Chapter V.--the Freedmen.

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Necessities of the Freedmen -- Committee in the House -- Early Movement by the Senate in behalf of Freedmen -- Senator Wilson's Bill -- Occasion for it -- Mr. Cowan Moves its reference -- Mr. Reverdy Johnson advises deliberation -- A Question of time With Mr. Sherman -- Mr. Trumbull promises a more efficient Bill -- Mr. Sumner presents proof of the bad condition of affairs in the South -- Mr. Cowan and Mr. Stewart produce the President as a Witness for the Defense -- Mr. Wilson on the Testimony -- "Conservatism" -- The Bill absorbed in greater measures.