February 15. 1869. page 1226. In turn the Senate receded from its amendment. and the debates in the Senate show that it was aware that it was yielding to the House on this point. particularly as to "education"-Globe. page 1639. Therefore. under no theory of reasoning should it be said that Congress. which submitted the amendment to the States for ratification. intended that it include a ban on literacy tests in voting which had been expressly deleted. In the instant bill Congress is now ignoring this history if the bill becomes law. It is also saying that what the States did not authorize us to do. we are now doing.
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