- Source: 28th United States Congress
The 28th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C., from March 4, 1843, to March 4, 1845, during the third and fourth years of John Tyler's presidency. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1840 United States census. The Senate had a Whig majority, and the House had a Democratic majority.
Major events
May 24, 1844: The first electrical telegram was sent by Samuel F. B. Morse from the U.S. Capitol to the B&O Railroad "outer depot" in Baltimore, Maryland, saying "What hath God wrought".
December 4, 1844: U.S. presidential election, 1844: James K. Polk defeated Henry Clay
Major legislation
January 23, 1845: Presidential Election Day Act, ch. 1, 5 Stat. 721
March 3, 1845: For the first time, Congress overrode a Presidential veto. An act relating to revenue cutters and steamers was thereby enacted as the last Act of the 28th Congress: session II, ch. 78, 5 Stat. 795.
Treaties
July 3, 1844: Treaty of Wanghia which was signed with the Qing Empire. The treaty established five U.S. treaty ports in China with extraterritoriality and was the first unequal treaty that the country imposed on the dynasty.
States admitted
March 1, 1845: Resolution for the Annexation of Texas, 5 Stat. 797 (Admitted in the next Congress, December 29, 1845.)
March 3, 1845: Florida admitted, 5 Stat. 742. The statute also allowed for the provisional admission of Iowa, pending a referendum in that state. (Admitted in the next Congress, December 28, 1846.)
Party summary
= Senate
=During this congress, two Senate seats were added for the new state of Florida.
= House of Representatives
=Following the 1840 United States Census, Congress reapportioned the House to include 223 seats. During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Florida.
Leadership
= Senate
=President: Vacant
President pro tempore: Willie P. Mangum (W)
= House of Representatives
=Speaker: John W. Jones (D)
Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district.
= 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 ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1844; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1846; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1848.
Skip to House of Representatives, below
= House of Representatives
=Representatives are listed by their district numbers.
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
= Senate
=Replacements: 7
Democrats (D): no net change
Whigs (W): 1 seat net loss
Law and Order (LO): 1 seat net gain
Deaths: 3
Resignations: 5
Interim appointments: 1
Total seats with changes: 10
= House of Representatives
=Replacements: 14
Democrats (D): 6 seat net loss
Whigs (W): 6 seat net gain
Deaths: 7
Resignations: 7
Contested election: 0
Total seats with changes: 16
Committees
Lists of committees and their party leaders.
= Senate
== House of Representatives
== Joint committees
=Enrolled Bills
The Library
Smithsonian Bequest
Employees
Librarian of Congress: John Silva Meehan
= Senate
=Chaplain: Septimus Tustin (Presbyterian)
Secretary: Asbury Dickins
Sergeant at Arms: Edward Dyer
= House of Representatives
=Chaplain: Isaac S. Tinsley (Baptist), elected December 16, 1843
William M. Daily (Methodist), from December 4, 1844
Clerk: Matthew St. Clair Clarke, until December 7, 1843
Caleb J. McNulty, elected December 7, 1843
Benjamin B. French, elected January 18, 1845
Doorkeeper: Jesse E. Dow, elected December 7, 1843
Postmaster: William J. McCormick, until January 4, 1844
John M. Johnson, from January 4, 1844
Reading Clerks: [data missing]
Sergeant at Arms: Eleazor M. Townsend, until December 8, 1843
Newton Lane, from December 8, 1843
See also
1842 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress)
1842–43 United States Senate elections
1842–43 United States House of Representatives elections
1844 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
1844 United States presidential election
1844–45 United States Senate elections
1844–45 United States House of Representatives elections
Notes
References
Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
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
Congress, United States (1844). Congressional Directory for the 28th Congress, 1st Session.
Force, William Quereau (1845). Congressional Directory for the 28th Congress, 2nd Session.
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