United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866

An amendment to the Constitution of the United States that granted citizenship and equal rights, both civil and legal, to Black Americans, including those who had been emancipated by the thirteenth amendment.

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Session 5513: 1866-01-26 12:00:00

The Committee of Elections reports a resolution declaring Mr. Coffroth entitled to take the vacant seat; debate on H.Res. 51 continues.

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Resolutions on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs. Koontz

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Resolved, That William H. Koontz has the prima facie right to a seat in this House as a Representative from the sixteenth congressional district of the State of Pennsylvania.

Resolved, That Alexander H. Coffroth, desiring to contest the right of William H. Koontz to a seat as Representative of the sixteenth Congressional district, be required to serve upon the said Koontz, within fifteen days after the adoption of this resolution, a particular statement of the grounds of said contest; and that the said Koontz be required to serve upon the said Coffroth his answer thereto within fifteen days thereafter; and that both parties be allowed sixty days next after the service of said answer to take testimony in support of their several allegations and denials; notices of proposed examinations of witnesses to be given at least five days before such examinations; no such examination to be commenced at one place before the expiration of the conclusion of the last examination at another place; such examinations to be regulated in all other respects by the provisions of the act of February 19, 1851.

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Report on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs. Koontz (introduced on 1866-01-26 12:00:00 - CREATE_FROM - e863838)

Document Timeline

Resolutions on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs. Koontz (introduced on 1866-01-26 12:00:00 - CREATE_FROM - e663160) [This document] [view current proposal at this moment]
- Motion to Print and Lay the Report and Resolutions on the Table (introduced on 1866-01-26 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e863841) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1866-01-26 12:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e863843) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Motion to Consider the Contested Election Case of Coffroth vs. Koontz (introduced on 1866-02-16 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e863878) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1866-02-16 12:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e863879) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Resolutions on the Contested Election of Coffroth vs. Koontz: Minority Substitute (introduced on 1866-02-16 12:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e863880) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Motion for the Previous Question (introduced on 1866-02-19 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e863881) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1866-02-19 12:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e863882) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Motion for the Yeas and Nays on the Minority Substitute (introduced on 1866-02-19 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e863883) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1866-02-19 12:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e863884) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1866-02-19 12:00:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e863889) [This amendment shown] [view current proposal at this moment]
- Motion to Postpone the Resolution (introduced on 1866-02-16 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e845227) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1866-02-16 12:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e845229) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Motion to Resume Consideration of the Contested Election Case of Coffroth vs. Koontz (introduced on 1866-02-19 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e863871) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1866-02-19 12:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e863872) [view current proposal at this moment]
- None (introduced on 1866-02-19 12:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e863877) [view current proposal at this moment]
- Motion to Reconsider (introduced on 1866-02-19 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e664177) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Motion to Lay the Motion to Reconsider on the Table (introduced on 1866-02-19 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e664178) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1866-02-19 12:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e664179) [view current proposal at this moment]

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