36th United States Congress

36th United States Congress

United States Capitol (1860)

Duration: March 4, 1859 – March 4, 1861

Senate President:

John C. Breckinridge

Senate Pres. pro tem:

Benjamin Fitzpatrick
Jesse D. Bright
Benjamin Fitzpatrick
Solomon Foot

House Speaker:

William Pennington

Members:

66 Senators
238 Representatives
5 Non-voting members

Senate Majority:

Democratic

House Majority:

none: Republican plurality

Sessions

Special: March 4, 1859 – March 10, 1859
1st: December 5, 1859 – June 26, 1860
Special: June 26, 1860 – June 28, 1860
2nd: December 3, 1860 – March 4, 1861

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The Thirty-sixth 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, 1859 to March 4, 1861, during the third and fourth years of James Buchanan's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Seventh Census of the United States in 1850. The Senate had a Democratic majority, and the House had a Republican plurality.

1 Major events
2 Major legislation
- 2.1 Resolutions
- 2.2 Not enacted
3 Treaties
4 States admitted and territories organized
5 Party summary
- 5.1 Senate
- 5.2 House of Representatives
6 Leadership
- 6.1 Senate
- 6.2 House of Representatives
7 Members
- 7.1 Senate
- 7.2 House of Representatives
8 Changes in membership
- 8.1 Senate
- 8.2 House of Representatives
9 Employees
- 9.1 Senate
- 9.2 House of Representatives
10 References
11 External links

Major events

Main articles: 1859 in the United States, 1860 in the United States, and 1861 in the United States

June 8, 1859: Comstock Lode discovered in the western Utah Territory (present-day Nevada)
August 27, 1859: First oil well was drilled in the United States, near Titusville, Pennsylvania
October 16–18, 1859: John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry began
December 2, 1859 John Brown executed.
April 3, 1860: Pony Express began its first run
April 23 - May 3, 1860: Democratic National Convention held in Charleston, South Carolina.^[1] Unable to agree on a nominee, the delegates voted to reconvene in June.^[2]
May 9, 1860: Constitutional Union Party National Convention held in Baltimore, Maryland, nominating John Bell for President.^[3]
May 18, 1860: Republican National Convention held in Chicago, Illinois, nominating Abraham Lincoln for President.
June 18-23, 1860: Democratic Party reconvened in Baltimore, Maryland, nominating Stephen A. Douglas for President.^[2]
June 26-28, 1860: Southern Democrats held a convention in Richmond, Virginia, nominating John C. Breckinridge for President.^[2]
November 6, 1860: U.S. presidential election: Abraham Lincoln beat John C. Breckinridge, Stephen A. Douglas, and John Bell.
December 20, 1860: South Carolina Secession Convention enacted an Ordinance of Secession^[4]
January 3, 1861: Delaware Secession Convention voted not to secede from the Union^[5]
January 9, 1861: Mississippi Secession Convention enacted an Ordinance of Secession^[6]
January 10, 1861: Florida Secession Convention enacted an Ordinance of Secession^[7]
January 11, 1861: Alabama Secession Convention enacted an Ordinance of Secession^[8]
January 18, 1861: Georgia Secession Convention enacted an Ordinance of Secession^[9]
January 26, 1861: Louisiana Secession Convention enacted an Ordinance of Secession^[10]
February 1, 1861: Texas Secession Convention enacted an Ordinance of Secession^[11]
February 23, 1861: The people of Texas ratified its Ordinance of Secession^[11] President-elect Abraham Lincoln arrived secretly in Washington, D.C. after an assassination attempt in Baltimore, Maryland.

Major legislation

Main article: List of United States federal legislation#36th United States Congress

March 2, 1861: Morrill Tariff, ch. 68, 12 Stat. 178

Resolutions

February 11, 1861: The U.S. House unanimously passed a resolution guaranteeing non-interference with slavery in any state

Not enacted

December 18, 1860: Crittenden Compromise proposed

Treaties

March 8, 1859: Quinault Treaty ratified, 12 Stat. 927
March 8, 1859: Point No Point Treaty ratified, 12 Stat. 933

States admitted and territories organized

January 29, 1861: Kansas admitted as a state, ch. 20, 12 Stat. 126
February 28, 1861: Colorado Territory organized, ch. 59, 12 Stat. 172
March 2, 1861: Nevada Territory organized, ch. 83, 12 Stat. 209
March 2, 1861: Dakota Territory organized, ch. 86, 12 Stat. 239

Party summary

Senate

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)				Total

	American (Know nothing) (A)	Democratic (D)	Republican (R)	Other		Vacant
End of previous Congress	19	25	22	0	66	0

Begin	2	38	23	O	66	3
End	1	26	28	O	55	13
Final voting share	1.8%	47.3%	50.9%	0.0%

Beginning of next Congress	0	23	29	(Unionist) 1	53	15

House of Representatives

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates plurality, then majority, caucus)							Total

	American (A)	Democratic (D)	Anti-Lecompton Democratic (ALD)	Independent Democratic (ID)	Republican (R)	Opposition (O)	Other		Vacant
End of previous Congress	15	116	0	1	105	0	0	237	0

Begin	9	82	8	6	113	16	0	234	2
End	9	56	7	6	116	16	0	210	29
Final voting share	4.3%	23.3%	3.3%	2.9%	55.2%	7.6%	0.0%

Beginning of next Congress	0	44	0	1	108	0	(Unionist + Constitutional Unionist) 25	178	62

Leadership

Senate

President: John C. Breckinridge (D)
President pro tempore: Benjamin Fitzpatrick (D), until February 26, 1860
- Jesse D. Bright (D), June 12–13, 1860
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick (D), June 26, 1860 – December 2, 1860
- Solomon Foot (R), elected February 16, 1861

House of Representatives

Speaker: William Pennington (R), elected February 1, 1860

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, 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 began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1862; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1864; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1860.

Alabama

3. Benjamin Fitzpatrick (D), until January 21, 1861
2. Clement C. Clay, Jr. (D), until January 21, 1861

Arkansas

2. William K. Sebastian (D)
3. Robert W. Johnson (D)

California

3. William M. Gwin (D)
1. David C. Broderick (D), until September 16, 1859
- Henry P. Haun (D), November 3, 1859 – March 4, 1860
- Milton Latham (D), from March 5, 1860

Connecticut

3. La Fayette S. Foster (R)
1. James Dixon (R)

Delaware

1. James A. Bayard, Jr. (D)
2. Willard Saulsbury, Sr. (D)

Florida

1. Stephen Mallory (D), until January 21, 1861
3. David Levy Yulee (D), until January 21, 1861

Georgia

2. Robert Toombs (D), until February 4, 1861
3. Alfred Iverson, Sr. (D), until January 28, 1861

Kansas

2. Vacant from January 29, 1861
3. Vacant from January 29, 1861

Kentucky

3. John J. Crittenden (A)
2. Lazarus W. Powell (D)

Louisiana

2. Judah P. Benjamin (D), until February 4, 1861
3. John Slidell (D), until February 4, 1861

Maine

2. William Pitt Fessenden (R)
1. Hannibal Hamlin (R), until January 17, 1861
- Lot M. Morrill (R), from January 17, 1861

Maryland

3. James Pearce (D)
1. Anthony Kennedy (A)

Massachusetts

1. Charles Sumner (R)
2. Henry Wilson (R)

Michigan

1. Zachariah Chandler (R)
2. Kinsley S. Bingham (R)

Minnesota

1. Henry M. Rice (D)
2. Morton S. Wilkinson (R)

Mississippi

2. Albert G. Brown (D), until January 12, 1861
1. Jefferson Davis (D), until January 21, 1861

Missouri

3. James S. Green (D)
1. Trusten Polk (D)

New Hampshire

2. John P. Hale (R)
3. Daniel Clark (R)

New Jersey

1. John R. Thomson (D)
2. John C. Ten Eyck (R)

New York

3. William H. Seward (R)
1. Preston King (R)

North Carolina

3. Thomas L. Clingman (D)
2. Thomas Bragg (D)

Ohio

1. Benjamin Wade (R)
3. George E. Pugh (D)

Oregon

3. Joseph Lane (D)
2. Edward D. Baker (R), from October 2, 1860

Pennsylvania

3. William Bigler (D)
1. Simon Cameron (R)

Rhode Island

1. James F. Simmons (R)
2. Henry B. Anthony (R)

South Carolina

3. James H. Hammond (D), until November 11, 1860
2. James Chesnut, Jr. (D), until November 10, 1860

Tennessee

1. Andrew Johnson (D)
2. Alfred O. P. Nicholson (D), until March 3, 1861

Texas

1. Matthias Ward (D), until December 5, 1859
- Louis Wigfall (D), from December 5, 1859
2. John Hemphill (D)

Vermont

1. Solomon Foot (R)
3. Jacob Collamer (R)

Virginia

1. James M. Mason (D)
2. Robert M. T. Hunter (D)

Wisconsin

3. Charles Durkee (R)
1. James R. Doolittle (R)

House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

Alabama

1. James A. Stallworth (D), until January 21, 1861
2. James L. Pugh (D), until January 21, 1861
3. David Clopton (D), until January 21, 1861
4. Sydenham Moore (D), until January 21, 1861
5. George S. Houston (D), until January 21, 1861
6. Williamson R. W. Cobb (D), until January 30, 1861
7. Jabez L. M. Curry (D), until January 21, 1861

Arkansas

1. Thomas C. Hindman (D)
2. Albert Rust (D)

California

1. John C. Burch (D)
2. Charles L. Scott (D)

Connecticut

Delaware

At-large. William G. Whiteley (D)

Florida

At-large. George S. Hawkins (D), until January 21, 1861

Georgia

1. Peter E. Love (D), until January 23, 1861
2. Martin J. Crawford (D), until January 23, 1861
3. Thomas Hardeman, Jr. (O), until January 23, 1861
4. Lucius J. Gartrell (D), until January 23, 1861
5. John W. H. Underwood (D), until January 23, 1861
6. James Jackson (D), until January 23, 1861
7. Joshua Hill (KN), until January 23, 1861
8. John J. Jones (D), until January 23, 1861

Illinois

1. Elihu B. Washburne (R)
2. John F. Farnsworth (R)
3. Owen Lovejoy (R)
4. William Kellogg (R)
5. Isaac N. Morris (D)
6. John A. McClernand (D), from November 8, 1859
7. James C. Robinson (D)
8. Philip B. Fouke (D)
9. John A. Logan (D)

Indiana

Iowa

1. Samuel Curtis (R)
2. William Vandever (R)

Kansas

At-large. Martin F. Conway (R), from January 29, 1861

Kentucky

1. Henry C. Burnett (D)
2. Samuel O. Peyton (D)
3. Francis Bristow (O)
4. William C. Anderson (O)
5. John Y. Brown (D), from December 3, 1860
6. Green Adams (O)
7. Robert Mallory (O)
8. William E. Simms (D)
9. Laban T. Moore (O)
10. John W. Stevenson (D)

Louisiana

1. John E. Bouligny (A)
2. Miles Taylor (D), until February 5, 1861
3. Thomas G. Davidson (D)
4. John M. Landrum (D)

Maine

1. Daniel E. Somes (R)
2. John J. Perry (R)
3. Ezra B. French (R)
4. Freeman H. Morse (R)
5. Israel Washburn, Jr. (R), until January 1, 1861
- Stephen Coburn (R), from January 2, 1861
6. Stephen C. Foster (R)

1. George B. Cooper (D), until May 15, 1860
- William A. Howard (R), from May 15, 1860
2. Henry Waldron (R)
3. Francis W. Kellogg (R)
4. Dewitt C. Leach (R)

Minnesota

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

At-large. Cyrus Aldrich (R)
At-large. William Windom (R)

Mississippi

1. Lucius Q. C. Lamar (D), until December ????, 1860
2. Reuben Davis (D), until January 12, 1861
3. William Barksdale (D), until January 12, 1861
4. Otho R. Singleton (D), until January 12, 1861
5. John J. McRae (D), until January 12, 1861

Missouri

1. John R. Barret (D), until June 8, 1860
- Francis P. Blair, Jr. (R), June 8, 1860 – June 25, 1860
- John R. Barret (D), from December 3, 1860
2. Thomas L. Anderson (ID)
3. John B. Clark (D)
4. James Craig (D)
5. Samuel H. Woodson (A)
6. John S. Phelps (D)
7. John W. Noell (D)

1. Luther C. Carter (R)
2. James Humphrey (R)
3. Daniel Sickles (D)
4. Thomas J. Barr (ID)
5. William B. Maclay (D)
6. John Cochrane (D)
7. George Briggs (R)
8. Horace F. Clark (ALD)
9. John B. Haskin (ALD)
10. Charles Van Wyck (R)
11. William S. Kenyon (R)
12. Charles L. Beale (R)
13. Abram B. Olin (R)
14. John H. Reynolds (ALD)
15. James B. McKean (R)
16. George W. Palmer (R)
17. Francis E. Spinner (R)
18. Clark B. Cochrane (R)
19. James H. Graham (R)
20. Roscoe Conkling (R)
21. R. Holland Duell (R)
22. M. Lindley Lee (R)
23. Charles B. Hoard (R)
24. Charles B. Sedgwick (R)
25. Martin Butterfield (R)
26. Emory B. Pottle (R)
27. Alfred Wells (R)
28. William Irvine (R)
29. Alfred Ely (R)
30. Augustus Frank (R)
31. Silas M. Burroughs (R), until June 3, 1860
- Edwin R. Reynolds (R), from December 5, 1860
32. Elbridge G. Spaulding (R)
33. Reuben Fenton (R)

North Carolina

Ohio

1. George H. Pendleton (D)
2. John A. Gurley (R)
3. Clement Vallandigham (D)
4. William Allen (D)
5. James Ashley (R)
6. William Howard (D)
7. Thomas Corwin (R)
8. Benjamin Stanton (R)
9. John Carey (R)
10. Carey A. Trimble (R)
11. Charles D. Martin (D)
12. Samuel S. Cox (D)
13. John Sherman (R)
14. Cyrus Spink (R), until May 31, 1859
- Harrison G. O. Blake (R), from October 11, 1859
15. William Helmick (R)
16. Cydnor B. Tompkins (R)
17. Thomas C. Theaker (R)
18. Sidney Edgerton (R)
19. Edward Wade (R)
20. John Hutchins (R)
21. John Bingham (R)

Oregon

At-large. Lansing Stout (D)

Pennsylvania

1. Thomas B. Florence (D)
2. Edward Joy Morris (R)
3. John P. Verree (R)
4. William Millward (R)
5. John Wood (R)
6. John Hickman (ALD)
7. Henry C. Longnecker (R)
8. John Schwartz (ALD), until June 20, 1860
- Jacob K. McKenty (D), from December 3, 1860
9. Thaddeus Stevens (R)
10. John W. Killinger (R)
11. James H. Campbell (R)
12. George W. Scranton (R)
13. William H. Dimmick (D)
14. Galusha A. Grow (R)
15. James T. Hale (R)
16. Benjamin F. Junkin (R)
17. Edward McPherson (R)
18. Samuel S. Blair (R)
19. John Covode (R)
20. William Montgomery (D)
21. James K. Moorhead (R)
22. Robert McKnight (R)
23. William Stewart (R)
24. Chapin Hall (R)
25. Elijah Babbitt (R)

Rhode Island

1. Christopher Robinson (R)
2. William D. Brayton (R)

South Carolina

1. John McQueen (D), until December 21, 1860
2. William P. Miles (D), until December 21, 1860
3. Laurence M. Keitt (D), until December, 1860
4. Milledge L. Bonham (D), until December 21, 1860
5. John D. Ashmore (D), until December 21, 1860
6. William W. Boyce (D), until December 21, 1860

Tennessee

Texas

1. John H. Reagan (D)
2. Andrew J. Hamilton (ID)

Vermont

Virginia

1. Muscoe R. H. Garnett (D)
2. John S. Millson (D)
3. Daniel C. De Jarnette (ID)
4. William Goode (D), until July 3, 1859
- Roger A. Pryor (D), from December 7, 1859
5. Thomas S. Bocock (D)
6. Shelton Leake (ID)
7. William Smith (D)
8. Alexander Boteler (O)
9. John T. Harris (ID)
10. Sherrard Clemens (D)
11. Albert G. Jenkins (D)
12. Henry A. Edmundson (D)
13. Elbert S. Martin (ID)

Wisconsin

Non-voting members

Kansas Territory. Marcus J. Parrott (R), until January 29, 1861
Nebraska Territory. Experience Estabrook, until May 18, 1860
- Samuel G. Daily (R), from May 18, 1860
New Mexico Territory. Miguel A. Otero (D)
Utah Territory. William H. Hooper (D)
Washington Territory. Isaac Stevens (D)

Changes in membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

Senate

Replacements: 3
- Democrats (D): no net change
- Republicans (R): no net change
Deaths: 1
Resignations: 1
Interim appointments: 1
Withdrawals: 13
Total seats with changes: 16

State (class)	Former senator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's installation
Oregon (2)	Vacant	Vacancy in term	Edward D. Baker (D)	October 2, 1860
California (1)	David C. Broderick (D)	Died September 16, 1859	Henry P. Haun (D)	November 3, 1859
Texas (1)	Matthias Ward (D)	Successor elected for James Pinckney Henderson who died in previous congress	Louis Wigfall (D)	December 5, 1859
California (1)	Henry P. Haun (D)	Successor elected March 4, 1860	Milton Latham (D)	March 5, 1860
South Carolina (2)	James Chesnut, Jr. (D)	Withdrew November 10, 1860	Vacant	Not filled this term
South Carolina (3)	James H. Hammond (D)	Withdrew November 11, 1860	Vacant	Not filled this term
Mississippi (2)	Albert G. Brown (D)	Withdrew January 12, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Maine (1)	Hannibal Hamlin (R)	Resigned January 17, 1861 after being elected Vice President of the United States	Lot M. Morrill (R)	January 17, 1861
Alabama (3)	Benjamin Fitzpatrick (D)	Withdrew January 21, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Alabama (2)	Clement C. Clay (D)	Withdrew January 21, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Florida (1)	Stephen Mallory (D)	Withdrew January 21, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Florida (3)	David L. Yulee (D)	Withdrew January 21, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Mississippi (1)	Jefferson Davis (D)	Withdrew January 21, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Georgia (3)	Alfred Iverson, Sr. (D)	Withdrew January 28, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Kansas (2)	New state	admitted to the Union January 29, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Kansas (3)	New state	admitted to the Union January 29, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Georgia (2)	Robert Toombs (D)	Withdrew February 4, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Louisiana (2)	Judah P. Benjamin (D)	Withdrew February 4, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Louisiana (3)	John Slidell (D)	Withdrew February 4, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Tennessee (2)	Alfred O. P. Nicholson (D)	Withdrew March 3, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term

House of Representatives

Replacements: 7
- Democrats (D): no net change
- Republicans (R): 1 seat net loss
- Anti-Lecompton Democrats (LD): 1 seat net gain

Deaths: 4
Resignations: 3
Contested election: 1
Withdrawals: 28
Total seats with changes: 41

Main article: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

District	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's installation
Illinois 6th	Vacant	Vacancy in term	John A. McClernand (D)	Seated November 8, 1859
Kentucky 5th	Vacant	Brown could not take seat because he had not yet attained age required by the US Constitution	John Y. Brown (D)	Seated December 3, 1860
Ohio 14th	Cyrus Spink (R)	Died May 31, 1859	Harrison G. O. Blake (R)	Seated October 11, 1859
Virginia 4th	William Goode (D)	Died July 3, 1859	Roger A. Pryor (D)	Seated December 7, 1859
Michigan 1st	George B. Cooper (D)	Lost contested election May 15, 1860	Francis P. Blair, Jr. (R)	Seated May 15, 1860
Nebraska Territory At-large	Experience Estabrook	Lost contested election May 18, 1860	Samuel G. Daily (R)	Seated May 18, 1860
New York 31st	Silas M. Burroughs (R)	Died June 3, 1860	Edwin R. Reynolds (R)	Seated December 5, 1860
Missouri 1st	John R. Barret (D)	Lost contested election June 8, 1860	William A. Howard (R)	Seated June 8, 1860
Pennsylvania 8th	John Schwartz (ALD)	Died June 20, 1860	Jacob K. McKenty (D)	Seated December 3, 1860
Missouri 1st	William A. Howard (R)	Resigned June 25, 1860	John R. Barret (R)	Seated December 3, 1860
Mississippi 1st	Lucius Q. C. Lamar II (D)	Retired December ???, 1860	Vacant	Not filled this term
South Carolina 3rd	Laurence M. Keitt (D)	Retired December ???, 1860	Vacant	Not filled this term
South Carolina 1st	John McQueen (D)	Retired December 21, 1860	Vacant	Not filled this term
South Carolina 2nd	William P. Miles (D)	Retired December 21, 1860	Vacant	Not filled this term
South Carolina 4th	Milledge L. Bonham (D)	Retired December 21, 1860	Vacant	Not filled this term
South Carolina 5th	John D. Ashmore (D)	Retired December 21, 1860	Vacant	Not filled this term
South Carolina 6th	William W. Boyce (D)	Retired December 21, 1860	Vacant	Not filled this term
Maine 5th	Israel Washburn, Jr. (R)	Resigned January 1, 1861 after being elected Governor of Maine	Stephen Coburn (R)	Seated January 2, 1861
Mississippi 2nd	Reuben Davis (D)	Withdrew January 12, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Mississippi 3rd	William Barksdale (D)	Withdrew January 12, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Mississippi 4th	Otho R. Singleton (D)	Withdrew January 12, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Mississippi 5th	John J. McRae (D)	Withdrew January 12, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Alabama 1st	James A. Stallworth (D)	Withdrew January 21, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Alabama 1st	James A. Stallworth (D)	Withdrew January 21, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Alabama 2nd	James L. Pugh (D)	Withdrew January 21, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Alabama 3rd	David Clopton (D)	Withdrew January 21, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Alabama 4th	Sydenham Moore (D)	Withdrew January 21, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Alabama 5th	George S. Houston (D)	Withdrew January 21, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Alabama 7th	Jabez L. M. Curry (D)	Withdrew January 21, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Florida At-large	George S. Hawkins (D)	Withdrew January 21, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Georgia 1st	Peter E. Love (D)	Retired January 23, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Georgia 2nd	Martin J. Crawford (D)	Withdrew January 23, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Georgia 3rd	Thomas Hardeman, Jr. (O)	Withdrew January 23, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Georgia 4th	Lucius J. Gartrell (D)	Retired January 23, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Georgia 5th	John W. H. Underwood (D)	Withdrew January 23, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Georgia 6th	James Jackson (D)	Retired January 23, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Georgia 7th	Joshua Hill (KN)	Resigned January 23, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Georgia 8th	John J. Jones (D)	Withdrew January 23, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Kansas Territory At-large	Marcus J. Parrott (R)	Kansas was admitted to the Union January 29, 1861	Seat eliminated
Kansas At-large	New Seat	Kansas was admitted to the Union January 29, 1861	Martin F. Conway (R)	Seated November 8, 1859
Alabama 6th	Williamson R. W. Cobb (D)	Withdrew January 30, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term
Louisiana 2nd	Miles Taylor (D)	Withdrew February 5, 1861	Vacant	Not filled this term

Employees

Architect of the Capitol: Thomas U. Walter

Senate

Chaplain: Stephen P. Hill (Baptist)
- Phineas D. Gurley (Presbyterian), elected December 15, 1859
Secretary: Asbury Dickens
Sergeant at Arms: Dunning R. McNair

House of Representatives

Clerk: James C. Allen
- John W. Forney, elected February 3, 1860
Chaplain: William H. Milburn (Methodist)
Doorkeeper: George Marston
Messenger: Thaddeus Morrice
Postmaster: Josiah M. Lucas
Sergeant at Arms: Henry W. Hoffman

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