Congressional Directory for the 106th Congress (1999-2000), February 2000.
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                                                                                     SESSIONS OF CONGRESS
                                                   [Closing date for this table was June 15, 1999. See additional notes at end of the table.]
  Meeting Date and Places of Congress: The Constitution (Article I, section 4) originally provided that ``The Congress shall assemble at least once in every Year, and such Meeting shall be on
the first Monday in December, unless they shall by law appoint a different day.'' Pursuant to a resolution of the Congress of the Confederation in 1788, the first session of the First Congress
under the Constitution convened March 4, 1789. Up to and including May 20, 1820, 18 acts were passed providing for the meeting of Congress on other days in the year. The Congress met regularly
 on the first Monday in December until 1934, when the 20th amendment to the Constitution became effective, changing the meeting of Congress to January 3. Please see note 3, at the end of this
 table, concerning extraordinary sessions of the Congress, as well as the next table about special sessions of the Senate. The first and second sessions of the First Congress were held in New
                 York City; subsequently, including the first session of the Sixth Congress, Philadelphia was the meeting place; since then Congress has convened in Washington.
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                                                  Date of        Length  ------------------------------------------  President pro tempore of the Senate          Speaker of the  House of
   Congress    Session   Date of beginning      adjournment      in days                             House of                        \1\                              Representatives
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1st..........      1    Mar. 4, 1789.......  Sept. 29, 1789...     210    ...................  ...................  John Langdon, \2\ of New Hampshire...  Frederick A.C. Muhlenberg, of
                                                                                                                                                            Pennsylvania.
                   2    Jan. 4, 1790.......  Aug. 12, 1790....     221    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................
                   3    Dec. 6, 1790.......  Mar. 3, 1791.....      88    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................
2d *.........      1    Oct. 24, 1791......  May 8, 1792......     197    ...................  ...................  Richard Henry Lee, of Virginia.......  Jonathan Trumbull, of Connecticut.
                   2    Nov. 5, 1792.......  Mar. 2, 1793.....     119    ...................  ...................  John Langdon, of New Hampshire.
3d *.........      1    Dec. 2, 1793.......  June 9, 1794.....     190    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................  Frederick A.C. Muhlenberg, of
                                                                                                                    Ralph Izard, of South Carolina          Pennsylvania.
                   2    Nov. 3, 1794.......  Mar. 3, 1795.....     121    ...................  ...................  Henry Tazewell, of Virginia.
4th *........      1    Dec. 7, 1795.......  June 1, 1796.....     177    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................  Jonathan Dayton, of New Jersey.
                                                                                                                    Samuel Livermore, of New Hampshire
                   2    Dec. 5, 1796.......  Mar. 3, 1797.....      89    ...................  ...................  William Bingham, of Pennsylvania.
5th *........      1    May 15, 1797 \3\...  July 10, 1797....      57    ...................  ...................  William Bradford, of Rhode Island....      Do.
                   2    Nov. 13, 1797......  July 16, 1798....     246    ...................  ...................  Jacob Read, of South Carolina........  George Dent, of Maryland. \4\
                                                                                                                    Theodore Sedgwick, of Massachusetts
                   3    Dec. 3, 1798.......  Mar. 3, 1799.....      91    ...................  ...................  John Laurence, of New York.
                                                                                                                    James Ross, of Pennsylvania.
6th..........      1    Dec. 2, 1799.......  May 14, 1800.....     164    ...................  ...................  Samuel Livermore, of New Hampshire...  Theodore Sedgwick, of Massachusetts.
                                                                                                                    Uriah Tracy, of Connecticut
                   2    Nov. 17, 1800......  Mar. 3, 1801.....     107    Dec. 23-Dec. 30,     Dec. 23-Dec. 30,     John E. Howard, of Maryland.
                                                                           1800.                1800.               James Hillhouse, of Connecticut.
7th *........      1    Dec. 7, 1801.......  May 3, 1802......     148    ...................  ...................  Abraham Baldwin, of Georgia..........  Nathaniel Macon, of North Carolina.
                   2    Dec. 6, 1802.......  Mar. 3, 1803.....      88    ...................  ...................  Stephen R. Bradley, of Vermont.
8th..........      1    Oct. 17, 1803 \3\..  Mar. 27, 1804....     163    ...................  ...................  John Brown, of Kentucky..............      Do.
                                                                                                                    Jesse Franklin, of North Carolina
                   2    Nov. 5, 1804.......  Mar. 3, 1805.....     119    ...................  ...................  Joseph Anderson, of Tennessee.
9th..........      1    Dec. 2, 1805.......  Apr. 21, 1806....     141    ...................  ...................  Samuel Smith, of Maryland............      Do.
                   2    Dec. 1, 1806.......  Mar. 3, 1807.....      93    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................
10th.........      1    Oct. 26, 1807 \3\..  Apr. 25, 1808....     182    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................  Joseph B. Varnum, of Massachusetts.
                   2    Nov. 7, 1808.......  Mar. 3, 1809.....     117    ...................  ...................  Stephen R. Bradley, of Vermont.
                                                                                                                    John Milledge, of Georgia.
11th *.......      1    May 22, 1809.......  June 28, 1809....      38    ...................  ...................  Andrew Gregg, of Pennsylvania........      Do.
                   2    Nov. 27, 1809......  May 1, 1810......     156    ...................  ...................  John Gaillard, of South Carolina.
                   3    Dec. 3, 1810.......  Mar. 3, 1811.....      91    ...................  ...................  John Pope, of Kentucky.
12th.........      1    Nov. 4, 1811 \3\...  July 6, 1812.....     245    ...................  ...................  William H. Crawford, of Georgia......  Henry Clay, of Kentucky.
                   2    Nov. 2, 1812.......  Mar. 3, 1813.....     122    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................
13th.........      1    May 24, 1813.......  Aug. 2, 1813.....      71    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................      Do.

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                   2    Dec. 6, 1813.......  Apr. 18, 1814....     134    ...................  ...................  Joseph B. Varnum, of Massachusetts.
                   3    Sept. 19, 1814 \3\.  Mar. 3, 1815.....     166    ...................  ...................  John Gaillard, of South Carolina.....  Langdon Cheves, \5\ of South
                                                                                                                                                            Carolina.
14th.........      1    Dec. 4, 1815.......  Apr. 30, 1816....     148    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................  Henry Clay, of Kentucky.
                   2    Dec. 2, 1816.......  Mar. 3, 1817.....      92    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................
15th *.......      1    Dec. 1, 1817.......  Apr. 20, 1818....     141    Dec. 24-Dec. 29,     Dec. 24-Dec. 29,     ......do.............................      Do.
                                                                           1817.                1817.
                   2    Nov. 16, 1818......  Mar. 3, 1819.....     108    ...................  ...................  James Barbour, of Virginia.
16th.........      1    Dec. 6, 1819.......  May 15, 1820.....     162    ...................  ...................  John Gaillard, of South Carolina.....      Do.
                   2    Nov. 13, 1820......  Mar. 3, 1821.....     111    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................  John W. Taylor, \6\ of New York.
17th.........      1    Dec. 3, 1821.......  May 8, 1822......     157    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................  Philip P. Barbour, of Virginia.
                   2    Dec. 2, 1822.......  Mar. 3, 1823.....      92    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................
18th.........      1    Dec. 1, 1823.......  May 27, 1824.....     178    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................  Henry Clay, of Kentucky.
                   2    Dec. 6, 1824.......  Mar. 3, 1825.....      88    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................
19th *.......      1    Dec. 5, 1825.......  May 22, 1826.....     169    ...................  ...................  Nathaniel Macon, of North Carolina...  John W. Taylor, of New York.
                   2    Dec. 4, 1826.......  Mar. 3, 1827.....      90    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................
20th.........      1    Dec. 3, 1827.......  May 26, 1828.....     175    ...................  ...................  Samuel Smith, of Maryland............  Andrew Stevenson, of Virginia.
                   2    Dec. 1, 1828.......  Mar. 3, 1829.....      93    Dec. 24-Dec. 29,     Dec. 24-Dec. 29,     ......do.............................
                                                                           1828.                1828.
21st *.......      1    Dec. 7, 1829.......  May 31, 1830.....     176    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................      Do.
                   2    Dec. 6, 1830.......  Mar. 3, 1831.....      88    ...................  ...................  Littleton Waller Tazewell, of
                                                                                                                     Virginia.
22d..........      1    Dec. 5, 1831.......  July 16, 1832....     225    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................      Do.
                   2    Dec. 3, 1832.......  Mar. 2, 1833.....      91    ...................  ...................  Hugh Lawson White, of Tennessee.
23d..........      1    Dec. 2, 1833.......  June 30, 1834....     211    ...................  ...................  George Poindexter, of Mississippi....      Do.
                   2    Dec. 1, 1834.......  Mar. 3, 1835.....      93    ...................  ...................  John Tyler, of Virginia..............  John Bell, \7\ of Tennessee.
24th.........      1    Dec. 7, 1835.......  July 4, 1836.....     211    ...................  ...................  William R. King, of Alabama..........  James K. Polk, of Tennessee.
                   2    Dec. 5, 1836.......  Mar. 3, 1837.....      89    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................
25th *.......      1    Sept. 4, 1837 \3\..  Oct. 16, 1837....      43    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................      Do.
                   2    Dec. 4, 1837.......  July 9, 1838.....     218    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................
                   3    Dec. 3, 1838.......  Mar. 3, 1839.....      91    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................
26th.........      1    Dec. 2, 1839.......  July 21, 1840....     233    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................  Robert M.T. Hunter, of Virginia.
                   2    Dec. 7, 1840.......  Mar. 3, 1841.....      87    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................
27th *.......      1    May 31, 1841 \3\...  Sept. 13, 1841...     106    ...................  ...................  Samuel L. Southard, of New Jersey....  John White, of Kentucky.
                   2    Dec. 6, 1841.......  Aug. 31, 1842....     269    ...................  ...................  Willie P. Mangum, of North Carolina.
                   3    Dec. 5, 1842.......  Mar. 3, 1843.....      89    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................
28th.........      1    Dec. 4, 1843.......  June 17, 1844....     196    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................  John W. Jones, of Virginia.
                   2    Dec. 2, 1844.......  Mar. 3, 1845.....      92    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................
29th *.......      1    Dec. 1, 1845.......  Aug. 10, 1846....     253    ...................  ...................  David R. Atchison, of Missouri.......  John W. Davis, of Indiana.
                   2    Dec. 7, 1846.......  Mar. 3, 1847.....      87    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................
30th.........      1    Dec. 6, 1847.......  Aug. 14, 1848....     254    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................  Robert C. Winthrop, of Massachusetts.
                   2    Dec. 4, 1848.......  Mar. 3, 1849.....      90    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................
31st *.......      1    Dec. 3, 1849.......  Sept. 30, 1850...     302    ...................  ...................  William R. King, of Alabama..........  Howell Cobb, of Georgia.
                   2    Dec. 2, 1850.......  Mar. 3, 1851.....      92    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................
32d *........      1    Dec. 1, 1851.......  Aug. 31, 1852....     275    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................  Linn Boyd, of Kentucky.
                   2    Dec. 6, 1852.......  Mar. 3, 1853.....      88    ...................  ...................  David R. Atchison, of Missouri.
33d *........      1    Dec. 5, 1853.......  Aug. 7, 1854.....     246    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................      Do.
                   2    Dec. 4, 1854.......  Mar. 3, 1855.....      90    ...................  ...................  Jesse D. Bright, of Indiana.
                                                                                                                    Lewis Cass, of Michigan.
34th.........      1    Dec. 3, 1855.......  Aug. 18, 1856....     260    ...................  ...................  Jesse D. Bright, of Indiana..........  Nathaniel P. Banks, of Massachusetts.
                   2    Aug. 21, 1856 \3\..  Aug. 30, 1856....      10    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................
                   3    Dec. 1, 1856.......  Mar. 3, 1857.....      93    ...................  ...................  James M. Mason, of Virginia.
                                                                                                                    Thomas J. Rusk, of Texas.
35th *.......      1    Dec. 7, 1857.......  June 14, 1858....     189    Dec. 23, 1857-Jan.   Dec. 23, 1857-Jan.   Benjamin Fitzpatrick, of Alabama.....  James L. Orr, of South Carolina.
                                                                           4, 1858.             4, 1858.
                   2    Dec. 6, 1858.......  Mar. 3, 1859.....      88    Dec. 23, 1858-Jan.   Dec. 23, 1858-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           4, 1859.             4, 1859.
36th *.......      1    Dec. 5, 1859.......  June 25, 1860....     202    ...................  ...................  Benjamin Fitzpatrick, of Alabama.....  William Pennington, of New Jersey.
                                                                                                                    Jesse D. Bright, of Indiana.

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                   2    Dec. 3, 1860.......  Mar. 3, 1861.....      93    ...................  ...................  Solomon Foot, of Vermont.............  William Pennington, of New Jersey.
 
37th *.......      1    July 4, 1861 \3\...  Aug. 6, 1861.....      34    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................  Galusha A. Grow, of Pennsylvania.
                   2    Dec. 2, 1861.......  July 17, 1862....     228    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................
                   3    Dec. 1, 1862.......  Mar. 3, 1863.....      93    Dec. 23, 1862-Jan.   Dec. 23, 1862-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           5, 1863.             5, 1863.
 
38th *.......      1    Dec. 7, 1863.......  July 4, 1864.....     209    Dec. 23, 1863-Jan.   Dec. 23, 1863-Jan.   ......do.............................  Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana.
                                                                           5, 1864.             5, 1864.            Daniel Clark, of New Hampshire.......
                   2    Dec. 5, 1864.......  Mar. 3, 1865.....      89    Dec. 22, 1864-Jan.   Dec. 22, 1864-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           5, 1865.             5, 1865.
 
39th *.......      1    Dec. 4, 1865.......  July 28, 1866....     237    Dec. 6-Dec. 11,      Dec. 6-Dec. 11,      Lafayette S. Foster, of Connecticut..      Do.
                                                                           1865.                1865.
                                                                          Dec. 21, 1865-Jan.   Dec. 21, 1865-Jan.   Benjamin F. Wade, of Ohio............
                                                                           5, 1866.             5, 1866.
                   2    Dec. 3, 1866.......  Mar. 3, 1867.....      91    Dec. 20, 1866-Jan.   Dec. 20, 1866-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           3, 1867.             3, 1867.
 
40th *.......      1    Mar. 4, 1867.......  Dec. 1, 1867.....     273    Mar. 30-July 3,      Mar. 30-July 3,      ......do.............................      Do.
                                                                           1867.                1867.
                                                                          July 20-Nov. 21,     July 20-Nov. 21,
                                                                           1867                 1867
                   2    Dec. 2, 1867.......  Nov. 10, 1868....     345    Dec. 20, 1867-Jan.   Dec. 20, 1867-Jan.
                                                                           6, 1868.             6, 1868.
                                                                          July 27-Sept. 21,    July 27-Sept. 21,
                                                                           1868                 1868
                                                                          Sept. 21-Oct. 16,    Sept. 21-Oct. 16,
                                                                           1868                 1868
                                                                          Oct. 16-Nov. 10,     Oct. 16-Nov. 10,
                                                                           1868                 1868
                   3    Dec. 7, 1868.......  Mar. 3, 1869.....      87    Dec. 21, 1868-Jan.   Dec. 21, 1868-Jan.   ......do.............................  Theodore M. Pomeroy, \8\ of New York.
                                                                           5, 1869.             5, 1869.
 
41st *.......      1    Mar. 4, 1869.......  Apr. 10, 1869....      38    ...................  ...................  Henry B. Anthony, of Rhode Island....  James G. Blaine, of Maine.
                   2    Dec. 6, 1869.......  July 15, 1870....     222    Dec. 22, 1869-Jan.   Dec. 22, 1869-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           10, 1870.            10, 1870.
                   3    Dec. 5, 1870.......  Mar. 3, 1871.....      89    Dec. 23, 1870-Jan.   Dec. 22, 1870-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           4, 1871.             4, 1871.
42d *........      1    Mar. 4, 1871.......  Apr. 20, 1871....      48    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................      Do.
                   2    Dec. 4, 1871.......  June 10, 1872....     190    Dec. 21, 1871-Jan.   Dec. 21, 1871-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           8, 1872.             8, 1872.
                   3    Dec. 2, 1872.......  Mar. 3, 1873.....      92    Dec. 20, 1872-Jan.   Dec. 20, 1872-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           6, 1873.             6, 1873.
 
43d *........      1    Dec. 1, 1873.......  June 23, 1874....     204    Dec. 19, 1873-Jan.   Dec. 19, 1873-Jan.   Matthew H. Carpenter, of Wisconsin...      Do.
                                                                           5, 1874.             5, 1874.
                   2    Dec. 7, 1874.......  Mar. 3, 1875.....      87    Dec. 23, 1874-Jan.   Dec. 23, 1874-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           5, 1875.             5, 1875.            Henry B. Anthony, of Rhode Island.
44th *.......      1    Dec. 6, 1875.......  Aug. 15, 1876....     254    Dec. 20, 1875-Jan.   Dec. 21, 1875-Jan.   Thomas W. Ferry, of Michigan.........  Michael C. Kerr, \9\ of Indiana.
                                                                           5, 1876.             5, 1876.                                                   Samuel S. Cox, \10\ of New York, pro
                                                                                                                                                            tempore.
                                                                                                                                                           Milton Sayler, \11\ of Ohio, pro
                                                                                                                                                            tempore.
                   2    Dec. 4, 1876.......  Mar. 3, 1877.....      90    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................  Samuel J. Randall, of Pennsylvania.
45th *.......      1    Oct. 15, 1877 \3\..  Dec. 3, 1877.....      50    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................      Do.
                   2    Dec. 3, 1877.......  June 20, 1878....     200    Dec. 15, 1877-Jan.   Dec. 15, 1877-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           10, 1878.            10, 1878.

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                   3    Dec. 2, 1878.......  Mar. 3, 1879.....      92    Dec. 20, 1878-Jan.   Dec. 20, 1878-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           7, 1879.             7, 1879.
46th.........      1    Mar. 18, 1879 \3\..  July 1, 1879.....     106    ...................  ...................  Allen G. Thurman, of Ohio............      Do.
                   2    Dec. 1, 1879.......  June 16, 1880....     199    Dec. 19, 1879-Jan.   Dec. 19, 1879-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           6, 1880.             6, 1880.
                   3    Dec. 6, 1880.......  Mar. 3, 1881.....      88    Dec. 23, 1880-Jan.   Dec. 23, 1880-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           5, 1881.             5, 1881.
47th *.......      1    Dec. 5, 1881.......  Aug. 8, 1882.....     247    Dec. 22, 1881-Jan.   Dec. 22, 1881-Jan.   Thomas F. Bayard, of Delaware........  J. Warren Keifer, of Ohio.
                                                                           5, 1882.             5, 1882.            David Davis, of Illinois.
                   2    Dec. 4, 1882.......  Mar. 3, 1883.....      90    ...................  ...................  George F. Edmunds, of Vermont.
48th.........      1    Dec. 3, 1883.......  July 7, 1884.....     218    Dec. 24, 1883-Jan.   Dec. 24, 1883-Jan.   ......do.............................  John G. Carlisle, of Kentucky.
                                                                           7, 1884.             7, 1884.
                   2    Dec. 1, 1884.......  Mar. 3, 1885.....      93    Dec. 24, 1884-Jan.   Dec. 24, 1884-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           5, 1885.             5, 1885.
49th *.......      1    Dec. 7, 1885.......  Aug. 5, 1886.....     242    Dec. 21, 1885-Jan.   Dec. 21, 1885-Jan.   John Sherman, of Ohio................      Do.
                                                                           5, 1886.             5, 1886.
                   2    Dec. 6, 1886.......  Mar. 3, 1887.....      88    Dec. 22, 1886-Jan.   Dec. 22, 1886-Jan.   John J. Ingalls, of Kansas.
                                                                           4, 1887.             4, 1887.
50th.........      1    Dec. 5, 1887.......  Oct. 20, 1888....     321    Dec. 22, 1887-Jan.   Dec. 22, 1887-Jan.   ......do.............................      Do.
                                                                           4, 1888.             4, 1888.
                   2    Dec. 3, 1888.......  Mar. 3, 1889.....      91    Dec. 21, 1888-Jan.   Dec. 21, 1888-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           2, 1889.             2, 1889.
51st *.......      1    Dec. 2, 1889.......  Oct. 1, 1890.....     304    Dec. 21, 1889-Jan.   Dec. 21, 1889-Jan.   ......do.............................  Thomas B. Reed, of Maine.
                                                                           6, 1890.             6, 1890.
                   2    Dec. 1, 1890.......  Mar. 3, 1891.....      93    ...................  ...................  Charles F. Manderson, of Nebraska.
52d..........      1    Dec. 7, 1891.......  Aug. 5, 1892.....     251    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................  Charles F. Crisp, of Georgia.
                   2    Dec. 5, 1892.......  Mar. 3, 1893.....      89    Dec. 22, 1892-Jan.   Dec. 22, 1892-Jan.   Isham G. Harris, of Tennessee.
                                                                           4, 1893.             4, 1893.
53d *........      1    Aug. 7, 1893 \3\...  Nov. 3, 1893.....      89    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................      Do.
                   2    Dec. 4, 1893.......  Aug. 28, 1894....     268    ...................  Dec. 21, 1893-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                                                3, 1894.
                   3    Dec. 3, 1894.......  Mar. 3, 1895.....      97    ...................  Dec. 23, 1894-Jan.   Matt W. Ransom, of North Carolina.
                                                                                                3, 1895.            Isham G. Harris, of Tennessee.
54th.........      1    Dec. 2, 1895.......  June 11, 1896....     193    ...................  ...................  William P. Frye, of Maine............  Thomas B. Reed, of Maine.
                   2    Dec. 7, 1896.......  Mar. 3, 1897.....      87    Dec. 22, 1896-Jan.   Dec. 22, 1896-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           5, 1897.             5, 1897.
55th *.......      1    Mar. 15, 1897 \3\..  July 24, 1897....     131    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................      Do.
                   2    Dec. 6, 1897.......  July 8, 1898.....     215    Dec. 18, 1897-Jan.   Dec. 18, 1897-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           5, 1898.             5, 1898.
                   3    Dec. 5, 1898.......  Mar. 3, 1899.....      89    Dec. 21, 1898-Jan.   Dec. 21, 1898-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           4, 1899.             4, 1899.
56th.........      1    Dec. 4, 1899.......  June 7, 1900.....     186    Dec. 20, 1899-Jan.   Dec. 20, 1899-Jan.   ......do.............................  David B. Henderson, of Iowa.
                                                                           3, 1900.             3, 1900.
                   2    Dec. 3, 1900.......  Mar. 3, 1901.....      91    Dec. 20, 1900-Jan.   Dec. 21, 1900-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           3, 1901.             3, 1901.
57th *.......      1    Dec. 2, 1901.......  July 1, 1902.....     212    Dec. 19, 1901-Jan.   Dec. 19, 1901-Jan.   ......do.............................      Do.
                                                                           6, 1902.             6, 1902.
                   2    Dec. 1, 1902.......  Mar. 3, 1903.....      93    Dec. 20, 1902-Jan.   Dec. 20, 1902-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           5, 1903.             5, 1903.
58th *.......      1    Nov. 9, 1903 \3\...  Dec. 7, 1903.....      29    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................  Joseph G. Cannon, of Illinois.
                   2    Dec. 7, 1903.......  Apr. 28, 1904....     144    Dec. 19, 1903-Jan.   Dec. 19, 1903-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           4, 1904.             4, 1904.
                   3    Dec. 5, 1904.......  Mar. 3, 1905.....      89    Dec. 21, 1904-Jan.   Dec. 21, 1904-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           4, 1905.             4, 1905.
59th *.......      1    Dec. 4, 1905.......  June 30, 1906....     209    Dec. 21, 1905-Jan.   Dec. 21, 1905-Jan.   ......do.............................      Do.
                                                                           4, 1906.             4, 1906.
                   2    Dec. 3, 1906.......  Mar. 3, 1907.....      91    Dec. 20, 1906-Jan.   Dec. 20, 1906-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           3, 1907.             3, 1907.
60th.........      1    Dec. 2, 1907.......  May 30, 1908.....     181    Dec. 21, 1907-Jan.   Dec. 21, 1907-Jan.   ......do.............................      Do.
                                                                           6, 1908.             6, 1908.
                   2    Dec. 7, 1908.......  Mar. 3, 1909.....      87    Dec. 19, 1908-Jan.   Dec. 19, 1908-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           4, 1909.             4, 1909.
61st *.......      1    Mar. 15, 1909 \3\..  Aug. 5, 1909.....     144    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................      Do.
                   2    Dec. 6, 1909.......  June 25, 1910....     202    Dec. 21, 1909-Jan.   Dec. 21, 1909-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           4, 1910.             4, 1910.
                   3    Dec. 5, 1910.......  Mar. 3, 1911.....      89    Dec. 21, 1910-Jan.   Dec. 21, 1910-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           5, 1911.             5, 1911.
62d..........      1    Apr. 4, 1911 \3\...  Aug. 22, 1911....     141    ...................  ...................  ......do. \12\.......................  Champ Clark, of Missouri.
                   2    Dec. 4, 1911.......  Aug. 26, 1912....     267    Dec. 21, 1911-Jan.   Dec. 21, 1911-Jan.   Augustus O. Bacon, of Georgia \13\
                                                                           3, 1912.             3, 1912.             Frank B. Brandegee, of Connecticut
                                                                                                                     \14\ Charles Curtis, of Kansas \15\
                                                                                                                     Jacob H. Gallinger, of New Hampshire
                                                                                                                     \16\ Henry Cabot Lodge, of
                                                                                                                     Massachusetts. \17\
                   3    Dec. 2, 1912.......  Mar. 3, 1913.....      92    Dec. 19, 1912-Jan.   Dec. 19, 1912-Jan.   Augustus O. Bacon, of Georgia \18\
                                                                           2, 1913.             2, 1913.             Jacob H. Gallinger, of New
                                                                                                                     Hampshire. \19\
63d *........      1    Apr. 7, 1913 \3\...  Dec. 1, 1913.....     239    ...................  ...................  James P. Clarke, of Arkansas.........      Do.
                   2    Dec. 1, 1913.......  Oct. 24, 1914....     328    Dec. 23, 1913-Jan.   Dec. 23, 1913-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           12, 1914.            12, 1914.
                   3    Dec. 7, 1914.......  Mar. 3, 1915.....      87    Dec. 23-Dec. 28,     Dec. 23-Dec. 28,     ......do.............................
                                                                           1914.                1914.
64th.........      1    Dec. 6, 1915.......  Sept. 8, 1916....     278    Dec. 17, 1915-Jan.   Dec. 17, 1915-Jan.   ......do. \20\.......................      Do.
                                                                           4, 1916.             4, 1916.

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                   2    Dec. 4, 1916.......  Mar. 3, 1917.....      90    Dec. 22, 1916-Jan.   Dec. 22, 1916-Jan.   Willard Saulsbury, of Delaware.......  Champ Clark, of Missouri.
                                                                           2, 1917.             2, 1917.
65th *.......      1    Apr. 2, 1917 \3\...  Oct. 6, 1917.....     188    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................      Do.
                   2    Dec. 3, 1917.......  Nov. 21, 1918....     354    Dec. 18, 1917-Jan.   Dec. 18, 1917-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           3, 1918.             3, 1918.
                   3    Dec. 2, 1918.......  Mar. 3, 1919.....      92    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................
66th.........      1    May 19, 1919 \3\...  Nov. 19, 1919....     185    July 1-July 8, 1919  July 1-July 8, 1919  Albert B. Cummins, of Iowa...........  Frederick H. Gillett, of
                                                                                                                                                            Massachusetts.
                   2    Dec. 1, 1919.......  June 5, 1920.....     188    Dec. 20, 1919-Jan.   Dec. 20, 1919-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           5, 1920.             5, 1920.
                   3    Dec. 6, 1920.......  Mar. 3, 1921.....      88    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................
67th *.......      1    Apr. 11, 1921 \3\..  Nov. 23, 1921....     227    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................      Do.
                   2    Dec. 5, 1921.......  Sept. 22, 1922...     292    Dec. 22, 1921-Jan.   Dec. 22, 1921-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           3, 1922.             3, 1922.
                   3    Nov. 20, 1922 \3\..  Dec. 4, 1922.....      15    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................
                   4    Dec. 4, 1922.......  Mar. 3, 1923.....      90    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................
68th.........      1    Dec. 3, 1923.......  June 7, 1924.....     188    Dec. 20, 1923-Jan.   Dec. 20, 1923-Jan.   ......do.............................      Do.
                                                                           3, 1924.             3, 1924.
                   2    Dec. 1, 1924.......  Mar. 3, 1925.....      93    Dec. 20-Dec. 29,     Dec. 20-Dec. 29,     ......do.............................
                                                                           1924.                1924.
69th *.......      1    Dec. 7, 1925.......  July 3, 1926.....     209    Dec. 22, 1925-Jan.   Dec. 22, 1925-Jan.   George H. Moses, of New Hampshire....  Nicholas Longworth, of Ohio.
                                                                           4, 1926.             4, 1926.
                   2    Dec. 6, 1926.......  Mar. 4, 1927.....      88    Dec. 22, 1926-Jan.   Dec. 22, 1926-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           3, 1927.             3, 1927.
70th.........      1    Dec. 5, 1927.......  May 29, 1928.....     177    Dec. 21, 1927-Jan.   Dec. 21, 1927-Jan.   ......do.............................      Do.
                                                                           4, 1928.             4, 1928.
                   2    Dec. 3, 1928.......  Mar. 3, 1929.....      91    Dec. 22, 1928-Jan.   Dec. 22, 1928-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           3, 1929.             3, 1929.
71st *.......      1    Apr. 15, 1929 \3\..  Nov. 22, 1929....     222    June 19-Aug. 19,     June 19-Sept. 23,    ......do.............................      Do.
                                                                           1929.                1929.
                   2    Dec. 2, 1929.......  July 3, 1930.....     214    Dec. 21, 1929-Jan.   Dec. 21, 1929-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           6, 1930.             6, 1930.
                   3    Dec. 1, 1930.......  Mar. 3, 1931.....      93    Dec. 20, 1930-Jan.   Dec. 20, 1930-Jan.   ......do.............................
                                                                           5, 1931.             5, 1931.
72d..........      1    Dec. 7, 1931.......  July 16, 1932....     223    Dec. 22, 1931-Jan.   Dec. 22, 1931-Jan.   ......do.............................  John N. Garner, of Texas.
                                                                           4, 1932.             4, 1932.
                   2    Dec. 5, 1932.......  Mar. 3, 1933.....      89    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................
73d *........      1    Mar. 9, 1933 \3\...  June 15, 1933....      99    ...................  ...................  Key Pittman, of Nevada...............  Henry T. Rainey, \21\ of Illinois.
                   2    Jan. 3, 1934.......  June 18, 1934....     167    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................
74th.........      1    Jan. 3, 1935.......  Aug. 26, 1935....     236    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................  Joseph W. Byrns, \22\ of Tennessee.
                   2    Jan. 3, 1936.......  June 20, 1936....     170    June 8-June 15,      June 8-June 15,      ......do.............................  William B. Bankhead, \23\ of Alabama.
                                                                           1936.                1936.
75th.........      1    Jan. 5, 1937.......  Aug. 21, 1937....     229    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................      Do.
                   2    Nov. 15, 1937 \3\..  Dec. 21, 1937....      37    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................
                   3    Jan. 3, 1938.......  June 16, 1938....     165    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................
76th.........      1    Jan. 3, 1939.......  Aug. 5, 1939.....     215    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................      Do. \24\
                   2    Sept. 21, 1939 \3\.  Nov. 3, 1939.....      44    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................
                   3    Jan. 3, 1940.......  Jan. 3, 1941.....     366    July 11-July 22,     July 11-July 22,     ......do. \25\.......................  Sam Rayburn, \26\ of Texas.
                                                                           1940.                1940.               William H. King, \27\ of Utah
77th.........      1    Jan. 3, 1941.......  Jan. 2, 1942.....     365    ...................  ...................  Pat Harrison, \28\ of Mississippi;         Do.
                                                                                                                     Carter Glass, \29\ of Virginia.
                   2    Jan. 5, 1942.......  Dec. 16, 1942....     346    ...................  ...................  Carter Glass, of Virginia.
78th.........      1    Jan. 6, 1943.......  Dec. 21, 1943....     350    July 8-Sept. 14,     July 8-Sept. 14,     ......do.............................      Do.
                                                                           1943.                1943.

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                   2    Jan. 10, 1944......  Dec. 19, 1944....     345    Apr. 1-Apr. 12,      Apr. 1-Apr. 12,      ......do.............................
                                                                           1944.                1944.
                                                                          June 23-Aug. 1,      June 23-Aug. 1,
                                                                           1944                 1944
                                                                          Sept. 21-Nov. 14,    Sept. 21-Nov. 14,
                                                                           1944                 1944
79th.........      1    Jan. 3, 1945.......  Dec. 21, 1945....     353    Aug. 1-Sept. 5,      July 21-Sept. 5,     Kenneth McKellar, of Tennessee.......      Do.
                                                                           1945.                1945.
                   2    Jan. 14, 1946......  Aug. 2, 1946.....     201    ...................  Apr. 18-Apr. 30,     ......do.............................
                                                                                                1946.
80th.........      1    Jan. 3, 1947.......  Dec. 19, 1947....     351    July 27-Nov. 17,     July 27-Nov. 17,     Authur H. Vandenberg, of Michigan....  Joseph W. Martin, Jr., of
                                                                           1947 \30\.           1947 \30\.                                                  Massachusetts.
                   2    Jan. 6, 1948.......  Dec. 31, 1948....     361    June 20-July 26,     June 20-July 26,     ......do.............................
                                                                           1948 \30\.           1948 \30\.
                                                                          Aug. 7-Dec. 31,      Aug. 7-Dec. 31,
                                                                           1948                 1948
81st.........      1    Jan. 3, 1949.......  Oct. 19, 1949....     290    ...................  ...................  Kenneth McKellar, of Tennessee.......  Sam Rayburn, of Texas.
                   2    Jan. 3, 1950.......  Jan. 2, 1951.....     365    Sept. 23-Nov. 27-    Apr. 6-Apr. 18,      ......do.............................
                                                                           1950.                1950.
                                                                                               Sept. 23-Nov. 27,
                                                                                                1950
82d..........      1    Jan. 3, 1951.......  Oct. 20, 1951....     291    ...................  Mar. 22-Apr. 2,      ......do.............................      Do.
                                                                                                1951.
                                                                                               Aug. 23-Sept. 12,
                                                                                                1951
                   2    Jan. 8, 1952.......  July 7, 1952.....     182    ...................  Apr. 10-Apr. 22,     ......do.............................
                                                                                                1952.
83d..........      1    Jan. 3, 1953.......  Aug. 3, 1953.....     213    ...................  Apr. 2-Apr. 13,      Styles Bridges, of New Hampshire.....  Joseph W. Martin, Jr., of
                                                                                                1953.                                                       Massachusetts.
                   2    Jan. 6, 1954.......  Dec. 2, 1954.....     331    Aug. 20-Nov. 8,      Apr. 15-Apr. 22,     ......do.............................
                                                                           1954.                1954.
                                                                          Nov. 18-Nov. 29,     Adjourned sine die
                                                                           1954                 Aug. 20, 1954
84th.........      1    Jan. 5, 1955.......  Aug. 2, 1955.....     210    Apr. 4-Apr. 13,      Apr. 4-Apr. 13,      Walter F. George, of Georgia.........  Sam Rayburn, of Texas.
                                                                           1955.                1955.
                   2    Jan. 3, 1956.......  July 27, 1956....     207    Mar. 29-Apr. 9,      Mar. 29-Apr. 9,      ......do.............................
                                                                           1956.                1956.
85th.........      1    Jan. 3, 1957.......  Aug. 30, 1957....     239    Apr. 18-Apr. 29,     Apr. 18-Apr. 29,     Carl Hayden, of Arizona..............      Do.
                                                                           1957.                1957.
                   2    Jan. 7, 1958.......  Aug. 24, 1958....     230    Apr. 3-Apr. 14,      Apr. 3-Apr. 14,      ......do.............................
                                                                           1958.                1958.
86th.........      1    Jan. 7, 1959.......  Sept. 15, 1959...     252    Mar. 26-Apr. 7,      Mar. 26-Apr. 7,      ......do.............................      Do.
                                                                           1959.                1959.
                   2    Jan. 6, 1960.......  Sept. 1, 1960....     240    Apr. 14-Apr. 18,     Apr. 14-Apr. 18,     ......do.............................
                                                                           1960.                1960.
                                                                          May 27-May 31, 1960  May 27-May 31, 1960
                                                                          July 3-Aug. 8, 1960  July 3-Aug. 15,
                                                                                                1960
87th.........      1    Jan. 3, 1961.......  Sept. 27, 1961...     268    ...................  Mar. 30-Apr. 10,     ......do.............................      Do. \31\
                                                                                                1961.
                   2    Jan. 10, 1962......  Oct. 13, 1962....     277    ...................  Apr. 19-Apr. 30,     ......do.............................  John W. McCormack, \32\ of
                                                                                                1962.                                                       Massachusetts.
88th.........      1    Jan. 9, 1963.......  Dec. 30, 1963....     356    ...................  Apr. 11-Apr. 22,     ......do.............................      Do.
                                                                                                1963.
                   2    Jan. 7, 1964.......  Oct. 3, 1964.....     270    July 10-July 20,     Mar. 26-Apr. 6,      ......do.............................
                                                                           1964.                1964.
                                                                          Aug. 21-Aug. 31,     July 2-July 20,
                                                                           1964                 1964
                                                                                               Aug. 21-Aug. 31,
                                                                                                1964
89th.........      1    Jan. 4, 1965.......  Oct. 23, 1965....     293    ...................  ...................  ......do.............................      Do.
                   2    Jan. 10, 1966......  Oct. 22, 1966....     286    Apr. 7-Apr. 13,      Apr. 7-Apr. 18,      ......do.............................
                                                                           1966.                1966.
                                                                          June 30-July 11,     June 30-July 11,
                                                                           1966                 1966
90th.........      1    Jan. 10, 1967......  Dec. 15, 1967....     340    Mar. 23-Apr. 3,      Mar. 23-Apr. 3,      ......do.............................      Do.
                                                                           1967.                1967.
                                                                          June 29-July 10,     June 29-July 10,
                                                                           1967                 1967
                                                                          Aug. 31-Sept. 11,    Aug. 31-Sept. 11,
                                                                           1967                 1967
                                                                          Nov. 22-Nov. 27,     Nov. 22-Nov. 27,
                                                                           1967                 1967
                   2    Jan. 15, 1968......  Oct. 14, 1968....     274    Apr. 11-Apr. 17,     Apr. 11-Apr. 22,     ......do.............................
                                                                           1968.                1968.
                                                                          May 29-June 3, 1968  May 29-June 3, 1968
                                                                          June 3-July 8, 1968  June 3-July 8, 1968
                                                                          Aug. 2-Sept. 4,      Aug. 2-Sept. 4,
                                                                           1968                 1968
 

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91st.........      1    Jan. 3, 1969.......  Dec. 23, 1969....     355    Feb. 7-Feb. 17,      Feb. 7-Feb. 17,      Richard B. Russell, of Georgia.......  John W. McCormack, of Massachusetts.
                                                                           1969.                1969.
                                                                          Apr. 3-Apr. 14,      Apr. 3-Apr. 14,
                                                                           1969                 1969
                                                                          July 2-July 7, 1969  May 28-June 2, 1969
                                                                          Aug. 13-Sept. 3,     July 2-July 7, 1969
                                                                           1969                Aug. 13-Sept. 3,
                                                                          Nov. 26-Dec. 1,       1969
                                                                           1969                Nov. 6-Nov. 12,
                                                                                                1969
                                                                                               Nov. 26-Dec. 1,
                                                                                                1969
                   2    Jan. 19, 1970......  Jan. 2, 1971.....     349    Feb. 10-Feb. 16,     Feb. 10-Feb. 16,     ......do.............................
                                                                           1970.                1970.
                                                                          Mar. 26-Mar. 31,     Mar. 26-Mar. 31,
                                                                           1970                 1970
                                                                          Sept. 2-Sept. 8,     May 27-June 1, 1970
                                                                           1970                July 1-July 6, 1970
                                                                          Oct. 14-Nov. 16,     Aug. 14-Sept. 9,
                                                                           1970                 1970
                                                                          Nov. 25-Nov. 30,     Oct. 14-Nov. 16,
                                                                           1970                 1970
                                                                          Dec. 22-Dec. 28,     Nov. 25-Nov. 30,
                                                                           1970                 1970
                                                                                               Dec. 22-Dec. 29,
                                                                                                1970
92d..........      1    Jan. 21, 1971......  Dec. 17, 1971....     331    Feb. 11-Feb. 17,     Feb. 10-Feb. 17,     ......do. \33\.......................  Carl B. Albert, of Oklahoma.
                                                                           1971.                1971.               Allen J. Ellender, \34\ of Louisiana.
                                                                          Apr. 7-Apr. 14,      Apr. 7-Apr. 19,
                                                                           1971                 1971
                                                                          May 26-June 1, 1971  May 27-June 1, 1971
                                                                          June 30-July 6,      July 1-July 6, 1971
                                                                           1971                Aug. 6-Sept. 8,
                                                                          Aug. 6-Sept. 8,       1971
                                                                           1971                Oct. 7-Oct. 12,
                                                                          Oct. 21-Oct. 26,      1971
                                                                           1971                Oct. 21-Oct. 26,
                                                                          Nov. 24-Nov. 29,      1971
                                                                           1971                Nov. 19-Nov. 29,
                                                                                                1971
                   2    Jan. 18, 1972......  Oct. 18, 1972....     275    Feb. 9-Feb. 14,      Feb. 9-Feb. 16,      ......do. \35\
                                                                           1972.                1972.
                                                                          Mar. 30-Apr. 4,      Mar. 29-Apr. 10,
                                                                           1972                 1972                James O. Eastland, \36\ of
                                                                          May 25-May 30, 1972  May 24-May 30, 1972   Mississippi.
                                                                          June 30-July 17,     June 30-July 17,
                                                                           1972                 1972
                                                                          Aug. 18-Sept. 5,     Aug. 18-Sept. 5,
                                                                           1972                 1972
93d..........      1    Jan. 3, 1973.......  Dec. 22, 1973....     354    Feb. 8-Feb. 15,      Feb. 8-Feb. 19,      ......do.............................      Do.
                                                                           1973.                1973.
                                                                          Apr. 18-Apr. 30,     Apr. 19-Apr. 30,
                                                                           1973                 1973
                                                                          May 23-May 29, 1973  May 24-May 29, 1973
                                                                          June 30-July 9,      June 30-July 10,
                                                                           1973                 1973
                                                                          Aug. 3-Sept. 5,      Aug. 3-Sept. 5,
                                                                           1973                 1973
                                                                          Oct. 18-Oct. 23,     Oct. 4-Oct. 9, 1973
                                                                           1973                Oct. 18-Oct. 23,
                                                                          Nov. 21-Nov. 26,      1973
                                                                           1973                Nov. 15-Nov. 26,
                                                                                                1973

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                   2    Jan. 21, 1974......  Dec. 20, 1974....     334    Feb. 8-Feb. 18,      Feb. 7-Feb. 13,      ......do.............................
                                                                           1974.                1974.
                                                                          Mar. 13-Mar. 19,     Apr. 11-Apr. 22,
                                                                           1974                 1974
                                                                          Apr. 11-Apr. 22,     May 23-May 28, 1974
                                                                           1974                Aug. 22-Sept. 11,
                                                                          May 23-May 28, 1974   1974
                                                                          Aug. 22-Sept. 4,     Oct. 17-Nov. 18,
                                                                           1974                 1974
                                                                          Oct. 17-Nov. 18,     Nov. 26-Dec. 3,
                                                                           1974                 1974
                                                                          Nov. 26-Dec. 2,
                                                                           1974
94th.........      1    Jan. 14, 1975......  Dec. 19, 1975....     340    Mar. 26-Apr. 7,      Mar. 26-Apr. 7,      ......do.............................      Do.
                                                                           1975.                1975.
                                                                          May 22-June 2, 1975  May 22-June 2, 1975
                                                                          June 27-July 7,      June 26-July 8,
                                                                           1975                 1975
                                                                          Aug. 1-Sept. 3,      Aug. 1-Sept. 3,
                                                                           1975                 1975
                                                                          Oct. 9-Oct. 20,      Oct. 9-Oct. 20,
                                                                           1975                 1975
                                                                          Oct. 23-Oct. 28,     Oct. 23-Oct. 28,
                                                                           1975                 1975
                                                                          Nov. 20-Dec. 1,      Nov. 20-Dec. 1,
                                                                           1975                 1975
                   2    Jan. 19, 1976......  Oct. 1, 1976.....     257    Feb. 6-Feb. 16,      Feb. 11-Feb. 16,     ......do.............................
                                                                           1976.                1976.
                                                                          Apr. 14-Apr. 26,     Apr. 14-Apr. 26,
                                                                           1976                 1976
                                                                          May 28-June 2, 1976  May 27-June 1, 1976
                                                                          July 2-July 19,      July 2-July 19,
                                                                           1976                 1976
                                                                          Aug. 10-Aug. 23,     Aug. 10-Aug. 23,
                                                                           1976                 1976
                                                                          Sept. 1-Sept. 7,     Sept. 2-Sept. 8,
                                                                           1976                 1976
95th.........      1    Jan. 4, 1977.......  Dec. 15, 1977....     346    Feb. 11-Feb. 21,     Feb. 9-Feb. 16,      ......do.............................  Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., of
                                                                           1977.                1977.                                                       Massachusetts.
                                                                          Apr. 7-Apr. 18,      Apr. 6-Apr. 18,
                                                                           1977                 1977
                                                                          May 27-June 6, 1977  May 26-June 1, 1977
                                                                          July 1-July 11,      June 30-July 11,
                                                                           1977                 1977
                                                                          Aug. 6-Sept. 7,      Aug. 5-Sept. 7,
                                                                           1977                 1977
                                                                                               Oct. 6-Oct. 11,
                                                                                                1977
                   2    Jan. 19, 1978......  Oct. 15, 1978....     270    Feb. 10-Feb. 20,     Feb. 9-Feb. 14,      ......do.............................
                                                                           1978.                1978.
                                                                          Mar. 23-Apr. 3,      Mar. 22-Apr. 3,
                                                                           1978                 1978
                                                                          May 26-June 5, 1978  May 25-May 31, 1978
                                                                          June 29-July 10,     June 29-July 10,
                                                                           1978                 1978
                                                                          Aug. 25-Sept. 6,     Aug. 17-Sept. 6,
                                                                           1978                 1978
96th.........      1    Jan. 15, 1979......  Jan. 3, 1980.....     354    Feb. 9-Feb. 19,      Feb. 8-Feb. 13,      Warren G. Magnuson, of Washington....      Do.
                                                                           1979.                1979.
                                                                          Apr. 10-Apr. 23,     Apr. 10-Apr. 23,
                                                                           1979                 1979
                                                                          May 24-June 4, 1979  May 24-May 30, 1979
                                                                          June 27-July 9,      June 29-July 9,
                                                                           1979                 1979
                                                                          Aug. 3-Sept. 5,      Aug. 2-Sept. 5,
                                                                           1979                 1979
                                                                          Nov. 20-Nov. 26,     Nov. 20-Nov. 26,
                                                                           1979                 1979
                                                                          Adjourned sine die,
                                                                           Dec. 20, 1979
                   2    Jan. 3, 1980.......  Dec. 16, 1980....     349    Apr. 3-Apr. 15,      Feb. 13-Feb. 19,     ......do.
                                                                           1980.                1980.
                                                                          May 22-May 28, 1980  Apr. 2-Apr. 15,
                                                                          July 2-July 21,       1980
                                                                           1980                May 22-May 28, 1980
                                                                          Aug. 6-Aug. 18,      July 2-July 21,
                                                                           1980                 1980
                                                                          Aug. 27-Sept. 3,     Aug. 1-Aug. 18,      Milton Young, of North Dakota. \37\
                                                                           1980                 1980
                                                                          Oct. 1-Nov. 12,      Aug. 28-Sept. 3,
                                                                           1980                 1980
                                                                          Nov. 25-Dec. 1,      Oct. 2-Nov. 12,
                                                                           1980                 1980
                                                                                               Nov. 21-Dec. 1,
                                                                                                1980
97th.........      1    Jan. 5, 1981.......  Dec. 16, 1981....     347    Feb. 6-Feb. 16,      Feb. 6-Feb. 17,      Strom Thurmond, of South Carolina....      Do.
                                                                           1981.                1981.
                                                                          Apr. 10-Apr. 27,     Apr. 10-Apr. 27,
                                                                           1981                 1981
                                                                          June 25-July 8,      June 26-July 8,
                                                                           1981                 1981
                                                                          Aug. 3-Sept. 9,      Aug. 4-Sept. 9,
                                                                           1981                 1981
                                                                          Oct. 7-Oct. 14,      Oct. 7-Oct. 13,
                                                                           1981                 1981
                                                                          Nov. 24-Nov. 30,     Nov. 23-Nov. 30,
                                                                           1981                 1981

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                   2    Jan. 25, 1982......  Dec. 23, 1982....     333    Feb. 11-Feb. 22,     Feb. 10-Feb. 22,     Strom Thurmond, of South Carolina....  Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., of
                                                                           1982.                1982.                                                       Massachusetts.
                                                                          Apr. 1-Apr. 13,      Apr. 6-Apr. 20,
                                                                           1982                 1982
                                                                          May 27-June 8, 1982  May 27-June 2, 1982
                                                                          July 1-July 12,      July 1-July 12,
                                                                           1982                 1982
                                                                          Aug. 20-Sept. 8,     Aug. 20-Sept. 8,
                                                                           1982                 1982
                                                                          Oct. 1-Nov. 29,      Oct. 1-Nov. 29,
                                                                           1982                 1982
98th.........      1    Jan. 3, 1983.......  Nov. 18, 1983....     320    Jan. 3-Jan. 25,      Jan. 6-Jan. 25,      ......do.............................      Do.
                                                                           1983.                1983.
                                                                          Feb. 3-Feb. 14,      Feb. 17-Feb. 22,
                                                                           1983                 1983
                                                                          Mar. 24-Apr. 5,      Mar. 24-Apr. 5,
                                                                           1983                 1983
                                                                          May 26-June 6, 1983  May 26-June 1, 1983
                                                                          June 29-July 11,     June 30-July 11,
                                                                           1983                 1983
                                                                          Aug. 4-Sept. 12,     Aug. 4-Sept. 12,
                                                                           1983                 1983
                                                                          Oct. 7-Oct. 17,      Oct. 6-Oct. 17,
                                                                           1983                 1983
                   2    Jan. 23, 1984......  Oct. 12, 1984....     264    Feb. 9-Feb. 20,      Feb. 9-Feb. 21,      ......do.............................
                                                                           1984.                1984.
                                                                          Apr. 12-Apr. 24,     Apr. 12-Apr. 24,
                                                                           1984                 1984
                                                                          May 24-May 31, 1984  May 24-May 30, 1984
                                                                          June 29-July 23,     June 29-July 23,
                                                                           1984                 1984
                                                                          Aug. 10-Sept. 5,     Aug. 10-Sept. 5,
                                                                           1984                 1984
99th.........      1    Jan. 3, 1985.......  Dec. 20, 1985....     352    Jan. 7-Jan. 21,      Jan. 3-Jan. 21,      ......do.............................      Do.
                                                                           1985.                1985.
                                                                          Feb. 7-Feb. 18,      Feb. 7-Feb. 19,
                                                                           1985                 1985
                                                                          Apr. 4-Apr. 15,      Mar. 7-Mar. 19,
                                                                           1985                 1985
                                                                          May 9-May 14, 1985   Apr. 4-Apr. 15,
                                                                          May 24-June 3, 1985   1985
                                                                          June 27-July 8,      May 23-June 3, 1985
                                                                           1985                June 27-July 8,
                                                                          Aug. 1-Sept. 9,       1985
                                                                           1985                Aug. 1-Sept. 4,
                                                                          Nov. 23-Dec. 2,       1985
                                                                           1985                Nov. 21-Dec. 2,
                                                                                                1985
                   2    Jan. 21, 1986......  Oct. 18, 1986....     278    Feb. 7-Feb. 17,      Feb. 6-Feb. 18,      ......do.............................
                                                                           1986.                1986.
                                                                          Mar. 27-Apr. 8,      Mar. 25-Apr. 8,
                                                                           1986                 1986
                                                                          May 21-June 2, 1986  May 22-June 3, 1986
                                                                          June 26-July 7,      June 26-July 14,
                                                                           1986                 1986
                                                                          Aug. 15-Sept. 8,     Aug. 16-Sept. 8,
                                                                           1986                 1986

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100th........      1    Jan. 6, 1987.......  Dec. 22, 1987....     351    Jan. 6-Jan. 12,      Jan. 8-Jan. 20,      John C. Stennis, of Mississippi......  James C. Wright, Jr., of Texas.
                                                                           1987.                1987.
                                                                          Feb. 5-Feb. 16,      Feb. 11-Feb. 18,
                                                                           1987                 1987
                                                                          Apr. 10-Apr. 21,     Apr. 9-Apr. 21,
                                                                           1987                 1987
                                                                          May 21-May 27, 1987  May 21-May 27, 1987
                                                                          July 1-July 7, 1987  July 1-July 7, 1987
                                                                          Aug. 7-Sept. 9,      July 15-July 20,
                                                                           1987                 1987
                                                                          Nov. 20-Nov. 30,     Aug. 7-Sept. 9,
                                                                           1987                 1987
                                                                                               Nov. 10-Nov. 16,
                                                                                                1987
                                                                                               Nov. 20-Nov. 30,
                                                                                                1987
                   2    Jan. 25, 1988......  Oct. 22, 1988....     272    Feb. 4-Feb. 15,      Feb. 9-Feb. 16,      ......do.............................
                                                                           1988.                1988.
                                                                          Mar. 4- Mar. 14,     Mar. 31-Apr. 11,
                                                                           1988                 1988
                                                                          Mar. 31-Apr. 11,     May 26-June 1, 1988
                                                                           1988                June 30-July 7,
                                                                          Apr. 29-May 9, 1988   1988
                                                                          May 27-June 6, 1988  July 14-July 26,
                                                                          June 29-July 6,       1988
                                                                           1988                Aug. 11-Sept.
                                                                          July 14-July 25,      7,1988
                                                                           1988
                                                                          Aug. 11-Sept. 7,
                                                                           1988
101st........      1    Jan. 3, 1989.......  Nov. 22, 1989....     324    Jan. 4-Jan. 20,      Jan. 4-Jan. 19,      Robert C. Byrd, of West Virginia.....      Do.
                                                                           1989.                1989.                                                      .....................................
                                                                          Jan. 20-Jan. 25,     Feb. 9-Feb. 21,                                             .....................................
                                                                           1989                 1989                                                       .....................................
                                                                          Feb. 9-Feb. 21,      Mar. 23-Apr. 3,                                             Thomas S. Foley, \38\ of Washington.
                                                                           1989                 1989
                                                                          Mar. 17-Apr. 4,      Apr. 18-Apr. 25,
                                                                           1989                 1989
                                                                          Apr. 19-May 1, 1989  May 25-May 31, 1989
                                                                          May 18-May 31, 1989  June 29-July 10,
                                                                          June 23-July 11,      1989
                                                                           1989                Aug. 5-Sept. 6,
                                                                          Aug. 4-Sept. 6,       1989
                                                                           1989
                   2    Jan. 23, 1990......  Oct. 28, 1990....     260    Feb. 8-Feb. 20,      Feb. 7-Feb. 20,      ......do.............................
                                                                           1990.                1990.
                                                                          Mar. 9-Mar. 20,      Apr. 4-Apr. 18,
                                                                           1990                 1990
                                                                          Apr. 5-Apr. 18,      May 25-June 5, 1990
                                                                           1990                June 28-July 10,
                                                                          May 24-June 5, 1990   1990
                                                                          June 28-July 10,     Aug. 4-Sept. 5,
                                                                           1990                 1990
                                                                          Aug. 4-Sept. 10,
                                                                           1990
102d.........      1    Jan. 3, 1991.......  Jan. 3, 1992.....     366    Feb. 7-Feb. 19,      Feb. 6-Feb. 19,      ......do.............................      Do.
                                                                           1991.                1991.
                                                                          Mar. 22-Apr. 9,      Mar. 22-Apr. 9,
                                                                           1991                 1991
                                                                          Apr. 25-May 6, 1991  May 23-May 29, 1991
                                                                          May 24-June 3, 1991  June 27-July 9,
                                                                          June 28-July 8,       1991
                                                                           1991                Aug. 2-Sept. 11,
                                                                          Aug. 2-Sept. 10,      1991
                                                                           1991                Nov. 27, 1991-Jan.
                                                                          Nov. 27, 1991-Jan.    3, 1992
                                                                           3, 1992
                   2    Jan. 3, 1992.......  Oct. 9, 1992.....     281    Jan. 3-Jan. 21,      Jan. 3-Jan. 22,      ......do.............................
                                                                           1992.                1992.
                                                                          Feb. 7-Feb. 18,      Apr. 10-Apr. 28,
                                                                           1992                 1992
                                                                          Apr. 10-Apr. 28,     May 21-May 26, 1992
                                                                           1992                July 2-July 7, 1992
                                                                          May 21-June 1, 1992  July 9-July 21,
                                                                          July 2-July 20,       1992
                                                                           1992                Aug. 12-Sept. 9,
                                                                          Aug. 12-Sept. 8,      1992
                                                                           1992

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103d.........      1    Jan. 5, 1993.......  Nov. 26, 1993....     326    Jan. 7-Jan. 20,      Jan. 6-Jan. 20,      Robert C. Byrd, of West Virginia.....  Thomas S. Foley, of Washington.
                                                                           1993.                1993.
                                                                          Feb. 4-Feb. 16,      Jan. 27-Feb. 2,
                                                                           1993                 1993
                                                                          Apr. 7-Apr. 19,      Feb. 4-Feb. 16,
                                                                           1993                 1993
                                                                          May 28-June 7, 1993  Apr. 7-Apr. 19,
                                                                          July 1-July 13,       1993
                                                                           1993                May 27-June 8, 1993
                                                                          Aug. 7-Sept. 7,      July 1-July 13,
                                                                           1993                 1993
                                                                          Oct. 7-Oct. 13,      Aug. 6-Sept. 8,
                                                                           1993                 1993
                                                                          Nov. 11-Nov. 16,     Sept. 15-Sept. 21,
                                                                           1993                 1993
                                                                                               Oct. 7-Oct. 12,
                                                                                                1993
                                                                                               Nov. 10-Nov. 15,
                                                                                                1993
                   2    Jan. 25, 1994......  Dec. 1, 1994.....     311    Feb. 11-Feb. 22,     Jan. 26-Feb. 1,      ......do.............................
                                                                           1994.                1994.
                                                                          Mar. 26-Apr. 11,     Feb. 11-Feb. 22,
                                                                           1994                 1994
                                                                          May 25-June 7, 1994  Mar. 24-Apr. 12,
                                                                          July 1-July 11,       1994
                                                                           1994                May 26-June 8, 1994
                                                                          Aug. 25-Sept. 12,    June 30-July 12,
                                                                           1994                 1994
                                                                          Oct. 8-Nov. 30,      Aug. 26-Sept. 12,
                                                                           1994                 1994
                                                                                               Oct. 8-Nov. 29,
                                                                                                1994
104th........      1    Jan. 4, 1995.......  Jan. 3, 1996.....     365    Feb. 16-Feb. 22,     Feb. 16-Feb. 21,     Strom Thurmond, of South Carolina....  Newt Gingrich, of Georgia.
                                                                           1995.                1995.
                                                                          Apr. 7-Apr. 24,      Mar. 16-Mar. 21,
                                                                           1995                 1995
                                                                          May 26-June 5, 1995  Apr. 7-May 1, 1995
                                                                          June 30-July 10,     May 3-May 9, 1995
                                                                           1995                May 25-June 6, 1995
                                                                          Aug. 11-Sept. 5,     June 30-July 10,
                                                                           1995                 1995
                                                                          Sept. 29-Oct. 10,    Aug. 4-Sept. 6,
                                                                           1995                 1995
                                                                          Nov. 20-Nov. 27,     Sept. 29-Oct. 6,
                                                                           1995                 1995
                                                                                               Nov. 20-Nov. 28,
                                                                                                1995
                   2    Jan. 3, 1996.......  Oct. 4, 1996.....     276    Jan. 10-Jan. 22,     Jan. 9-Jan. 22,      ......do.                              .....................................
                                                                           1996.                1996.
                                                                          Mar. 29-Apr. 15,     Mar. 29-Apr. 15,
                                                                           1996                 1996
                                                                          May 24-June 3, 1996  May 23-May 29, 1996
                                                                          June 28-July 8,      June 28-July 8,
                                                                           1996                 1996
                                                                          Aug. 2-Sept. 3,      Aug. 2-Sept. 4,
                                                                           1996                 1996

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105th........      1    Jan. 7, 1997.......  Nov. 13, 1997....     311    Jan. 9-Jan. 21,      Jan. 9-Jan. 20,      ......do.............................      Do.
                                                                           1997.                1997.
                                                                          Feb. 13-Feb. 24,     Jan. 21-Feb. 4,
                                                                           1997                 1997
                                                                          Mar. 21-Apr. 7,      Feb. 13-Feb. 25,
                                                                           1997                 1997
                                                                          June 27-July 7,      Mar. 21-Apr. 8,
                                                                           1997                 1997
                                                                          July 31-Sept. 2,     June 26-July 8,
                                                                           1997                 1997
                                                                          Oct. 9-Oct. 20,      Aug. 1-Sept. 3,
                                                                           1997                 1997
                                                                                               Oct. 9-Oct. 21,
                                                                                                1997
                   2    Jan. 27, 1998......  Dec. 19, 1998....     327    Feb. 13-Feb. 23,     Jan. 28-Feb. 3,      ......do.
                                                                           1998.                1998.
                                                                          Apr. 3-Apr. 20,      Feb. 5-Feb. 11,
                                                                           1998                 1998
                                                                          May 22-June 1, 1998  Feb. 12-Feb. 24,
                                                                          June 26-July 6,       1998
                                                                           1998                Apr. 1-Apr. 21,
                                                                          July 31-Aug. 31,      1998
                                                                           1998                May 22-June 3, 1998
                                                                          Adjourned sine die,  June 25-July 14,
                                                                           Oct. 21, 1998.       1998
                                                                                               Aug. 7-Sept. 9,
                                                                                                1998
                                                                                               Oct. 21-Dec. 17,
                                                                                                1998
106th........      1    Jan. 6, 1999.......  .................  ........  Feb. 12-Feb. 22,     Jan. 6-Jan. 19,      ......do.                              J. Dennis Hastert, of Illinois.
                                                                           1999..............   1999
                                                                          Mar. 25-Apr. 12,     Jan. 19-Feb. 2,
                                                                           1999                 1999
                                                                          May 27-June 7, 1999  Feb. 12-Feb. 23,
                                                                                                1999
                                                                                               Mar. 25-Apr. 12,
                                                                                                1999
                                                                                               May 27-June 7, 1999
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* Indicates that a special session of the Senate was convened during a Congress. Please see the following table, Special Sessions of the Senate, for more information.
 
\1\ For many years the appointment or election of a President pro tempore was held by the Senate to be for the occasion only, so that more than one appear in several sessions and in others
  none was chosen. Since Mar. 12, 1890, they have served until ``the Senate otherwise ordered.'' Since 1949, the position has gone to the most senior member of the majority (see note 37 for a
  minority party exception).
\2\ Elected to count the vote for President and Vice President, which was done Apr. 6, 1789, a quorum of the Senate then appearing for the first time. John Adams, Vice President, appeared Apr.
  21, 1789, and took his seat as President of the Senate.
\3\ Article II, section 3 of the Constitution provides that the President ``may, on extraordinary occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them.'' This procedure occurs only if the
  Congress is convened by presidential proclamation. Extraordinary sessions have been called by the Chief Executive to urge the Congress to focus on important national issues. These are
  separate sessions of Congress, unless otherwise noted.
\4\ Elected Speaker pro tempore for Apr. 20, 1798, and again for May 28, 1798.
\5\ Elected Speaker Jan. 19, 1814, to succeed Henry Clay, of Kentucky, who resigned Jan. 19, 1814.
\6\ Elected Speaker Nov. 15, 1820, to succeed Henry Clay, of Kentucky, who resigned Oct. 28, 1820.
\7\ Elected Speaker June 2, 1834, to succeed Andrew Stevenson, of Virginia, who resigned June 2, 1834.
\8\ Elected Speaker Mar. 3, 1869, and served 1 day.
\9\ Died Aug. 19, 1876.
\10\ Appointed Speaker pro tempore Feb. 17, May 12, June 19.
\11\ Appointed Speaker pro tempore June 4.
\12\ Resigned as President pro tempore Apr. 27, 1911.
\13\ Elected to serve Jan. 11-17, Mar. 11-12, Apr. 8, May 10, May 30 to June 1 and 3, June 13 to July 5, Aug. 1-10, and Aug. 27 to Dec. 15, 1912.
\14\ Elected to serve May 25, 1912.
\15\ Elected to serve Dec. 4-12, 1911.
\16\ Elected to serve Feb. 12-14, Apr. 26-27, May 7, July 6-31, Aug. 12-26, 1912.
\17\ Elected to serve Mar. 25-26, 1912.
\18\ Elected to serve Aug. 27 to Dec. 15, 1912, Jan. 5-18, and Feb. 2-15, 1913.
\19\ Elected to serve Dec. 16, 1912, to Jan. 4, 1913, Jan. 19 to Feb. 1, and Feb. 16 to Mar. 3, 1913.
\20\ Died Oct. 1, 1916.
\21\ Died Aug. 19, 1934.
\22\ Died June 4, 1936.
\23\ Elected June 4, 1936.
\24\ Died Sept. 15, 1940.
\25\ Died Nov. 10, 1940.
\26\ Elected Sept. 16, 1940.
\27\ Elected Nov. 19, 1940.
\28\ Elected Jan. 6, 1941; died June 22, 1941.

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\29\ Elected July 10, 1941.
\30\ Extraordinary session of the Congress called by President Harry Truman. The extraordinary session was convened after a recess period, and it did not begin a new session.
\31\ Died November 16, 1961.
\32\ Elected Jan. 10, 1962.
\33\ Died Jan. 21, 1971.
\34\ Elected Jan. 22, 1971.
\35\ Died July 27, 1972.
\36\ Elected July 28, 1972.
\37\ Milton Young, of North Dakota, was elected President pro tempore for one day, Dec. 5, 1980, which was at the end of his 36-year career in the Senate. He was Republican, which was the
  minority party at that time.
\38\  Elected Speaker June 6, 1989, to succeed James C. Wright, Jr., of Texas, who resigned June 6, 1989.