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.
The House of Representatives of the Thirty-Ninth Session of Congress
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Mr. Roger's Resolution on rebel debt is taken up
Resolved, That the testimony taken as to Hon. James Brooks be recommitted to the Committee of Elections, with instructions to report especially the facts as to the custom under the laws of New York of appointing inspectors of the registry of elections not residing infrom the particular election districts in which they actreside; also that, the contestant and sitfacts respecting member be permitted to make proofthe verification by Brooks of the casting of legal votevotes for Brooks in the 15fifteenth district of the 18th ward, and that the committee be authorized, with power to send for persons and papers, and power to prescribe the time and manner of takinstitute judicial reëxamination ing the necessary testimonyid district.