Viewing page 93 of 190

This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.

[[underlined]] 1866 [[/underlined]]
March 
27th Tuesday. The case of our New Jersey Senator was considered in the Senate today. That August body deciding he was not entitled to his seat. He was not treated with much courtesy as he petitioned for a few days delay but was denied. The message of the President restoring the civil rights bill, was read.

28th Senator Foote's death was announced in the senate today. He was one of the oldest members of the Senate & an influential conservative his loss will be greatly felt. The Senate adjourned until Monday.

31st Mr. Stockton called with his relative Mr. [[Ponlairs?]]. He seemed cheerful in spite of his congressional defeat. Mrs. Stockton will be greatly disappointed as she enjoyed her winter greatly and is well fitted for the society duties of Washington. Mr. P. was looking well. He had suffered much pecuniously during the war but said he enjoyed as much happiness in his present small plank house had he had ever experienced in his former elegant mansion. Mr. S.
[[end page]]

[[start page]]
[[underlined]] 1866 [[/underlined]]
seemed to think the opposition in the Senate to his holding his seat was due to the desire of the radicals to get rid of his conservative vote in their purposed effort to carry the civil rights bill, over the president's veto.  Miss [[Terry?]] & Alfred here in the evening to tell Lottie they were going on Monday
April 1st A merry evening although not exactly sabbatical.  Went to Trinity Church.  Col. Yates & Jack Gilles accompanied us.  We were entertained first by a wedding, the marriage of an adopted daughter of Mrs. Schoolcraft.  Father had been invited to give away the bride, & has been in a strait for several days between his kindly feeling to Mrs. S. & his exceeding dislike to the part assigned him.  He at last compromised with Mrs. S. and was allowed to accompany the bridal party without taking any active part in the ceremony.  The church was thronged with a large audience [[strikethrough]] to [[/strikethrough]] which had assembled to listen to the opera singers Hableman & Johansen whose music was exceedingly delightful but hardly in keeping with