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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The newly elected Chaplain is sworn in; the Standing Committees are appointed by the Speaker; H. R. 14, H. R. 21, H. R. 24, and H. Res. 9 are first introduced and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; Mr. Fink, Mr. Harding, Mr. Wadsworth, and Mr. Holman present resolutions to the House.
On the Judiciary—James F. Wilson of Iowa, George S. Boutwell of Massachusetts, Francis Kernan of New York, Francis Thomas of Maryland, Thomas Williams of Pennsylvania, Austin A. King of Missouri, Frederick E. Woodbridge of Vermont, Daniel Morris of New York, and George Bliss of Ohio.