power of, to pass laws for ordinary administration of justice in states, [258]-[260], [265] ff.;

attacked by Johnson, [286];

radicals in, and the Milligan case, [289], [290];

makes general of the army virtually independent of the President, [291];

measures of reconstruction passed by, over vetoes, [291]-[295];

and impeachment of Johnson, [303] ff.;

intensity of contest in, [312];

and the McCardle case, [328]-[330];

passes Act of March 27, 1868, over veto, [330];

and the 15th Amendment, [338]-[340];