the Resolution reported without Amendment by Mr. Trumbull. Mr. Sauls-

bury's Speech. Mr. Davis's Amendment. Mr. Sherman's Speech. Mr.

Doolittle's Speech. Mr. Willey's Speech. Mr. Browning's Speech.

Mr. M'Dougall's Speech. Mr. Powell's Speech. Mr. Latham's Speech.

Mr. Morrill's Speech. Mr. Henderson's Amendment. Mr. Sherman's

Speech. Passage of the Resolution.

pp. 79-91.

CHAPTER V.

THE PROHIBITION OF SLAVERY IN THE TERRITORIES.

Mr. Arnold's Bill. Mr. Lovejoy's Report. Motion to lay the Bill on the

Table. Mr. Lovejoy's Substitute. Remarks of Mr. Cox. Mr. Diven.

Mr. Olin. Mr. Crisfield. Mr. Kelley. Mr. Sheffield. Mr. Stevens.

Mr. Thomas. Mr. Bingham. Mr. Fisher. Passage of the Bill in the

House. In the Senate. Mr. Browning's Report. Mr. Browning's

Amendment. Mr. Carlile's Speech. Mr. Wade's Speech. Passage of

the Bill as amended. Amendment of the Senate concurred in.

pp. 92-109.

CHAPTER VI.

CERTAIN SLAVES TO BE MADE FREE.

Mr. Pomeroy's Bill. Mr. Trumbull's Bill. Mr. Morrill's Joint Resolution.

Report of the Judiciary Committee. Mr. Sumner's Amendment. Mr.

Sherman's Amendment. Remarks of Mr. Willey. Mr. Hale's Reply.

Mr. Collamer's

Remarks of Mr.

Mr. Harris's Amendment. Remarks of Mr. Howard.

Amendment. Motion to refer to a Select Committee.

Wilmot. Mr. Wilson's Amendment. Mr. Collamer. Motion to refer

to a Select Committee by Mr. Clark. Remarks of Mr. Hale. Mr. Wil-

son's Reply. Select Committee. Mr. Clark's Report. Mr. Sumner's

Amendment. Mr. Davis's Amendment. Mr. Saulsbury's Amendment.

Mr. Wilson's Amendment. Mr. Clark's Amendment. Mr. Sumner's

Amendment. Passage of the Bill. House. Mr. Eliot's Resolution.

Mr. Roscoe Conkling's Amendment. Mr. Campbell's Resolution. Mr.

Stevens's Resolution. Mr. Conway's Resolution. Bills referred to Judi-

ciary Committee. Mr. Hickman's Report. Mr. Bingham's Substitute.

Mr. Porter's Amendment. Mr. Eliot's Report. Bill defeated. Recon-

sideration. Recommitted on Motion of Mr. Porter. Reported back by

Mr. Eliot. Mr. Clark's Amendment. Senate Amendment lost in the

House. Senate Conference Committee. House Conference Committee.

Report of Conference Committee. Mr. Clark's Senate Amendment

adopted.

pp. 110-174.

CHAPTER VII.

HAYTI AND LIBERIA.

Mr. Sumner's Bill to authorize the Appointment of Diplomatic Repre-

sentatives to Hayti and Liberia. Mr. Sumner's Speech. Mr. Davis's

Amendment. Mr. Davis's Speech. Passage of the Bill. The Bill

reported in the House. Mr. Gooch's Speech. Mr. Cox's Amendment.

Mr. Cox's Speech. Mr. Biddle's Speech. Mr. Kelley's Speech. Mr.

M'Knight's Speech. Mr. Eliot's Speech. Mr. Thomas's Speech.

Mr. Fessenden's Speech. Mr. Maynard's Speech.

Speech. Passage of the Bill.

CHAPTER VIII.

Mr. Crittenden's

pp. 175-183.

EDUCATION OF COLORED YOUTH IN THE DISTRICT OF

COLUMBIA.

Mr. Grimes's Bill. Mr. Grimes's Report. Mr. Wilson's Amendment. Re-

marks of Mr. Wilson. Passage of the Bill. Bill reported in the House

by Mr. Rollins. Passage of the Bill. Mr. Lovejoy's Bill. Reported by

Mr. Fessenden. Passage of the Bill. Bill reported in the Senate by Mr.

Grimes. Passage of the Bill. Mr. Wilson's Bill. Reported from the

District Committee. Remarks by Mr. Carlile. Mr. Grimes. Mr. Davis.

Mr. Morrill. Passage of the Bill in the Senate. Passage in the House.

Mr. Wilson's Bill. Mr. Grimes's Bill. Passage in the Senate. Mr.

Patterson's Substitute. Passage of the Bill.

CHAPTER IX.

THE AFRICAN SLAVE-TRADE.

pp. 184-194.

The Treaty between the United States and Great Britain for the Suppression

of the Slave-trade. Mr. Sumner's Bill. Remarks of Mr. Saulsbury.

Passage of the Bill. Mr. Foster's Bill. Passage of the Bill.

CHAPTER X.

pp. 195-197.

ADDITIONAL ACT TO ABOLISH SLAVERY IN THE DISTRICT

OF COLUMBIA.

Mr. Wilson's Bill. Reported back with Amendments by Mr. Grimes. Mr.

Grimes's Speech. Mr. Wilson's Speech. Committee's Amendments.

Mr. Sumner's Amendment. Passage of the Bill. Bill in the House.

Remarks of Mr. Wickliffe. Motion to lay on the Table by Mr. Cox.

Remarks by Mr. Crisfield. Passage of the Bill.
pp. 198-202.

CHAPTER XI.

COLORED SOLDIERS.

Mr. Wilson's Bill. Mr. Grimes's Amendment. Remarks of Mr. Saulsbury.

Mr. Carlile. Mr. King's Amendment. Mr. Sherman's Speech. Mr.

Fessenden's Speech. Mr. Rice's Speech. Mr. Wilson's Speech. Mr.

Davis's Amendment. Mr. Collamer's Speech. Mr. Ten Eyck's Speech.

Mr. King's Speech. Mr. Henderson's Amendment. Mr. Sherman's

Amendment. Mr. Browning's Amendment. Mr. Lane's Speech. Mr.

Harlan's Speech. Mr. Wilson's Bill. Remarks by Mr. Sherman.

Mr. Lane. Speech of Mr. Howard. Mr. Sherman's Amendment. Mr.

Browning's amendment. Remarks of Mr. Henderson. Mr. Wright.

Mr. Doolittle. Mr. Powell. Passage of the Bill. Mr. Stevens's Amend-

ment. Remarks of Mr. Clay. Mr. Boutwell. Mr. Davis's Amendment.

Mr. Mallory's Speech. Webster's Amendment. Mr. Scofield's

Speech. Mr. Wood's Speech. Mr. Whalley's Amendment. Mr. Ste-

vens's Amendment adopted. Conference Committee. Report adopted.

Mr.

CHAPTER XII.

pp. 203-223.

AID TO THE STATES TO EMANCIPATE THEIR SLAVES.

Mr. Wilson's Joint Resolution. House Committee on Emancipation. Mr.

White's Bill. Mr. Wilson's Resolution. Mr. Henderson's Bill. Mr. Noell's

Bill. Mr. White's Report. Remarks of Mr. Clements. Mr. Wickliffe.

Mr. Noell. Passage of the Bill. House Bill reported by Mr. Trumbull.

Remarks of Mr. Henderson. Mr. Wilson's Amendment. Remarks of

Mr. Fessenden. Mr. Trumbull. Mr. Foster. Mr. Wilson. Mr. Sher-

man. Mr. Cowan. Mr. Bayard. Mr. Clark. Mr. Lane of Kansas.

Mr. Morrill. Mr. Wilson's Amendment. Mr. Grimes's Speech. Mr.

Kennedy's Speech. Mr. Harris's Report. Mr. Wilson of Missouri.

Mr. Wall's Speech. Mr. Richardson's Amendment. Mr. Collamer's

Amendment. Mr. Sumner's Amendment. Remarks of Mr. Powell. Mr.

Sumner's Amendment. Mr. Sumner's Speech. Passage of the Bill as

amended. Mr. White's Report in the House. Bill referred to Commit-

tee of the Whole.

pp. 224-248.

CHAPTER XIII.

AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION.

Mr. Ashley's Bill. Mr. Wilson's Joint Resolution. House Committee on
the Judiciary. Mr. Henderson's Joint Resolution. Mr. Sumner's Resolu-
tion. Mr. Henderson's Amendment reported with an Amendment.

Remarks of Mr. Trumbull. Mr. Wilson. Mr. Davis's Amendment. Re-

marks of Mr. Saulsbury. Mr. Clark. Mr. Howe. Mr. Johnson. Mr.

Davis's Amendments. Mr. Powell's Amendment. Remarks of Mr.

Harlan. Mr. Hale. Mr. M'Dougall. Mr. Hendricks. Mr. Hender-

son. Mr. Sumner. Mr. Sumner's Amendment. Remarks of Mr.

Trumbull. Mr. Howard. Passage of the Joint Resolution in the Sen-

ate. Mr. Morris's Speech. Remarks of Mr. Herrick. Mr. Kellogg. Mr.

Pruyn. Mr. Wood. Mr. Higby. Mr. Wheeler's Amendment.

Kellogg of Michigan. Mr. Ross. Mr. Holman. Mr. Thayer. Mr. Mal-

lory. Mr. Ingersoll. Mr. Pendleton's Amendment. Joint Resolution

defeated. Mr. Ashley's Motion to reconsider..

CHAPTER XIV.

pp. 249-272.

REPEAL OF FUGITIVE-SLAVE LAWS.

Mr.

Mr. Howe's Bill. Mr. Wilmot's Bill. Mr. Wilson's Bill. Mr. Stevens's Bill.

Mr. Ashley's Bill. Mr. Julian's Bill. Special Committee on Slavery.

Mr. Sumner's Bill and Report. Mr. Foster's Speech. Mr. Sherman's

Amendment. Mr. Johnson's Speech. Mr. Sumner's Speech. Mr. Sauls-

bury's Amendment. Mr. Brown's Speech. Mr. Howard's Amendment.

Remarks of Mr. Conness. Mr. Morris's Bill. Remarks of Mr. Mallory.

Mr. Morris. M. Wilson. Mr. Pendleton. Mr. King. Mr. Cox. Mr.

Hubbard. Mr. Farnsworth. Passage of Mr. Morris's Bill in the House.

Mr. Morris's Bill reported by Mr. Sumner. Mr. Saulsbury's Amend-

ment. Mr. Johnson's Amendment. Passage of the Bill.

CHAPTER XV.

PAY OF COLORED SOLDIERS.

pp. 273-292.

Mr. Wilson's Bill. Mr. Grimes's Amendment. Mr. Wilson's Joint Res-

olution. M. Conness's Amendment. Remarks of Mr. Fessenden.

Mr. Wilson. Mr. Foster. Mr. Sumner. Mr. Johnson. Mr. Grimes.

Mr. Howe. Mr. Wilson. Mr. Grimes. Mr. Cowan's Amendment. Mr.

Sumner's Amendment. Mr. Wilson's Amendment. Mr. Doolittle's

Amendment. Mr. Sumner's Amendment to Mr. Cowan's Amendment.

Mr. Wilson's Amendment. Remarks of Mr. Clark. Mr. Davis's Amend-

ment. Mr. Collamer's Amendment. Remarks of Mr. Foot. Mr. Sum-

ner's Amendment. Remarks of Mr. Wilkinson. Mr. Wilson.

Howard. Mr. Johnson. Mr. Fessenden. Mr. Wilson's Bill.

Davis's Amendment. Passage of the Bill. Mr. Wilson's Amendment

to the Army Appropriation Bill. Mr. Stevens's Amendment. Remarks

of Mr. Holman. Mr. Price. Mr. Holman's Amendment. Conference

Committees. Report accepted.

pp. 293-312.

Mr.

Mr.

CHAPTER XVI.

TO MAKE FREE THE WIVES AND CHILDREN OF COLORED

SOLDIERS.

Mr. Wilson's Bill to promote Enlistments. Mr. Powell's Motion to strike

out the Section to make free the Mothers, Wives, and Children of Col-

ored Soldiers. Mr. Henderson's Amendment. Remarks of Mr. Grimes.

Mr. Wilkinson. Remarks of Mr. Johnson. Mr. Sherman's Speech. Mr.

Carlile's Speech. Remarks of Mr. Doolittle. Mr. Brown's Amendment.

Mr. Wilson's Amendment. Mr. Wilkinson's Amendment. Remarks of

Mr. Sherman. Mr. Grimes. Mr. Conness's Motion to refer the Bill.

Remarks of Mr. Clark. Mr. Howard. Mr. Fessenden. Mr. Davis's

Amendment. Mr. Wilkinson's Speech. Mr. Wilson's Joint Resolution.

pp. 313-327.

CHAPTER XVII.

A BUREAU OF FREEDMEN.

Memorial of the Massachusetts Emancipation League. Mr. Eliot's Bill.

Select Committee on Emancipation. Freedmen's Bill reported by Mr.

Eliot. Remarks of Mr. Eliot. Mr. Cox. Mr. Cole. Mr. Brooks. Mr.

Kelley. Mr. Dawson. Mr. Price. Mr. Knapp. Mr. Pendleton. Pas-

sage of Mr. Eliot's Bill. Mr. Sumner's Bill. Mr. Eliot's Bill reported

by Mr. Sumner, with an Amendment. Mr. Sumner's Speech. Mr.

Sumner's Amendment amended and adopted in the Senate. The House

postpone the Bill to the next Session.

Pr. 328-335.

CHAPTER XVIII.

RECONSTRUCTION OF REBEL STATES.

Mr. Harlan's Bill.

Mr. Sumner's Resolutions. Mr. Ashley's Bill. Mr.

Harris's Bill. Mr. Winter Davis's Resolution. Select Committee on

Reconstruction. Mr. Davis's Bill. Remarks of Mr. Davis, Mr. Beaman,

Mr. Allen, Mr. Smithers, Mr. Norton, Mr. Broomall, Mr. Scofield, Mr.

Dawson, Mr. Williams, Mr. Baldwin of Massachusetts, Mr. Donnelly, Mr.

Perham, Mr. Gooch, Mr. Fernando Wood, Mr. Kelley, Mr. Boutwell,

Mr. Pendleton. Mr. Davis's Substitute. Passage of Mr. Davis's Bill.

House Bill reported by Mr. Wade. Mr. Brown's Amendment. Mr.

Sumner's Amendment. Passage of Mr. Brown's Substitute. House

non-concur. Senate recede. Passage of the Bill. The President re-

fuses to approve it.

b

pp. 337-347.