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  1. Overview: United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866
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  3. Committee:The Senate
  4. Session: 1866-01-30 10:00:00
  5. Event type: CREATE_FROM

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 7007: 1866-01-30 10:00:00

The Committee on the Judiciary reports a resolution on the contested election of Senator John P. Stockton; the Senate continues to consider S. 61, as in Committee of the Whole

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Resolution on the Contested Election of John P. Stockton

Shown with amendment 'Resolution on the Contested Election of John P. Stockton: Mr. Clark's Amendment: Mr. Davis' Amendment ' (e844574)

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Resolved, That the Legislature of New Jersey having convened in joint meeting to choose a Senator to the Congress of the UnJohn P. Stockton is not entitled States for six years from the 4th of March, 1865, and said Legislature in said joint meeting having passed an order that such election should be made by a plurality vote of that joint meeting; and on Senator from the first ballot taken by said meeting John P. Stockton having received 40 outState of New Jersey of the 81 votes of the members of both Houses of the Legislature constituting such legislature in said joint meeting, and every other person voted for, a less number, and the presiding officer of said joint meeting havingf six years from then announced to it 4that the said John P. Stockton was elected Senator to Congress, and there being no objection or dissent expressed to said enunciation, the said John P. Stockton was duly elected a Senator from said State and is entitled to hold his seat as such from the 4th of March, 1865.

Decisions yet to be taken

  • Report on the Contested Election of John P. Stockton (introduced on 1866-01-30 10:00:00 - CREATE_FROM - e844554)
  • Motion to Reconsider (introduced on 1866-03-27 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e682358)
    • Motion to Postpone the Motion to Reconsider (introduced on 1866-03-27 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e682362) [This moment shown]

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