5th United States Congress - Membership Changes
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The Fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the United States national legislature, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met at Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from March 4, 1797 to March 3, 1799, during the first two years of the administration of U.S. President John Adams.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the First Census of the United States in 1790. Both chambers had a Federalist majority.
- Main article: 5th United States Congress
- See also: 5th United States Congress - Political Parties
- See also: 5th United States Congress - State Delegations
- See also: United States House election, 1796
[edit] Dates of sessions
- Special session of the Senate: March 4, 1797
- First session: May 15, 1797 - July 10, 1797
- Second session: November 13, 1797 - July 16, 1798
- Special session of the Senate: July 17, 1798 - July 19, 1798
- Third session: December 3, 1798 - March 3, 1799 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: 4th Congress
Next congress: 6th Congress
[edit] Party changes
[edit] Senate
| Affiliation | Members | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| opening | net changes | adjournment | ||||
| Democratic-Republican | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Federalist | 22 | 22 | ||||
| vacant | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 32 | ||||
[edit] House of Representatives
| Affiliation | Members | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| opening | net changes | adjournment | ||||
| Democratic-Republican | 48 | +2 | 50 | |||
| Federalist | 57 | -1 | 56 | |||
| vacant | 1 | -1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 106 | 106 | ||||
[edit] Membership changes
[edit] Senate
- deaths: 2
- resignations: 9
- expulsions: 1
- interim appointments: 2
- vacancies: 1
- Total seats with changes: 10
[edit] House of Representatives
- deaths: 4
- resignations: 7
- vacancies: 1
- Total seats with changes: 12
[edit] References
- Remini, Robert V. (2006). The House. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.
- 1st Federal Congress Project (2006). 1st Federal Congress Project. The George Washington University. Retrieved on 2006-07-01.
- Library of Congress (2006). Statutes at Large, 1789-1875. Retrieved on 2006-07-01.
- Library of Congress (2006). Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress. Retrieved on 2006-07-01.
- Library of Congress (2006). House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress. Retrieved on 2006-07-01.
- U.S. Congress (2005). Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress. Retrieved on 2006-07-01.
- U.S. House of Representatives (2006). Congressional History. Retrieved on 2006-07-01.
- U.S. Senate (2006). Statistics and Lists. Retrieved on 2006-07-01.
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