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  1. Overview: The Road to Civil War
  2. Full Record: The Road to Civil War
  3. Committee:Senate Committee of the Whole
  4. Session: 1861-03-02 00:00:00
  5. Event type: CREATE_FROM

The Road to Civil War

Senate Committee of the Whole

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Session 13851: 1861-03-02 00:00:00

The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, takes up H. Res. 80.

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H. Res. 80

Shown with amendment 'H. Res. 80: Mr. Grimes Committee of the Whole Amendment' (e862157)

There are 2 proposed amendments related to this document on which decisions have not been taken.

The Legislatures of the States of Kentucky, New Jersey, and Illinois have applied to Congress to call a conven[+e862157]Joint Resolu[-e862157]tion for proposing[+e862157]to[-e862157] amendments to[+e862157] the Constitution of the United States: Therefore, [+e862157].[-e862157]

Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representa-[-e862157]tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, two-thirds of both houses concurring. [-e862157]That the L[+e862157]following arti-cle be proposed to the l[-e862157]egislatures of the oth[+e862157]sev[-e862157]eral[-e862157] States be invited to take[+e862157]as an amendment to[-e862157] the Con[-e862157]stit[-e862157]ubjec[+e862157]tion[-e862157] of such a conv[+e862157]the United States, which, wh[-e862157]en ra[-e862157]tion into consideration, and[+e862157]fied by three-fourths of said legislatures, shall be valid,[-e862157] to expr[+e862157]all intents and purpos[-e862157]es, a[-e862157]s part of [-e862157]their will [+e862157] said Constituti[-e862157]on, [-e862157]

viz: [-e862157]

ARTICLE[-e862157] XIII [-e862157]

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No amendmen[-e862157]t s[-e862157]hat subject[+e862157]ll be made to the Constitution which will authorize or give[-e862157] to Congress power to abolish or interfere[-e862157], with[-e862157]in pursu[+e862157]ance of[+e862157]y State, with the domestic institutions[-e862157] the fifth art[+e862157]reof, including that of persons held to labor or serv[-e862157]icl[+e862157]e of[+e862157]by[-e862157] the Constitution. [+e862157]laws of said State.[-e862157]

Decisions yet to be taken

  • Motion for the Senate to Take a Recess (introduced on 1861-03-03 07:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e861417)
  • Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion to Lay H. Res. 80 on the Table (introduced on 1861-03-03 07:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e862132)

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