History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States

by William Horatio Barnes

(Page 473-482.)

Assembling of the Tennessee Legislature — Ratification of the Constitutional Amendment — Restoration of Tennessee proposed in Congress — The Government of Tennessee not Republican — Protest against the Preamble — Passage in the House — New Preamble proposed — The President's Opinion deprecated and disregarded — Passage in the Senate — The President's Approval and Protest — Admission of Tennessee Members — Mr. Patterson's Case.

CHAPTER XXI.—Negro Suffrage.

(Page 483-501.)

Review of the preceding action — Efforts of Mr. Yates for
Unrestricted Suffrage — Davis's Amendment to Cuvier — The
"Propitious Hour" — The Mayor's Remonstrance — Mr.
Willey's Amendment — Mr. Cowan's Amendment for Female
Suffrage — Attempt to out-radical the Radicals — Opinions
for and against Female Suffrage — Reading and Writing as a
Qualification — Passage of the Bill — Objections of the
President — Two Senators on the Opinions of the People —
The Suffrage Bill becomes a Law.

CHAPTER XXII.—The Military Reconstruction Act.

(Page 502-551.)

Proposition by Mr. Stevens — "Piratical Governments" not to
be recognized — The Military Feature introduced — Mr.
Schofield's Dog — The Only Hope of Mr. Hise — Conversation
concerning the Reconstruction Committee — Censure of a
Member — A Military Bill Reported — War Predicted — The
"Blaine Amendment" — Bill passes the House — In the Senate
— Proposition to Amend — Mr. McDougall desires Liberty of
Speech — Mr. Doolittle pleads for the Life of the Republic
— Mr. Sherman's Amendment — Passage in the Senate —
Discussion and Non-concurrence in the House — The Senate
unyielding — Qualified Concurrence of the House — The Veto
— "The Funeral of the Nation" — The Act — Supplementary
Legislation.

CHAPTER XXIII.—Other Important Acts.

(Page 552-560.)