The House of Representatives of the Fortieth Session of Congress
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A resolution is proposed instructing the Committee on the Judiciary to inquire whether under the Constitution Congress have the power to prescribe qualifications of voters in the several States; Mr. Blakely enters the House asking admission to the House floor
Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire whether under the Constitution Congress has power to prescribe the qualifications of voters in the several States, and if they deem it expedient, report a bill prescribing the same.