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The 'Twenty-third United States Congress' was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4 1833 to March 3 1835, during the first two years of the second administration of U.S. President Andrew Jackson.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Fifth Census of the United States in 1830. The Senate had an Anti-Jacksonian or National Republican majority, and the House had a Jacksonian or Democratic majority.
March 4 1833 - March 3 1835
★ First session: December 2 1833 - June 30 1834
★ Second session: December 1 1834 - March 3 1835 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: ''22nd Congress''
Next congress: ''24th Congress''
The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.
:'Senate'
★ Vice President of the United States ''(President of the Senate)'':
★
★ Martin Van Buren, ''Democrat'' of New York
★ President ''pro tempore'' of the Senate:
★
★ Hugh L. White, ''Whig'' of Tennessee, elected December 2 1833
★
★ George Poindexter, ''Whig'' of Mississippi, elected June 28 1834
★
★ John Tyler, ''Whig'' of Virginia, elected March 3 1835
:'House of Representatives'
★ Speaker of the House
★
★ John Bell, ''Democrat'' of Tennessee, elected June 2 1834
:''Main article: Events of 1833; Events of 1834; Events of 1835''
:''Main article: List of United States federal legislation in the 23rd Congress
★ March 2 1833 - Compromise Tariff (Tariff of 1833), ch. 55,
★ March 2 1833 - Force Bill, ch. 57,
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
:''See also: 23rd United States Congress - political parties''
:''See also: 23rd United States Congress - State Delegations''
:''See also: United States House elections, 1832''
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1838; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1834; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1836.
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The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise ''at-large,'' are preceded by an "A/L," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.
Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.
:''See also:
:''See also:
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
:''See also: 23rd United States Congress - Membership Changes''
1. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
2. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
3. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
4. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
5. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
6. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
7. There were four plural districts, the 8th, 17th, 22nd & 23rd had two representatives each, the 3rd had four representatives.
8. There were two plural districts, the 2nd had two representatives, the 4th had three representatives.
9. Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
★ The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, , Kenneth C., Martis, Macmillan Publishing Company, 1989,
★ The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, , Kenneth C., Martis, Macmillan Publishing Company, 1982,
★ Statutes at Large, 1789-1875
★ Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
★ House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
★ Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
★ U.S. House of Representatives: House History
★ U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists
United States Capitol (1827)
The 'Twenty-third United States Congress' was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4 1833 to March 3 1835, during the first two years of the second administration of U.S. President Andrew Jackson.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Fifth Census of the United States in 1830. The Senate had an Anti-Jacksonian or National Republican majority, and the House had a Jacksonian or Democratic majority.
| Contents |
| Dates of sessions |
| Party summary |
| Leadership |
| Major events |
| Major legislation |
| Members |
| Senate |
| House of Representatives |
| Delegates |
| Changes in membership |
| Officers |
| Notes |
| References |
| External links |
Dates of sessions
March 4 1833 - March 3 1835
★ First session: December 2 1833 - June 30 1834
★ Second session: December 1 1834 - March 3 1835 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: ''22nd Congress''
Next congress: ''24th Congress''
Party summary
The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.
| :'Senate' ★ Democratic '' (D) '': 20 ★ National Republican '' (NR) '': 26 ''(majority)'' ★ Nullifier '' (N) '': 2'TOTAL members: 48' | :'House of Representatives' ★ Democratic '' (D) '': 143 ''(majority)'' ★ National Republican '' (NR) '': 63 ★ Anti Masonic '' (AM) '': 25 ★ Nullifier '' (N) '': 9'TOTAL members: 240' |
Leadership
:'Senate'
★ Vice President of the United States ''(President of the Senate)'':
★
★ Martin Van Buren, ''Democrat'' of New York
★ President ''pro tempore'' of the Senate:
★
★ Hugh L. White, ''Whig'' of Tennessee, elected December 2 1833
★
★ George Poindexter, ''Whig'' of Mississippi, elected June 28 1834
★
★ John Tyler, ''Whig'' of Virginia, elected March 3 1835
:'House of Representatives'
★ Speaker of the House
★
★ John Bell, ''Democrat'' of Tennessee, elected June 2 1834
Major events
:''Main article: Events of 1833; Events of 1834; Events of 1835''
Major legislation
:''Main article: List of United States federal legislation in the 23rd Congress
★ March 2 1833 - Compromise Tariff (Tariff of 1833), ch. 55,
★ March 2 1833 - Force Bill, ch. 57,
Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
:''See also: 23rd United States Congress - political parties''
:''See also: 23rd United States Congress - State Delegations''
:''See also: United States House elections, 1832''
Senate
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1838; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1834; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1836.
:''See also:
:''See also:
| :'Alabama' ★ 2: William R. D. King ''(D)'' ★ 3: Gabriel Moore ''(NR)'' :'Connecticut' ★ 3: Gideon Tomlinson ''(NR)'' ★ 1: Nathan Smith ''(NR)'' :'Delaware' ★ 2: John M. Clayton ''(NR)'' ★ 1: Arnold Naudain ''(NR)'' :'Georgia' ★ 2: George M. Troup ''(D)'' ★ : John P. King ''(D)'' ★ 3: John Forsyth ''(D)'' ★ : Alfred Cuthbert ''(D)'' :'Illinois' ★ 3: Elias K. Kane ''(D)'' ★ 2: John M. Robinson ''(D)'' :'Indiana' ★ 3: William Hendricks ''(NR)'' ★ 1: John Tipton ''(D)'' :'Kentucky' ★ 2: George M. Bibb ''(D)'' ★ 3: Henry Clay ''(NR)'' :'Louisiana' ★ 3: Josiah S. Johnston ''(NR)'' ★ : Alexander Porter ''(NR)'' ★ 2: George A. Waggaman ''(NR)'' | :'Maine' ★ 2 Peleg Sprague ''(NR)'' ★ : John Ruggles ''(D)'' ★ 1: Ether Shepley ''(D)'' :'Maryland' ★ 3: Ezekiel F. Chambers ''(NR)'' ★ : Robert H. Goldsborough ''(NR)'' ★ 1: Joseph Kent ''(NR)'' :'Massachusetts' ★ 2: Nathaniel Silsbee ''(NR)'' ★ 1: Daniel Webster ''(NR)'' :'Mississippi' ★ 2: George Poindexter ''(NR)'' ★ 1: John Black ''(NR)'' :'Missouri' ★ 1: Thomas H. Benton ''(D)'' ★ 3: Alexander Buckner ''(D)'' ★ : Lewis F. Linn ''(D)'' :'New Hampshire' ★ 2: Samuel Bell ''(NR)'' ★ 3: Isaac Hill ''(D)'' :'New Jersey' ★ 2: Theodore Frelinghuysen ''(NR)'' ★ 1: Samuel L. Southard ''(NR)'' :'New York' ★ 3: Silas Wright, Jr. ''(D)'' ★ 1: Nathaniel P. Tallmadge ''(D)'' | :'North Carolina' ★ 2: Bedford Brown ''(D)'' ★ 3: Willie P. Mangum ''(NR)'' :'Ohio' ★ 3: Thomas Ewing ''(NR)'' ★ 1: Thomas Morris ''(D)'' :'Pennsylvania' ★ 3: William Wilkins ''(D)'' ★ : James Buchanan ''(D)'' ★ 1: Samuel McKean ''(D)'' :'Rhode Island' ★ 2: Nehemiah R. Knight ''(NR)'' ★ 1: Asher Robbins ''(NR)'' :'South Carolina' ★ 2: John C. Calhoun ''(N)'' ★ 3: William C. Preston ''(N)'' :'Tennessee' ★ 2: Hugh Lawson White ''(D)'' ★ 1: Felix Grundy ''(D)'' :'Vermont' ★ 3: Samuel Prentiss ''(NR)'' ★ 1: Benjamin Swift ''(NR)'' :'Virginia' ★ 1: John Tyler ''(NR)'' ★ 2: William C. Rives ''(D)'' ★ : Benjamin W. Leigh ''(NR)'' |  President ''pro tempore'' Hugh L. White  President ''pro tempore'' George Poindexter |
House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise ''at-large,'' are preceded by an "A/L," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.
Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.
:''See also:
:''See also:
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
:''See also: 23rd United States Congress - Membership Changes''
| :'Senate' ★ replacements: 8 ★ ★ Democrats '' (D) '': no net change ★ ★ National Republicans '' (NR) '': no net change ★ deaths: 2 ★ resignations: 6 ★ interim appointments: 0 ★ 'Total seats with changes: 11' | :'House of Representatives' ★ replacements: 18 ★ ★ Democrats '' (D) '': 1 seat net loss ★ ★ National Republicans '' (NR) '': 1 seat net gain ★ deaths: 8 ★ resignations: 15 ★ contested election: 0 ★ 'Total seats with changes: 22' |
Officers
| :'Senate' ★ Secretary of the Senate: ★ ★ Walter Lowrie of Pennsylvania elected December 12 1825 ★ Sergeant at Arms of the Senate: ★ ★ Mountjoy Bayly of New Hampshire, elected November 6 1811 ★ ★ John Shackford of New Hampshire, elected December 9 1833 ★ Chaplain of the Senate ★ ★ The Rev. Frederick W. Hatch, ''''Episcopalian'''', elected December 10 1833 | :'House of Representatives' ★ Clerk of the House: ★ ★ Walter S. Franklin of Pennsylvania, elected December 2 1833 ★ Sergeant at Arms of the House: ★ ★ Thomas B. Randolph of Virginia, elected December 2 1833 ★ Doorkeeper of the House: ★ ★ Overton Carr of Maryland, elected December 2 1833 ★ Postmaster of the House: ★ ★ William J. McCormick ★ Chaplain of the House ★ ★ The Rev. Thomas H. Stockton, ''Methodist'', elected December 3 1833 ★ ★ The Rev. Edward D. Smith, ''Presbyterian'', elected December 1 1834 |
Notes
1. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
2. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
3. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
4. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
5. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
6. All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
7. There were four plural districts, the 8th, 17th, 22nd & 23rd had two representatives each, the 3rd had four representatives.
8. There were two plural districts, the 2nd had two representatives, the 4th had three representatives.
9. Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
References
★ The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, , Kenneth C., Martis, Macmillan Publishing Company, 1989,
★ The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, , Kenneth C., Martis, Macmillan Publishing Company, 1982,
External links
★ Statutes at Large, 1789-1875
★ Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
★ House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
★ Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
★ U.S. House of Representatives: House History
★ U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists
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