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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Second session of the Thirty-eighth Congress convenes; Mr. Washburne submits the Resolution to Inform the Senate of the Assembly of the House and the Resolution to Create Committee to Wait Upon the President; Mr. Dawes submits the Resolution to Allow Louisiana Claimants to Occupy Seats.
[Resolved, That the gentleman claiming seats as members from Louisiana be granted[+e86294]entitled to occupy seats upon the floor, and to speak to[-e86294] the privilege[+e86294]merit[-e86294]s of the Hall[+e86294]ir claim to seats in this body[-e86294].]