An amendment to the United States Constitution to abolish slavery introduced during the American Civil War.
The House of Representatives of the Thirty-Eighth Session of Congress
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The Senate informs the House that they have passed S. Res. 16 and ask the concurrence of the House.
Mr. Speaker: The Senate (two-thirds concurring therein) have passed a joint resolution of the following title, viz:
S. Res. 16. Joint resolution submitting to the legislatures of the several States a proposition to amend the Constitution of the United States; in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House.