A committee formed through a resolution submitted by Mr. Powell on December 6, 1860 and adopted on December 18, 1860. The role of the committee was to examine the conflict between slaveholding and non-slaveholding States and provide solutions and concessions to avoid secession.
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The Committee considers the Douglas Compromise and reports to the Senate.
Resolved, That this committee have not been able to agree upon any general plan of adjustment, and report that fact to the Senate, together with the journal of the committee.