, 1862. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. HERSEY appeared and qualified by taking the oath prescribed by the act of July 2, 1862. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for Tellers on the Yeas and Nays Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Tellers were ordered; and Mr. KELLEY and Mr. Cox were appointed. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The question was again taken; and the tellers reported ayes 44--more than one-fifth of those present. So the yeas and nays were ordered. Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The question was taken; and it was decided in the affirmative—yeas 119, nays 113, not voting 53; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Adams, Albert, Archer, Arthur, Barrere, Barry, Bass, Beck, Begole, Berry, Bradley, Bright, Bromberg, Brown, Buckner, Buffinton,... Monday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D. Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The Journal of Friday, December 19, 1873, was read and approved. Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
REPRESENTATIVE FROM GEORGIA. Mr. RICHARD H. WHITELEY, a member-elect from the second congressional district of Georgia, presented himself, and was duly qualified, by taking the oath prescribed by the act of July 11, 1868. Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The question recurred on the motion to adjourn; and being put, it was agreed to; and (at four o'clock and forty minutes p. m.) the House adjourned. Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Friday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D. Friday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Friday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Friday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Resolution on the Death of James Brooks Friday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The question was then taken on the resolutions offered by Mr. Cox; and they were adopted unanimously. Friday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The resolutions submitted by Mr. WALDRON were unanimously adopted; and in accordance therewith (at four o'clock and fifteen minutes p.m.) the House adjourned. Friday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Resolutions on the Death of Wilder D. Foster Friday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D. Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. JOHN J. DAVIS then appeared and qualified by taking the oath prescribed by the act of July 2, 1862. Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. HAGANS then came forward and was sworn in, taking the oath prescribed by the act of July 2, 1862. Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
... The motion of Mr. SPEER was then agreed to; and (at six o'clock p. m.) the House adjourned. Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Tuesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D. Tuesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Tuesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Tuesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Resolution on Asa Hodges Tuesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Tuesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The question was put; and on a division there were-ayes 64, noes 5. So the motion was agreed to; and (at four o'clock and twenty minutes p. m.) the House adjourned. Tuesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Wednesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D. Wednesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Wednesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Wednesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Call Up the Resolution on Asa Hodges Wednesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the resolution. The Clerk read as follows: Resolved, That Asa Hodges is entitled prima facie to a seat in the Forty-third Congress as a Representative from the first congressional district of the State of Arkansas,... Wednesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for the Previous Question on the Resolution on Asa Hodges Wednesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The previous question was seconded and the main question ordered[.] Wednesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The previous question was seconded and the main question ordered, and under the ·operation thereof the resolution reported by the Committee on Elections was agreed to. Wednesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. HODGES appeared and qualified by taking the oath prescribed by the law of July 11, 1868. Wednesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Wednesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn Wednesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The House divided, and there were-ayes 6, noes 21. So the yeas and nays were ordered, more than one-fifth of those present voting in the affirmative. Wednesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The question was taken; and there were—yeas 21, nays 9, not voting 259; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Coburn, Comingo, Duell, Durham, Eames, Eldredge, Holman, Lamport, Lawrence, Hosea W. Parker, Pendleton, Poland, Henry B. Sayles, Sener, Shanks, St. John,... Wednesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Monday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D. Monday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Monday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The Journal of Saturday last was read and approved. Monday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Resolution on the Contested Election Case of Wilshire vs. Gunter Monday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Minority Report on the Arkansas Contested Election Case of Wilshire vs. Gunter Monday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Lay the Resolutions on the Table and Have Them Printed Monday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The motion was agreed to. Monday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Monday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
And then, on motion of Mr. ELDREDGE, (at five minutes to five o'clock p.m.,) the House adjourned. Monday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Tuesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J . G. BUTLER, D. D. Tuesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Tuesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Tuesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Take Up the Resolution on the Arkansas Contested Election Case Tuesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The Clerk read as follows: Resolved, That W. W. Wilshire is entitled prima facie to a seat in the Forty-third Congress as Representative from the third congressional district of the State of Arkansas, without prejudice to the right of Thomas M.... Tuesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for the Previous Question on the Resolutions on the Arkansas Contested Election Case Tuesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for Tellers on the Previous Question Tuesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. ARCHER. I withdraw my demand for tellers. Tuesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The previous question was seconded, and the main question ordered. Tuesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Minority Report Tuesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The yeas and nays were ordered. Tuesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The question was again taken; and it was decided in the negative—yeas 116, nays 117, not voting 56; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Archer, Ashe, Atkins, Beck, Bell, Berry, Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bright, Bromberg, Brown, Buckner, Buffinton, Caldwell, John B.... Tuesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Resolution Tuesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The yeas and nays were ordered. Tuesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Resolution Tuesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table Tuesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Resolution Tuesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Tuesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The SPEAKER. The yeas and Nyas have been ordered on the adoption of the resolution reported by the majority of the committee. The question was taken; and it was decided in the affirmative—yeas 118, nays 96, not voting, 75; as follows: YEAS—Messrs.... Tuesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for Tellers on the Motion to Adjourn Tuesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Teller were ordered, (one-fifth of a quorum voting in the affirmative,) and Mr. BUTLER, of Tennessee, and Mr. MACDOUGALL were appointed. Tuesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn Tuesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The yeas and nay were ordered. Tuesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Wednesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D. Wednesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Wednesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Wednesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for the Regular Order of Business Wednesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for the Regular Order of Business Wednesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The question was on laying on the table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was adopted. Wednesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table Wednesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The yeas and nays were ordered. Wednesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The SPEAKER. The House having laid on the table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the House passed the resolution giving the prima facie seat to Mr. Wilshire, that gentleman is now entitled to be sworn in. Mr. WILSHIRE appeared and qualified... Wednesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Wednesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The motion was agreed to; and thereupon (at ten o'clock and five minutes p. m.) the House adjourned. Wednesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Friday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The question was taken; and there were—yeas 87, nays 81, not voting 121; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Albert, Archer, Beck, Bell, Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bright, Bromberg, Brown, Buckner, Buffinton, Roderick R. Butler, Caldwell, John B. Clark, jr., Coburn,... Tuesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. DEWITT. I wish to make a parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER. The practice of allowing parliamentary inquiries has grown up of late years. Formerly they were sternly refused. A question as to the effect of a vote was always denied. Mr. DEWITT. I... Wednesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Resolutions on the George Contested Election: Rawls vs. Sloan Friday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Lay the Resolutions on the Table and Have Them Printed Friday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Minority Report on the George Contested Election: Rawls vs. Sloan Friday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Print the Minority Report Friday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The reports were laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed. Friday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The reports were laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed. Friday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. HYDE. I give notice to the House I will call up this case at an early day. Friday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Friday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The SPEAKER. The regular order being called for, the question is upon the motion of the gentleman from North Carolina, [Mr.THOMAS,] that the vote agreeing to the resolution awarding the prima facie seat for the third district of Arkansas to Mr.... Wednesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D. Friday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Friday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Friday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
And then, on motion of Mr. HOLMAN, (at four o'clock and thirty-five minutes p. m.,) the House adjourned. Friday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Thursday March 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D. Thursday March 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The question was taken; and there were—yeas 135, nays 129, not voting 25; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Albert, Albright, Averill, Barrere, Bass, Begole, Biery, Bradley, Bundy, Burchard, Burleigh, Burrows, Benjamin F. Butler, Roderick R. Butler, Cannon,... Wednesday February 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Thursday March 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Thursday March 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Resolutions on the Virginia Contested Election: Davis vs. Thomas Thursday March 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Minority Report on the Virginia Contested Election: Davis vs. Thomas Thursday March 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Resolutions Thursday March 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table Thursday March 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The latter motion was agreed to. Thursday March 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. THOMAS appeared and qualified by taking the modified oath of July 11, 1868. Thursday March 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Thursday March 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The motion was agreed to; and (at nine o'clock and fifteen minutes p. m.) the House adjourned. Thursday March 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Tuesday March 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D. Tuesday March 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Tuesday March 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Tuesday March 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
GEORGIA ELECTION CONTEST—SLOAN VS. RAWLS. The House resumed the consideration of the following resolutions reported from the Committee on Elections: Resolved, That Hon. Morgan Rawls is not entitled to a seat in this House as Representative from the... Tuesday March 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The SPEAKER. The question is upon the resolutions reported by the majority of the committee. The question will be taken on the resolutions separately, and the Clerk will report the first. The Clerk read as follows: Resolved, That Alexander M. Davis... Thursday March 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the resolutions of the committee. The Clerk read as follows: Resolved, That Hon. Morgan Rawls is not entitled to a seat !n this House as a Representative from the first congressional district of Georgia the... Tuesday March 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Minority Report Tuesday March 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The yeas and nays were ordered. Tuesday March 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Resolutions on the George Contested Election Tuesday March 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The yeas and nays were ordered. Tuesday March 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Resolutions Tuesday March 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table Tuesday March 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The latter motion was agreed to. Tuesday March 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. SLOAN then presented himself and took the modified oath required by the act of July 11, 1868. Tuesday March 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Tuesday March 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The motion was agreed to; and accordingly (at eleven o'clock a.m.) the House adjourned. Tuesday March 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D. Monday May 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Monday May 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The Journal of Saturday last was read and approved. Monday May 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The question being taken on the resolutions, they were adopted unanimously. And, in accordance with the resolutions, (at three o'clock and thirty-five minutes p.m.,) the House adjourned. Monday May 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Wednesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D. Wednesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Dispense With the Reading of the Journal Wednesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
There being no objection, the motion was agreed to. Wednesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Resolutions on the Arkansas Contested Election: Gunter vs. Wilshire Wednesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The question was taken; and there were—yeas 77, nays 131, not voting 82; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Archer, Arthur, Ashe, Atkins, Banning, Barnum, Beck, Bell, Berry, Bland, Blount, Bowen, Bright, Bromberg, Buckner, Caldwell, John B. Clark, jr., Clymer,... Tuesday March 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Resolutions on the Death of David B. Mellish Monday May 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Print the Resolutions Wednesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The motion was agreed to. Wednesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Wednesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The motion was agreed to; and accordingly (at nine o'clock p. m.) the House adjourned. Wednesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Tuesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D.D. Tuesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The question was taken; and there were—yeas 135, nays 74, not voting 81; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Albert, Averrill, Barber, Barrere, Barry, Begole, Bradley, Buffinton, Bundy, Burchard, Cannon, Cason, Cessna., Amos Clark, Jr. Clayton, Stephen A. Cobb,... Tuesday March 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Tuesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Tuesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
ELECTION CONTEST—GUNTER VS. WILSHIRE. Mr. SMITH, of New York. I now ask that Mr. Gunter, of Arkansas, may be seated as a member of this House. He has been waiting here since last December. My colleague upon the committee from Ohio [Mr. ROBINSON] is... Tuesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for the Previous Question on the Resolutions Tuesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The previous question was seconded and the main question ordered; Tuesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The previous question was seconded and the main question ordered; and under the operation thereof the resolutions reported from the Committee on Elections were adopted. Tuesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Resolutions Tuesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Lay the Reconsideration on the Table Tuesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The latter motion was agreed to. Tuesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. GUNTER then appeared and qualified by taking the modified oath of July 11, 1868. Tuesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Tuesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for Tellers on the Motion to Adjourn Tuesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Tellers were ordered; and Mr. BUTLER, of Tennessee, and Mr. LAWRENCE were appointed. Tuesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn Tuesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The yeas and nays were ordered, there being thirty in the affirmative, more than one-fifth of the last vote. Tuesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question was upon the motion to adjourn, upon which the yeas and nays have been ordered. Mr. HOLMAN. It is very manifest that there is no quorum present, and of course there is no necessity for our consuming time by... Tuesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The vote ordering the yeas and nays was then reconsidered. Tuesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The question was again taken upon the motion to adjourn, and it was agreed to; and accordingly (at ten o'clock and thirty-five minutes, p.m.) the House adjourned. Tuesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Tuesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. BUTLER, D. D. Tuesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Dispense With the Reading of the Journal Tuesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. SPEER. I object. The SPEAKER. Never since the beginning of Congress has the Journal been demanded to be read under like circumstances. Tuesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Suspend the Rules to Dispense with the Reading of the Journal Tuesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The rules were suspended, (two-thirds voting in favor thereof,) and the reading of the Journal was dispensed with. Tuesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Tuesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
FINAL ADJOURNMENT. The SPEAKER. By concurrent resolution of the two Houses, the final adjournment of this session is ordered for Tuesday, June 23, at six o'clock p.m. That hour has arrived. Wishing you all, gentlemen, a safe and happy return to your... Tuesday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
FINAL ADJOURNMENT. The SPEAKER. By concurrent resolution of the two Houses, the final adjournment of this session is ordered for Tuesday, June 23, at six o'clock p.m. That hour has arrived. Wishing you all, gentlemen, a safe and happy return to your... Tuesday June 1874Committee: The Senate
The VICE-PRESIDENT. The question is on the motion of the Senator from Massachusetts. Mr. FERRY, of Connecticut. Mr. President, the Senator from Vermont [Mr. EDMUNDS] yesterday expressed an interest in this bill, and an earnest desire that it should... Tuesday December 1873Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
Order of Business: Report First Bill on the Calendar (S. 1) Tuesday January 1874Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
The Chief Clerk. The first bill on the Calendar is the bill (S. No. 1) supplementary to an act entitled “An act to protect all citizens of the United States in their civil rights, and to furnish the means for their vindication,” passed April 9, 1866. Tuesday January 1874Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
Motion to Read S. 1 Tuesday January 1874Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Refer S. 1 Tuesday January 1874Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
The yeas and nays were ordered. Tuesday January 1874Committee: The Senate
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Byron Sunderland, D. D. Tuesday April 1874Committee: The Senate
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Tuesday April 1874Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
The Chief Clerk read the bill, as follows: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That no citizen of the United States shall, by reason of race, color, or previous condition of... Tuesday January 1874Committee: The Senate
The Journal of yesterday’s proceedings was read and approved. Tuesday April 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. MORTON. I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of executive business. The motion was agreed to; and the Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business. After seven minutes spent in executive business the doors were... Tuesday April 1874Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
Motion to Consider S. 1 Wednesday April 1874Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from New Jersey moves to postpone the Calendar and proceed to the consideration of Senate bill No. 1. The motion was agreed to. Mr. DAVIS. What bill is that? The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The supplemental... Wednesday April 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. BOREMAN. I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of executive business. The motion was agreed to; and the Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business. After one hour and thirty-three minutes spent in executive session... Wednesday April 1874Committee: The Senate
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Byron Sunderland, D. D. Thursday April 1874Committee: The Senate
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Thursday April 1874Committee: The Senate
The Journal of yesterday’s proceedings was read and approved. Thursday April 1874Committee: The Senate
SUPPLEMENTARY CIVIL-RIGHTS BILL. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The morning hour having expired the Senate resumes the consideration of the unfinished business of yesterday, which is the bill (S. No. 1) supplementary to an act entitled “An act to protect... Thursday April 1874Committee: The Senate
Motion to Pass Over S. 1 Informally Thursday April 1874Committee: The Senate
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from New Jersey proposes that the pending bill be laid aside informally to proceed with the Calendar. Is there objection? The Chair hears none, and the Secretary will report the first bill on the Calendar. Thursday April 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. CONKLING. I withdraw my motion for the accommodation of my friend from California. Thursday April 1874Committee: The Senate
Motion to Proceed to Executive Session Thursday April 1874Committee: The Senate
The motion was agreed to; and (at five o’clock p. m.) the Senate adjourned. Thursday April 1874Committee: The Senate
SUPPLEMENTARY CIVIL-RIGHTS BILL The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The morning hour having expired the Senate resumes the consideration of the unfinished business of yesterday, which is the bill (S. No. 1) supplementary to an act entitled “An act to protect... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Motion to Lay Aside S. 1 Informally Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. EDMUNDS. Perhaps somebody else may wish to go on. Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I think perhaps some one else would be prepared to go on, and by letting him do so we save time. Mr. HAMILTON, of Maryland. If there is no one prepared to speak, I think we... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Motion to Lay Aside S. 1 Informally and Take up the Geneva Bill Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Motion to Lay Aside S. 1 and Take Up Unobjected Cases on the Calendar Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. EDMUNDS. Very well; I have no objection to that, for two hours. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Rhode Island proposes to lay aside the pending order informally and that the Senate proceed with the Calendar of unobjected cases. The... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Byron Sunderland, D. D. Monday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Motion to Dispense With the Reading of the Journal Monday May 1874Committee: The Senate
On motion of Mr. FENTON, and by unanimous consent, the reading of the Journal of Friday last was dispensed with. Monday May 1874Committee: The Senate
SUPPLEMENTARY CIVIL-RIGHTS BILL. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The morning hour having expired, the Senate resumes the consideration of the unfinished business of Friday last, which is the bill (S. No. 1) supplementary to an act entitled “An act to... Monday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The amendment will be reported. The Chief Clerk. After the word “benevolence," in line 8 of section 1, it is proposed to insert the words “authorized by law and endowed by the United States, or hereafter endowed by any... Monday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The motion was agreed to; and (at four o’clock and twenty-seven minutes p. m.) the Senate adjourned. Monday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Motion to Pass Over S. 1 Informally Monday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Prayer by the Rev. John Tullock, D. D., Queen’s Chaplain, of the University of St. Andrew’s, Scotland. Tuesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Tuesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The Journal of yesterday’s proceedings was read and approved. Tuesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
SUPPLEMENTARY CIVIL-RIGHTS BILL. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senate resumes the consideration of the unfinished business, which is the bill (S. No. 1) supplementary to an act entitled “An act to protect all citizens of the United States in their... Tuesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Motion to Proceed to Executive Session Tuesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on the motion of the Senator from California, [Mr. Sargent.] The motion was agreed to; there being on a division—ayes 30, noes 16; and the Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business. After... Tuesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Byron Sunderland, D. D. Wednesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Wednesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The Journal of yesterday’s proceedings was read and approved. Wednesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
EXECUTIVE SESSION. Mr. BOREMAN. I move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of executive business. The motion was agreed to; and the Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business. After three hours and thirty-three minutes... Wednesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Byron Sunderland, D. D. Tuesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Tuesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The Journal of yesterday’s proceedings was read and approved. Tuesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 1 Tuesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn Tuesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The motion was agreed to; and (at five o’clock and thirty-four minutes p. m.) the Senate adjourned. Tuesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Byron Sunderland, D. D. Wednesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Wednesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The Journal of yesterday’s proceedings was read and approved. Wednesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
CIVIL RIGHTS. The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (S. No. 1) supplementary to an act entitled “An act to protect all citizens of the United States in their civil rights, and to furnish the means for their vindication,” passed April 9, 1866. Wednesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
EXECUTIVE SESSION. Mr. WEST. I renew my motion. The motion was agreed to; and the Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business. After five minutes spent in executive session, the doors were reopened and (at four o’clock and... Wednesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Byron Sunderland, D. D. Thursday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The yeas and nays were ordered; and being taken, resulted—yeas 11, nays 22; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Bogy, Cooper, Davis, Dennis, Hager, Johnston, Kelly, Lewis, McCreery, Saulsbury and Thurman—11. NAYS—Messrs. Allison, Boreman, Buckingham,... Tuesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Thursday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. HAMLIN. I believe when the motion to adjourn to this hour was made that there was no reason given. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. None whatever. Mr. HAMLIN. By what power the Senator from Nebraska defines the object and motive of all other Senators... Thursday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Motion to Lay the Motion to Amend the Journal on the Table Thursday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Thursday May 1874Committee: The Senate
CIVIL RIGHTS. The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (S. No. 1) supplementary to an act entitled “An act to protect all citizens of the United States in their civil rights, and to furnish the means for their vindication,” passed April 9, 1866. Thursday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Motion to Read S. 1 as Reported by the Committee on the Judiciary Thursday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Motion to Proceed to Executive Session Thursday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The PRESIDING OFFICER. That motion is now pending; but before submitting it the Chair will lay before the Senate bills from the House of Representatives for reference. Thursday May 1874Committee: The Senate
EXECUTIVE SESSION. Mr. COOPER. I renew the motion to go into executive session. The motion was agreed to; and the Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business. After five minutes spent in executive session the doors were reopened,... Thursday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The PRESIDING OFFICER, (Mr. Ferry, of Michigan, in the chair.) The bill will be reported if there be no objection. The Chief Clerk. The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, agreed to strike out all of the bill after the enacting clause and to insert... Thursday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Byron Sunderland, D. D. Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Motion to Have the Sergeant-at-Arms Request the Attendance of the Absent Senators Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Sergeant-at-Arms will request the attendance of absent Senators. Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. HAMLIN. I think we must show by the record who are absent, if we are going to carry out that order. Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The Journal of yesterday’s proceedings was read and approved. Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The Chief Clerk. At the end of the first section it is proposed to insert: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit any State or school district from providing separate schools for persons of different sex or color where... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Motion to Proceed to Executive Session Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
CIVIL RIGHTS. The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill (S. No. 1) supplementary to an act entitled “An act to protect all citizens of the United States in their civil rights, and to furnish the means for their vindication,” passed April 9,... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The motion was not agreed to; there being, on a division—ayes 15, noes 32. Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. NORWOOD. I wish to state that my colleague [Mr. Gordon] is detained at home by sickness. The question being taken by yeas and nays, resulted—yeas 16, nays 31; as follows: YEAS —Messrs. Bogy, Cooper, Davis, Goldthwaite, Hager, Hamilton of... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Thurman's Amendment Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. CONKLING. That motion is not in order. No business has intervened since the other motion was voted down. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion is not in order. The Secretary will call the roll. Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Motion to Proceed to Executive Session Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The motion was not agreed to; there being on a division—ayes 8, noes 31. Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Motion to Proceed to Debate on Mr. Merrimon's Amendment Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The motion was agreed to unanimously. Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. MERRIMON. I am sorry to find that my excellent friend from Vermont has become a strict constructionist. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The fourth rule reads as follows: No Senator shall speak more than twice, in any one debate. Not upon any one... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Question of Order: No Quorum Present Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The PRESIDING OFFICER. That point cannot be made while a Senator is on the floor unless he yields the floor. Mr. HAMILTON, of Maryland. I insist that I can raise the question that there is not a quorum of Senators present without his yielding the... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator will proceed. Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Motion That When the Senate Adjourns it Adjourn Until Next Monday Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The question being put, it was declared that the motion was agreed to. Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I call for a division on that motion. Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. STOCKTON. I submit the point whether the question has not been decided by the Chair. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair announced his opinion upon the vote, but immediately a division was called for, which is within the rule. Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Motion for Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn Till Monday Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Sargent's Amendment Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The yeas and nays were ordered, and the Secretary proceeded to call the roll. Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Motion for Yeas and Nays on Mr. Boutwell's Amendment Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Gordon's Amendment Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The yeas and nays were ordered, and the Secretary proceeded to call the roll. Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Alcorn's Amendment Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Motion That When the Senate Adjourns it Adjourn Until Next Monday Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. EDMUNDS. That motion is not in order now. Mr. HAMLIN. I object to the motion. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The motion is not in order. The question recurs on the amendment made as in Committee of the Whole as amended. Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. PATTERSON. The Senator from Pennsylvania [Mr. Cameron] desired me to state that he was paired with the Senator from Ohio, [Mr. Thurman.] Mr. RANSOM. I desire to say that on all the phases of this question the Senator from Indiana [Mr. Morton] and... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Sargent's Amendment Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. SARGENT and Mr. HAMILTON, of Maryland, called for the yeas and nays, and they were ordered; Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Mr. Hamilton's Amendment Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Engrossment and Third Reading of S. 1 Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, and was read the third time. Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Passage of S. 1 Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The motion was agreed to; and (at seven o’clock and ten minutes a. in. Saturday morning, after a continuous session of twenty hours) the Senate adjourned. Friday May 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Saturday May 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Prayer by Rev. A. C. Osborn, of New York. Saturday May 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Saturday May 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Saturday May 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Saturday May 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The question being taken on the motion to adjourn, it was agreed to. And accordingly (at three o’clock and thirty minutes p. m.) the House adjourned. Saturday May 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Take Up S. 1 and Refer it to the Committee on the Judiciary Monday May 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. SPEER. Does that require unanimous consent? The SPEAKER. The gentleman asks unanimous consent for that purpose. Mr. SPEER. I object. Monday May 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Suspend the Rules to Take Up S. 1 and Refer it to the Committee on the Judiciary Monday May 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. RANDALL. Have not the Committee on the Judiciary the right to make reports on Wednesday next? The SPEAKER. They have. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. We now have the right to report the House bill on this subject at any time. What I ask is that... Monday May 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for Tellers on Seconding the Motion to Suspend the Rules Monday May 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, and Mr. Beck were appointed. The House again divided; and the tellers reported that there were— ayes 111, noes 75. So the motion was seconded. The question was upon suspending the rules and... Monday May 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Refer the Bill to the Committee on the Judiciary Monday May 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The yeas and nays were ordered. Monday May 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The question was taken; and there were—yeas 152, nays 85, not voting 52; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Albert, Albright, Averill, Barber, Barrere, Barry, Biery, Bradley, Buffinton, Bundy, Burchard, Burleigh, Burrows, Benjamin F. Butler, Cain, Cannon,... Monday May 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. Butler, D. D. Monday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Monday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The Journal of Friday last was read and approved. Monday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Suspend the Rules to Take Up S. 1 and Refer it to the Committee on the Judiciary Monday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. RANDALL. Will you agree to strike it out? Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. No, sir; but we allow a motion to strike out or amend. Monday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Monday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for Tellers on the Motion to Adjourn Monday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Tellers were ordered; and Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, and Mr. Beck were appointed. Monday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The House again divided; and the tellers reported—ayes 79, noes 66. So the motion was agreed to; and accordingly (at ten o’clock and twenty-five minutes p. m.) the House adjourned. Monday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. Butler, D. D. Monday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Monday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The Journal of Saturday last was read and approved. Monday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
ORDER OF BUSINESS. The SPEAKER. There being no further bills and joint resolutions for reference, the House will now resume the consideration of the motion of the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Butler] to suspend the rules, and take from the... Monday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Second the Motion to Suspend the Rules Monday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
CIVIL RIGHTS. The SPEAKER. The question is on the motion of the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Butler] to take from the Speaker’s table the civil rights bill (S. No. 1) and refer it to the Committee on the Judiciary, with authority to report it... Monday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Refer S. No. 1 Monday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The yeas and nays were ordered. Monday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Monday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The question was taken; and upon a division there were ayes 122, noes not counted. So the motion was agreed to; and accordingly (at six o’clock and fifty-five minutes p. m.) the House adjourned. Monday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Saturday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. Butler, D. D. Saturday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Saturday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The Journal of yesterday was read in part[.] Saturday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
CIVIL-RIGHTS BILL. The next business on the Speaker’s table was the bill (S. No. 1) supplementary to an act entitled “An act to protect all citizens of the United States in their civil rights, and to furnish the means for their vindication,” passed... Saturday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Refer S. 1 to the Committee on the Judiciary Saturday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Suspend the Rules to Pass S. 1 Saturday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. ELDREDGE. The bill ought to go to the Committee on the Judiciary. Saturday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I withdraw my motion to refer it. Saturday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Refer S. 1 to the Committee on the Judiciary Saturday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. E. R. HOAR. I hope the House will pass the bill without referring it. Saturday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Suspend the Rules Saturday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The yeas and nays were ordered. Saturday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Saturday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Motion to Adjourn Saturday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The yeas and nays were ordered. Saturday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The motion was not agreed to. The SPEAKER. The bill remains on the Speaker’s table. Saturday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Saturday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The motion was agreed to; and thereupon (at ten o’clock and fifty-eight minutes a. m.) the House adjourned. Saturday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Thursday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The question was taken; and there were—yeas 138, nays 88, not voting 63; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Albert, Albright, Averill. Barber, Barrere, Begole, Biery, Bradley, Buffinton, Bundy, Burleigh, Burrows, Benjamin F. Butler, Cain, Cannon, Cason,... Monday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. SPEER. Let the bill be read. The Clerk proceeded to read the bill. Mr. ELDREDGE. I move that the further reading of the bill be dispensed with; everybody knows the contents of the civi-rights bill. The SPEAKER. The bill will be read. Mr.... Saturday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. Butler, D. D. Thursday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Thursday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Amend the Journal Thursday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The SPEAKER. The Journal will be corrected accordingly. Thursday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Print H. R. 796 Along With an Amendment Made by Mr. Morey Thursday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The motion to print was agreed to. Thursday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The question was taken; and there were—yeas 76, nays 165, not voting 48; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Adams, Archer, Arthur, Ashe, Atkins, Banning, Barnum. Beck, Bell, Berry, Bland. Blount, Bowen, Bright, Bromberg, Brown, Buckner, Roderick R. Butler,... Saturday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The question recurred on the motion of Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, to refer the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I withdraw that motion. Let the bill remain on the table. Mr. ELDREDGE. I renew the motion.... Saturday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Thursday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
And then, on motion of Mr. BECK, (at four o’clock and forty minutes p. m.,) the House adjourned. Thursday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. Butler, D. D. Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Dispense With the Reading of the Journal Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
There was no objection, and it was ordered accordingly. The Journal was then approved. Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Resume Consideration of H. R. 796 Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
CIVIL RIGHTS. The House resumed the consideration of the bill (H. R. No. 796) to protect all citizens in their civil and legal rights. Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Recommit H. R. 796 Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The question recurred upon the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, upon which the yeas and nays had been ordered. The question was taken; and there were—yeas 139, nays 91, not voting 59; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Albert, Albright,... Saturday June 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Limit Speeches to Fifteen Minutes Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Limit Speeches to Twenty Minutes Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Postpone H. R. 796 Until After the Morning Hour Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The motion was agreed to. Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Print Amendments to H. R. 796 Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Print Mr. Lawrence's Amendment Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The SPEAKER pro tempore. That order will be made. Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. STEPHENS. The arrangement proposed by the gentleman from Massachusetts would be very acceptable to me, and I think to this side of the House, if he would say “thirty-minute speeches” instead of “fifteen-minute speeches.” Some members would like to... Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. If gentlemen prefer twenty-minute speeches, I assent. Mr. ELDREDGE. I have an amendment, which I would like to present. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I have no objection to its being read; but let the Chair first state... Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE. The SPEAKER. The Chair is under a business engagement which he does not know how to free himself from, and which will require his absence from the House on Monday next. With the leave of the House he will name Hon. William A.... Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The motion was agreed to; and, (at three o’clock and, forty-five minutes p. in.,) in accordance with a concurrent resolution of the two Houses, the House adjourned to Monday, January 5, 1874, at twelve o’clock m. Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Resume the Consideration of H. R. 796 Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The SPEAKER. Under this order, made by unanimous consent, the House now resumes the consideration of the civil-rights bill. The gentleman from Maine [Mr. Frye] is entitled to the floor. Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Point of Order: Suspension of the Order Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The SPEAKER. No; the unanimous consent of the House suspended the rules to make this order. It was done by unanimous consent, contravening all rules that stood in the way of the order. Mr. COBURN. My point is, whether this order is not just such a... Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Allow More Time for Mr. Harris's Speech Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The SPEAKER pro tempore, (Mr. Dawes.) Is there objection? The Chair hears none. Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Point of Order: Member Addressing Another Member Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The rule requires a gentleman to address the Chair. Several Members. That's right. Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. HARRIS, of Virginia. I did not desire to be interrupted, and the person who interrupted me was out of order in doing so. I merely made a side remark to him in reply. The gentleman front Massachusetts should begin correcting the evils on his right... Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Extend the Time for a Speech to An Hour Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. E. R. HOAR. I object. Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. ARCHER. Is it in order to move to suspend the rules, so as to give the gentleman from Georgia the extension of time he desires? The SPEAKER pro tempore. A motion to suspend the rules is not in order. Mr. ARCHER. Not on Monday? The SPEAKER pro... Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is objection still persisted in? Mr. E. R. HOAR. My friend from South Carolina [Mr. Elliott] desires to have the same privilege in reply, and therefore I will withdraw my objection. [Editors' note: Mr. Hoar's withdrawal of... Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Extend the Time for Speeches to an Hour for Mr. Stephens and Mr. Elliott Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. WALLS. If the order be made, will the additional time allowed be taken out of the time of other gentlemen who may desire to speak upon this subject? Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. O, no. Mr. WALLS. If not, then I will not object; if so, then I... Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. WALLS. Then I must object. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Georgia [Mr. Stephens] will then proceed for twenty minutes. Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. WALLS. At the suggestion of friends I withdraw my objection. [Editors' note: Mr. Wall's withdrawal of his objection has the effect of bringing the motion back before the House to be acted on. In order to accurately show this in the model, we... Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there further objection? [After a pause.] The Chair hears none. The gentleman from Georgia [Mr. Stephens] will be entitled to one hour, and the gentleman from South Carolina [Mr. Elliott] to one hour in reply. Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Allow More Time for Mr. Mills's Speech Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The SPEAKER. No objection being heard, the gentleman will proceed. Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. WALLS. I hope the gentleman will proceed this evening. Mr. G. F. HOAR. If the Chair will allow me, I desire to make a suggestion. The bill in regard to the distribution of the proceeds of the public lands for purposes of education is in the... Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. If the gentleman from South Carolina desires to go on to-night, I withdraw the motion to adjourn. Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Print an Amendment that Mr. Pelham Will Offer at a Later Time Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
PRINTING OF AN AMENDMENT. Mr. PELHAM, by unanimous consent, submitted an amendment which he designs offering to the civil-rights bill; which was ordered to be printed. Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. Butler, D. D. Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Resume Consideration of H. R. 796 Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
CIVIL RIGHTS. The SPEAKER. The House resumes the consideration of the bill (H. R. No. 796) to protect all citizens in their civil and legal rights, upon which the gentleman from Kentucky [Mr. Durham] is entitled to the floor. Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Print an Amendment that Mr. White Will Offer at a Later Time Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
No objection was made, and it was ordered accordingly. Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Print Mr. Beck's Amendment Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The amendment was ordered to be printed. Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Print Mr. Ransier's Amendment Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Print Mr. Lowndes' Amendment Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Publish in the Congressional Record the Remarks of Mr. Bell Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. RAINEY. I object. Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Print Mr. Crossland's Amendment Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The motion was agreed to; and accordingly (at four o’clock and fifty-five minutes p. m.) the House adjourned. Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Call to Order Wednesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. J. G. Butler, D. D. Wednesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Wednesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Wednesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion for the Regular Order of Business Wednesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The SPEAKER. The Chair desires to state that nearly all the misunderstandings about legislation and things done in this House arise from what occurs within thirty minutes after the Journal is read each morning, at a time when members are for the most... Wednesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
CIVIL-RIGHTS BILL. The SPEAKER. The regular order having been demanded, the House resumes the consideration of the bill (H. R. No. 796) to protect all citizens in their civil and legal rights. The gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Butler] is entitled... Wednesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Print Amendments Offered by Mr. Willard, Mr. Durham, and Mr. Hatcher and Have Them Referred Wednesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
No objection was made; and amendments were accordingly filed by Mr. Willard, of Vermont, Mr. Durham, Mr. Hatcher, and others. Wednesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Adjourn Wednesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The motion was agreed to; and accordingly (at four o’clock and five minutes p. m.) the House adjourned. Wednesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Appointment of Standing Committees Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMITTEES. The SPEAKER. The Chair now lays before the House the standing committees of the House for the Forty-third Congress. [...] Committee on the Judiciary--Messrs. Butler of Massachusetts, Wilson of Indiana, Poland, Tremain,... Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
H. R. 796 Thursday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
H. R. 796: Mr. Morey's Amendment Thursday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I also desire to say that I propose, within the two hours which are allowed to me as chairman of the committee reporting the bill, unless the House desires more time, to give the fullest opportunity for debate, and... Thursday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I desire now to call the attention of the House to the provisions of this bill. Mr. BECK. I desire to ask the gentleman from Massachusetts a question. What arrangement, if any, can be made about the time to be allowed for... Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
H. R. 796: Mr. Eldredge's Amendment Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
H. R. 796: Mr. Bromberg's Amendment Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
H. R. 796: Mr. Harris's Amendment Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
H. R. 796: Mr. Potter's Amendment Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
H. R. 796: Mr. Whitehead's Amendment Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
The SPEAKER. Any amendments which gentlemen may have to propose to this bill can be left at the Clerk’s desk, and they will be ordered to be printed in document form as well as in the Congressional Record. Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
H. R. 796: Mr. Lawrence's Amendment Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
[Mr. LAWRENCE.] ... It is well known that in many of the States where the New York code has been adopted, or a similar code, there is no action of debt; and it may be well to avoid any difficulty on that ground by simply-providing that any corporation... Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. BECK obtained the floor. Mr. BROMBERG. Before the gentleman from Kentucky [Mr. Beck] proceeds I wish to inquire of the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Butler] whether any evidence was presented to the Committee on the Judiciary that this law was... Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. RAINEY. Mr. Speaker, I did not expect to participate in this debate at this early period; and I would have preferred to wait until I should have had a full exposition of the opinions entertained by the other side of the House. I know, sir, that... Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
CIVIL RIGHTS. The SPEAKER. The House now resumes the consideration of the bill (H. R. No. 796) to protect all citizens in their civil and legal rights, on which the gentleman from Maine [Mr. Frye] is entitled to the floor. The speeches by order of the... Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
CIVIL RIGHTS. The House resumed the consideration of the civil-rights bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Georgia [Mr. Stephens] is entitled to the floor for one hour. Mr. STEPHENS. Mr. Speaker, before entering upon the discussion of... Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. RANSIER. I am obliged to the House for its courtesy in allowing me one hour within which to— The SPEAKER. The Chair does not understand that the gentleman was allowed an hour's time. Mr. WOOD, Mr. HOLMAN, and others. That was the... Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. MILLS. Mr. Speaker, it will not be expected that any member on this or on the other side of the House can discuss the momentous questions involved in this bill in twenty minutes. I desire, however, to consume the time that may be allowed me under... Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
H. R. 796: Mr. Beck's Amendment Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. RANSIER. I ask the gentleman from Kentucky to yield to me to offer an amendment. Mr. DURHAM, I will do so, if it does not come out of my time. The SPEAKER. It will come out of the gentleman’s time. The Chair will recognize the gentleman from... Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
H. R. 796: Mr. Lowndes' Amendment Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
CIVIL-RIGHTS BILL. The call of committees having been completed, The House resumed the consideration of the bill (H. R. No. 796) to protect all citizens in their civil and legal rights. The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Butler] is... Friday December 1873Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. HARRIS, of Virginia. I am very much obliged to the House. We have now in our State an institution for the education of the deaf, dumb, and blind. It is in my district, and I desire to have read a letter from the principal of that institution, and I... Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. MILLS. I ask the gentleman, when the common schools are broken up in all the Southern States, and private schools established, and the children to be educated by those who are able to incur the expense, what is to become of the children of the... Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
H. R. 796: Mr. Ransier's Amendment Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
H. R. 796: Mr. Buckner's Amendment Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. ELLIOTT. While I am sincerely grateful for this high mark of courtesy that has been accorded to me by this House, it is a matter of regret to me that it is necessary at this day that I should rise in the presence of an American Congress to advocate... Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. BLOUNT. Mr. Speaker, under ordinary circumstances I would prefer not to thrust myself into discussions on this floor, but rather to listen and leant from others of larger experience than myself the true interests of the country in shaping its... Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
CIVIL RIGHTS. The House resumed the consideration of the civil-rights bill. Mr. POLAND obtained the floor, and said: Mr. Speaker, I have had occasion several times to express my general views in relation to the questions involved in this bill, and... Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. BRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I propose to speak to the reason, not to the prejudice of this body. I propose candidly to offer some reasons why I cannot vote for this bill. Without further preliminaries, I will state that I believe it is unconstitutional,... Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. TREMAIN. As a member of the Committee of the Judiciary, which reported this bill, I have taken some notes of the arguments made here, with a view, if time and opportunity wore allowed, to answer those that have been presented by some of the... Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
H. R. 796: Mr. Crossland's Amendment Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. HERNDON. Mr. Speaker, I wish in the first place, as preliminary to the argument, to incorporate as part of my remarks the pending bill and amendment, which are as follows: A bill to protect all citizens in their civil and legal rights. Be it... Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. HARRIS, of Virginia. Yes, sir. I thank you, and will do so. I say, sir, that prejudice may exist, but it is a natural prejudice, a prejudice that God himself placed in the hearts of southern children and the southern people, and it becomes us to... Monday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. PLATT, of Virginia, obtained the floor, and said: Mr. Speaker, I had intended to spend the twenty minutes allotted to me in discussing the merits of the measure now before the House; but at the request of the gentleman from Florida [Mr. Purman] I... Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. STOWELL. Mr. Speaker, it has been so plainly manifest to the sense of justice of every right-thinking man that further legislation should be had to fully secure the rights of our colored citizens, that we have come to look upon it as an event... Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. BUCKNER. I will yield for a few moments to my friend from Virginia, [Mr. WHITEHEAD.] Mr. WHITEHEAD. Mr. Speaker, I desired and intended to speak on this bill, but am now satisfied that I will not have an opportunity to do so. However, inasmuch as... Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
H. R. 796: Mr. Luttrell's Amendment Wednesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
H. R. 796: Mr. Crutchfield's Amendment Wednesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
H. R. 796: Mr. Knapp's Amendment Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
LEAVE TO PRINT. Mr. KNAPP asked and obtained unanimous consent to have printed in the Congressional Record, as part of the debates, some remarks on the civil-rights bill. [See Appendix.] Civil Rights. SPEECH OF HON. ROBERT M. KNAPP, OF... Wednesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I object to the reception of that amendment. That is an insult to the House and to the race. Wednesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. I yield a short time to the gentleman from Tennessee, [Mr. Atkins.] Mr. ATKINS. Mr. Speaker, in contemplating this subject I am not unmindful that it is particularly invested with a historic sensitiveness which refers to... Wednesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. WOOD. Now, I think it due to frankness to say that after he has exhausted three or four days in fruitless debate, a proposition to recommit the bill in the same form in which he reported it is, in my judgment, trifling with this House, and with... Wednesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. DeWITT. Mr. Speaker, as a northern democrat, I, for one, repudiate the inference which the gentleman chooses to draw from my silence in this debate. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachusetts. Who is next? [Laughter and applause.] Now, Mr. Speaker, if these... Wednesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
The motion to recommit was agreed to. Wednesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Reconsider the Vote on the Motion to Recommit H. R. 796 Wednesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Mr. POLAND. I yield the remainder of my time to the gentleman from Ohio, [Mr. Monroe.] Mr. MONROE. Mr. Speaker, I will not attempt to discuss any of the legal or other of the graver questions which have been under discussion by much abler men than... Tuesday January 1874Committee: The House of Representatives
Motion to Recommit H. R. 796 and the Proposed Amendments Wednesday January 1874Committee: The Senate
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Byron Sunderland, D. D. Tuesday January 1874Committee: The Senate
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Tuesday January 1874Committee: The Senate
The Journal of yesterday’s proceedings was read and approved. Tuesday January 1874Committee: The Senate
Order of Business: Report First Bill on the Calendar (S. 1) Tuesday January 1874Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
Mr. HOWE obtained the floor. Mr. FERRY, of Connecticut. I rose to make the motion which I indicated some time ago, that this bill be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. It has never been referred, I believe. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Does... Tuesday January 1874Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
Motion to Refer S. 1 to the Committee on the Judiciary Tuesday January 1874Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
Mr. SUMNER. Mr. President, there is a very good reason, a very strong reason, why this bill should not be referred to the committee, and it is found in the history of the bill. I have in my hand a memorandum, which has been kindly prepared for me at... Tuesday January 1874Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
Mr. EDMUNDS. May I ask the Senator a question? Mr. SUMNER. Certainly. Mr. EDMUNDS. I should like to ask my friend, the Senator from Massachusetts, as he is now speaking of the character of the bill, which I did not care to refer to particularly,... Tuesday January 1874Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
The PRESIDING OFFICER, (Mr. Ferry, of Michigan, in the chair.) The question is on the reference of the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. EDMUNDS. I wish to say, as one member of that committee, that I do not give any such assurance. I wish... Tuesday January 1874Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
The PRESIDING OFFICER, (Mr. Ferry, of Michigan, in the chair.) The question is on the motion of the Senator from Connecticut, [Mr. Ferry,] to refer the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary, upon which the yeas and nays are ordered. The Chair now... Tuesday January 1874Committee: The Senate
The motion was agreed to; and (at four o’clock and ten minutes p m.) the Senate adjourned. Tuesday January 1874Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
Mr. SAULSBURY. I wish to say that I have no objection to the reference of this bill to the Committee on the Judiciary. I have no trouble myself in reference to this bill and to every provision in it. I shall vote against every provision in the bill... Tuesday January 1874Committee: The Senate
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The bill will be placed on the calendar. Tuesday April 1874Committee: The Senate
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The bill will be placed on the calendar. Tuesday April 1874Committee: The Senate
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Byron Sunderland, D. D. Wednesday April 1874Committee: The Senate
Reading of the Journal of Last Session Wednesday April 1874Committee: The Senate
The Journal of yesterday’s proceedings was read and approved. Wednesday April 1874Committee: The Senate
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from New Jersey moves to postpone the Calendar and proceed to the consideration of Senate bill No. 1. The motion was agreed to. Wednesday April 1874Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
S. 1: Committee Amendment Wednesday April 1874Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
The amendment was agreed to. Wednesday April 1874Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
Motion to Report S. 1 as Amended Wednesday April 1874Committee: Senate Committee of the Whole
The bill was reported to the Senate as amended. Wednesday April 1874Committee: The Senate
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Will the Senate concur in the amendment made as in Committee of the Whole? Mr. NORWOOD. I desire to submit some remarks on this bill, but I am not able to do so to-day in consequence of a cold. I would be glad if we could go... Wednesday April 1874Committee: The Senate
S. 1: Mr. Thurman's Amendment to the Committee Amendment Wednesday April 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. EDMUNDS. What is the state of the bill, Mr. President? The PRESIDING OFFICER, (Mr. Anthony in the chair.) The Senator from Ohio moves to strike out part of the matter which has been inserted. That is in order. Mr. THURMAN. The matter proposed to... Wednesday April 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. ALCORN. While that amendment is pending and before the vote is taken, is an amendment to the first section in order? The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The amendment moved by the Senator from Ohio is an amendment to an amendment and must be first disposed... Thursday April 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. NORWOOD addressed the Senate. Having spoken for over two hours, he said: Mr. President, I feel unable to go on further to-day, and I ask the indulgence of the Senate to allow me to finish my remarks, the residue being a constitutional argument on... Thursday April 1874Committee: The Senate
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Before putting the question, the Chair will announce that Senate bill No. 1, the supplementary civil-rights bill, is the unfinished business. Thursday April 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. NORWOOD. Mr. President, I deem it my duty to say that having spoken yesterday, my throat to-day is in such a condition that I am unable to go on. I can hardly articulate. I will, therefore, ask of the Senate the indulgence to have the matter... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. NORWOOD. Mr. President— Mr. FENTON. Mr. President, I inquire of the honorable Senator from Georgia if he is desirous of going on at this time to conclude his remarks this morning? If so, I will defer what I wish to present until the conclusion of... Monday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Do I understand that the civil-rights bill is before the Senate? The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The civil-rights bill is before the Senate. Tuesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
S. 1: Mr. Gordon's Amendment to the Committee Amendment Tuesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
ORDER OF BUSINESS. Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. President, I should call up the civil-rights bill but I am informed there are one or two Senators—at least one—who wish to speak and are not prepared to speak to-day. For that reason I do not call it up now. I... Wednesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
S. 1: Mr. Frelinghuysen's Amendment to the Committee Amendment Wednesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The amendment to the amendment was agreed to. Wednesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
S. 1: Mr. Frelinghuysen's Second Amendment to the Committee Amendment Wednesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. JOHNSTON. Before proceeding with that amendment, I desire to ask the Senator from New Jersey a question in reference to the previous amendment. I understand that he proposes to amend the bill by striking out in the fifth line, on the fourth page,... Wednesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. THURMAN. I should like to hear the last amendment reported. Mr. MORTON. Is the amendment proposed by the Senator from New Jersey pending? Does he urge the amendment now? The PRESIDING OFFICER, [Mr. Scott in the chair.] The Senator from New Jersey... Wednesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. THURMAN. But the amendment striking out the words “all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States,” and inserting “every citizen of the United States,” was adopted. The PRESIDING OFFICER. That amendment was adopted. Mr. MORTON. Then I... Wednesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
[Mr. FLANAGAN addressed the Senate. His remarks will appear in the Appendix.] Civil Rights. SPEECH OF HON. J. W. FLANAGAN, OF TEXAS, In the United States Senate, May 20, 1874. The Senate having under consideration the hill (S. No. 1)... Wednesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. PRATT. Mr. President, I rise to give my reasons briefly for supporting the measure now before the Senate—the supplementary civil-rights bill, so-called, as it has come to us from the hands of the Committee on the Judiciary. I believe what our... Wednesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. MORTON. Will the Senator allow me to ask him a question before he passes from the fourteenth amendment? Mr. THURMAN. If it is not a speech. I wish to be very brief this evening. If the Senator has only a question to ask I will yield. Mr. MORTON.... Wednesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. EDMUNDS. That may be true. Mr. THURMAN. I know there are certain gentlemen who have been in the Congress of the United States, who thought it their duty to shear the Supreme Court of its powers under the Constitution and the laws, and by the... Wednesday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. MORTON. I am entitled to the floor on this bill; but the Senator from Virginia [Mr. Johnston] desires to leave on the three o’clock train, and wishes to address the Senate before he goes. I therefore yield to him. Mr. JOHNSTON. Mr. President, I am... Thursday May 1874Committee: The Senate
[Mr. MORTON addressed the Senate. His remarks will appear in the Appendix.] Civil Rights. SPEECH OF HON. OLIVER P. MORTON, OF INDIANA, In the United States Senate, May 21, 1874. The Senate having under consideration the bill (S. No. 1)... Thursday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. BOUTWELL. Mr. President, a few days since I submitted to the Senate an amendment to the first section of the bill reported by the Committee on the Judiciary. As I then foresaw, a difference of opinion has arisen touching the construction of that... Thursday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. STOCKTON. Mr. President. I approach the consideration of this question with a feeling of solemnity and sadness which I can hardly express to yon or the Senate. When I see a bill of this character urged upon the Senate as it is by a vote so united,... Thursday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. STOCKTON. Mr. President, I attempted in the few desultory remarks that I made yesterday to show the Senate that this bill was not a bill to secure equal rights. I desire that the Senate and the country may know that that is my view of the bill;... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. HOWE. Mr. President— Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. One minute. I feel it my duty, Mr. President, to correct an error that my colleague has fallen into. If there is any obligation on the republican party to vote for this bill, or for any part of it, other... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
[Mr. ALCORN addressed the Senate in support of the bill. His remarks will appear in the Appendix.] Civil Rights. SPEECH OF HON. JAMES L. ALCORN, OF MISSISSIPPI, In the United States Senate, May 22, 1874. The Senate having under consideration the... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. BOUTWELL. Before the Senator from Mississippi concludes, I desire to relieve the objection which is raised by him to the amendment I have proposed as far as it is possible for me to relieve it. I have felt with him, though not perhaps with the... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
S. 1: Mr. Frelinghuysen's Renewed Proposal of His Second Amendment to the Committee Amendment Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on the amendment of the Senator from New Jersey to the second section of the amendment inserted by the Senate as in Committee of the Whole. The amendment to the amendment was agreed to. Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. There is an amendment to be made in the third section. I do not know whether that is now in order. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. It is not at the present time. Mr. SARGENT. Is an amendment in order to the first section, in the nature... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
[Mr. BOGY addressed the Senate in opposition to the bill. His remarks will appear in the Appendix.] Civil Rights. SPEECH HON. LEWIS V. BOGY, OF MISSOURI, In the United States Senate, May 22, 1874. The Senate having under consideration the bill... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. PEASE. Mr. President, I had intended while this question was before the Senate to submit some remarks, but owing to the lateness of the hour, and the further fact that every Senator has made up his mind as to the manner in which he shall vote upon... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. SAULSBURY. Mr. President, I am fully aware of the unfavorable circumstances under which I rise to discuss this question. We have already been in session fully nine hours, and human nature cannot endure the fatigues of a continuous session for so... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. MERRIMON. Mr. President, an imperious and controlling majority have no right to do wrong. It is true majorities like individuals have physical power to accomplish an end that they have no right to accomplish. When they exercise that power in an... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on the amendment of the Senator from Ohio to the amendment made as in Committee of the Whole. Mr. KELLY. Before this vote is taken I desire to say a few words. I do not wish to prolong the discussion, because I... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. That is out of order. The question is on the amendment proposed by the Senator from Ohio. Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. MERRIMON. Then I move—I trust the Chair will give me an opportunity to make my point. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Certainly. Mr. MERRIMON. I ask to know the condition of the bill. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Ohio [Mr. Thurman]... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
S. 1: Mr. Merrimon's Second Amendment to the Committee Amendment Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Let the amendment be reported from the desk. The Chief Clerk read Mr. Merrimon’s amendment. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is the Senate ready for the question on the amendment proposed by the Senator from North Carolina? Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. DAVIS. Let the amendment be reported. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The amendment is to strike out the second section of the matter adopted by the Senate as in Committee of the Whole as a substitute for the original bill. The Secretary read the... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. MERRIMON. Mr. President, I am gratified to see that the Senate is so ready to do me this much courtesy after having driven me to debate this question to-night. It must be manifest that I am proceeding with the debate under very adverse... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from North Carolina will proceed. [Mr. MERRIMON resumed and concluded his argument. His remarks in full will appear in the Appendix.] Civil Rights. SPEECH OF HON. A. S. MERRIMON, OF NORTH CAROLINA, In the... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
[Mr. HAMILTON, of Maryland, next addressed the Senate. His remarks will appear in the Appendix.] Civil Rights. SPEECH OF HON. W. T. HAMILTON, OF MARYLAND, In the United States Senate, May 22, 1874. The Senate having under consideration the bill... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The PRESIDING OFFICER, (Mr. West in the chair.) The pending question is on the amendment offered by the Senator from North Carolina, [Mr. Merrimon,] which will be reported from the desk. The Chief Clerk read the amendment, which was to strike out the... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
S. 1: Mr. Frelinghuysen's Third Amendment to the Committee Amendment Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on the amendment of the Senator from New Jersey to the second section of the amendment made as in Committee of the Whole. The amendment to the amendment was agreed to. Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
S. 1: Mr. Sargent's Amendment to the Committee Amendment Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. BUCKINGHAM. What is the question? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on the amendment of the Senator from Ohio. The Chief Clerk called Mr. Alcorn’s name, and he responded. Mr. MERRIMON. I think I had the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. DAVIS. Is there a quorum present? The PRESIDENT pro tempore. There is a quorum present. The question is on the amendment offered by the Senator from Ohio. Mr. MERRIMON. Mr. President, I only yielded to the motion to go into executive... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. CONKLING. The Senator is doing so well that he should not complain. Mr. MERRIMON. I do not know whether I am doing well or not. I am simply exercising the right conferred upon me by the Constitution of my country. I take very large views of my... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
S. 1: Mr. Boutwell's Amendment to the Committee Amendment Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. STEWART. I shall have to vote against this amendment. I do not wish to discuss it; but I believe that it may embarrass many of the present generation who would otherwise be able to secure education, and prevent their having as good an opportunity... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
S. 1: Mr. Scott's Amendment to the Committee Amendment Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. JOHNSTON. Before passing from the section we are upon I desire to have the amendment of the Senator from Georgia [Mr. Gordon] acted upon. I suppose we might as well take the vote on that now. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Virginia calls... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. SCOTT. I have no objection to withdrawing my amendment for the present that that may be voted upon. Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment referred to by the Senator from Virginia will be read. The Chief Clerk. The amendment is to strike out in section 1, commencing in line 9, the following words: And also of common schools and public institutions of... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. CARPENTER. Mr. President, as I shall vote against this bill in its present form, I wish to state very briefly why I shall do so. Without discussing other provisions of the bill, one makes it impossible for me to vote for it, and that is the... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question recurs on the amendment proposed by the Senator from Ohio [Mr. Thurman] to the amendment made as in Committee of the Whole, to strike out the second section, upon which the yeas and nays have been ordered. The... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. LOGAN, (when his name was called.) Understanding that the Senator with whom I am paired would vote in the same way that I would on this amendment, I do not consider the pair as applicable, and I shall vote “yea.” The roll-call being concluded, the... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
S. 1: Mr. Scott's Renewed Amendment to the Committee Amendment Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on the amendment of the Senator from Pennsylvania to the amendment made as in Committee of the Whole. The amendment to the amendment was agreed to. Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
S. 1: Mr. Scott's Second Amendment to the Committee Amendment Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
[Mr. BOUTWELL.] I only wish to say that this amendment is designed to make clearer than the text of the bill seems to do what I suppose is the intention of the committee, and the intention of the Senate, judging especially from the vote just taken; and... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The PRESIDING OFFICER, (Mr. Wright in the chair.) The question is on the amendment of the Senator from Massachusetts, [Mr. Boutwell,] on which the yeas and nays have been ordered. Mr. LOGAN. On the main question I am paired with the Senator from... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. SAULSBURY, (when Mr. Bayard's name was called.) My colleague [Mr. Bayard] is paired with the Senator from Michigan [Mr. Chandler] on all questions connected with this bill. If he were here he would vote “yea” on this motion, and the Senator from... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
[Mr. SCOTT.] The previous part of the section imposes the duty on district attorneys, marshals, deputy marshals, and United States commissioners of instituting proceedings and prosecuting offenses arising under this act. This closing part of the... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
[Mr. SCOTT.] It is not my purpose to exclude all other kinds of information by offering this amendment, but as the law would then stand, an information, in the technical sense of the word, furnished by any citizen would be sufficient to found these... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on the amendment of the Senator from Pennsylvania [Mr. Scott] to the third section. The amendment to the amendment was rejected; there being, on a division—ayes 16, noes 22. Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
S. 1: Mr. McCreery's Amendment to the Committee Amendment Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The amendment was rejected; ayes 11, noes not counted. Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
S. 1: Mr. Alcorn's Amendment to the Committee Amendment Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
[Mr. ALCORN.] It is known that the older States have many institutions which have been endowed by the Government of the United States, and many of the Western States have institutions which have been endowed by large donations of laud by the Government... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. If this amendment is not adopted, I give notice that on the tenth line after the word “benevolence” I intend to move to insert the words “endowed by the United States, or supported in whole or in part, or.” Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The question being taken by yeas and nays, resulted—yeas 9, nays 37; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Alcorn, Flanagan, Harvey, Oglesby, Patterson, Pease, Robertson, Spencer, and West—9. NAYS—Messrs. Allison, Bogy, Boreman, Boutwell, Buckingham, Carpenter,... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
S. 1: Mr. Frelinghuysen's Fourth Amendment to the Committee Amendment Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
S. 1: Mr. Edmunds' Amendment to Mr. Frelinghuysen's Amendment Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Very well; I so modify the amendment. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The amendment will be reported for information. The Chief Clerk. It is proposed after the word “supported,” in line 11 of section l, to insert “and also the... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The amendment to the amendment was agreed to. Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
S. 1: Mr. Frelinghuysen's Fifth Amendment to the Committee Amendment Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The amendment to the amendment was agreed to. Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
S. 1: Mr. Sargent's Second Amendment to the Committee Amendment Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. EDMUNDS. That is the same old question again. Mr. SARGENT. Very well, it may be the same old question; but it is a question that I have a right to raise and to raise in this form. Mr. EDMUNDS. Undoubtedly; but the fact remains as before. Mr.... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
Mr. SARGENT and Mr. HAMILTON, of Maryland, called for the yeas and nays, and they were ordered; and being taken, resulted—yeas 10, nays 28; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Bogy, Boreman, Cooper, Davis, Hager, Hamilton of Maryland, Johnston, Kelly, McCreery,... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
S. 1: Mr. Edmunds' Amendment to the Committee Amendment Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
[Mr. EDMUNDS.] I do this because the first clause of the fourteenth amendment respecting privileges and immunities uses the word “citizens,” and then a later clause uses the word “persons.” I wish to have the language of the Constitution in respect to... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The amendment to the amendment was agreed to. Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
S. 1: Mr. Hamilton's Amendment to the Committee Amendment Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
PERSONAL EXPLANATION—CIVIL RIGHTS. Mr. CONOVER. I wish to state that I was temporarily absent in the restaurant when the vote was taken on the passage of the civil-rights bill. I regret it, for had I been here I desired to vote in favor of the passage... Friday May 1874Committee: Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
... Committee on Enrolled Bills---Messrs. Darrall, Pendleton, and Harris of Georgia. Friday December 1873Committee: The Senate
Mr. SAULSBURY. I desire to say that my colleague [Mr. Bayard] is paired with the Senator from Michigan, [Mr. Chandler.] The question being taken by yeas and nays, resulted—yeas 15, nays 28; as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Bogy, Carpenter, Cooper, Davis,... Friday May 1874Committee: The Senate
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question now is on concurring in the amendment made as in Committee of the Whole, as amended. The amendment was concurred in; being to strike out all of the original bill after the enacting clause and to insert as a... Friday May 1874Committee: Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
... Committee on Enrolled Bills---Messrs. Darrall, Pendleton, and Harris of Georgia. Friday December 1873Committee: Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
... Committee on Enrolled Bills---Messrs. Darrall, Pendleton, and Harris of Georgia. Friday December 1873Committee: The Senate
Mr. DAVIS. I wish to state that the Senator from Kentucky [Mr. Stevenson] and the Senator from Indiana [Mr. Morton] are paired. Mr. RANSOM. I am requested to state that on this question the Senator from Pennsylvania [Mr. Cameron] is paired with the... Friday May 1874