A history of the United States . ^ a division of fiveto four that neither thepresident nor Congresshad the power to au-thorize the trial of citi-zens by a military tri-bunal, where the civilcourts were open andin the unobstructed ex-ercise of their jurisdic-tion. Stevens denouncedthis as almost as in-famous as the DredScott decision. Theradical leaders of Con-gress did not proposeto be thwarted by theSupreme Court, and asa threat introduced abill into the House re-quiring a unanimous decision of the Court in cases involv-ing the constitutionality of an act of Congress. This reso-Attitudeof lut
A history of the United States . ^ a division of fiveto four that neither thepresident nor Congresshad the power to au-thorize the trial of citi-zens by a military tri-bunal, where the civilcourts were open andin the unobstructed ex-ercise of their jurisdic-tion. Stevens denouncedthis as almost as in-famous as the DredScott decision. Theradical leaders of Con-gress did not proposeto be thwarted by theSupreme Court, and asa threat introduced abill into the House re-quiring a unanimous decision of the Court in cases involv-ing the constitutionality of an act of Congress. This reso-Attitudeof lution was never brought to a vote. Althoughthe Supreme Chief Justice Chase had been one of the radicalantislavery leaders, he now took a conservativeview of the constitutional relations of the States and theUnion, and by his decisions tried to prevent any revolu-tionary changes from taking place as a result of the CivilWar. On January 3, 1867, Stevens called up a bill which he had. Thaddeus Stevens. Reconstruction of the Southern States 433 introduced to provide for State governments on the basisof negro suffrage and white disfranchisement. After furtherconsideration by the Committee on Reconstruc- Radical re-tion, the bill was finally reported to the House constructionon February 6. It set aside the reorganized State govern-ments in the late Confederate States, with the exceptionof Tennessee, and divided them into five military districts,over each of which the general of the army was to place amilitary commander. The bill passed the House February13, by a vote of 109 to 55. Meanwhile, Senator Williamsof Oregon had introduced the same bill in the Senate. OnFebruary 17 it passed that body, with an amendment tothe effect that military governments should terminate whenthe late Confederate States should adopt universal suffrage,conferring the vote on the negro. It also provided that themilitary governors should be appointed by the president,instead of by the general
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