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Congress

Congress, Thirty-first-Continued.

INDEX

Ratifies Clayton-Bulwer treaty, VII., 269.
Taylor's message to, VII., 283-284.
Foote's bill, VII., 284.

Clay's resolutions, VII., 285-286.

Speeches of Calhoun, Webster and Seward,

VII., 286-299.

Compromise plan of the committee of 13,
VII., 291.

Passes Compromise of 1850, VII., 293–295.
Ratifies Hawaiian treaty, X., 80.

Congress, Thirty-second.

First session, Dec. 1, 1851, to Aug. 31, 1852. Second session, Dec. 6, 1852, to Mar. 3, 1853.

Fillmore's message to, VII., 307.

Sumner's anti-slavery speech, VII., 312.
Debate on charges against Secretary Cor-
win, VII., 315.

Postpones consideration of Nebraska bill,
VII., 320-321.

Increases subsidy to Collins steamships,
VII., 430.

Passes coinage act of 1853, VII., 434-435.
Congress, Thirty-third.

First session, Dec. 4, 1853, to Aug. 7, 1854.
Second session, Dec. 4, 1854, to Mar. 3,
1855.

Douglas' report on Nebraska, VII., 321.
Dixon's amendment, VII., 322.
Sumner's amendment, VII., 323.
Douglas' substitute, VII., 323.
Speeches of Douglas, Chase and others,
VII., 324–326.

Douglas' final plea, VII., 327-328.
Passes Kansas-Nebraska bill, VII., 329-330.
Fails to enact tariff bill, VII., 435-436.
Congress, Thirty-fourth.

First session, Dec. 3, 1855, to Aug. 18, 1856.
Second session, Aug. 21 to 30, 1856.
Third session, Dec. 1, 1856, to Mar. 3,
1857.

Contest in, over Speakership, VII., 364.
Douglas' report on Kansas affairs, VII.,
366.

Appoints Howard committee, VII., 367.
Douglas' bill to give Statehood to Kansas,
VII., 367-368.

Speeches on Kansas question, VII., 368-
369.

Brooks assaults Sumner, VII., 369.

Toombs' bill providing for census in Kansas, VII., 377.

Debate on the Kansas question, VII., 377379.

The Howard and Oliver reports, VII., 379.

Congress

Congress, Thirty-fourth-Continued.
Unseats Whitfield and rejects Reeder's
claims, VII., 380.

Failure of attempt to attach Kansas rider
to appropriation bill, VII., 380–381.
Terminates subsidy to Collins steamships,
VII., 431.

Passes tariff bill, VII., 436–438.

Congress, Thirty-fifth.

First session, Dec. 7, 1857, to June 14, 1858. Second session, Dec. 6, 1858, to Mar. 3, 1859.

Buchanan's message to, VII., 397.

Douglas attacks Lecompton constitution,
VII., 397.

Debate on the Lecompton scheme and re-
jection of the English compromise, VII.,
399-400.

Considers raising army to cope with Mormon troubles, VII., 403-404. Slidell's Cuba bill, VII., 409–410. Congress, Thirty-sixth.

First session, Dec. 5, 1859, to June 18, 1860.
Second session, Dec. 3, 1860, to Mar. 3,
1861.

Contest over Speakership in, VII., 419–420.
Passes Morrill tariff, VII., 441-442.
Disunion sentiment in, VII., 449.
Crittenden's compromise scheme, VII.,
450-451.

Appointment of committee of 13, VII.,

451.

Appointment of committee of 33, VII., 452.
Report of committee of 33, VII., 453.
Compromise schemes introduced in, VII.,
465-466.

Davis' speech on resigning from Senate,
VII., 466-467.

Admits Kansas and organizes Territories,
VII., 475.

Passes amendment to Constitution, VII.,
476.

Congress, Thirty-seventh.

First session, July 4 to Aug. 6, 1861.
Second session, Dec. 2, 1861, to July 17,
1862.

Third session, Dec. 1, 1862, to Mar. 3, 1863.
Passes military and financial measures,
VIII., 46-47.

Expels Southern Senators, VIII., 47.
Passes confiscation bill, VIII., 48.
Lincoln's message to, VIII., 111.
Reports of Secretaries, VIII., 111-112.
Passes legal tender act, VIII., 112-113.
Abolishes slavery in District of Columbia,
VIII., 114-115.

Congress

Congress, Thirty-seventh-Continued.

INDEX

Passes resolution for compensated emancipation, VIII., 116.

Censures Secretary Cameron, VIII., 116– 117.

Authorizes Lincoln to take military possession of railway and telegraph lines, VIII., 212.

Passes Pacific railroad bill, VIII., 212. Enacts internal and income taxes, VIII.,

212-213.

Increases tariff rates, VIII., 213.

Passes confiscation act, VIII., 213-214.
Postpones action on Lincoln's scheme of
compensated emancipation, VIII., 215.
Indorses Emancipation Proclamation,
VIII., 239.

Lincoln's message to, VIII., 259–260.
Passes National Bank act, VIII., 260.
Authorizes issue of legal tender notes,
VIII., 260.

Loans and issues of Treasury notes author-
ized, VIII., 261.

Admits West Virginia, VIII., 266.

Aids negro colonization scheme, VIII., 269.
Fails to pass bill for gradual emancipation,
VIII., 271–272.

Refuses to consider compensated abolish-
ment, VIII., 272.

Passes Conscription act, VIII., 279–280.
Vallandigham's speech denouncing war,
VIII., 348.

Authorizes Lincoln to suspend habeas corpus, VIII., 349. Congress, Thirty-eighth.

First session, Dec. 7, 1863, to July 4, 1864.
Second session, Dec. 5, 1864, to Mar. 3,
1865.

Severs reciprocity relations with Canada,
VII., 336; X., 6.

Party alignments in, VIII., 398.
Lincoln's message to, VIII., 398.
Secretary Stanton's report, VIII., 398.
Authorizes further calls for volunteers,
VIII., 398-399.

Chase's report on financial operations,
VIII., 399.

Rejects proposals to negotiate with Con-
federates, VIII., 400.

Increases tariff, VIII., 400–401.

Imposes income and internal taxes, VIII.,

401.

Authorizes issues of bonds and treasury notes, VIII., 401.

Revives grade of lieutenant-general, VIII.,

427.

Congress, Thirty-eighth-Continued.

Congress

Passes Wade-Davis bill, IX., 7-8, 363.
Requests Lincoln to appoint day of prayer,
IX., 79.

Passes Thirteenth Amendment, IX., 106-
107.

Debates admission of Southern Repre

sentatives, IX., 110-111.

Counts electoral votes, IX., 111, 364. Refuses to admit Southern Representatives, IX., 363.

Congress, Thirty-ninth.

First session, Dec. 4, 1865, to July 28, 1866. Second session, Dec. 3, 1866, to Mar. 3, 1867.

Appoints reconstruction committee, IX., 369.

Johnson's message to, IX., 370.

Refuses to admit Southern Representatives, IX., 371.

Passes Freedmen's Bureau bill over John-
son's veto, IX., 373-374.

Passes civil rights law, IX., 375-376.
Passes Fourteenth Amendment, IX., 377.
Passes District of Columbia bill, IX., 379-
380.

Passes first reconstruction act, IX., 380.
Passes first supplementary reconstruction
act, IX., 382.

Deprives Supreme Court of jurisdiction over appeals from military tribunals, IX., 382-383.

Admits Nebraska, IX., 383.

Passes Tenure-of-Office act, IX., 383-384.
Deprives Johnson of command of army,
IX., 384.

Repeals Johnson's power to grant amnesty,
IX., 384-385.

Ashley introduces impeachment resolution,
IX., 390-391.

Reduces internal taxation, IX., 402.
Fails to revise tariff, IX., 403.

Passes "Wool and Woolens Act," IX.,
403.

Authorizes retirement of greenbacks, IX., 404.

Congress, Fortieth.

First session, March 4 to 30, July 3 to 20, Nov. 21 to Dec. 2, 1867.

Second session, Dec. 2, 1867, to July 27, Sept. 21, Oct. 16, and Nov. 10, 1868. Third session, Dec. 7, 1868, to March 3, 1869.

First session meets and adjourns, IX., 385. Passes second supplementary reconstruction act, IX., 385.

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Judiciary Committee reports impeachment

resolution, IX., 391-392.

Reinstates Stanton, IX., 392.

Fails to remove Johnson, IX., 393-395. Confirms Schofield and Evarts, IX., 395396.

Agrees to readmit Southern States after ratification of Fourteenth Amendment, IX., 396.

Rejects electoral votes of reconstructed States, IX., 399.

Johnson's last annual message to, IX., 399. Johnson submits amnesty proclamation to, IX., 399-400.

Passes Fifteenth Amendment, IX., 400. Attempts to repeal Tenure-of-Office Act, IX., 400-401.

Repeals tax on cotton, IX., 402. Passes bill suspending further contraction of currency, IX., 404.

Ratifies Alaska purchase treaty, IX., 414. Refuses to purchase Danish West Indies, IX., 414.

Ratifies Burlingame treaty with China, IX., 414.

Congress, Forty-first.

First session, March 4 to April 13, 1869. Second session, Dec. 6, 1869, to July 15, 1870.

Third session, Dec. 5, 1870, to Mar. 3, 1871.

Confirms Supreme Court nominations, IX., 409.

Increases national bank notes, IX., 410.
Reduces tariff in 1870, IX., 410–411.
Reduces the income tax, IX., 411.
Debates power of originating
measures, IX., 411-412.

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Rejects Alabama claims convention, IX., 415-416.

Rejects San Domingo treaty, IX., 420. Appoints committee to investigate San Domingo, IX., 421.

Readmits Virginia, Mississippi and Texas, IX., 424-426.

Admits negro representative, IX., 427, note. Readmits Georgia, IX., 426–427.

Passes Force Law to put down Ku Klux, IX., 433.

Appoints committee to investigate civil

service reform, IX., 440.

Rejects Hawaiian treaty, X., 80-81.
Rejects Panama Canal treaty, X., 232.

Congress, Forty-second-Continued.

Congress

Second session, Dec. 4, 1871, to June 10, 1872.

Third session, Dec. 2, 1872, to Mar. 3, 1873Passes Ku Klux Act, IX., 435.

Passes Amnesty bill, IX., 437-438.

Amends Federal election laws, IX., 438

439.

Investigates Crédit Mobilier scandal, IX.,

442.

Passes the "Salary Grab." IX., 445-446.
Revises the tariff, IX., 447-448.
Passes coinage act of 1873, IX., 448-449.
Fails to act on Samoan treaty, X., 29.
Congress, Forty-third.

First session, Dec. 1, 1873, to June 23, 1874.
Second session, Dec. 7, 1874, to March 3,
1875.

Repeals the "Salary Grab," IX., 446.
Confirms Waite as Chief Justice, IX., 447.
Passes money inflation bill, IX., 451-452.
Abolishes contract system, IX., 452-453.
Passes bill for resuming specie payments,
IX., 453.

Congress, Forty-fourth.

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First session, Dec. 6, 1875, to Aug. 15, 1876. Second session, Dec. 4, 1876, to March 3, 1877.

Passes coinage bill, IX., 454-455.

Investigates charges of corruption against

Blaine, IX., 473.

Impeaches Belknap, IX., 473.

Appoints electoral commission, IX., 475476.

Counts the electoral vote, IX., 476-478. Bland introduces free silver bill, X., 9. Congress, Forty-fifth.

First session, Oct. 15 to Dec. 3, 1877.
Second session, Dec. 3, 1877, to June 20,
1878.

Third session, Dec. 2, 1878, to Mar. 3, 1879.
Hayes' message to, X., 2.

Fails to pass appropriation bill, X., 2.
Accepts the Halifax award, X., 7-8.
Passes Bland-Allison silver act, X., 9.
Passes the Stanley Matthews resolution,
X., 9-10.

Passes bill restricting Chinese immigration,
X., 65.

Congress, Forty-sixth.

First session, Mar. 18 to July 1, 1879. Second session, Dec. 1, 1879, to June 16, 1880.

Congress, Forty-second.

Third session, Dec. 6, 1880, to Mar. 3, 1881. Passes refunding act, X., 12-13.

First session, March 4 to April 20, 1871.

Fails to pass apportionment bill, X., 13.

Congress

Congress, Forty-seventh,

INDEX

Special session of Senate, Oct. 10 to 29, 1881.

First session, Dec. 5, 1881, to Aug. 8, 1882.

Second session, Dec. 4, 1882, to Mar. 2,
1883.

Passes apportionment bill, X., 13.
Increases pensions, X., 18.

Passes river and harbor bill, X., 18.
Appoints tariff commission, X., 19.
Passes civil service bill, X., 19.
Reduces postage, X., 19.

Reduces internal taxation and tariff, X.,
19-20.

Passes bill restricting Chinese immigration, X., 66.

Congress, Forty-Eighth.

First session, Dec. 3, 1883, to July 7, 1884. Second session, Dec. 1, 1884, to Mar. 3, 1885.

Congress, Forty-ninth.

First session, Dec. 7, 1885, to Aug. 5, 1886. Second session, Dec. 6, 1886, to Mar. 3, 1887.

Repeals Tenure-of-Office Act, IX., 401; X., 26.

Provides for Presidential succession, X., 25.

Cleveland's controversy with Senate, X.,
25-26.

Passes pension bills, X., 26.
Passes Hatch Act, X., 26-27.
Authorizes retaliation for fishery outrages,
X., 28.

Passes anti-polygamy bill, X., 32.

Passes Interstate Commerce Act, X., 35-36. Congress, Fiftieth.

First session, Dec. 5, 1887, to Oct. 20, 1888. Second session, Dec. 3, 1888, to Mar. 4, 1889.

Rejects fishery treaty, X., 28.

Debate on the Mills tariff, X., 36-37.
Authorizes purchase of unmatured bonds,
X., 39.

Passes bill restricting Chinese immigration,
X., 66.

Congress, Fifty-first.

First session, Dec. 2, 1889, to Oct. 1, 1890. Second session, Dec. 1, 1890, to Mar. 3, 1891.

Passes the McKinley tariff bill, X., 42-44. Increases appropriations, X., 45.

Passes Sherman Purchase Act, X., 45-46. Enacts the Sherman anti-trust law, X., 46

47.

Congress, Fifty-first-Continued.

Congress

Admits Idaho and Wyoming and organizes
Oklahoma into a Territory, X., 47.
Increases pensions, X., 47.

Congress, Fifty-second.

First session, Dec. 7, 1891, to Aug. 5, 1892.
Second session, Dec. 5, 1892, to Mar. 3,
1893.

Passes bill restricting Chinese immigration,
X., 67.

Congress, Fifty-third.

Special session of Senate, March 4 to April 15, 1893.

First session, Aug. 7 to Nov. 3, 1893.
Second session, Dec. 4, 1893, to Aug. 28,
1894.

Third session, Dec. 3, 1894, to Mar. 3, 1895.
Repeals Sherman Purchase Act, X., 53.
Passes Gorman-Wilson tariff law, X., 55.
Passes Bland silver bill, X., 57.

Recommends arbitration of Venezuelan
boundary dispute, X., 68.

Reports submitted to, on Hawaiian affairs,
X., 84-85.

Congress, Fifty-fourth.

First session, Dec. 2, 1895, to June II, 1896.

Second session, Dec. 7, 1896, to Mar. 3, 1897.

Venezuela correspondence submitted to, X., 68-69.

Appropriates money for commission, X., 69.

Discusses recognition of Cuban independence, X., 87.

Congress, Fifty-fifth.

First session, March 15 to July 24, 1897. Second session, Dec. 6, 1897, to July 8, 1898.

Third session, Dec. 5, 1898, to Mar. 4, 1899. Limits importations of seal skins, X., 64. Appropriates money to pay for Canadian vessels, X., 64.

Passes Dingley tariff bill, X., 74-75. Passes resolution annexing Hawaii, X., 8586.

Appropriates money to relieve Cubans, X., 89.

Declares war against Spain, X., 96-97.
Appropriates $50,000,000 for war, X., 102.
Increases taxation, X., 102.

Ratifies treaty of Paris, X., 185.
Appoints Dewey admiral, X., 201.

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Passes bill to support canal project, X., 235. Congress, Fifty-sixth.

First session, Dec. 4, 1899, to June 7, 1900.

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Second session, Dec. 3, 1900, to Mar. 4, 1901.

Takes no action on reciprocity treaties, X., 76.

Ratifies Samoan treaty, X., 79.

Establishes civil government in Porto Rico,
X., 196-197.

Provides for Cuban independence, X., 199. Congress, Fifty-seventh.

First session, Dec. 2, 1901, to July 1, 1902. Second session, Dec. 1, 1902, to Mar. 4, 1903.

Extends term of restriction on Chinese im-
migration, X., 67.

Establishes Department of Commerce and
Labor, X., 227.

Ratifies Hay-Pauncefote treaty, X., 235.
Passes Spooner bill, X., 236.

Congress, Fifty-eighth.

Special session of Senate, March 5 to 16, 1903.

First session, Nov. 9 to Dec. 7, 1903.

Second session, Dec. 7, 1903, to April 28,
1904.

Third session, Dec. 5, 1904, to Mar. 4, 1905.
Special session, Mar. 6-18, 1905.
Ratifies the Hay-Herran treaty, X., 228-
237.

Ratifies reciprocity treaty with Cuba, X.,
245.

Refuses to ratify arbitration treaties, X., 256.

Passes Elkins Act, X., 259.

Congress, Fifty-ninth.

First session, Dec. 4, 1905, to June 30, 1906.
Second session, Dec. 3, 1906, to Mar. 4,
1907.

Passes the Adams bill, X., 27, note.
Decides upon high level lock canal, X., 242.
Acts of, X., 256-257.

Passes Hepburn law, X., 259.
Passes Pure Food Law, X., 260.
Passes Aldrich currency bill, X., 274.
Congress, Sixtieth.

First session, Dec. 2, 1907, to May 30, 1908.
Second session, Dec. 7, 1908, to Mar. 4,
1909.

Passes Aldrich-Vreeland currency bill, X., 274-275.

Congress, Sixty-first.

Special session, Mar. 15 to Aug. 5, 1909. First session, Dec. 6, 1909, to June 26, 1910. Second session, Dec. 5, 1910, to Mar. 4, 1911. Passes enabling bills for Arizona and New Mexico, X., 266.

Congress, Sixty-first-Continued.

Connecticut

Enacts Payne-Aldrich tariff law, X., 278279.

Passes income tax amendment, X., 280281.

Passes Mann-Elkins Act, X., 283.
Overthrow of Cannonism, X., 289.
Congress, Sixty-second.

Special session, April 4 to Aug. 22, 1911.
First session, Dec. 4, 1911, to Aug. 26, 1912.
Second session, Dec. 2, 1912, to Mar. 4,
1913.

Impeaches Judge Archbald, X., 283.
Revises tariff, X., 290 et seq.

Passes Canadian reciprocity treaty, X., 292-
293.

Approves peace treaties with France and
England, X., 293–294.

Abrogates treaty with Russia, X., 294–295. Discusses Panama canal rates, X., 297-298. Congress, Sixty-third.

First session, April 7, 1913.

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