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committee, 135 ; the resolution reaches beyond 

 the power of the present Congress, 135 ; sup- 

 pose this provision had been in the resolution 

 to raise the Committee on the Conduct of the 

 War, 135 ; the two Houses under the Consti- 

 tution, 135 ; the resolution takes from the Sen- 

 ate all power to act until a report is made, 

 136; it excludes eleven States of the Union, 

 136; status of the States, 136; the disorgani- 

 zation did not destroy States, 136 ; important 

 to have a committee, 136 ; the committee could 

 accomplish all with reference of credentials or 

 change in the order of business, 137; the ad- 

 mission of Senators is not involved in this 

 question, 137; many things been done for 

 which there was no authority, 137; what de- 

 termines the rights of States to be represented 

 here, 138; resolution adopted after the battle 

 of Manassas, 138; shall a report of a joint 

 committee of the two Houses override a funda- 

 mental law of the land? 138; this subject be- 

 longs exclusively to the Senate, 138; what is 

 the resolution? 138; State organizations in 

 certain States of the Union have been usurped 

 and overthrown, 138 ; amendment offered, 

 139 ; the committee can give us no informa- 

 tion which we do not now possess, 139 ; duty 

 of the President, 139; what has he done? 

 139 ; amendment rejected, 139 ; resolution 

 adopted, 139 ; the resolution, 139 ; considered 

 in the House, 139; does it not conflict with 

 the seventh section of the first article of the 

 Constitution, 140 ; committee appointed, 140 ; 

 reference of all papers to committee, 140 ; au- 

 thority to send for persons and papers granted, 

 140. 



In the Senate, instructions to the reconstruc- 

 tion committee, 140. 



In the House, resolutions relative to class 

 rule and aristocracy as a privileged power, 141. 



In the House, reference of President's mes- 

 sage, 141 ; first duty of Congress to pass a law 

 declaring the condition of these outside or de- 

 funct States, and providing proper civil gov- 

 ernments for them, 141 ; never should be re- 

 organized as in the Union until the Constitu- 

 tion has been so amended as to secure perpetual 

 ascendency to the Union party, 141; repre- 

 sentation from these States, 141 ; duty on ex- 

 ports, 141; Congress is bound to provide for 

 the emancipated slaves until they can take care 

 of themselves, 142 ; two things of vital impor- 

 tance, 142 ; a white man's government, 142 ; 



this Congress should set the seal of reproba- 

 tion upon such a doctrine, 142 ; this is not a 

 white man's government, 142. 



In the House, a resolution relative to the 

 debt of the late Confederacy, 143. 



Do. for an equitable division of arms among 

 the Northern States, 143. 



Do. relative to the extension of the elective 

 franchise in States, 143. 



A bill to enable loyal citizens in Southern 

 States to form a constitution and State gov- 

 ernment, 143. 



Amendment to the Constitution relative to 

 the Confederate debt reported from the judi- 

 ciary committee, 148; action of the House, 

 143-144. 



Resolution relative to retaining the military 

 force of the Government in the Southern 

 States, 144; passed, 144. 



Do. on the legitimate consequences of the 

 war, 144. 



Do. on the President's message, and the 

 principles therein advocated, 144 ; referred to 

 the joint committee, 145. 



Do. on the support of the measures of the 

 President by the House, 145. 



Do. on the proper requirements to be se- 

 cured from the Southern States on establish- 

 ing Federal relations with them, 145. 



Do. on the grants of powers under the Con- 

 stitution, etc., 145. 



A joint resolution from the reconstruction 

 committee relative to representation and taxa- 

 tion, 146 ; purposes to change the basis of 

 representation to a representation npon all 

 persons, provided, where a State excludes a 

 particular class, it shall not be entitled to rep- 

 resentation for that class, 146 ; its adoption 

 would prevent qualified suffrage to colored 

 people, 146 ; many reasons for its commenda- 

 tion, 146; these propositions introduced only 

 for the purpose of agitation, 146 ; objections 

 to the resolution, 146 ; amendment offered, 

 147 ; the question towers above all party con- 

 sideration, 147 ; this action is proposed on the 

 principle that the Southern States are subju- 

 gated, 147; the principle examined, 147; re- 

 solution recommitted, 147; reported back 

 amended, 147; adopted, 148. 



Resolutions on the right of secession, powers 

 of Congress, and the separation of the black 

 race from the whites, 148. 



Resolution on secession, rights of blacks, 



