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Session 14318: 1861-03-01 00:00:00

The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, takes up S. 70.

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S. No. 70

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(Showing state at moment e900757)

There are 3 proposed amendments related to this document on which decisions have not been taken.

Joint Resolution proposing certain amendments to the Constitution of the United States.

Whereas the Legislatures of the States of Kentucky, New Jersey, and Illinois, have applied to Congress to call a convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States: Therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Legislatures of the other States be invited to take the subject of such a convention into consideration, and to express their will on that subject to Congress, in pursuance of the fifth article of the Constitution.

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S. No. 70 (introduced on 1861-03-01 00:00:00 - CREATE_FROM - e900746) [This document]
- S. No. 70: Mr. Seward's Substitution (introduced on 1861-03-01 00:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e900751)
- S. No. 70: Mr. Doolittle's Amendment (introduced on 1861-02-28 12:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e900708)
  - None (introduced on 1861-02-28 12:00:00 - REPORT_PROPOSAL - e900750)
    - S. No. 70: Mr. Doolittle's Amendment (introduced on 1861-03-01 00:00:00 - IMPORT_FROM - e152136)
- S. No. 70: Mr. Hunter's Amendment (introduced on 1861-03-01 00:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e900754)

Document Timeline

S. No. 70 (introduced on 1861-03-01 00:00:00 - CREATE_FROM - e900746) [This document] [view current proposal at this moment]
- Motion to Read S. No. 70 (introduced on 1861-03-01 00:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e900747) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1861-03-01 00:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e900749) [view current proposal at this moment]
- None (introduced on 1861-03-01 00:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e900748) [view current proposal at this moment]
- S. No. 70: Mr. Seward's Substitution (introduced on 1861-03-01 00:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e900751) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1861-03-01 00:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e900753) [This amendment shown] [view current proposal at this moment]
- S. No. 70: Mr. Doolittle's Amendment (introduced on 1861-02-28 12:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e900708) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1861-02-28 12:00:00 - REPORT_PROPOSAL - e900750) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - S. No. 70: Mr. Doolittle's Amendment (introduced on 1861-03-01 00:00:00 - IMPORT_FROM - e152136) [view current proposal at this moment]
      - None (introduced on 1861-03-01 00:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e900752) [view current proposal at this moment]
      - Point of Order: Amendments Out of Order (introduced on 1861-03-01 00:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e900755) [view current proposal at this moment]
        
        None (introduced on 1861-03-01 00:00:00 - DEBATE_MOTION - e900756) [view current proposal at this moment]
        
        None (introduced on 1861-03-01 00:00:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e900757) [This moment shown] [view current proposal at this moment]
- S. No. 70: Mr. Hunter's Amendment (introduced on 1861-03-01 00:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e900754) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - Point of Order: Amendments Out of Order (introduced on 1861-03-01 00:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e900755) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1861-03-01 00:00:00 - DEBATE_MOTION - e900756) [view current proposal at this moment]
    - None (introduced on 1861-03-01 00:00:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e900757) [This moment shown] [view current proposal at this moment]
- None (introduced on 1861-03-01 00:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e900758) [view current proposal at this moment]
- None (introduced on 1861-03-01 00:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e900760) [view current proposal at this moment]
- None (introduced on 1861-03-01 00:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e900762) [view current proposal at this moment]
- None (introduced on 1861-03-01 00:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e900764) [view current proposal at this moment]
- None (introduced on 1861-03-01 00:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e900766) [view current proposal at this moment]
- None (introduced on 1861-03-01 00:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e900771) [view current proposal at this moment]
- None (introduced on 1861-03-01 00:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e900778) [view current proposal at this moment]
- None (introduced on 1861-03-01 00:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e900789) [view current proposal at this moment]
- None (introduced on 1861-03-02 00:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e900794) [view current proposal at this moment]
- None (introduced on 1861-03-02 00:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e900796) [view current proposal at this moment]
- None (introduced on 1861-03-02 00:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e900822) [view current proposal at this moment]
- None (introduced on 1861-03-02 00:00:00 - DEBATE_PROPOSAL - e900834) [view current proposal at this moment]

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