Civil Rights Bill Passed Over President Johnson Veto
The Civil Rights Bill cleared the Senate by a 33 to 15 vote, meeting the two thirds requirement, with yeas and nays recorded. Supporters hail it as a triumph for freedom and government by the people, while critics question the South’s readiness to embrace reform and the fate of federal authority.
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Yeas
Messrs
Anthony
Brown
Chandler
Clark
Conness
Cragin
Cresswell
Edmunds
Feasendehl
Foster
Grimes
Harris
Henderson
Howard
Howe
Kirkwood Lane
Indiana
Morgan
Ferrill
Nye
Poland
Pomeroy
Ramsey
Sherman
Sprague
Stewart
Sumner
Trumbull
Wade
Willey
Williams
Wilson
Yates
Nays
Mesars
Maine
California
House
Land
Johnson
Congress
End of the Rebellion Declared by President Proclamation
The President issues a proclamation declaring the Southern rebellion ended and war powers restored to civil authority. It notes habeas corpus and martial law changes, and shifts military governance to civilian control as the proclamation ends military tribunals beyond enforcing army discipline.
Proclamation by Governor for a Day of Fasting and Prayer
Illinois Governor Ogelsby issues a proclamation calling on April 15 to be observed as a day of fasting humiliation and prayer in memory of President Lincoln's assassination. The message urges reverence for divine guidance, unity after war, and petitions for continued providential favor, harvest, and protection for families and service members.
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United States
Illinois
Congress
Springfield
Oglesby
Blalon Tyndale
Secy
Congressional Proceedings Span Senate and House Debates
The senate and house moved through routine business on the 2nd to 7th, with bills introduced, committees assigning resolutions on debt, bounties, and naval affairs, and the vetoed civil rights bill debated. Contested elections in New York and Dodge v Brooks featured prominently, with adjournments and conference actions shaping further votes.
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Senate
Schenck
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Secretary of the Navy
America
Raymond
Congress
Seaboard
Davis
Blaine
Sumner
Treasury
Finance Committee
House
United States
Marine Corps
Dodge Vs. Brooks
Secretary of War
Trumbull
Brooks- Dodge
Edmunds
Vermont
Johnson
Wade
Committee On Military Affairs
New York
Ers
Ind
Sénate
Fessenden
Lancof Kansis
Messrs
Lane
Kansas
Doolittle
Saulsbury
Yates
Dodge
Brooks
Eighth
Secretary of the Treasury
Judiciary
Hogan
Baldwin
le Blond
Lawrence
Clark
Bingham
Harding
Mindrs
Wilson
Iowa
Fenians Reported Mobilization and Frontline Movements
Large sums flow into the O Mahony treasury as meetings erupt in New York Philadelphia and Providence. Rumors of a fleet under experienced officers form and absent Fenian leaders surface amid police intervention. Reports claim disbanded volunteers may be replaced. Ottawa Ottawa and Toronto dispatches note frontier troop movements and possible attacks on Canada or New Brunswick.
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O.mahony
Senate
New York
Bowry
O’mahony
Brotherhood
Col. O'Mahony
Col. Roberts
Philadelphia
Providence
Friends of Treland
Toronto
Ottawa
Killian
New Brunswick
Bermuda
Canada
Cleshas
Col O'Mahony
James Stephens
Ireland
Paris
United States
O'Mahoney
Nova Scotia
Portland
Maine
European News Tidbits From Paris to London
European markets show unsettled spirits as reforms in Britain face heavy debate while dates from Paris and Liverpool bring mixed signals. Cholera cases ease in Cherbourg and Brest, with clean bills of health issued. Stevens in Paris en route to the United States amid broader European tensions and looming mediation talks among England, Russia, and France.
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Paris
Liverpool
Stevens
Scotland
Trench Corps Legislatif
Berlin
Austria
Prussia
Rutmers
Shenandoah
Damascus
U.S
Cherbourge
Sanitary Board
Brest
Europe
Cuba
France
United States
Anglo-American Telegraph Company
Napoleon
Corps Legislatif
Louis Philippe
England
Russia
Aspec
Jaly
Italy
London
Wood
United
The
Heas States
Coun
Fede
United Stat
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