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. . On March 4 1865 Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address in it he deemed the endless casualties to be God's will Historian Mark Noll claims this speech to rank "among the small handful of semi-sacred texts by which Americans conceive their place in the world".:426 Lincoln said:, In the first two decades after the American Revolution state legislatures and individuals took actions to free numerous slaves in part based on revolutionary ideals Northern states passed new constitutions that contained language about equal rights or specifically abolished slavery; some states such as New York and New Jersey where slavery was more widespread passed laws by the end of the 18th century to abolish slavery by a gradual method; in New York the last slaves were freed in 1827.

6.1 Freedom suits and Dred Scott The Residence Act specified that the capital be located along the Potomac River between the Eastern Branch (the Anacostia River) and the Connogochegue (near Williamsport and Hagerstown Maryland) and encompass an area of no more than "ten miles square" (10 miles (16 km) on a side for a maximum area of 100 square miles (259 km2)).[citation needed]. Representatives introduce a bill while the House is in session by placing it in the hopper on the Clerk's desk. It is assigned a number and referred to a committee which studies each bill intensely at this stage. Drafting statutes requires "great skill knowledge and experience" and sometimes take a year or more. Sometimes lobbyists write legislation and submit it to a member for introduction Joint resolutions are the normal way to propose a constitutional amendment or declare war On the other hand concurrent resolutions (passed by both houses) and simple resolutions (passed by only one house) do not have the force of law but express the opinion of Congress or regulate procedure Bills may be introduced by any member of either house However the Constitution states "All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives." While the Senate cannot originate revenue and appropriation bills it has power to amend or reject them Congress has sought ways to establish appropriate spending levels, At the start of each two-year session the House elects a speaker who does not normally preside over debates but serves as the majority party's leader in the Senate the vice president is the ex officio president of the Senate in addition the Senate elects an officer called the president pro tempore Pro tempore means for the time being and this office is usually held by the most senior member of the Senate's majority party and customarily keeps this position until there is a change in party control Accordingly the Senate does not necessarily elect a new president pro tempore at the beginning of a new Congress in both the House and Senate the actual presiding officer is generally a junior member of the majority party who is appointed so that new members become acquainted with the rules of the chamber, Washington D.C. Business Directory; . . . Washington D.C. Business Directory, District of Columbia Statehood: the District of Columbia would become the 51st State in the Union. Washington D.C. Business Directory, Texas annexation Contents, Nat Turner's slave rebellion Library of Congress video explanation of committees in the United States Congress.