Meeting between General W.S. Hancock and Satanta and other Kiowa tribal leaders, Fort Dodge, Kansas, April 1867, artist's impression, zoomable image.
Harper's Weekly Magazine, May 25, 1867, p. 328.
Harper's Weekly Magazine, May 25, 1867, p. 328.
Harper's Weekly Magazine, May 25, 1867, p. 329.
Harper's Weekly Magazine, May 25, 1867, p. 324.
Harper's Weekly Magazine, May 4, 1867, p. 284.
Harper's Weekly Magazine, May 4, 1867, p. 284.
Harper's Weekly Magazine, May 4, 1867, p. 284.
Harper's Weekly Magazine, May 11, 1867, p. 292.
Harper's Weekly Magazine, May 18, 1867, p. 316.
With Schuyler Colfax of Indiana in the chair, the Fortieth Congress sat for ten days that would close out its first session of forty-two legislative days. With an overwhelming 173 Republican votes in the House of Representatives, the Fortieth Congress had remained presidential veto-proof throughout. (By John Osborne)
With Schuyler Colfax of Indiana in the chair in the House and Benjamin Wade in the Senate, the Fortieth Congress was sitting on this day in its first gathering of its second session. With an overwhelming 173 Republican votes in the House of Representatives, the Fortieth Congress remained presidential veto-proof. (By John Osborne)