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INDEX OF CONTENTS. 



Congress in respect to ine loyal citizens In Southern 

 States, 125. 



In the House, motion to elect a Speaker, 126; first 

 settle who are members of the House, 126 ; if Tennessee 

 is not in the Union and its people aliens, by what right 

 does the President ho.id his seat? 126; reasons of the 

 Clerk for omitting certain States, 126; Louisiana repre- 

 sentatives, 126; Schuyler Colfax chosen Speaker, 127; 

 his speech, 12T ; takes the oath, 127. 



Motion for a joint committee of fifteen, 128 ; adopted, 

 123. 



In the Senate, credentials of Mississippi Senators pre- 

 sented, 128 ; resolutions of the Vermont Legislature on 

 reconstruction of Southern States, 12S. 



In the House, election of Chaplain, 128; C. B. Boyn- 

 ton nominated, 128; his qualifications, 128; Thos. H. 

 Stockton nominated, 128 ; his qualifications, 128 ; Chas. 

 B. Parsons nominated, 129; his qualifications, 129; L. C. 

 Matlock nominated, 129; his qualifications, 129; Thos. 

 H. Stockton's nomination seconded, 129 ; James Presley 

 nominated, 129 ; his qualifications, 129 ; James Or. Butler 

 nominated, 129; his qualifications, 129; J. H. C. Bout6 

 nominated, 129; his qualifications, 129; B. H. Nadal 

 nominated, 129 ; his qualifications, 129 ; John "W. Jack- 

 son nominated, 129 ; his qualifications, 129 ; John Cham- 

 bers nominated, 130 ; his qualifications, 130 ; Gen. Grant 

 suggested, 130 ; election of C. B. Boynton, 130. 



Resolution relative to repudiation of the public debt, 

 130; adopted, 180. 



Eesolutions on amendments to the Constitution, 130 ; 

 read and referred, 130 ; resolution to base representation 

 on the number of electors instead of population, 130. 



Eesolutions relative to amendments of the Constitu- 

 tion, 131 ; do. on the origin of powers of government, 

 taxation, color, and mercy to enemies, 131. 



In the Senate, resolution calling upon the President 

 for information respecting the Southern States, 131 ; his 

 reply, 181; report of Gen. Grant, 182; call for Gen. 

 Schurz's report, 133; discussion, 133. 



In the House, resolution to admit Southern represent- 

 atives to the floor pending the question of their admis- 

 sion, 133 ; do. calling for information relative to a decree 

 of peonage in Mexico, 133. 



In the Senate, a resolution for a joint committee of 

 fifteen on reconstruction, 183; amendment to refer all 

 papers to said committee, 133 ; the House resolution is a 

 pledge to each House not to readmit Southern States un- 

 til a report has been made, 134 ; present position of those 

 States, 134; not to-day loyal States, 134; the purpose for 

 both Houses, 184; construction of the resolution, 134; 

 all these questions should be referred to the Committee 

 on the Judiciary, 185; it is constituted to consider such 

 questions, 135; the Senate does not stand on an equality 

 with the House in the proposed committee, 135; the 

 resolution reaches beyond the power of the present Con- 

 gress, 185; suppose this provision had been in the reso- 

 lution to raise the Committee on the Conduct of the 

 War, 135; the two Houses under the Constitution, 135; 

 the resolution takes from the Senate 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 admission of Senators is not involved 

 in this question, 137; many things been done for which 

 there was no authority, 137 ; what determines the rights 

 of States to be represented here, 138 ; resolution adopted 

 after the battle of Manassas, 188 ; shall a report of a joint 

 committee of the two Houses override a fundamental 



law of the land? 188; this subject belongs exclusively to 

 the Senate, 138; what is the resolution? 138; Statt 

 organizations in certain States of the Union have been 

 usurped and overthrown, 138 ; amendment offered, 139 ; 

 the committee can give us no information which we do 

 not now possess, 189 ; di)|y of the President, 189 ; what 

 has ho 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 ; authority to send for persons and papers granted, 

 140. 



In the Senate, instructions to the reconstruction com- 

 mittee, 140. 



In the House, resolutions relative to class rule and 

 aristocracy as a privileged power, 141. 



In the House, reference of President's message, 141 ; 

 first duty of Congress to pass a law declaring the condi- 

 tion of these outside or defunct States, and providing 

 proper civil governments for them, 141 ; never should bo 

 reorganized as in the Union until the Constitution has 

 been so amended as to secure perpetual ascendency to 

 the Union party, 141 ; representation from these Statps, 

 141; duty on exports, 141; Congress is bound to provide for 

 the emancipated slaves until they can take care of them- 

 selves, 142; two things of vital importance, 142; a white 

 man's government, 142 ; this Congress should set the seal 

 of reprobation upon such a doctrine, 142 ; this is not a 

 white man's government, 142. 



In the House, a resolution relative to the debt of tbe 

 late Confederacy, 143. 



Do. for an. equitable division of arms among the 

 Northern States, 148. 



Do. relative to the extension of the elective franchise 

 in States, 143. 



A bill to enable !'yal citizens in Southern States to 

 form a constitution and State government, 143. 



Amendment to the Constitution relative to the Con- 

 federate debt, reported from the Judiciary Committee, 

 143 ; action of the House, 143-144. 



Kesolution 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 secured from the 

 Southern States on establishing Federal relations with 

 them, 145. 



Do. on the grants of powers under the Constitution, 

 etc., 145. 



A joint resolution from the reconstruction Com- 

 mittee relative to representation and taxation, 146 ; 

 purposes to change the basis of representation to a 

 representation upon all persons, provided where a 

 State excludes a particular class, it shall not be en- 

 titled to representation for that class, 146; its adoption 

 would prevent qualified suffrage to colored people, 

 146; many reasons for its commendation, 146; these 

 propositions introduced only for the purpose of agita- 

 tion, 146; objections to the resolution, 146; amend- 

 ment offered, 147; the question towers above all party 

 consideration, 147; this action is proposed on the prin- 

 ciple that the Southern States are subjugated, 147; th 

 principle examined, 147; resolution recommitted, 147 

 reported back amended, 147; adopted, 144 



