(Page 220-244.)
The Bill referred to the Judiciary Committee and reported
back — Speech by the Chairman of the Committee — Mr.
Rogers — Mr. Cook — Mr. Thayer — Mr. Eldridge — Mr.
Thornton — Mr. Windom — Mr. Shellabarger — Mr. Broomall
— Mr. Raymond — Mr. Delano — Mr. Kerr — Amendment by Mr.
Bingham — His Speech — Reply by his Colleague —
Discussion closed by Mr. Wilson — Yeas and Nays on the
passage of the Bill — Mr. Le Blond's proposed title —
Amendments of the House accepted by the Senate.
CHAPTER XI.—The Civil Rights Bill and the Veto.
(Page 245-293.)
Doubts as to the President's Decision — Suspense ended —
The Veto Message — Mr. Trumbull's Answer — Mr. Reverdy
Johnson defends the Message — Rejoinder — Remarks of Mr.
Yates — Mr. Cowan appeals to the Country — Mr. Stewart
shows how States may make the Law a Nullity — Mr. Wade —
Mr. McDougall on Persian Mythology — Mr. J. H. Lane defends
the President — Mr. Wade — The President's Collar — Mr.
Brown — Mr. Doolittle — Mr. Garrett Davis — Mr. Saulsbury
— Yeas And Nays in the Senate — Vote in the House — The
Civil Rights Bill becomes a Law.
CHAPTER XII.—The Second Freedmen's Bureau Bill becomes a Law.
(Page 294-306.)
The Discovery of the Majority — The Senate Bill — The
House Bill — Its Provisions — Passage of the Bill —
Amendment and Passage in the Senate — Committee of
Conference — The Amendments as Accepted — The Bill as
Passed — The Veto — The Proposition of a Democrat accepted
— Confusion in Leadership — Passage of the Bill over The
Veto — It Becomes a Law.
CHAPTER XIII.—First Words on Reconstruction.
(Page 307-323.)