- Monday, 14 January 1861, at 00:00
The Road to Civil War
Select Committee of Thirty-Three of the House of Representatives
A select committee formed via resolution in reference to the 1860 annual President's Message tasked with examining the condition of the union, exploring the slavery question, and offering solutions to the crisis of secession. The committee was designed to contain one member from each State.
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Session 14159: 1861-01-14 00:00:00
Membership (at session start):
Charles F. Adams, William W. Boyce, Francis M. Bristow, John C. Burch, James H. Campbell, Thomas Corwin, Samuel R. Curtis, Henry Winter Davis, Reuben Davis, W. McKee Dunn, Orris S. Ferry, Andrew J. Hamilton, George S. Hawkins, George S. Houston, William A. Howard, James Humphrey, William Kellogg, Peter E. Love, John S. Millson, Justin S. Morrill, Freeman H. Morse, Thomas A. R. Nelson, John S. Phelps, Christopher Robinson, Albert Rust, Lansing Stout, John L. N. Stratton, Mason W. Tappan, Miles Taylor, Cadwalader C. Washburn, William G. Whiteley, William Windom, Warren Winslow (33 total)
Representing 33 delegations:
Alabama Delegation, Arkansas Delegation, California Delegation, Connecticut Delegation, Delaware Delegation, Florida Delegation, Georgia Delegation, Illinois Delegation, Indiana Delegation, Iowa Delegation, Kentucky Delegation, Louisiana Delegation, Maine Delegation, Maryland Delegation, Massachusetts Delegation, Michigan Delegation, Minnesota Delegation, Mississippi Delegation, Missouri Delegation, New Hampshire Delegation, New Jersey Delegation, New York Delegation, North Carolina Delegation, Ohio Delegation, Oregon Delegation, Pennsylvania Delegation, Rhode Island Delegation, South Carolina Delegation, Tennessee Delegation, Texas Delegation, Vermont Delegation, Virginia Delegation, Wisconsin Delegation
Imported Documents
- Motion to Refer the Resolutions to the Committee on Thirty-Three (e870749) imports from The House of Representatives,
on Monday, 14 January 1861, at 12:00
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