CHAPTER XVII.--The Reconstruction Amendment in the House.

(Page 434-451.)

A Constitutional Amendment proposed and postponed --
Proposition by Mr. Stewart -- The Reconstruction Amendment
-- Death of its Predecessor lamented -- Opposition to the
Disfranchisement of Rebels -- "The Unrepentent Thirty-three"
-- Nine-tenths Reduced to One-twelfth -- Advice to Congress
-- The Committee denounced -- Democratic and Republican
Policy compared -- Authority without Power -- A Variety of
Opinions -- An Earthquake predicted -- The Joint Resolution
passes the House.

CHAPTER XVIII.--The Reconstruction Amendment in the Senate.

(Page 452-455.)

Difference between Discussions in the House and in the
Senate -- Mr. Sumner proposes to postpone -- Mr. Howard
takes Charge of the Amendment -- Substitutes proposed -- The
Republicans in Council -- The Disfranchising Clause stricken
out -- Humorous Account by Mr. Hendricks -- The Pain and
Penalties of not holding Office -- A Senator's Piety
appealed to -- Howe vs. Doolittle -- Marketable Principles
-- Praise of the President -- Mr. McDougall's Charity --
Vote of the Senate -- Concurrence in the House.

CHAPTER XIX.--Report of the Committee on Reconstruction.

(Page 466-472.)

An important State Paper -- Work of the Committee --
Difficulty of obtaining information -- Theory of the
President -- Taxation and Representation -- Disposition and
doings of the Southern People -- Conclusion of the Committee
-- Practical Recommendations.

CHAPTER XX.--Restoration of Tennessee.

(Page 473-482.)

Assembling of the Tennessee Legislature -- Ratification of
the Constitutional Amendment -- Restoration of Tennessee
proposed in Congress -- The Government of Tennessee not
Republican -- Protest against the Preamble -- Passage in the
House -- New Preamble proposed -- The President's Opinion
deprecated and disregarded -- Passage in the Senate -- The
President's Approval and Protest -- Admission of Tennessee
Members -- Mr. Patterson's Case.

CHAPTER XXI.--Negro Suffrage.

(Page 483-501.)

Review of the preceding action -- Efforts of Mr. Yates for
Unrestricted Suffrage -- Davis's Amendment to Cuvier -- The
"Propitious Hour" -- The Mayor's Remonstrance -- Mr.
Willey's Amendment -- Mr. Cowan's A