TABLE OP CONTENTS. I. Iiisit of Members of Forty-First Con- II Enforcement Legislation of Forty-First III. Proclamations of President Enjoining Neutrality—Declaring Neutral- ity—Warning Against Illegal Military En- terprises—Commanding Dispersion of Armed Men in South Carolina—Calling Attention to Ku Klux Act—Commanding Dispersion of Unlawful Conspiracies in Certain Coun- ties in South Carolina—Suspending the Writ of Habeas Corpus in Certain Coun- ties in South Carolina—Revoking Suspen- sion as to Marion County—Suspending Ha- beas Corpus in Union County—Discontinuing Discriminating Duties on Merchandise Im- IV. President Grant's Second and Tliird V. President Grant's Special Mes- On Territorial Government for Indians—On the Union of the States of Germany—On the "Test-Oath"—On the Condition of the Lately Insurrectionary States—On Trans- mitting the Report of the San Domingo Commission—On Transmitting the Report of the Civil Service Commission—On Law- lessness in South CaroLina—On Treatment of Immigrants—Veto Message on J. Milton TT\. Political Votes in Tnird Session of On Appointing Commissioners to San Do- mingo—Modification of the "Test-Oath"— To Repeal the Acts Relating .to the Tenure of Civil Office—Texas Pacific Railroad Grant—Resolution on Right of Secession and Amnesty—On Taxation and Revenue Re- form—On Taxing United States Bonds and Exempting Salt, Tea, Coffee, &c, from Tax- ation—Resolution and Bill to Restore the V*I. Proposed Amendments to tlie Con- stitution of tlae United States 38-4:3 By Senators Robertson, Pomeroy, Drake, Yates, Garrett Davis, Stewart, and Sumner; and Representatives Lawrence, Ingersoll, Julian, Burdett, Coburn, Potter, Coghlan, and vote; King, McNeely, Morgan, and rotes; Comingo, McCrary, Snapp, Melntyre, Isaac C. Parker, Hawley, Golladay, and Poland: and by Delegate William T. Jones— V VIII. Text of the Xlllth, XlVth, and XVtn Amendments, and Votes upoutkeir Resolutions by Representatives Jeremiah M. Wilson, Peters, James Brooks, and Ste- IX. Amendments to State Constitutions New Constitution of Illinois—Amendments to that of Louisiana—The Changes in Michi- gan—Amendments made in Missouri—Re- jected Propositions in Nebraska—Pending Propositions in North Carolina—Rejected Propositions in Rhode Island—Proposed New Constitution in West Virginia—Changes X. Tlie "Legal-Tender" Decision of XI. Members of tlte Cabinet of President Grant and of tlie Forty-Second Con- Section providing for Commissioners—Votes on Continuing the Appropriation—Bill Re- ported in House from Committee on Civil Service, and Vote—Executive Order, 16th April, 1872, with the Regulations Attached thereto, Schedule of Groups, and Amend- ment to the thirteenth of the rules promul- gated by the President 19th December, 1871—Rules and Regulations Promulgated by the President 19th December, 1871, as Amended by theExecutive Order, 16th April, XIII. Tlie Labor Question 69-7% The Eight-Hour Law—Opinion of Attorney General Hoar as to its Effect—President Grant's Order Respecting it—Votes in House and Senate on Appropriations—Bill to Ap- point a Labor Commission, and Votes in XIV. Tlie Amnesty Act and tlie Supple- mental Civil Rights Bills 23-85 Amnesty Act as Passed and Approved, and President Grant's Proclamation thereun- der—Supplemental Civil Rights £iU passed by Senate—House Amnesty Bill of January, 1872? with Action of the Senate thereon— House Amnesty Bill of April, 1871, with Action of the Senate thereon—Other Am- nesty Bills of the House—The Supplement- ary Civil Rights Bill in the House. XV. Tlie "Ku Kimx" Act and tlie proposed extension of it, and tlie Amendatory Votes in House on Enlistment and Habeas XVI. Tariff and Taxation 91-96 Bill to repeal duties on Tea and CoffeeTand XVII. Relation* «*f tiie United States and Copy of the Treaty of Washington and Pres- XVIII. Female Suffrage '....TO 8-181 Report of the Majority of the Committee ;of XIX. Commoft-School Bill ...133-134: Votes in House -on the bill to provide a XX. St. Croix and Bayfield Railroad Votes in Senate on passing, and in House XXI. Miscellaneous .....137-133 House bills to repeal the "Test-Oath," and XXII. State Platforms of 1871 and 1873„ 1871—Republican and Democratic : Illinois, 1873—Republican, Democratic, and Liberal XXIII;; Statistical'' Tables........... 183-303 A*-Population and ■• Elections toy States ...TS3 Popular and Electoral Vote of 1868 by B. Wealth, Local Debts aad Taxa- True Value of Real and Personal Estate, by C. Agricultural Statistics.. 184 Value of Farms and Farm Products in Uni- D. Manufactures .,'191 Statement showing the total value ;of manu- E. Public Lands 185.-186 Statement showing the total of the Public P. Putolic Debt 184: Statement showing the principal of the G-. Estimate of annual reduction of-Tax- • ation under acts of 1866, 1867, 1863, H. Tatmlar statements showing the rate I. "Votes on G-eiieraX Tariff Ac -s from Statement showingthe votes by States, in K. Revenues and Expenditures of the The Revenues are exhibited under the heads INDEX „ up the various heads into which the Ex- Proceedings and Platform of the Republican „ „ 215-235 HAND-BOOK OF POLITICS FOR 1872. MEMBERS OF EORTY-EIRST CONGRESS. Third Session, December 5,1870—March 3,1871. 1 Louisiana—John S. Harris, William P. Kel Senate. Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana, Vice President of the United States, and President of the Senate. George C. Gorham, of California, Secretary. Maine—hot M. Morrill, Hannibal Hamlin. New Hampshire—-Aaron H. Cragin, James W. Patterson. Vermont—Justin S. Morrill, George F. Edmunds. Massachusetts—Henry Wilson, Charles Sumner. Rhode Island—Henry B. Anthony, William Sprague. Connecticut—Orris S. Ferry, William A. Buckingham. JSfeio York—Roscoe Conkling, Reuben E. Fenton. Neio Jersey—Alexander G. Cattell, John P. Stockton. Pennsylvania—Simon Cameron, John Scott. Delaware—Willard Saulsbury, Thomas F. Bayard. Maryland—George Vickers, William T. Hamilton. Virginia—John W. Johnston, John F. Lewis. North Carolina—Joseph C. Abbott, John Pool. Sowth Carolina—Thomas J. Robertson, Frederick A. Sawyer. Georgia*—E. V. M. Miller, Joshua Hill. Alabama—Willard Warner, George E. Spencer. Mississippi — Hiram R. Revels, Adelbert Ames. Ohio—John Sherman, Allen G. Thurman. Kentucky—Thomas C. McCreery, Garrett Davis. Tennessee—Joseph S. Fowler, William G. Brownlow. Indiana—Oliver P. Morton, Daniel D. Pratt. Illinois—Richard Yates, Lyman Trumbull. Missouri—Francis P. Blair, jr.,* Carl Schurz. Arkansas—Alexander McDonald, Benjamin F. Rice. Michigan — Jacob M. Howard, Zachariah Chandler. Florida—Thomas W. Osborn, Abijah Gilbert. Texas—Morgan C. Hamilton, James W. Flanagan. Ioiva—James B. Howell, James Harlan. Wisconsin—Timothy 0. Howe, Matthew H. Carpenter. California—Cornelius Cole, Eugene Casserly. Minnesota—Ozora P. Stearns,f Alexander Ramsey. Oregon—George H. Williams, Henry W. Corbett. Kansas—Edmund G. Ross, Samuel C. Pome* roy. West Virginia—Waitman T. Willey,-Arthur I. Boreman. Nevada—James W. Nye, William M. Stewart. •Mr..Miller qualified February 24,1871 > Mr. Hill, February 1,1871. * Qualified January 25,1871. in place of Daniel T Jewett, who qualified December 22, 1870, under executive appointment, to fill the vacancy caused December 19,1870, by the resignation of Charles D. Drake. t Qualified January 23,1871, in place of William Windom, who qualified December 5, 1870, under executive appointment, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Daniel S. Norton, July 13,1870. |