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 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.
MEMORIAL OF JOHN H. McHENRY JR., OF KENTUCKY,
CONTESTING
The seat of the Hon. George H. Yeaman, representative from the second congressional district of Kentucky.
To the honorable House of Representatives of the 38th Congress of the United States:
The undersigned would respectfully state to your honorable body that he is a contestant for the seat in your house now occupied by the Hon. George H. Yeaman, representative from the second congressional district of Kentucky; that the grounds upon which he claims his seat are set forth in a notice duly served upon the said George H. Yeaman, and that the said notice, together with depositions taken by him in proof of these grounds, are now on file with the Clerk of the House of Representatives, to which he respectfully calls your attention.
He states that the election for representative in Congress from the second district of Kentucky, held August 3, 1863, was unconstitutional, and in violation of the laws of the United States and the State of Kentucky.
Wherefore he prays that this house will vacate the seat now occupied by the said George H. Yeaman, and refer this election back to the people, or take such other action in the matter as may be deemed right and proper.
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JOHN H. McHENRY, JR., Contestant.
Washington City, December 9, 1863.