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More Senators join; standing committees are appointed; a resolution on slavery in the District of Columbia is proposed
Resolved, That all laws now in force within the District of Columbia, relating to the arrest of persons as fugitives from service or labor, together with all other laws concerning persons of color within the District of Columbia, be referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia, and that the committee be further instructed to consider the expediency of abolishing slavery in the District, with compensation to the loyal holders of slaves.