History of the Antislavery Measures of the Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth United States Congresses, 1861-65, by Henry Wilson, 1865.

HISTORY

OF THE

ANTISLAVERY MEASURES

OF THE

THIRTY-SEVENTH AND THIRTY-EIGHTH
UNITED-STATES CONGRESSES,

1861-65.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, by

WALKER, WISE, AND COMPANY,

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.


SECOND EDITION.

REVISED AND ENLARGED.


Boston:
Stereotyped and printed by John Wilson and son,
No. 5, Water Street.

PREFACE.

Since the adoption of the Federal Constitution, questions pertaining to slaves and slavery have often been pressed upon the Congress of the United States. Those questions, generally, originated by the slaveholding class, have, down to the 4th of March, 1861, almost uniformly resulted in the success of measures tending to the perpetuity and extension of slavery, and to the increase of its influence over the National Government. Since the breaking-out of the Rebellion, the exigencies of the nation have forced upon the 37th and 38th Congresses the consideration of a series of antislavery measures. These measures, so comprehensive in their scope and character, cannot fail to have a lasting in fluence upon the future of the country. I have sought, in this volume, to narrate, with brevity, fairness, and impartiality, the history of the antislavery legislation of Congress during the past four years of civil war. In tracing the words of[ the actors in these great measures of legislation, I have endeavored faithfully to give their ideas, or to quote their words, so as to present to the reader their position, feelings, and opinions. Trusting that I have not wholly failed in my endeavors to record with fidelity this antislavery legislation, I present this volume to the public, in the hope that it' will be of some little interest, especially to those who, amid years of obloquy and reproach, have labored and hoped for the dawning of that day, when, in all the wide circuit of our land, " the sun will not rise upon a master, or set upon a slave."

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

SLAVES USED FOR INSURRECTIONARY PURPOSES MADE FREE.

Slaves used in the Rebel Forces, Mr. Trumbull's Proposition to free Slaves used for Military Purposes. Mr. Trumbull's Speech. Mr. Breckinridge's Speech. Mr. -Wilson's Speech. Mr. Breckinridge's Reply. Mr. M'Dougall's Speech. Mr. Ten Eyck's Speech. Mr. Pearce's Speech. Adoption of Mr. Trumbull's Amendment freeing Slaves used for Military Purposes. Substitute reported by the Judiciary Committee of the House. Substitute Rejected. Mr. Bingham's Speech. Mr. Burnett's Speech. Mr. Crittenden's Speech, Mr. Kellogg's Speech. Mr. Cox's Motion to lay the Bill on the Table. Mr. Pendleton's Speech. Mr. Stevens's Speech. Mr. Diven's Speech. Mr. Pendleton's Motion to recommit the Bill carried. Bill reported back with an Amendment. Mr. Holman's Motion to lay the Bill on the Table. Passage of the Bill . . . pp. 1-16.

CHAPTER II.

FUGITUVE SLAVES NOT TO BE RETURNED BY PERSONS IN THE ARMY.

Surrender of Slaves coming within the Lines of the Union Armies. Mr. Lovejoy's Resolution. Notice of a Bill by Mr. Wilson. Mr. Lovejoy's Bill. Mr. Sumner's Resolution. Mr. Cowan's Speech. Resolution of Mr. Wilson of Iowa. Bill of Mr. Wilson of Massachusetts. Mr. Wilson's Bill considered. Mr. Saulsbury's Motion to postpone indefinitely. Mr. Collamer's Amendment. Mr. Powell's Speech. Mr. Collamer's Speech. Mr. Wilson's Speech. Mr. Pearce's Speech. Mr. Blair's Bill to make an additional Article of War. Mr. Bingham's Speech. Mr. Vallandigham's Motion to lay the Bill on the Table. Passage of the House Bill. Reported by Mr. Wilson in the Senate, Mr. Davis [vii] Page viii Amendment. Mr. Saulsbury's Amendment. Mr. M'Dougall's Speech. Mr. Howard's Speech, Passage of the Bill. Mr. Wilson's Resolution concerning the Surrender of Fugitives, Mr. Grimes's Amendment. Mr. Grimes's Speech. Mr. Sumner's Speech. Mr. Saulsbury's Speech. pp. 17-37.

CHAPTER III.

THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

The National Capital. Slavery. Mr. -Wilson's Resolution, The District Committee, Mr. Wilson's Bill. Mr. Morrill's Report, with Amendments. Mr. Wilson's Bill to repeal the Slave Code-. Committee's Amendments adopted, Mr. Morrill's Amendments. Mr. Davis's Amendments, Mr. Doolittle's Amendment. Remarks by Mr. Davis. Mr. Halo. Mr. Doolittle. Mr. Pomeroy. Mr. Willey. Mr. Saulsbury. Mr. King. Mr. Davis. Mr. Wilson. Mr. Kennedy. Mr. Saulsbury. Mr. Harlan, Mr. Wilkinson. Mr. Saulsbury's Amendment. Mr. Sumner. Mr. Wright. Mr. Fessenden. Mr. Davis's Amendment. Mr. Clark's Amendment. Mr. Willey's Amendment. Mr. Clark's Amendment. Mr. Davis. Mr. Morrill, Mr. M'Dougall. Mr. Sumner's Amendment, Mr. Wright's Amendment. Mr. Browning's Amendment. Mr. Wilmot. Mr. Hollamer'8 Amendment. Mr. Doolittle's Amendment. Mr. Powell. Mr. Bayard. Passage of the Bill, House. Mr. Stevens's Motion. Mr. Thomas, Mr. Noxon. Mr. Blair. Mr. Crittenden, Mr. Riddle. Mr. Fessenden. Mr. Rollins. Mr. Blake. Mr. Van Horn. Mr. Ashley. Mr. Hutchins. Mr. Wright's Amendment. Mr. Hickman, Mr. Wadsworth. Mr. Harding's Amendment. Mr. Train's Amendment. Mr. Lovejoy. Mr. Wickliffe's Amendment. Mr. Holman's Amendment. Mr. Cox. Mr. Menzies' Amendment. Passage of the Bill pp. 88-78.

CHAPTER IV.

THE PRESIDENT’S PROPOSITION TO AID STATES IN THE ABOLISHMENT OF SLAVERY.

The President's Special Message. Mr. Roscoe Conkling's Resolution. Mr. Richardson's Speech. Mr. Bingham's Speech. Mr. Voorhees' Speech. Mr. Mallory's Speech. Mr. Wickliffe's Speech. Mr. Diven's Speech, Mr. Thomas's Speech. Mr. Biddle's Speech. Mr. Crisfield's Speech. Mr. Olin's Speech. Mr. Crittenden's Speech. Mr. Fisher's Speech. Mr. Hickman's Speech. Passage of the Bill in the House. In the Senate. Page ix the Resolution reported without Amendment by Mr. Trumbull. Mr. Saulsbury's Speech, Mr. Davis's Amendment. Mr. Sherman's Speech, Mr. Doolittle's Speech. Mr. Willey's Speech. Mr. Browning's Speech. Mr. M'Dougall's Speech, Mr. Powell's Speech. Mr. Latham's Speech. Mr. Morrill's Speech. Mr. Henderson's Amendment. Mr. Sherman's Speech. Passage of the Resolution pp. 70-91.

CHAPTER V.

THE PROHIBITION OF SLAVERY IN THE TERRITORIES.

Mr. Arnold's Bill. Mr. Lovejoy's Report. Motion to lay the Bill on the Table. Mr. Lovejoy's Substitute. Remarks of Mr. Cox. Mr. Diven, Mr. Olin. Mr. Crisfield. Mr. Kelley. Mr. Sheffield. Mr. Stevens. Mr. Thomas. Mr. Bingham, Mr. Fisher. Passage of the Bill in the House, In the Senate. Mr. Browning's Report, Mr. Browning's Amendment. Mr. Carlile's Speech, Mr. Wade's Speech. Passage of the Bill as amended. Amendment of the Senate concurred in. pp. 92-109.

CHAPTER VI.

CERTAIN SLAVES TO BE MADE FREE.

Mr. Pomeroy's Bill, Mr. Trumbull's Bill, Mr. Morrill's Joint Resolution. Report of the Judiciary Committee. Mr. Sumner's Amendment. Mr. Sherman's Amendment. Remarks of Mr. Willey. Mr. Hale's Reply. Mr. Harris's Amendment, Remarks of Mr. Howard. Mr. Collamer's Amendment. Motion to refer to a Select Committee. Remarks of Mr. Wilmot. Mr. Wilson's Amendment. Mr. Collamer. Motion to refer to a Select Committee by Mr. Clark, Remarks of Mr. Hale, Mr. Wil son's Reply. Select Committee. Mr. Clark's Report. Mr. Sumner's Amendment. Mr. Davis's Amendment, Mr. Saulsbury's Amendment. Mr. Wilson's Amendment. Mr. Clark's Amendment. Mr. Sumner's Amendment. Passage of the Bill. House. Mr. Eliot's Resolution. Mr. Roscoe Conkling's Amendment. Mr. Campbell's Resolution. Mr. Stevens's Resolution. Mr. Conway's Resolution. Bills referred to Judiciary Committee, Mr. Hickman's Report. Mr. Bingham's Substitute. Mr. Porter's Amendment. Mr. Eliot's Report. Bill defeated. Reconsideration, Recommitted on Motion of Mr. Porter. Reported back by Mr. Eliot, Mr. Clark's Amendment, Senate Amendment lost in the House. Senate Conference Committee. House Conference Committee. Report of Conference Committee. Mr. Clark's Senate Amendment adopted.  pp. 110-174. Page x

CHAPTER VII.

HAYTI AND LIBERIA.

Mr. Sumner's Bill to authorize the Appointment of Diplomatic Representatives to Hayti and Liberia, Mr. Sumner's Speech, Mr. Davis's Amendment, Mr. Davis's Speech, Passage of the Bill, The Bill reported in the House. Mr. Gooch's Speech. Mr. Cox's Amendment. Mr. Cox's Speech. Mr. Biddle's Speech. Mr. Kelley's Speech, Mr. M'Knight's Speech, Mr. Eliot's Speech, Mr. Thomas's Speech. Mr. Fessenden's Speech, Mr. Maynard's Speech. Mr. Crittenden's Speech. Passage of the Bill pp. 176 -183.

CHAPTER VIII.

EDUCATION OF COLORED YOUTH IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

Mr. Grimes's Bill. Mr. Grimes's Report, Mr. Wilson's Amendment. Re marks of Mr. Wilson. Passage of the Bill, Bill reported in the House by Mr. Rollins, Passage of the Bill. Mr. Lovejoy's Bill. Reported by Mr. Fessenden, Passage of the Bill, Bill reported in the Senate by Mr. Grimes, Passage of the Bill. Mr. Wilson's Bill, Reported from the District Committee. Remarks by Mr. Carlile, Mr. Grimes. Mr. Davis Mr. Morrill. Passage of the Bill in the Senate, Passage in the House. Mr. Wilson's Bill, Mr. Grimes's Bill, Passage in the Senate. Mr. Patterson's Substitute, Passage of the Bill. ... pp. 184-104.

CHAPTER IX.

THE AFRICAN SLAVE-TRADE.

The Treaty between the United States and Great Britain for the Suppression of the Slave-trade. Mr. Sumner's Bill, Remarks of Mr. Saulsbury. Passage of the Bill. Mr. Foster's Bill. Passage of the Bill. pp. 195-197.

CHAPTER X.

ADDITIONAL ACT TO ABOLISH SLAVERY IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

Mr. Wilson's Bill, Reported back with Amendments by Mr. Grimes. Mr. Grimes's Speech. Mr. Wilson's Speech. Committee's Amendments. Mr. Sumner's Amendment. Passage of the Bill, Bill in the House. Remarks of Mr. Wickliffe, Motion to lay on the Table by Mr. Cox. Remarks by Mr. Crisfield, Passage of the Bill.  pp. 198-202. Page xi

CHAPTER XI.

COLORED SOLDIERS.

Mr. Wilson's Bill. Mr. Grimes's Amendment. Remarks of Mr. Saulsbury. Mr. Carlile. Mr. King's Amendment, Mr. Sherman's Speech. Mr. Fessenden's Speech. Mr. Rice's Speech, Mr. Wilson's Speech, Mr. Davis's Amendment. Mr. Collamer's Speech. Mr. Ten Eyck's Speech, Mr. King's Speech. Mr. Henderson's Amendment. Mr. Sherman's Amendment Mr. Browning's Amendment, Mr. Lane's Speech, Mr. Harlan's Speech. Mr. Wilson's Bill. Remarks by Mr. Sherman, Mr. Lane. Speech of Mr. Howard, Mr. Sherman's Amendment. Mr. Browning's amendment. Remarks of Mr. Henderson. Mr. Wright, Mr. Doolittle. Mr. Powell, Passage of the Bill, Mr. Stevens's Amendment Remarks of Mr. Clay. Mr. Boutwell. Mr. Davis's Amendment. Mr. Mallory's Speech. Mr. Webster's Amendment, Mr. Scofield's Speech. Mr. Wood's Speech. Mr. Whalley's Amendment, Mr. Stevens's Amendment adopted. Conference Committee. Report adopted. pp. 203-223.

CHAPTER XII.

AID TO THE STATES TO EMANCIPATE THEIR SLAVES.

Mr. Wilson's Joint Resolution. House Committee on Emancipation. Mr. White's Bill. Mr. Wilson's Resolution, Mr. Henderson's Bill. Mr. Noell's Bill. Mr. White's Report. Remarks of Mr. Clements. Mr. Wickliffe. Mr. Noell, Passage of the Bill, House Bill reported by Mr. Trumbull. Remarks of Mr. Henderson. Mr. Wilson's Amendment. Remarks of Mr. Fessenden, Mr. Trumbull. Mr. roster. Mr. Wilson, Mr. Sher man. Mr. Cowan. Mr. Bayard, Mr. Clark. Mr. Lane of Kansas. Mr. Morrill. Mr. Wilson's Amendment. Mr. Grimes's Speech, Mr. Kennedy's Speech. Mr. Harris's Report. Mr. Wilson of Missouri. Mr. Wall's Speech. Mr. Richardson's Amendment, Mr. Collamer's Amendment Mr. Sumner's Amendment Remarks of Mr. Powell. Mr. Sumner's Amendment Mr. Sumner's Speech. Passage of the Bill as amended. Mr. White's Report in the House. Bill referred to Committee of the Whole pp. … 224-248.

CHAPTER XIII.

AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION.

Mr. Ashley's Bill. Mr. Wilsons’s Joint Resolution. House Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Henderson's Joint Resolution. Mr. Sumner's Resolution. Mr. Henderson's Amendment reported with an Amendment, Page xii Remarks of Mr. Trumbull. Mr. Wilson. Mr. Davis's Amendment Re marks of Mr. Saulsbury". Mr. Clark. Mr. Howe. Mr. Johnson, Mr. Davis's Amendments. Mr. Powell's Amendment. Remarks of Mr. Harlan. Mr. Hale. Mr. M'Dougall. Mr. Hendricks, Mr. Henderson. Mr. Sumner. Mr. Sumner's Amendment, Remarks of Mr. Trumbull. Mr. Howard, Passage of- the Joint Resolution in the Sen ate. Mr. Morris's Speech. Remarks of Mr. Herrick. Mr. Kellogg. Mr. Pruyn. Mr. Wood. Mr. Higby. Mr. Wheeler's Amendment. Mr. Kellogg of Michigan. Mr. Ross. Mr. Holman, Mr. Thayer. Mr. Mallory. Mr. Ingersoll. Mr. Pendleton's Amendment Joint Resolution defeated. Mr. Ashley's Motion to reconsider. . . pp. 249-272.

CHAPTER XIV.

REPEAL OF FUGITIVE-SLAVE LAWS.

Mr. Howe's Bill. Mr. Wilmot’s Bill. Mr. Wilson's Bill. Mr. Stevens's Bill. Mr. Ashley's Bill, Mr. Julian's Bill. Special Committee on Slavery. Mr. Sumner's Bill and Export. Mr. Foster's Speech, Mr. Sherman's Amendment, Mr. Johnson's Speech. Mr. Sumner's Speech. Mr. Saulsbury's Amendment, Mr. Brown's Speech, Mr. Howard's Amendment. Remarks of Mr. Conness. Mr. Morris's Bill. Remarks of Mr. Mallory. Mr. Morris. M. Wilson. Mr. Pendleton. Mr. King, Mr. Cox, Mr. Hubbard. Mr. Farnsworth. Passage of Mr. Morris's Bill in the House. Mr. Morris's Bill reported by Mr. Sumner. Mr. Saulsbury's Amendment. Mr. Johnson's Amendment. Passage of the Bill…. pp. 273-292.

CHAPTER XV.

PAY OF COLORED SOLDIERS.

Mr. Wilson's Bill. Mr. Grimes's Amendment. Mr. Wilson's Joint Resolution. M. Conness's Amendment. Remarks of Mr. Fessenden. Mr. Wilson. Mr. Foster. Mr. Sumner. Mr. Johnson. Mr. Grimes. Mr. Howe, Mr. Wilson. Mr. Grimes, Mr. Cowan's Amendment Mr. Sumner's Amendment. Mr. Wilson's Amendment. Mr. Doolittle's Amendment. Mr. Sumner's Amendment to Mr. Cowan's Amendment, Mr. Wilson's Amendment, Remarks of Mr. Clark. Mr. Davis's Amendment Mr. Collamer's Amendment Remarks of Mr. Foot Mr. Sumner's Amendment Remarks of Mr. Wilkinson. Mr. Wilson. Mr. Howard. Mr. Johnson. Mr. Fessenden. Mr. Wilson's Bill, Mr. Davis's Amendment, Passage of the Bill, Mr. Wilson's Amendment to the Army Appropriation Bill. Mr. Stevens's Amendment, Remarks of Mr. Holman. Mr. Price. Mr. Holman's Amendment. Conference Committees. Report accepted. ..." pp. 293-312. Page xiii

CHAPTER XVI.

TO MAKE FREE THE WIVES AND CHILDREN OF COLORED SOLDIERS.

Mr. Wilson's Bill to promote Enlistments. Mr. Powell's Motion to strike out the Section to make free the Mothers, Wives, and Children of Colored Soldiers. Mr. Henderson's Amendment. Remarks of Mr. Grimes. Mr. Wilkinson. Remarks of Mr. Johnson. Mr. Sherman's Speech. Mr. Carlile's Speech, Remarks of Mr. Doolittle. Mr. Brown's Amendment Mr. Wilson's Amendment. Mr. Wilkinson's Amendment Remarks of Mr. Sherman. Mr. Grimes. Mr. Conness's Motion to refer the Bill. Remarks of Mr. Clark. Mr. Howard. Mr. Fessenden. Mr. Davis's Amendment Mr. Wilkinson's Speech. Mr. Wilson's Joint Resolution. pp. 318-327.

CHAPTER XVII.

A BUREAU OF FREEDMEN.

Memorial of the Massachusetts Emancipation League. Mr. Eliot's Bill. Select Committee on Emancipation. Freedmen's Bill reported by Mr. Eliot Remarks of Mr. Eliot Mr. Cox. Mr. Cole. Mr. Brooks. Mr. Kelley. Mr. Dawson. Mr. Price. Mr. Knapp. Mr. Pendleton. Pas , sage of Mr. Eliot's Bill. Mr. Sumner's Bill. Mr. Eliot's Bill reported by Mr. Sumner, with an Amendment. Mr. Sumner's Speech. Mr. Sumner's Amendment amended and adopted in the Senate. The House postpone the Bill to the next Session pp. 328-336  

CHAPTER XVIII.

RECONSTRUCTION OF REBEL STATES.

Mr. Harlan's Bill. Mr. Sumner's Resolutions. Mr. Ashley's Bill. Mr. Harris's Bill. Mr. Winter Davis's Resolution. Select Committee on Reconstruction. Mr. Davis's Bill. Remarks of Mr. Davis, Mr. Beaman, Mr. Alien, Mr. Smithers, Mr. Norton, Mr. Broomall, Mr. Scofield, Mr. Dawson, Mr. Williams, Mr. Baldwin of Massachusetts, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Perham, Mr. Gooch, Mr. Fernando Wood, Mr. Kelley, Mr. Boutwell, Mr. Pendleton. Mr. Davis's Substitute. Passage of Mr. Davis's Bill. House Hill reported by Mr. Wade. Mr. Brown's Amendment Mr. Sumner's Amendment. Passage of Mr. Brown's Substitute. House non-concur. Senate recede. Passage of the Bill. The President re fuses to approve it pp, 337-347. Page xiv

CHAPTER XIX.

CONFINEMENT OF COLORED PERSONS IN THE WASHINGTON JAIL.

Mr. Wilson's Joint Resolution. Remarks of Mr. Wilson, Mr. Clark, Mr. Hale, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Fessenden, Mr. Sumner. Mr. Clark's Resolution. Mr. Grimes's Bill. Remarks of Mr. Grimes. Mr. Powell's Amendment Remarks of Mr. Pearce, Mr. Powell, Mr. Carlile, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Fessenden, Mr. Latham, Mr. Cowan. Passage of the Bill. Mr. Wilson's Bill. Remarks of Mr. Wilson. Mr. Grimes's Amendment, Remarks of Mr. M'Dougall, Mr. Hale, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Sumner. Mr. Bingham's Bill pp, 348-357.

CHAPTER XX.

NEGRO TESTIMONY.

The Bill to abolish Slavery in the District of Columbia. Mr. Sumner's Amendment. Supplementary Bill to abolish Slavery in the District of Columbia. Mr. Sumner's Amendment. Mr. Sumner's Bill, Mr. Sumner's Amendment to the Civil Appropriation Bill. Remarks of Mr. Sumner. Mr. Sherman. Mr. Buckalew's Amendment. Remarks of Mr. Saulsbury. Mr. Howard. Mr. Sumner's Amendment adopted. pp. 368-361.

CHAPTER XXI.

THE COASTWISE SLAVE-TRADE.

Mr. Sumner's Bill. Mr. Sumner's Amendment to the Civil Appropriation Bill. Remarks of Mr. Sherman, Mr. Sumner, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Hendricks, Mr. Collamer, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Saulsbury, Mr. Doolittle. Adoption of Mr. Sumner's Amendment pp. 362-366.

CHAPTER XXII.

COLOR NO DISQUALIFICATION FOR CARRYING THE MAILS.

Mr. Sumner's Bill. Passage in the Senate. Reported by Mr. Colfax in the House. Remarks of Mr. Colfax. Mr. Dawes. Mr. Wickliffe. Bill laid on the Table. Mr. Sumner's Bill. Mr. Collamer's Amendment. Remarks of Mr. Collamer. Mr. Lane of Indiana. Mr. Lane of Kansas. Mr. Saulsbury. Mr. Sumner. Mr. Powell. Mr. Hendricks. Mr. Pow ell's Amendment Remarks of Mr. Conness. Mr. Johnson. pp. 367- 370.  Page xv

CHAPTER XXIII.

NO EXCLUSION FROM THE CARS ON ACCOUNT OF COLOR.

Mr. Sumner's Amendment, Remarks of Mr. Saulsbury, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Sumner, Mr. Morrill. Mr. Sumner's Amendment. Remarks of Mr. Sherman, Mr. Hendricks, Mr. Willey, Mr. Sumner, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Trumbull, Mr. Sumner, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Grimes, Mr. Powell. Amendment agreed to pp. 371-376.

CHAPTER XXIV.

AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION. FINAL ACTION.

Second Session of Congress. President's Message. Remarks by Mr. Brooks. Mr. Creswell. Remarks by Mr. Ashley on his Motion to re consider the Rejecting Vote. Remarks by Mr. Orth. Mr. Scofield. Mr. Bliss. Mr. Rogers, Mr. Davis. Mr. Yeaman. Mr. Odell. Mr. Kas son, Mr. Fernando Wood. Mr. King. Mr. Smithers. Mr. Holman. Mr. Pendleton. Mr. Jenckes. Mr. Rollins. Mr. Garfield. Mr. Stevens. Mr. Baldwin, Mr. Washburne. Mr. Patterson. Mr. Pike, Mr. M'Allister. Mr. Herrick. Mr. Brown. Previous Question. Motion to lay the Motion to reconsider lost. Resolution reconsidered. Passage of the Amendment Vote received with Cheers pp. 877-804.

CHAPTER XXV.

TO MAKE FREE THE WIVES AND CHILDREN OP COLORED SOLDIERS. FINAL ACTION.

Mr. Wilson's Joint Resolution to make Wives and Children free. Re ported back by the Military Committee. Motion by Mr. Davis to refer it to Judiciary Committee. Remarks of Mr. Wilkinson. Mr. Wilson. Mr. Hendricks. Mr. Powell. Mr. Davis. Motion to refer lost. Re marks of Mr. Doolittle. Mr. Saulsbury. Mr. Sumner. Mr. Clark. Mr. Pomeroy. Mr. Wade. Mr. Johnson, Mr. Powell's Amendment Mr. Davis's Amendment rejected. Remarks by Mr. Trumbull. Passage of the Joint Resolution. Resolution reported from the House Judiciary Committee. Remarks of Mr. Wilson, Mr. Harris. Mr. Mallory. Passage of the Resolution. Approval by the President. pp. 895-404.  Page xvi

CHAPTER XXVI.

A BUREAU OF FREEDMEN. FINAL ACTION.

House non-concur in the Senate Amendment Committee of Conference. Report of the Conference Committee. Remarks of Mr. Kernan. Motion to lay the Report on the Table lost Remarks of Mr. Schenck. Report accepted. Remarks of Mr. Sumner. Mr. Davis. Mr. Hendricks. Mr. Grimes. Mr. Sprague. Mr. Sumner. Mr. Grimes. Mr. Henderson. Mr. Hale. Mr. Conness. Mr. Morrill. Mr. Johnson. Mr. Harlan. Report of the Conference Committee rejected. The Sen ate ask another Conference. The House agree to a Committee of Conference. Mr. Wilson reports a Bill from the Conference Committee. Remarks of Mr. Powell. Mr. Howard. Report accepted. Report accepted by the House pp. 405-416.

CHAPTER XXVII.

CONCLUSION   pp. 417-424.

Source: Wilson, Henry. History of the Antislavery Measures of the Thirty-Seventh and Thirty-Eighth United States Congresses, 1861-1865, Boston: Walker, Fuller, & Co., 1865.