Riddle, J. Robbins, W. M. Robbins, C. B. Roberts, M. Ross, Savage, M. Sayler, Scales, Schleicher, y. G. Schumaker, Sheakley, Singleton, Slemons, W. E. Smith, Southard, Sparks, Springer, Stenger, Stevenson, Stone, Swann, Tarbox, Teese, Terry, C. P. Thompson, P. F. Thomas, Throckmorton, Tucker, Turney, y. L. Vance, R. B. Vance, Waddell, C. C. B. Walker, G. C. Walker, Walling, Walsh, Ward, Warren, E. Wells, G. W. Wells, Whitthome, Wike, A. S. Williams, y. Williams, y D. Williams, y. JV. Williams, Willis, Wilshire, B. Wilson, F. Wood, Yeates, C. Young—175. «**-nays—Messrs. C. H. Adams, G. A. Bagley, J. H. Baker, W. H. Baker, Ballou, Blaine, Blair, Bradley, W. R. Brown, H. C. Burchard, Burleigh, Cannon, Cason, Caswell, Chittenden, Conger, Crapo, Crounse, Danford, Davy, Denison, Dobbins, Dunnell, Eames', Evans, Foster, C. Freeman, Frost, Frye, Garfield, E. Hale, Haralson, B. W. Harris, Hathorn, Hendee, Henderson, G. F. Hoar, Hoskins, Hubbell, Hunter, Hurlbut, Hyman, Joyce, Kasson, Ketchum, Kimball, King, Lapham, W. Lawrence, Leavenworth, Magoon, MacDougall, McCrary, J. W. McDill, Miller, Monroe, Nash, Norton, Oliver, O'Neill, Packer, Page, W. A. Phillips, Plaisted, T. C. Piatt, Pratt, Purman, Rainey, M. S. Robinson, S. Ross, Rusk, Sampson, Seelye, Sinnickson, R. Smalls, A. H. Smith, Starkweather, Strait, Stowell, Thornburgh, M. I. Townsend, W. Townsend, Tufts, Van Vorhes, Waldron, A. S. Wallace, J. W. Wallace, Walls, Wheeler, J. D. White, Whiting, G. Willard, C. G. Williams, W. B.Williams, J. Wilson, A. Wood, jr., Woodworth—97.

Mr. Blaine moved to re-consider the vote by which the bill was rejected.

Which, after several days' debate, was agreed to without a division.

The question recurring on the passage of the bill,

January 13—Mr. Banks offered the following words as a substitute for what follows the seventh line of the first section of the bill as printed on the files:

And shall be forever relieved therefrom, upon their appearing before a Judge of any Court of the United States or any Court of Record of the State in which they are resident, and taking and subscribing the following oath, to be duly attested and recorded, to wit: "I, A. B, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, and obey all laws made in pursuance thereof; and that I take this obligation freely, and without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion whatever."

Mr. Eugene Hale objected to the amendment, unless the amendment of his colleague (Mr. Jlaine) was admitted.

The Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Hoskins) said that the amendment had merely been read for the information of the House, and. is not now in order.

Mr. Randall asked unanimous consent that the gentleman from Massachusetts have the opportunity of offering that amendment.

Mr. Blaine objected.

After further debate,

Mr. Randall moved to commit the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary, with instructions to report it back with the amendment of the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Banks).

Which was agreed to.

January 14—Mr. Knott, from the Judiciary Committee, reported the same. according to instructions, to read as follows:

Be it enacted, <5rY., That all the disabilities imposed and remaining upon any person, by virtue of the third section of the fourteenth article of the amendments of the Constitution of the United States, be, and the same are hereby, removed; and each and every person is and shall be forever relieved therefrom upon his appearing before a judge of any court of the United States or any court of record of the State in which he is resident, and taking and subscribing the following oath, to be duly attested and recorded, to wit: "I, A B, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, and obey all laws made in pursuance thereof, and that I take this obligation freely and without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion whatever."

Mr. Knott demanded the previous question upon the bill.

The main question was ordered, yeas 183, nays 92 (not voting 15), as follow:

Yeas—Messrs. Ainsworth, Anderson, Ashe, Atkins, Bagby, y. H Bagley, jr., Banks, Barniim, Beebe, S, N. Bell, Blackburn, Bland, Bliss, Blount, Boone, Bradford, Bright, y. Y. Brown, Buckner, S. D. Burchard, Cabell, y. H Caldwell, W. P. Caldwell, Campbell, Candler, Cate, Caulfield, Chapin, J. B. Clarke, y B. Clark, jr., Clymer, Cochrane, Collins, Cook, Cowan, Cox, Culberson, Cutler, yoseph y. Davis, DeBolt, Dibrell, Douglas, Durand, Durham, Eden, Egbert, Ellis, Ely, Faulkner, Felton, Forney, Franklin, Fuller, Gause, Gibson, Glover, Goodin, Gttnter, A. H Hamilton, R. Hamilton, Hancock, Haralson, Hardenbergh, H. R. Harris, y. T. Harris, C. H. Harrison, Hartridge, Hartzell, Hatcher, Henkle, Hereford, A. S. Hewitt, G. W. Hewitt, Hill, Holman, Hooker, Hopkins, House, Hunton, Hurd, yenks, F. yones, T. L. yones, Kehr, Knott, Lamar,

F. Landers, G. M. Landers, La7te, Levy, B. B. Lewis, Lord, Luttrell, E. W. M. Mackey, L.A. Mackey, Maish, McFarland, McMahon, Meade, Metcalfe, Milliken, Mills, Money, Morey, Morgan, Morrison, Mutchler, Neat, Netv, O'Bi'ien,

Odell, E. Y. Parsons, Payne, y. Phelps, y. F. Philips, Pierce, Piper, Poppleton, A. Potter, Powell, Rainey, Randall, D. Rea, Reagan, y. Reilly, y. B. Reilly, A. V. Rice, Riddle, y. Robbins, W. M. Robbins, C\ B. Roberts, M. Ross, Savage, M. Sayler, Scales, Schleicher, y. G. Schumaker, Seelye, Sheakley, Singleton, Slemons, W. E. Smith, Southard, Sparks, Springer, Stenger, Stevenson, Stone, Swann, Tarbox, Teese, Terry, C. P. Tho?npson, P. F. Thomas, Throckmorton Tucker, Turney, y. L,. Vance, R.B. Vance, Waddell, C. C. B. Walker,

G. C. Walker, A. S. Wallace, Walling, Walsh, Ward, Warren, E. Wells, Whitehouse, Whitthome, Wigginton, Wike, A. S. Williatns, y Williams, J. D. Williams, J. N. Williams, Willis, Wilshire, B. Wilson, F. Wood, Woodburn, Ye ate s, C. Young—-183.

Nays—Messrs. G. A. Bagley, J. H. Baker, W. H. Baker, Ballou, Blaine, Blair, Bradley, W. R. Brown, H. C. Burchard, Burleigh, Cannon, Cason, Caswell, Conger, Crapo, Crounse, Danford, Darrall, Davy, Denison, Dobbins, Dunnell, Eames, Evans, Fort, Foster, C. Freeman, Frost, Frye, Garfield, E. Hale, B. W. Harris, Hathorn, Raymond, Hendee, Henderson, G. F. Hoar, Hoskins, Hunter, Hurlbut, Hyman, Joyce, Kasson, Ketchum, King, Lapham, W. Lawrence, Leavenworth, Lynch, Magoon, MacDougall, McCrary, J. W. McDill, Miller, Monroe, Nash, Norton, Oliver, O'Neill, Packer, Page, W. A. Phillips, Plaisted, T. C. Piatt, Pratt, M. S. Robinson, S. Ross, Rusk, Sampson, Sinnickson, R. Smalls, A. H. Smith, Starkweather, Stowell, Thornburgh, M. I. Townsend, W. Townsend, Tufts, Van Vorhes, Waldron, J. W. Wallace, Walls, G. W. Wells, Wheeler, J. D. White, Whiting, G. Willard, C. G. Williams, W. B. Williams, J. Wilson, A. Wood, jr., Wood worth—92.

On the final passage of the bill as reported from the Committee on the Judiciary, the yeas were 184, nays 97 (not voting 9), as follow:

Yeas—Messrs. Ainsworth, Anderson, Ashe, Atkins, Bagby, J. H. Bagley, jr., Banks, Barnum, Beebe, S. N. Bell, Blackburn, Bland, Bliss, Blount, Boone, Bradford, Bright, y. Y. Brown, Buckner, S. D. Burchard, Cabell, J. H. Caldwell, W. P. Caldwell, Campbell, Candler, Cate, Caulfteld, Chapin, % B. Clarke, y. B. Clark, jr., Clymer^ Cochrane, Collins, Cook, Cowan, Cox, Culberson, Cutler, yoseph y. Davis, DeBolt, Dibrell, Douglas, Durand, Durham, Eden, Egbert, Ellis, Ely, Farwell, Faulkner, Felton, Forney, Franklin, Fuller% Gause, Gibson, Glover, Goode, Goodin, Gunter, A. H. Hamilton, R. Hamilton, Hancock, Haralson, Hardenbergh, H. R. Harris, y T. Harris, C. H Harrison, Hartridge, Hartzell, Hatcher, Henkle, Hereford, A. S. Hewitt, G. W. Hewitt, Hill, Holman, Hooker, Hopkins, House, Hunton, Hurd, yenks, F. yones, T. L. yones, Kehr, Kelley, Knott, Lamar, F. Landers, G. M. Landers, Lane, Levy, B. B. Lewis, Lord, Luttrell, E. W. M. Mackey, L. A. Mackey, Mats A, McFarland, McMahon, Meade, Metcalfe, Milliken, Mills, Money, Morey, Morgan, Morrison, Mutchler, Neal, New, O'Brien, Odell, £. Y. Parsons, Payne, y. Phelps, y. F. Philips, Pierce, Piper, Poppleton, A. Potter, Powell, Randall, D. Rea, Reagan, y. Reilly, y. B. Reilly, A. V Rice, Riddle, y Robbins, W. M. Robbins, C. B. Roberts, M. Ross, Savage, M. Sayler, Scales, Schleicher, y. G. Schumaker, Seelye, Sheakley, Singleton, Slemons, W. E. Smith, Southard, Sparks, Springer, Stenger, Stevenson, Stone, Swann, Tarbox, Teese, Terry, C. P. Thompson, P. F. Thomas, Throckmorton, Tticker, Ttirney, y. L. Vance, R. B. Vance, Waddell, C. C. B. Walker, G. C. Walker, Walling, Walsh, Ward, Warren, E. Wells, Whitehouse, Whitthorne, Wigginton, Wike, A. S. Williams, y. Williams, y. D. Williams, y. N. Williams, Willis, Wilshire, Wilson, F. Wood, Woodburn, Yeates, C. Young—184.

Nays—Messrs. G. A. Bagley, J. H. Baker, W. H. Baker, Ballou, Blaine, Blair, Bradley, W. R. Brown, H. C. Burchard, Burleigh, Cannon, Cason, Caswell, Conger, Crapo, Crounse, Danford, Darrall, Davy, Denison, Dobbins, Dunnell, Eames, Evans, Fort, Foster, C. Freeman, Frost, Frye, Garfield, E. Hale, B. W. Harris. Hathorn, Haymond, Hendee, Henderson, G. F. Hoar, Hoge, Hoskins, Hubbell, Hunter, Hurlbut, Hyman, Joyce, Kasson, Ketchum, King, Lapham, W. Lawrence, Leavenworth, Lynch, Magoon, MacDougall, McCrary, J. W. McDill, Miller, Monroe, Nash, Norton, Oliver, O'Neill, Packer, Page, W. A. Phillips, Plaisted, T. C. Piatt, Pratt, Purman, M. S. Robinson, S. Ross, Rusk, Sampson, Sinnickson, R. Smalls, A. H. Sniith, Starkweather, Strait, Stowell, Thornburgh, M. I. Townsend, W. Townsend, Tufts, Van Vorhes, Waldron, A. S. Wallace, J. W. Wallace, Walls, G. W. Wells, Wheeler, J. D. White, Whiting, G. Willard, C. G. Williams, W. B. Williams, J. Wilson, A. Wood, jr., Woodworth —97.

Not Voting—Messrs. C. H. Adams, Banning, Bass, Chittenden, Hays, Kimball, Lynde, Rainey, A. Williams—9.

Mr. Blaine moved that the vote last taken be reconsidered.

During the debate,

Mr. Blaine asked unanimous consent to offer his amendment, offering to yield the floor at the same time to any gentleman who desires to move to strike out the exclusion of Jefferson Davis. Mr. Randall objected.

Subsequently, on a renewal of the proposition, Mr. William M. Robbins objected. Mr. Blaine then withdrew the motion to reconsider, and the bill fell.

1876, January 17—Mr. John D. White moved that the rules be suspended so as to enable him to submit, and the House to agree to the following resolution:

Resolved, That the rules be suspended so as to

enable the House to proceed forthwith to vote on

the passage of the following bill:

A bill to remove the disabilities imposed by the

Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of

the United States.

Be it enacted, &c, That all persons now under the disabilities imposed by the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States, with the exception of Jefferson Davis, late president of the so-called Confederate States, shall be relieved of such disabilities upon their appearing before any judge of. a United States court, and taking and subscribing, in open court, the following oath, to be duly attested and recorded, namely:

I, A.B., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that 1 take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that, to the best of my knowledge and ability, I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of a citizen of the United States.

The House first, however, voting on the following amendment thereto:

Strike out the following words: "with the exception of Jefferson Davis, late president of the so-called Confederate States."

"Which motion was disagreed to—yeas 164, nays I11 (not voting 15), as follow:

Yeas—Messrs. C. H. Adams, Ainsworth, Anderson, Bagby, G. A. Bagley, J. H. Baker, W. H. Baker, Ballou, Banks, Bass, Beebe, S. N. Bell, Blaine, Blair, Bland, Bliss, Bradley, W. R. Brown, H. C. Burchard, S. D. Bur chard, Burleigh, W. P. Caldwell, Campbell, Cannon, Cason .Caswell, Cate, Chittenden, Cochrane, Congei, Cox, Crapo, Crounse, Danford, Darrall, Davy, DeBolt, Denison, Dobbins, Dunnell, Durand, Eames, Egbert, Ely, Evans, Farwell, Faulkner, Fort, Foster, C. Freeman, Frost, Frye, Fuller, Garfield, Goodin, E. Hale, Haralson, Hardenbergh, B. W. Harris, C. H, Harrison, Hartzell, Hathorn, Haymond, Hendee, Henderson, A. S. Hewitt, G. W. Hewitt, G. F. Hoar, Hoge, Holman, Hoskins, Hubbell, Hunter, Hurd, Hurlbut, Hyman, Jenks, F. Jones, T Z. Jones, Joyce, Kasson, Kelley, Ketchum, Kimball, King, Lapham, W. Lawrence, Leavenworth, Levy, Lynch, Magoon, MacDougall, McCrary, J. W. McDill, Meade, Miller, Monroe, Morey, Morgan, Mutchler, Nash, Neal, New, Norton, Odell, Oliver, O'Neill, Packer, Page, Payne, J. Phelps, W. A. Phillips, Pierce, Piper, Plaisted, T. C. Piatt, A. Potter, Powell, Pratt, Purman, Rainey, J. Reilly, M. S. Robinson, S. Ross, Rusk, Sampson, Savage, Seelye, Sinnickson, R. Smalls, A. H. Smith, Springer, Starkweather, Strait, Stevenson, Stowell, Tarbox,

C. P. Thompson, Thornburgh, Throckmorton, M. Townsend, W. Townsend, Tufts, Van Vorhes, P. B. Vance, Waidron, C. C. B. Walker, A. S. Wallace, J. W. Wallace, Walls, Warren, G. W. Wells, Wheeler, J. D. White, Whiting, G. Willard, C, G. Williams, J. D. Williams, W. B. Williams, B. Wilson, J. Wilson, A. Wood, jr., Woodburn, Woodworth—164.

Nays—Messrs. Ashe, Atkins, J. H. Bagley, jr., Blackburn, Blount, Boone, Bradford, Bright, J. Y* Brown, Buckner, Cabell, J. H. Caldwell, Candler, Caulfield, Chapin, J. B. Clarke, J. B. Clark, jr., Clymer, Collins, Cook, Cowan, Cutler, Joseph J. Davis, Dibrell, Doug" las, Durham, Eden, Ellis, Felton, Forney, Franklin, Gause, Gibson, Glover, Goode, Gunter, A, H. Hamilton, R. Hamilton, Hancocky H. R. Harris, Hartridge, Hatcher, Henkle, Hereford, Hill, Hooker, Hopkins, House, Hun* ton, Kehr, Lamar, F. Landers, G. M. Landers, Lane, B. B. Lewis, Luttrell, L. A. Mackeyf Maish, McFarland, McMahon, Metcalfe, Milliken, Mills, Money, Morrison, G1 Brien, E. K Parsons, J. F. Philips, Poppleton, Randall, D. Rea, Reagan, A. V. Rice, Riddle, J. Rob bins, W. M. Robbins, C. B. Roberts, M. Ross, M. Sayler, Scales, Schleicher, Sheakley, Singleton, Slemons, W. E* Smith, Southard, Sparks, Stenger, Stone, Swann, Terry, P. F. Thomas, Tucker, Turney, J. L. Vance, Waddell, G. C> Walker, Walling, Walsh, Ward, E. Wells, Whitehouse, Whitthorne, Wigginton, Wike, A* S. Williams, J. N. Williams, Wilshire, F. Wood, Yeates, C. Young—111.

back and W. L. M'Millan, but the right of either to it was not determined by the Senate, though frequently considered and long debated. In the Executive Session of the Senate, FortyFourth Congress, March 4th, 1875, it was revived, but not determined. In the. first regular session it was again considered. December 9, 1875, Senator West presented the letter of W. L. M'Millan, asking permission to withdraw from the files of the Senate his credentials as Senator elect from the State of Louisiana, which was granted December 15—yeas 30, nays 28. Senator Bayard, December 20, presented "a paper signed by John M'Enery, as Governor of Louisiana, and purporting to be the credentials of Robert H. Marr, appointed a Senator to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of William L. M'Millan." Senator Thurman, January 18, 1876, presented "papers purporting to be the credentials of J. B. Eustis, as a Senator from the State of Louisiana for the term ending March 3, 1879;" which, January 24, were referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections. That Committee, January 28th, reported that "there is no vacancy in the office of Senator from the State of Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback having been elected in January, 1873, to the term beginning on the 4th of March, 1873." The question of seating Mr. Pinchback was considered and debated at different times from February 8 to March 8, 1876, when it was decided. The question being on the adoption of the resolution of the Committee on Privileges and Elections that Mr. Pinchback be admitted to the seat,

Mr. Edmunds moved to insert the word "not" before the word " admitted;" which was agreed to—yeas 32, nays 29, as follow:

Yeas—Messrs. Bayard, Caperton, Christiancy, Cockrell, Cooper, Davis, Dennis, Eaton, Edmunds, English, Gordon, yohnson, Jones of Florida, Kelly, Kernan, Key, McCreery, McDonald, Maxey, Merrimon, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Norwood, Paddock, Randolph, Ransom, Saulsbury, Stevenson, Thurman, Wallace, Whyte, Withers—32.

Nays—Messrs. Allison, Anthony, Boutwell, Bruce, Cameron of Pennsylvania, Conkling, Conover, Cragin, Dorsey, Ferry, Frelinghuysen, Hamilton, Hamlin, Harvey, Hitchcock, Howe, Ingalls, Jones of Nevada, Logan, McMillan, Mitchell, Morton, Patterson, Sargent, Sharon, Sherman, Spencer, West, Windom-—29.

The resolution, as amended, was then agreed to, by the same vote.

The House of Bepresentatives.

Michael C. Kerr, of Indiana, Speaker.

George M. Adams, of Kentucky, Clerk.

Alabama —Jere Haralson, Jeremiah N. Williams, Taul Bradford, Charles Hays, John H. Caldwell, Goldsmith W. Hewitt, Burwell B. Lewis, William H. Forney—8.

Arkansas—Lucien C. Gause, William F. Slemons, William W. Wilshire, Thomas M. Gunter—4.

California—William A. Piper, Horace F. Page, John K. Luttrell, Peter D. Wigginton— 4

Connecticut—George M. Landers, James

Phelps, John T. Wait* William H. Bamum,f

—4

Delaware-—James Williams—1.

Florida—Jesse J. Finley,J William J. Purman —2.

Georgia—Julian Hartridge, William E. Smith, Philip Cook, Henry R. Harris, Milton A. Candler, James H. Blount, William H. Felton, Alexander H. Stephens, Benjamin H. Hill—9.

Illinois—Bernard G. Caulfield, Carter H. Harrison, J. V. LeMoyne,|| Stephen A. Hurlbut, Horatio C. Burchard, Thomas J. Henderson, Alexander Campbell, Greenbury L. Fort, Richard H. Whiting, John C. Bagby, Scott Wike, William M. Springer, Adlai E. Stevenson, Joseph G. Cannon, John R. Eden, Wm. A. J. Sparks, William R. Morrison, William Hartzell, William B. Anderson—19.

Indiana—Benoni S. Fuller, James D. Williams, Michael C. Kerr, Jeptha D. New, William S. Holman, Milton S. Robinson, Franklin Landers, Morton C. Hunter, Thomas J. Cason, William S. Haymond, James L. Evans, Andrew H. Hamilton, John H. Baker—13.

Iowa—George W. McCrary, John Q. Tufts, Lucien L. Ainsworth, Henry O. Pratt, James Wilson, Ezekiel S. Sampson, John A. Kasson, James W. McDill, Addison Oliver-—9.

Kansas—William A. Phillips, John R. Goodin, William R. Brown—3.

Kentucky—Andrew R. Boone, John Young Brown, Charles W. Milliken, J. Proctor Knott, Edward Y. Parsons,^ Thomas L. Jones, Joseph C. S. Blackburn, Milton J. Durham, John D. White, John B. Clarke—10.

Louisiana—Randall L. Gibson, E. John Ellis, Chester B. Darrall, William M. Levy, William B. Spencer,^ Charles E. Nash—6.

Maine—John H. Burleigh, William P. Frye, James G. Blaine,** Harris M. Plaisted, Eugene Hale—5.

Maryland—Philip F. Thomas, Charles B. Roberts, William J. O'Brien, Thomas Swann, Eli J. Henkle, William Walsh—6.

Massachusetts—William W. Crapo, ff Benjamin W. Harris, Henry L. Pierce, Rufus S. Frost,J% Nathaniel P. Banks, Charles P. Thompson, John K. Tarbox, William Wirt Warren, George F. Hoar, Julius H. Seelye, Chester W. Chapin—11.

Michigan—Alpheus S. Williams, Henry Waldron, George Willard, Allen Potter, William B.

♦Qualified April 12, 1876,vice Henry H.Starkweather, died January 28, 1876.

f Mr. Barnum resigned, May 18, 1876, to take his seat in the Senate.

% Qualified April 19, 1876, vice Josiah T. Walls, unseated by a vote of 135 to 84.

|| Qualified May 5, 1876, zw<? Charles B. Farwell, unseated May 3, by a vote of 129 to 89.

I Died July 8, 1876.

f Qualified June 8, 1876, in place of Frank Morey, unseated May 31, 1876. The minority resolution that Mr. Spencer was not elected was disagreed to, yeas 74, nays 99, and the resolution that he was elected was then agreed to without a division. A substitute by Mr. McCrary, for additional time, &c, was lost—76 to 101.

** Resigned July 10, 1876, to accept appointment of Senator from Maine.

""" ff Elected November 2, 1875, to fill vacancy caused by the death of James Buffinton, March 7, 1875.

JJJuly 14, 1876, Mr. Frost unseated—102 to 79^—and Josiah G. Abbott declared entitled to the seat.