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Modern tour group visiting the House of Representatives chamber at Congress Hall Senate chamber at Congress Hall. The 2nd United States Congress, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, met at Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from March 4, 1791, to March 4, 1793, during the third and fourth years of George Washington's presidency.
The full text of the Act is available from the Library of Congress (and online) in the Annals of Congress of the 2nd Congress, 2nd Session, during which the proceedings and debates took place from November 5, 1792, to March 2, 1793. The specific Act and the Congressional vote is on pages 1414–1415.
A numerical rank is assigned to each of the 65 members initially elected to the 2nd Congress. Other members, who were not the first person elected to a seat but who joined the House during the Congress, are not assigned a number (apart from the Representatives from the two states, admitted during the Congress, who are numbered 66–70).
From 1834 to 1856, Gale and Seaton retroactively compiled the Annals of Congress, covering congressional debates from 1789 to 1824 using primarily newspaper accounts. [11] When Andrew Jackson's Democrats came into power in congress around 1830, Gales and Seaton's popularity declined due to their differing views with the administration.
The Apportionment Act of 1792 (1 Stat. 253) was the first Apportionment Act passed by the United States Congress on April 10, 1792, and signed into law by President George Washington on April 14, 1792.
New Jersey voters will elect representatives for Congress in all 12 congressional districts in Nov. 5's general election. Here is a look at who is running in the 2nd Congressional District: NJ ...
This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 2nd United States Congress listed by seniority, from March 4, 1791, to March 3, 1793.. The order of service is based on the commencement of the senator's first term, with senators entering service the same day ranked alphabetically.
Pages in category "2nd United States Congress" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...