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Reconstruction Debate Voices Constitutional Clash in Senate
A Senate floor exchange pits Mr. Hendricks and allies against Mr. Sumner and Mr. Stevens over the scope of Reconstruction policy. They clash on the guarantee clause, the constitution vs congressional power, and a two thirds Supreme Court rule, while questioning decades of policy and party stances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joint Committee On Reconstruction
Stevens
Reconstruction Committee
House of Representatives
Wendricks
Massachusetts
Sumner
Cdy
Congress
Maine
Fessensen
Ohio
Sherman
Jim
Fie
Nendricks
Mr. Sumner
Mrr. Hendricks
United States
Mr. Hendricks
House
Hendricks
Fessenden
Senate
Indiana
Hendriks
Mace
Jeff Davis
Clase
Mr. Underwood
Morace Greely
Bairsman
Supreme Court
Executive Department
Judicial Department
Governmet
Judicial Department of the Government
South
Lincoln
New York
Cockling
Ile
Voorhees
Iis
Distret
Columbia
National
Congressional Reconstruction
Austria
Africa