Senate Concurrent Resolution no. 42 ratifying the Thirteenth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution abolishing slavery

The United States Congress proposed the Thirteenth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution on January 31, 1865, and the Kansas Legislature moved rapidly to ratify it. Senate Concurrent Resolution no. 42 was introduced on February 6th and the Committee On The Judiciary recommended passage as a concurrent resolution the morning of February 7th. The resolution then passed unanimously.