,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #fbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bi1 #bjaf   
,mr4 ,ri*mond submitt$ ! foll[+         
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration  ,,resolution   
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives t ! ,african-,am]icans  
:o duly won election to ! ,h\se dur+ !  
po/-,civil ,w> ,recon/ruction ,era b 7  
wrongly d5i$ ! "r to take _! seats %\ld 
be recogniz$ z =m] ,memb]s ( ! ,h\se4   
,:]eas dur+ ! po/-,civil ,w>            
,recon/ruction ,era1 _m                 
,african-,am]icans won election to !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives b 7 wrongly d5i$
 ! "r to s]ve z ,memb]s2 ,:]eas ,james  
,lewis ( ,l\isiana1 :o won an election 9
 #ahfi1 0 d5i$ 8 seat 9 ! ,h\se :5 8    
cr$5tials 7 *all5g$2 ,:]eas ,john       
,willis ,m5>d ( ,l\isiana1 :o also won  
an election 9 #ahfi1 0 d5i$ 8 seat 9 !  
,h\se on ! basis ( a *all5ge by !       
individual he defeat$2 ,:]eas ,p9ckney  
,b4,s4 ,p9*back ( ,l\isiana1 :o _h be5  

elect$ previ\sly to ! ,h\se1 conc$$ 8   
seat 9 ! ,h\se on ! assumption t he w\ld
 be seat$ 9 ! ,s5ate1 b 0 d5i$ 8 seat by
 ! ,democratic majority2 & ,:]eas       
,josiah ,?omas ,walls ( ,florida1 :o _h 
be5 elect$ previ\sly to ! ,h\se1 won an 
election 9 #ahgd b 0 d5i$ 8 seat 9 !    
,h\se on ! basis ( a *all5ge by !       
individual he defeat$1 a =m] colonel 9 !
 ,conf$]ate army3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x
 is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives  
t-- 7#a7 ,james ,lewis1 ,john ,willis   
,m5>d1 ,p9ckney ,b4,s4 ,p9*back1 &      
,josiah ,?omas ,walls duly won election 
to ! ,h\se dur+ ! po/-,civil ,w>        
,recon/ruction ,era2  7#b7 ^!           
individuals 7 wrongly d5i$ ! "r to take 
_! seats z ,memb]s ( ! ,h\se2 &  7#c7 ^!
 individuals %\ld be recogniz$ z =m]    
,memb]s ( ! ,h\se4