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Lawmakers debate martial law and Reconstruction measures
Debates in Congress on martial law in former Confederate states, proposing a police bill to curb violence until governments are established. Amendments seek direct congressional control over appointing officers and timing for readmission, with party alignments shaping votes and procedural moves.
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Denver
Colorado
House
South
van Hort
Stevens
Chiltr
Congress
Canfield
Boutwell
Supreme Court
Schenck
Blair
Bingham
White
Judiciary Committee
Spaulding
United States
Confederate States
Indiana
Indian Bureau
Potomac
Brown
Dawson
A. Walker
Supreme Oart of Georgia
Conness
Postmaster General
San Francisco
Honolulu
Ross
Kansas
Lane
Pomeroy
Grimes
League Island
Louisiana
Summer
Committee of Conference
Sherman
Wade
Trumbull
Sumner
Reconstruction Committee
Finance Committee
Chandler
Tecess. House
Schneck
Wardidt
Kentucky
Elalidd Halsfig “Histiliéus’ Heendt
A. Hill
St. Louis
Ward
Humphrey
Kassau
Committee On Appropriations
Senate
Portland
Oregon
Blain
Thayer
Committee On Ways and Means
Paine
Committee On Militia
Secretary of the Interior
Department
Mississippi River