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Session 6543: 1867-07-12 12:00:00

Cornelius Cole from California and Willard Saulsbury from Delaware enter the Senate; the Senate non-concurs in the House amendments to H. R. 123 and requests a Committee of Conference; Mr. Sumner motions to take up consideration of S. 115

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Motion to Report the Senate Amendment to H. R. 123 as Amended

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[[T]he House concurred in the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H. R. No. 123) supplementary to an act entitled “An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States,” passed on the 2d day of March, 1867, and the acts supplementary thereto, passed on the 23d day of March, 1867, with amendments, in which the concurrence of the Senate was requested.]

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