Chapter XII · —The Second Freedmen's Bureau Bill becomes a Law.
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(Page 294-306.)
The Discovery of the Majority — The Senate Bill — The House Bill — Its Provisions — Passage of the Bill — Amendment and Passage in the Senate — Committee of Conference — The Amendments as Accepted — The Bill as Passed — The Veto — The Proposition of a Democrat accepted — Confusion in Leadership — Passage of the Bill over The Veto — It Becomes a Law.