...rebellion," &c. On the 3d of March, 1873, (17 Stat., 792,) Congress passed an act providing " that all political disabilities imposed by the third section of the fourteenth amendment of the Constitution of the Unitt-d States be, and the same are hereby, removed from James 1). Halyburton,...

...United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That all political disabilities imposed by the third section of the fourteenth amendment of the Constitution of the United States be, and the same are hereby, removed from Colonel John Taylor...

...speech in the Senate, favoring a policy of general amnesty toward the South and urging the removal of all political disabilities imposed by the third section of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. For cogency of reasoning, keen insight into the motives and springs of human action,...

...secession, without reserve or exception, and by an Act of the 2d of May, 1872, Congress had removed the political disabilities imposed by the third section of the Fourteenth Amendment from all who had served the Confederate States, except only those who had left the Congress of the United States...

...must be just to the colored race before you are generous to former rebels."* This bill removed the political disabilities imposed by the third section of the Fourteenth Amendment from all persons excepting members of the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses, and heads of departments, members...

...later repealed its authorization." In 1872, Congress enacted Its first public law granting an amnesty." The General Amnesty Law of 1872 removed all political...similar but more comprehensive measure was enacted in 1898.a While these two acts may stand as examples of the Congress having already engaged in amnesty...

...repealed its authorization.*1 In 1872, Congress enacted its first public law granting an amnesty.*2 The General Amnesty Law of 1872 removed all political...similar but more comprehensive measure was enacted in 1898.23 While these two acts may stand as examples of the Congress having already engaged in amnesty...

...repealed its authorization.*1 In 1872, Congress enacted its first public law granting an amnesty." The General Amnesty Law of 1872 removed all political disabilities imposed by tje third section of the Fourteenth Amendment from all persons except certain Senators and Representatives...

...repealed its authorization.0 In 1872. Congress enacted its first public law granting an amnesty.23 The General Amnesty Law of 1872 removed all political...similar but more comprehensive measure was enacted in 1.S08.23 While these two acts may stand as examples of the Congress having already engaged in amnesty...