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April 7th Saturday.  The Presidents veto has been annulled & the Radicals are triumphant.  The civil rights bill passed the Senate yesterday.  The excitement in the galleries was intense when Sen. Morgen gave his vote for the bill, he was cheered & many of the senators went to shake him by the hand.  Sen. Dickson was not present.  This is a cold rainy day after the warm spring air of yesterday.  The house seems as dismal as possible without Father.
April 9th Monday.  ^[[11 AM]] Yesterday was stormy but Henry drove Carry & I to Sunday School.  Missionary meeting in the afternoon an address from Rev. W. E. Dodge.  Mr. Freeman Clark was present & was called upon for an address but asked to be excused.  Church in the evening. Saw Mr. & Mrs. Foster. The latter came back to me ^[[after leaving very kindly]] to inquire how I was provided for in the way of escort home.
Dr. Gurley gave us two good sermons.  This is a bright beautiful morning after yesterday's rain.  Sturdy little Princeton has fired a political gun in the form of a set of resolutions expressing
[[sidenote]] The loan bill passed the Senate.  [[/sidenote]]
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the opinion of the citizens in favor of the representation of the Southern states in Congress.  Their approval of the President's veto of the civil rights bill & their strong disapprobation of the treatment of Sen. Stockton in wh. Beaton warmly joins.
10th  The civil rights bill vetoed by the President passed the House yesterday by a large majority.  Its tendency is to increase the estrangement [[bet?]] the North & South and also the hatred of [[strikethrough]] its [[/strikethrough]] the negro.  By one of its enactments a premium is offered to anyone giving information against any citizen found abusing the negro, the delinquents to be tried by [[underline]] military [[/underline]] not civil authority.  This offer of a bribe for the information required will probably lead as during the war to numberless fake accusations & many ^[[innocent]] persons be arrested through the avaricious spirit or malice of their accusers.  As for military trials it is quite time that martial law should be abolished since peace has been declared.
Two letters from Father.  He says