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

39th Congress absent Absent-Messrs adjournment admitted adopted affirmative amendment was agreed Andrew Johnson basis of representation bill Bingham moved Blaine amendment Blow Boutwell cided civil rights clause Committee met pursuant condition Conkling conservative Constitution Court debt declared Democrats disfranchised Fessenden follows fourteenth amendment Freedmen's Bureau gress Grider Grimes Harris House of Representatives Howard Ibid Johnson joint committee joint resolution lately in insurrection laws legislature loyal mative ment Messrs mittee Morrill motion was agreed moved to amend Nays-Messrs negro suffrage opinion party persons plan of reconstruction political rights President proposition question was taken radicals ratified rebel rebellion Reconstruction act Republicans restoration Reverdy Johnson Rogers-3 Roscoe Conkling South southern speech Stevens moved sub-committee submitted supra taken by yeas Tennessee Thaddeus Stevens tion tive Union United veto vote voting-Messrs Washburne Williams words yeas and nays Yeas-Messrs Yeas-The Chairman York York World