Congressional Serial Set - Softcover

U.S. Government Printing Office

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371965195 ISBN 13: 9780371965191

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

Congressional Serial Set. This metadata describes a compilation drawn from early 1867 House of Representatives reports (Second Session, 39th Congress) with an index, capturing Reconstruction-era financial liabilities, private land claims, parliamentary privileges, war losses, elections contests, invalid pensions, and northeastern frontier defense. The material reflects post–Civil War legislative concerns about property, compensation, and national security, detailing Judiciary Committee proposals on confiscation law revisions, private land-claim ratifications, and privilege issues; claims for war losses and pension costs; contested elections; and long-form arguments over boundary disputes and indemnities for Maine and Massachusetts. The collection illustrates the shift toward balancing legal limits, fiscal restraint, and equity in the wake of the war, with minority viewpoints urging caution on major financial undertakings. It also includes related local materials summarizing revenue fraud investigations, exam content, and administrative inquiries from mid-1860s Boston to Washington, highlighting governance, accountability, and reform.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371965195
• ISBN 13: 9780371965191
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464