- 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 Senate
The Senate of the Thirty-Eighth Session of Congress
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Session 3546: 1864-01-11 12:00:00
S. 45 is first introduced; S. Res. 16 is first introduced; Senator Lemuel J. Bowden's death is announced.
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Resolution on the Death of Senator Lemuel J. Bowden of Virginia
The Senate having received the sad intelligence that (during the recess of the two Houses of Congress) Hon. Lemuel. J. Bowden, Senator of the United States from the State of Virginia, departed this life in the city of Washington, on Saturday, the 2d instant, and also that the funeral was conducted under the arrangement of the committee appointed for that purpose by the Vice President, and carried out by the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate: Therefore, Resolved,
That the Senate, in order to testify their respect for the memory of Hon. Lemuel J. Bowden, late a Senator of the United States from the State of Virginia, will wear the usual badge of mourning for the space of thirty days.
Resolved, That as an additional mark of respect for the memory of the deceased, the Senate do now adjourn.
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- Resolution on the Death of Senator Lemuel J. Bowden of Virginia (introduced on 1864-01-11 12:00:00 - CREATE - e84297) [This document]
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- None (introduced on 1864-01-11 12:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e84298) [view current proposal at this moment]
- None (introduced on 1864-01-11 12:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e84299) [view current proposal at this moment]