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ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS.
R 1914, L
COPYRIGHT, 1875 AND 1877,
BY
FRANCIS V. BALCH, EXECUTOR.
COPYRIGHT, 1900,
LEE AND SHEPARD.
Statesman Edition.
LIMITED TO ONE THOUSAND COPIES. OF WHICH THIS IS
Norwood Press : NORWOOD, MASS., U.S.A.
CONTENTS OF VOLUME XV.
PAGE
THE CESSION OF RUSSIAN AMERICA TO THE UNITED STATES.
Speech in the Senate, on the Ratification of the Treaty
between the United States and Russia, April 9, 1867. 1
PRECAUTION AGAINST THE PRESIDENT. Remarks in the Sen-
ate, on a Resolution asking for Copies of Opinions with
regard to the Tenure-of-Office Law and Appointments
during the Recess of Congress, April 11, 1867
FINISH OUR WORK BEFORE ADJOURNMENT.
.
Remarks in the
170
172
Senate, on a Motion to adjourn without Day, April 11
and 12, 1867
MEDIATION BETWEEN CONTENDING PARTIES IN MEXICO. Reso-
lution in the Senate, proposing the Good Offices of the
United States, April 20, 1867 .
174
EQUAL SUFFRAGE AT ONCE BY ACT OF CONGRESS RATHER
THAN CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Letter to the New
York Independent, April 20, 1867
CELEBRATION AT ARLINGTON, ON ASSUMING ITS NEW NAME.
Speech at a Dinner in a Tent, June 17, 1867
POWERS OF THE TWO HOUSES OF CONGRESS IN THE ABSENCE
OF A QUORUM. Protest in the Senate, at its Opening,
July 3, 1867
HOMESTEADS FOR FREEDmen. Resolution in the Senate,
LIMITATION OF THE BUSINESS OF THE SENATE. OBLIGATIONS
OF SENATE CAUCUSES. Speeches in the Senate, July 3,
5, and 10, 1867
iii
176
181
185
188
189
RECONSTRUCTION Once More.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS; OFFICERS
AND SENATORS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF COLOR. Speeches
in the Senate, on the Third Reconstruction Bill, July 11
and 13, 1867
SUFFRAGE WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF COLOR THROUGHOUT
THE UNITED STATES BY ACT OF CONGRESS. Remarks
in the Senate, on a Bill to enforce Several Provisions of
the Constitution by securing the Elective Franchise to
Colored Citizens, July 12, 1867
OPENING OF OFFICES TO COLORED PERSONS IN THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA. Remarks in the Senate, on a Bill for the
further Security of Equal Rights in the District of
Columbia, July 16, 1867 .
NATURALIZATION WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF RACE OR COLOR.
Remarks in the Senate, on a Bill to strike out the Word
"White" in the Naturalization Laws, July 19, 1867
THE PRESIDENT MUST BE WATCHED BY CONGRESS, OR RE-
MOVED. Speech in the Senate, on the Resolution of
Adjournment, July 19, 1867
SYMPATHY WITH CRETE, AND AN APPEAL TO THE TURKISH
GOVERNMENT. Joint Resolutions in the Senate, July 19,
1867, and July 21, 1868 .
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229
234
238
240
246
PRIVILEGES OF DEBATE IN THE SENATE ON OFFICERS LIABLE
TO IMPEACHMENT. Resolutions in the Senate, July 20,