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 House is informed of the enrollment of S. Res. 16, and informs the Senate.
Mr. President: The House of Representatives has passed the joint resolution of the Senate (S. 16) submitting to the legislatures of the several States a proposition to amend the Constitution of the United States.