The Kansas Civil War continues: The Electorate of the federal enclave of Kansas approves the “Topeka Constitution” (YEA, 1,731; NAY, 46) and submits it to Congress for approval. Article I, Sections 6 and 21 will prohibit slavery in the State.
Postscript: The proposed constitution passed in the House of Representatives but was never brought to a vote in the Senate.
[updated 1/10/2025]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Article IV, Section 3 [Clause 1]
ccc-2point0.com/constitution-for-the-united-states
References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 147.
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