| An Act Relating to the Freedmen's Bureau and providing for its Discontinuance July 25, 1868 U. S. Statutes |
| President Andrew Johnson |
| Senator Benjamin Wade President of the Senate pro tempore |
| Schuyler Colfax Speaker of the House of Representatives |
This act was passed over a Presidential veto. After this act was passed the Bureau was shut down except for
Educational activities and payment of claims. The significance of this was the language clearly showing the
control of Congress during "Congressional Reconstruction."
Educational activities and payment of claims. The significance of this was the language clearly showing the
control of Congress during "Congressional Reconstruction."