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History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States

Chapter VII · —The Freedmen's Bureau Bill in the House.

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(Page 138-157.)

The Bill Reported To the House — Mr. Eliot's Speech — History — Mr. Dawson Vs. the Negro — Mr. Garfield — The Idol Broken — Mr. Taylor Counts the Cost — Mr. Donnelly's Amendment — Mr. Kerr — Mr. Marshall On White Slavery — Mr. Hubbard — Mr. Moulton — Opposition From Kentucky — Mr. Ritter — Mr. Rosseau's Threat — Mr. Shanklin's Gloomy Prospect — Mr. Trimble's Appeal — Mr. Mckee an Exceptional Kentuckian — Mr. Grinnell on Kentucky — The Example of Russia — Mr. Phelps — Mr. Shellabarger's Amendment — Mr. Chanler — Mr. Stevens' Amendments — Mr. Eliot Closes the Discussion — Passage of The Bill — Yeas and Nays.

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