Note 529 — Chapter XX
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The Congressional history of the Thurman bill is as follows: Introduced, October 16, 1877, and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary (45th Congress, 1st Session, Congressional Record, Vol. 6, p. 58); reported back from Committee March 4, 1878 (45th Congress, 2d Session, ibid., Vol. 7, p. 1445); debated in Senate March 12 to April 9 (ibid., pp. 1688-2384); passed by Senate April 9 (ibid., pp. 2779-90); approved by President, May 8 (ibid., p. 3257).