,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #gi  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,january
 #bi1 #bjad,ms4 ,jenkins 7for herself   
and ,mr4 ,pompeo7 submitted the         
following concurrent resolution2 which  
was referred to the ,committee on       
,natural ,resources1 and in addition to 
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a 
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,,concurrent       
,,resolution  ,recognizing the #aeeth   
anniversary of the ,house of            
,representatives' rejection of the      
,lecompton ,constitution of the         
,territory of ,kansas4  ,whereas1 on    
,february #h1 #aheh1 the ,lecompton     
,constitution of the ,territory of      
,kansas was rejected by the ,house of   
,representatives2 ,whereas the          
,lecompton ,constitution was submitted  
to the ,house of ,representatives for   

the admission of ,state of ,kansas to   
,union as a pro-slavery ,state2 ,whereas
 the ,lecompton ,constitution was a     
frequent topic in the ,lincoln-,douglas 
,presidential debates of #aheh2 ,whereas
 the ,house of ,representatives debate  
of the ,lecompton ,constitution caused  
political schisms in the entirety of the
 ,house2 ,whereas1 on ,february #f1     
#aheh1 the debate of the ,lecompton     
,constitution in the ,united ,states    
,house of ,representatives resulted in  
the most infamous floor brawl in the    
,house's history2 ,whereas the ,house of
 ,representatives rejected the          
,lecompton ,constitution and admitted   
the ,state of ,kansas to the ,union as a
 free ,state2 ,whereas the schisms      
caused by the debate over slavery were  
one of the crucial factors leading to   
the ,civil ,war2 ,whereas the ,civil    
,war is one of the most significant     
periods of time in the history of these 
,united ,states2 ,whereas the ,civil    
,war led to the abolition of slavery    

throughout the ,united ,states as a     
result of the ,emancipation             
,proclamation2 and ,whereas the ,united 
,states recognizes the inherent right of
 individual freedom of every individual3
 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the       
,congress-- 7#a7 recognizes the         
rejection of the ,lecompton             
,constitution of the ,territory of      
,kansas by the ,house of                
,representatives as a critical action in
 admitting ,kansas as a free ,state into
 the ,union of the ,united ,states2     
7#b7 celebrates the ,american belief of 
freedom as an inherent right of         
individuals everywhere2  7#c7           
acknowledges the drafting and ensuing   
debate of the ,lecompton ,constitution  
of ,territory of ,kansas as a           
significant catalyst of the debate that 
would lead to the ,civil ,war and the   
ultimate abolition of slavery2  7#d7    
congratulates the city of ,lecompton1   
,kansas1 for maintaining its historical 
heritage as a significant location in   

,american history2 and  7#e7 extends    
warm wishes to the residents of         
,lecompton1 ,kansas1 as they continue to
 celebrate their city's ongoing         
importance in ,american history as the  
place ,where ,slavery ,began ,to ,die4