Duty of Congress consequent upon the Abolition of Slavery -- Civil Rights Bill introduced -- Reference to Judiciary Committee -- Before the Senate -- Speech By Mr. Trumbull -- Mr. Saulsbury -- Mr. van Winkle -- Mr. Cowan -- Mr. Howard -- Mr. Johnson -- Mr. Davis -- Conversations with Mr. Trumbull and Mr. Clark -- Reply of Mr. Johnson -- Remarks by Mr. Morrill -- Mr. Davis "wound Up" -- Mr. Guthrie's Speech -- Mr. Hendricks -- Reply of Mr. Lane -- Mr. Wilson -- Mr. Trumbull's closing remarks -- Yeas And Nays on the passage of the Bill. CHAPTER X.--The Civil Rights Bill in the House of Representatives. (Page 220-244.) The Bill referred to the Judiciary Committee and reported back -- Speech by the Chairman of the Committee -- Mr. Rogers -- Mr. Cook -- Mr. Thayer -- Mr. Eldridge -- Mr. Thornton -- Mr. Windom -- Mr. Shellabarger -- Mr. Broomall -- Mr. Raymond -- Mr. Delano -- Mr. Kerr -- Amendment by Mr. Bingham -- His Speech -- Reply by his Colleague -- Discussion closed by Mr. Wilson -- Yeas and Nays on the passage of the Bill -- Mr. Le Blond's proposed title -- Amendments of the House accepted by the Senate. CHAPTER XI.--The Civil Rights Bill and the Veto. (Page 245-293.) Doubts as to the President's Decision -- Suspense ended -- The Veto Message -- Mr. Trumbull's Answer -- Mr. Reverdy Johnson defends the Message -- Rejoinder -- Remarks of Mr. Yates -- Mr. Cowan appeals to the Country -- Mr. Stewart shows how States may make the Law a Nullity -- Mr. Wade -- Mr. McDougall on Persian Mythology -- Mr. J. H. Lane defends the President -- Mr. Wade -- The President's Collar -- Mr. Brown -- Mr. Doolittle -- Mr. Garrett Davis -- Mr. Saulsbury -- Yeas And Nays in the Senate -- Vote in the House -- The Civil Rights Bill becomes a Law. CHAPTER XII.--The Second Freedmen's Bureau Bill becomes a Law. (Page 294-306.) The Discovery of the Majority -- The Senate Bill -- The House Bill -- Its Provisions -- Passage of the Bill -- Amendment and Passage in the Senate -- Committee of Conference -- The Amendments as Accepted -- The Bill as Passed -- The Veto -- The Proposition of a Democrat accepted -- Confusion in Leadership -- Passage of the Bill over The Veto -- It Becomes a Law. CHAPTER XIII.--First Words on Reconstruction. (Page 307-323.)