Congress Congress, Thirty-first-Continued. INDEX Ratifies Clayton-Bulwer treaty, VII., 269. Clay's resolutions, VII., 285-286. Speeches of Calhoun, Webster and Seward, VII., 286-299. Compromise plan of the committee of 13, Passes Compromise of 1850, VII., 293–295. 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. Postpones consideration of Nebraska bill, Increases subsidy to Collins steamships, Passes coinage act of 1853, VII., 434-435. First session, Dec. 4, 1853, to Aug. 7, 1854. Douglas' report on Nebraska, VII., 321. Douglas' final plea, VII., 327-328. First session, Dec. 3, 1855, to Aug. 18, 1856. Contest in, over Speakership, VII., 364. Appoints Howard committee, VII., 367. Speeches on Kansas question, VII., 368- 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. Failure of attempt to attach Kansas rider 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, Debate on the Lecompton scheme and re- 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. Contest over Speakership in, VII., 419–420. Appointment of committee of 13, VII., 451. Appointment of committee of 33, VII., 452. Davis' speech on resigning from Senate, Admits Kansas and organizes Territories, Passes amendment to Constitution, VII., Congress, Thirty-seventh. First session, July 4 to Aug. 6, 1861. Third session, Dec. 1, 1862, to Mar. 3, 1863. Expels Southern Senators, VIII., 47. 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. Lincoln's message to, VIII., 259–260. Loans and issues of Treasury notes author- Admits West Virginia, VIII., 266. Aids negro colonization scheme, VIII., 269. Refuses to consider compensated abolish- Passes Conscription act, VIII., 279–280. Authorizes Lincoln to suspend habeas corpus, VIII., 349. Congress, Thirty-eighth. First session, Dec. 7, 1863, to July 4, 1864. Severs reciprocity relations with Canada, Party alignments in, VIII., 398. Chase's report on financial operations, Rejects proposals to negotiate with Con- 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. Passes Thirteenth Amendment, IX., 106- 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- Passes civil rights law, IX., 375-376. Passes first reconstruction act, IX., 380. 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. Repeals Johnson's power to grant amnesty, Ashley introduces impeachment resolution, Reduces internal taxation, IX., 402. Passes "Wool and Woolens Act," IX., 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. 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. revenue 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. 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. First session, Dec. 1, 1873, to June 23, 1874. Repeals the "Salary Grab," IX., 446. Congress, Forty-fourth. 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. Third session, Dec. 2, 1878, to Mar. 3, 1879. Fails to pass appropriation bill, X., 2. Passes bill restricting Chinese immigration, 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, Passes apportionment bill, X., 13. Passes river and harbor bill, X., 18. Reduces internal taxation and tariff, X., 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., Passes pension bills, X., 26. 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. Passes bill restricting Chinese immigration, 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 Congress, Fifty-second. First session, Dec. 7, 1891, to Aug. 5, 1892. Passes bill restricting Chinese immigration, Congress, Fifty-third. Special session of Senate, March 4 to April 15, 1893. First session, Aug. 7 to Nov. 3, 1893. Third session, Dec. 3, 1894, to Mar. 3, 1895. Recommends arbitration of Venezuelan Reports submitted to, on Hawaiian affairs, 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. Ratifies treaty of Paris, X., 185. 1 Passes bill to support canal project, X., 235. Congress, Fifty-sixth. First session, Dec. 4, 1899, to June 7, 1900. 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, 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- Establishes Department of Commerce and Ratifies Hay-Pauncefote treaty, X., 235. 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, Third session, Dec. 5, 1904, to Mar. 4, 1905. Ratifies reciprocity treaty with Cuba, X., Refuses to ratify arbitration treaties, X., 256. Passes Elkins Act, X., 259. Congress, Fifty-ninth. First session, Dec. 4, 1905, to June 30, 1906. Passes the Adams bill, X., 27, note. Passes Hepburn law, X., 259. First session, Dec. 2, 1907, to May 30, 1908. 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. Special session, April 4 to Aug. 22, 1911. Impeaches Judge Archbald, X., 283. Passes Canadian reciprocity treaty, X., 292- Approves peace treaties with France and Abrogates treaty with Russia, X., 294–295. Discusses Panama canal rates, X., 297-298. Congress, Sixty-third. First session, April 7, 1913. |