The Journal of the Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction: 39th Congress, 1865-1867

¹ Globe 39th Congress absent adjournment admitted adopted amendment was agreed American Andrew Johnson basis of representation bill Bingham moved Blaine Blaine amendment Blow Boutwell citizens civil rights color Committee met pursuant condition Confederate Conkling conservatives Constitution debt declared Democrats disfranchised enacted equal February Fessenden fourteenth amendment Freedmen's Bureau gress Grider Grimes Harris Howard Ibid Johnson joint committee joint resolution legislation legislature loyal ment Messrs military mittee Morrill motion was agreed moved to amend Nays-Messrs negro suffrage opinion party persons Ph.D plan of reconstruction President Price proposed proposition question was taken radicals ratified rebel rebellion Reconstruction act reported Republicans restoration Reverdy Johnson Roscoe Conkling Senate South southern speech Stevens moved supra taken by yeas Tennessee Thaddeus Stevens tion tive Union United veto vote voting-Messrs W. J. ASHLEY Washburne Williams yeas and nays Yeas-Messrs York York World