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On the recordMarch 29, 1867
An extraordinary occasion requires the Senate of the United States to convene for the transaction of business at the Capitol, in the city of Washington, on Monday, the 1st day of April next, at 12 o'clock on that day
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Andrew Johnson
Democratic · Tennessee

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Proclamation 165—Convening an Extra Session of the United States Senate

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