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.
To see the full record of a committee, click on the corresponding committee on the map below.
The list of documents under consideration by committee: Senate Special Committee of Thirteen on the Condition of the Country at the end of its timeline.
Creator event:
The Road to Civil War, Date: 22 Dec 1860, 10:00
Resolution to Create a Separated Party System of Voting
People: Jefferson Davis
Last decision:
The Road to Civil War, Date: 22 Dec 1860, 10:00
Creator event:
The Road to Civil War, Date: 24 Dec 1860, 00:00
Joint Resolution Proposing Amendments to the Constitution: Seward Compromise
People: William H. Seward
Last decision:
The Road to Civil War, Date: 24 Dec 1860, 00:00
Creator event:
The Road to Civil War, Date: 26 Dec 1860, 10:00
Resolution on the Prosecution and Punishment of Armed Rebellion: Mr. Toombs' Division
People: Robert Toombs
Last decision:
The Road to Civil War, Date: 26 Dec 1860, 10:00
Creator event:
The Road to Civil War, Date: 21 Dec 1860, 00:00
Creator event:
The Road to Civil War, Date: 22 Dec 1860, 10:00
Resolution Recommending Certain Propositions on the Slave Question Be Secured in the Constitution
People: Robert Toombs
Creator event:
The Road to Civil War, Date: 22 Dec 1860, 10:00
Creator event:
The Road to Civil War, Date: 22 Dec 1860, 10:00
Creator event:
The Road to Civil War, Date: 22 Dec 1860, 10:00
Joint Resolution Proposing Legislative Remedies: Crittenden Compromise
People: John J. Crittenden
Creator event:
The Road to Civil War, Date: 24 Dec 1860, 00:00
Joint Resolution Proposing Amendments to the Constitution: Douglas Compromise
People: Stephen A. Douglas
Creator event:
The Road to Civil War, Date: 26 Dec 1860, 10:00
Resolution on the Prosecution and Punishment of Armed Rebellion
People: William H. Seward
Creator event:
The Road to Civil War, Date: 26 Dec 1860, 10:00
Resolution on the Prosecution and Punishment of Armed Rebellion: Mr. Seward's Division
People: William H. Seward
Creator event:
The Road to Civil War, Date: 28 Dec 1860, 10:00
Joint Resolution Proposing Amendments to the Constitution: Bigler Compromise
People: William Bigler
Creator event:
The Road to Civil War, Date: 28 Dec 1860, 10:00
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