An amendment to the United States Constitution to abolish slavery introduced during the American Civil War.
The House of Representatives of the Thirty-Eighth Session of Congress
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First day of House business; Representatives elect present credentials and are sworn in; Schuyler Colfax elected speaker.
Resolved, That the names of Francis P. Blair, jr., Henry T. Blow, John W. McClurg, S. H. Boyd, Benjamin Loan, and William A. Hall be placed on the roll as Representatives from the State of Missouri.