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  1. Overview: United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65
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  3. Committee:The Senate
  4. Session: 1864-05-27 12:00:00
  5. Event type: CREATE

United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65

An amendment to the United States Constitution to abolish slavery introduced during the American Civil War.

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The Senate of the Thirty-Eighth Session of Congress

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Session 8305: 1864-05-27 12:00:00

H. R. 244 is reported from the Committee on Territories with amendments; Mr. Sumner submits a Resolution on the Readmission of Rebel States, which is laid on the table.

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Resolution on the Readmission of Rebel States

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Resolved, That a State pretending to secede from the Union and battling against the national Government to maintain this pretension must be regarded as a rebel State, subject to military occupation, and without title to representation on this floor until it has been readmitted by a vote of both Houses of Congress; and the Senate will decline to entertain any application from any such rebel State until after such vote of both Houses of Congress.

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