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United States Capitol (1827)

March 4, 1819 – March 4, 1821
Senate President
Daniel D. Tompkins (DR)
Senate Pres. pro tem
James Barbour (DR)
John Gaillard (DR)
House Speaker
Henry Clay (DR)
John W. Taylor (DR)
Members
46 senators
186 representatives
3 non-voting delegates
Senate Majority
Democratic-Republican
House Majority
Democratic-Republican
Sessions

1st: December 6, 1819 – May 15, 1820
2nd: November 13, 1820 – March 3, 1821

The Sixteenth 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, 1819, to March 4, 1821, during the third and fourth years of James Monroe's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Third Census of the United States in 1810. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority.





Contents






  • 1 Major events


  • 2 Major legislation


    • 2.1 Proposed but not enacted




  • 3 Treaties


  • 4 States admitted and territories created


  • 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


      • 7.1.1 Alabama


      • 7.1.2 Connecticut


      • 7.1.3 Delaware


      • 7.1.4 Georgia


      • 7.1.5 Illinois


      • 7.1.6 Indiana


      • 7.1.7 Kentucky


      • 7.1.8 Louisiana


      • 7.1.9 Maine


      • 7.1.10 Maryland


      • 7.1.11 Massachusetts


      • 7.1.12 Mississippi


      • 7.1.13 New Hampshire


      • 7.1.14 New Jersey


      • 7.1.15 New York


      • 7.1.16 North Carolina


      • 7.1.17 Ohio


      • 7.1.18 Pennsylvania


      • 7.1.19 Rhode Island


      • 7.1.20 South Carolina


      • 7.1.21 Tennessee


      • 7.1.22 Vermont


      • 7.1.23 Virginia




    • 7.2 House of Representatives


      • 7.2.1 Alabama


      • 7.2.2 Connecticut


      • 7.2.3 Delaware


      • 7.2.4 Georgia


      • 7.2.5 Illinois


      • 7.2.6 Indiana


      • 7.2.7 Kentucky


      • 7.2.8 Louisiana


      • 7.2.9 Maine


      • 7.2.10 Maryland


      • 7.2.11 Massachusetts


      • 7.2.12 Mississippi


      • 7.2.13 New Hampshire


      • 7.2.14 New Jersey


      • 7.2.15 New York


      • 7.2.16 North Carolina


      • 7.2.17 Ohio


      • 7.2.18 Pennsylvania


      • 7.2.19 Rhode Island


      • 7.2.20 South Carolina


      • 7.2.21 Tennessee


      • 7.2.22 Vermont


      • 7.2.23 Virginia


      • 7.2.24 Non-voting members






  • 8 Changes in membership


    • 8.1 Senate


    • 8.2 House of Representatives




  • 9 Committees


    • 9.1 Senate


    • 9.2 House of Representatives


    • 9.3 Joint committees




  • 10 Officers


    • 10.1 Senate


    • 10.2 House of Representatives




  • 11 See also


  • 12 References


  • 13 External links






President pro tempore of the Senate James Barbour




Speaker of the House Henry Clay



Major events




  • A "speech for Buncombe County, North Carolina" given by North Carolina representative Felix Walker in 1820 was credited with introducing into the language the term "bunkum".[1]

  • March 6, 1819: McCulloch v. Maryland: Supreme Court ruled that the Bank of the United States is constitutional.

  • July 3, 1820: United States House of Representatives elections, 1820 began in Louisiana

  • August 7, 1820: 1820 United States Census conducted, eventually determining a population of 9,638,453, of which 1,538,022 were slaves.

  • December 3, 1820: U.S. presidential election, 1820: James Monroe was re-elected, virtually unopposed.



Major legislation




  • March 6, 1820: Missouri Compromise, Sess. 1, ch. 22, 3 Stat. 545

  • April 24, 1820: Land Act of 1820, Sess. 1, ch. 51, 3 Stat. 566



Proposed but not enacted



  • Tallmadge Amendment would bar slaves from the new state of Missouri. Passed the House of Representatives, but not the Senate. The Tallmadge Amendment led to the passage of the Missouri Compromise.


Treaties


  • February 22, 1819: Adams-Onís Treaty (Transcontinental Treaty of 1819): Spain ceded Florida to the United States.


States admitted and territories created



  • July 4, 1819: Arkansas Territory was created, 3 Stat. 493. It was formerly part of the Missouri Territory.

  • December 14, 1819: Alabama was admitted as the 22nd state, 3 Stat. 492.

  • March 15, 1820: Maine was admitted as the 23rd state. It was formerly the District of Maine, part of Massachusetts, 3 Stat. 544.



Party summary


The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this congress. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.



Senate


During this congress, two Senate seats were added for each of the new states of Alabama and Maine.




































































Party
(shading shows control)
Total
Vacant

Democratic-
Republican
(DR)

Federalist
(F)
End of the previous congress

28

12
40
2

Begin

29

10

39
3
End 38 8 46 0
Final voting share 7001826009999900000♠82.6% 7001174009999900000♠17.4%
Beginning of the next congress

40

4
44
2


House of Representatives


During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Alabama and one seat was reapportioned from Massachusetts to the new state of Maine. For the beginning of the next congress, six more seats from Massachusetts would be reapportioned to Maine.



































































Party
(shading shows control)
Total
Vacant

Democratic-
Republican
(DR)

Federalist
(F)
End of the previous congress

146

39
185
0

Begin

157

26

183
2
End 158 25 3
Final voting share 7001863000000000000♠86.3% 7001137000000000000♠13.7%
Beginning of the next congress

150

31
181
5


Leadership




President of the Senate Daniel D. Tompkins



Senate




  • President: Daniel D. Tompkins (DR)


  • President pro tempore: James Barbour, (DR), until December 26, 1819

    • John Gaillard, (DR), elected January 25, 1820




House of Representatives



  • Speaker: Henry Clay (DR), until October 28, 1820

    • John Taylor, (DR), elected November 15, 1820



Members


This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.


Skip to House of Representatives, below


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 1820; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1822; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1824.











House of Representatives











Changes in membership


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



Senate


There were 5 resignations, 2 deaths, 2 vacancies before the Congress, and 4 new seats. The Democratic-Republicans had a 7-seat net gain and the Federalists had a 1-seat net loss.




































































































State
(class)
Vacator
Reason for change
Successor
Date of successor's
formal installation

Georgia
(2)
Vacant

John Forsyth had resigned before the beginning of the Congress.

Freeman Walker (DR)
Elected November 6, 1819

Kentucky
(3)
Vacant

John J. Crittenden had resigned before the beginning of the Congress.

Richard M. Johnson (DR)
Elected December 10, 1819

Maryland
(1)

Alexander C. Hanson (F)
Died April 23, 1819

William Pinkney (DR)
Elected December 21, 1819

Virginia
(2)

John W. Eppes (DR)
Resigned December 4, 1819

James Pleasants (DR)
Elected December 10, 1819

Alabama
(2)
New seats
Alabama was admitted to the Union December 14, 1819.

John W. Walker (DR)
Elected December 14, 1819

Alabama
(3)

William R. King (DR)
Elected December 14, 1819

Maine
(2)
New seats
Maine was admitted to the Union March 15, 1820.

John Holmes (F)
Elected June 13, 1820

Maine
(1)

John Chandler (DR)
Elected June 14, 1820

Massachusetts
(1)

Prentiss Mellen (F)
Resigned May 15, 1820

Elijah H. Mills (F)
Elected June 12, 1820

Mississippi
(1)

Walter Leake (DR)
Resigned May 15, 1820, after becoming US Marshal for Mississippi

David Holmes (DR)
Appointed August 30, 1820

Kentucky
(2)

William Logan (DR)
Resigned May 28, 1820, to run for Governor of Kentucky

Isham Talbot (DR)
Elected October 19, 1820

Rhode Island
(2)

James Burrill, Jr. (F)
Died December 25, 1820

Nehemiah R. Knight (DR)
Elected January 9, 1821

New Jersey
(1)

James J. Wilson (DR)
Resigned January 8, 1821

Samuel L. Southard (DR)
Appointed January 26, 1821


House of Representatives



There were 13 resignations, 5 deaths, 2 contested elections, and 2 new seats. The Democratic-Republicans had a 1-seat net gain and the Federalists had no net change.


























































































































































































District
Vacator
Reason for change
Successor
Date of successor's
formal installation

North Carolina
2nd
Vacant


Hutchins G. Burton (DR)
Seated December 6, 1819

Alabama Territory
Vacant
Seat remained vacant until statehood

John Crowell (DR)
Seated December 14, 1819

Alabama
At-large

Arkansas Territory
Vacant
Arkansas Territory organized July 4, 1819

James W. Bates
Seated December 21, 1819

New York
1st
Vacant
Contested election. Representative-elect Ebenezer Sage never qualified.

James Guyon, Jr. (DR)
Seated January 14, 1820

New Jersey
At-large

John Condit (DR)
Resigned November 4, 1819

Charles Kinsey (DR)
Seated February 16, 1820

Virginia 17th

James Pleasants (DR)
Resigned December 14, 1819

William S. Archer (F)
Seated January 18, 1820

Vermont 1st

Orsamus C. Merrill (DR)
Contested election, served until January 12, 1820

Rollin C. Mallary (DR)
Seated January 13, 1820

Virginia 20th

James Johnson (DR)
Resigned February 1, 1820

John C. Gray (DR)
Seated November 13, 1820

Virginia 10th

George F. Strother (DR)
Resigned February 10, 1820

Thomas L. Moore (DR)
Seated November 13, 1820

Kentucky
6th

David Walker (DR)
Died March 1, 1820

Francis Johnson (DR)
Seated November 13, 1820

Massachusetts
14th

John Holmes (DR)
Resigned March 15, 1820, to become U.S. Senator from Maine.
District moved to Maine
District inactive until 1903

Maine
At-large
New seat
Massachusetts's 14th district became Maine's at-large district

Joseph Dane (F)
Seated November 6, 1820

Massachusetts
1st

Jonathan Mason (F)
Resigned May 15, 1820

Benjamin Gorham (DR)
Seated November 27, 1820

Pennsylvania
5th

David Fullerton (DR)
Resigned May 15, 1820

Thomas G. McCullough (F)
Seated November 13, 1820

Massachusetts
13th

Edward Dowse (DR)
Resigned May 26, 1820

William Eustis (DR)

Kentucky
9th

Tunstall Quarles (DR)
Resigned June 15, 1820

Thomas Montgomery (DR)

Virginia 1st

James Pindall (F)
Resigned July 26, 1820

Edward B. Jackson (DR)

Massachusetts
8th

Zabdiel Sampson (DR)
Resigned July 26, 1820

Aaron Hobart (DR)
Seated December 18, 1820

Michigan Territory

William Woodbridge
Resigned August 9, 1820

Solomon Sibley
Seated November 20, 1820

Pennsylvania
7th

Joseph Hiester (DR)
Resigned sometime in December 1820

Daniel Udree (DR)
Seated January 8, 1821

Rhode Island
At-large

Nathaniel Hazard (DR)
Died December 17, 1820
Vacant
Not filled in this Congress

North Carolina
4th

Jesse Slocumb (F)
Died December 20, 1820

William S. Blackledge (DR)
Seated February 7, 1821

New Jersey
At-large

John Linn (DR)
Died January 5, 1821
Vacant
Not filled in this Congress

Delaware
At-large

Willard Hall (DR)
Resigned January 22, 1821
Vacant
Not filled in this Congress

Virginia 14th

William A. Burwell (DR)
Died February 16, 1821
Vacant
Not filled in this Congress


Committees


Lists of committees and their party leaders.



Senate




  • Amendments to the Constitution (Select)


  • American Colonization Society (Select)

  • Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate

  • Claims

  • Commerce and Manufactures


  • Constitution of the State of Alabama (Select)

  • District of Columbia

  • Finance

  • Foreign Relations

  • Indian Affairs

  • Judiciary


  • Land Commissioner Reports (Select)

  • Military Affairs

  • Militia


  • Missouri's Admission to the Union (Select)

  • Naval Affairs

  • Pensions

  • Post Office and Post Roads


  • Public Buildings (Select)

  • Public Lands


  • Purchase of Fire Engines (Select)


  • Reduction of Congressional Salaries (Select)


  • Roads and Canals (Select)

  • Whole



House of Representatives



  • Accounts

  • Agriculture


  • Apportionment of Representatives (Select)


  • Army Appropriations Inquiry (Select)


  • Bank of the United States (Select)


  • Brownstown Treaty (Select)

  • Claims

  • Commerce

  • District of Columbia

  • Elections

  • Expenditures in the Navy Department

  • Expenditures in the Post Office Department

  • Expenditures in the State Department

  • Expenditures in the Treasury Department

  • Expenditures in the War Department

  • Expenditures on Public Buildings

  • Manufactures

  • Pensions and Revolutionary War Claims

  • Post Office and Post Roads

  • Public Expenditures

  • Public Lands

  • Revisal and Unfinished Business


  • Rules (Select)

  • Standards of Official Conduct

  • Ways and Means

  • Whole



Joint committees



  • Enrolled Bills

  • Investigate Safety of Roofs over Senate and House Wings of the Capitol



Officers




  • Architect of the Capitol: Charles Bulfinch, appointed January 8, 1818


  • Librarian of Congress: George Watterston



Senate




  • Chaplain: Reuben Post (Presbyterian), elected December 9, 1819

    • William Ryland (Methodist), elected November 17, 1820



  • Secretary: Charles Cutts


  • Sergeant at Arms: Mountjoy Bayly



House of Representatives




  • Chaplain: Burgess Allison (Baptist), elected December 6, 1819

    • John N. Campbell (Presbyterian), elected November 18, 1820



  • Clerk: Thomas Dougherty, elected December 6, 1819


  • Doorkeeper of the House: Thomas Claxton, elected December 6, 1819


  • Reading Clerks: [Data unknown/missing.]


  • Sergeant at Arms: Thomas Dunn, elected December 6, 1819



See also




  • United States elections, 1818 (elections leading to this Congress)

    • United States Senate elections, 1818 and 1819

    • United States House of Representatives elections, 1818




  • United States elections, 1820 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)

    • United States presidential election, 1820

    • United States Senate elections, 1820 and 1821

    • United States House of Representatives elections, 1820





References





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  • 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









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