- Committee on Rules and Organization
Committee on Rules and Organization
The Committee on Rules and Organization was created to report on the rules for the Conference. We do not have the records of this committee.
The Peace Conference of 1861
In February 1861, following the inauguration of Lincoln and the secession of seven states from the Union, a convention of 131 politicians from the remaining states met in Washington, D. C., at the Willard Hotel. They aimed to prevent civil war, and the secession of further states, by proposing an amendment to the Constitution that would protect the existence and practice of slavery, within certain parameters, by enshrining them in constitutional law. An amendment was eventually agreed and recommended to Congress, where it was not passed.
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Membership (11 members):
- George B. Rodney ( Delaware Delegation ) Visualize
- Godlove S. Orth ( Indiana Delegation ) Visualize
- Charles A. Wickliffe ( Kentucky Delegation ) Visualize
- John W. Crisfield ( Maryland Delegation ) Visualize
- Amos Tuck ( New Hampshire Delegation ) Visualize
- Joseph F. Randolph ( New Jersey Delegation ) Visualize
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Sessions (6)
The Committee on Rules and Organization was appointed.
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The Committee reported a recommendation on the appointment of officers and a list of proposed rules for the consideration of the Conference.
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The rules not adopted by the Conference were recommitted to the Committee, alongside a proposed secrecy rule for their further consideration.
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The Committee reported a resolution providing for the expenses of printing and a secrecy rule for the consideration of the Conference.
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The Committee reported a resolution to amend the eleventh rule to allow appeals from the decision of the Chair for the consideration of the Conference.
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