An amendment to the United States Constitution to abolish slavery introduced during the American Civil War.
The Senate of the Thirty-Eighth Session of Congress
To see the full record of a committee, click on the corresponding committee on the map below.
Hon. James W. Grimes' credentials are adopted; S. Res. 24 and S. Res. 25 are first introduced and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; S. 99 is first introduced and referred to the Committee on Slavery and Freedmen; Mr. Sumner submits Resolutions on Emancipation and Liberty.
[No text currently available.]