Senators find ambiguity in the terms “under any so-called State or municipal authority”; but I submit, Sir, that this is because they do not sufficiently regard the whole series of Reconstruction Acts and construe these words in their light.
Sumner addresses the ambiguity in the Reconstruction Acts, urging a comprehensive interpretation.
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