-- Mr.
Trumbull's closing remarks -- Yeas And Nays on the passage
of the Bill.

CHAPTER X.--The Civil Rights Bill in the House of Representatives.

(Page 220-244.)

The Bill referred to the Judiciary Committee and reported
back -- Speech by the Chairman of the Committee -- Mr.
Rogers -- Mr. Cook -- Mr. Thayer -- Mr. Eldridge -- Mr.
Thornton -- Mr. Windom -- Mr. Shellabarger -- Mr. Broomall
-- Mr. Raymond -- Mr. Delano -- Mr. Kerr -- Amendment by Mr.
Bingham -- His Speech -- Reply by his Colleague --
Discussion closed by Mr. Wilson -- Yeas and Nays on the
passage of the Bill -- Mr. Le Blond's proposed title --
Amendments of the House accepted by the Senate.

CHAPTER XI.--The Civil Rights Bill and the Veto.

(Page 245-293.)

Doubts as to the President's Decision -- Suspense ended --
The Veto Message -- Mr. Trumbull's Answer -- Mr. Reverdy
Johnson defends the Message -- Rejoinder -- Remarks of Mr.
Yates -- Mr. Cowan appeals to the Country -- Mr. Stewart
shows how States may make the Law a Nullity -- Mr. Wade --
Mr. McDougall on Persian Mythology -- Mr. J. H. Lane defends
the President -- Mr. Wade -- The President's Collar -- Mr.
Brown -- Mr. Doolittle -- Mr. Garrett Davis -- Mr. Saulsbury
-- Yeas And Nays in the Senate -- Vote in the House -- The
Civil Rights Bill becomes a Law.

CHAPTER XII.--The Second Freedmen's Bureau Bill becomes a Law.

(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.

CHAPTER XIII.--First Words on Reconstruction.

(Page 307-323.)

Responsibility of the Republican Party -- Its Power and
Position -- Initiatory Step -- Mr. Stevens speaks for
himself -- Condition of the Rebel States -- Constitutional
Authority under which Congress should act -- Estoppel --
What Constitutes Congress -- The First Duty -- Basis of
Representation -- Duty on exports -- Two Important
Principles -- Mr. Raymond's Theory -- Rebel States still in
the Union -- Consequences of the Radi