7-19-1861: “A bill to regulate and enforce the writ of habeas corpus, and for the better securing the liberty of the citizen. . . . Also, a bill to secure to the people the right to keep and to bear arms for their defence.”

Thirty-Seventh Congress—Special Session, “A bill to regulate and enforce the writ of habeas corpus, and for the better securing the liberty of the citizen. . . . Also, a bill to secure to the people the right to keep and to bear arms for their defence.”, July 19, 1861