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  1. Overview: United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65
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  3. Committee:The House of Representatives
  4. Session: 1863-12-14 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.

The House of Representatives

The House of Representatives of the Thirty-Eighth Session of Congress

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Session 3522: 1863-12-14 12:00:00

The newly elected Chaplain is sworn in; the Standing Committees are appointed by the Speaker; H. R. 14, H. R. 21, H. R. 24, and H. Res. 9 are first introduced and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; Mr. Fink, Mr. Harding, Mr. Wadsworth, and Mr. Holman present resolutions to the House.

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Resolution on the Rights of Seceded States to Their Domestic Institutions

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Resolved, That the Union has not been dissolved, and that whenever the rebellion, in any one of the seceded States, shall be put down and subdued, either by force of the Federal arms or by the voluntary submission of the people of such State to the authority of the Constitution, then such State will be thereby restored to all its rights and privileges as a State of the Union, under the constitution of such State and the Constitution of the United States, including the right to regulate, order, and control its own domestic institutions according to the constitution and laws of such State, free from all congressional or executive control or direction.

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  • Motion for the Previous Question (introduced on 1864-05-02 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e734166)

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