36th United States Congress
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| 36th United States Congress | |
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35th ← → 37th | |
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March 4, 1859 – March 4, 1861 | |
| Members | 66 senators 238 representatives 5 non-voting delegates |
| Senate majority | Democratic (until February 4, 1861) Republican (from February 4, 1861) |
| Senate President | John C. Breckinridge (D) |
| House majority | Republican-led coalition |
| House Speaker | William Pennington (R) |
| Sessions | |
| Special[a]: March 4, 1859 – March 10, 1859 1st: December 5, 1859 – June 26, 1860 Special[b]: June 26, 1860 – June 28, 1860 2nd: December 3, 1860 – March 4, 1861 | |
The 36th 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 1850 United States census. The Senate had a Democratic majority, and the House had a Republican plurality.
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Major events
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- 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
- December 2, 1859 John Brown executed.
- December 5, 1859 – February 1, 1860: The election for the House speakership takes 44 ballots
- 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][5]
- January 3, 1861: Delaware Secession Convention voted not to secede from the Union[6]
- January 9, 1861: Mississippi Secession Convention enacted an Ordinance of Secession[7][5]
- January 10, 1861: Florida Secession Convention enacted an Ordinance of Secession[8][5]
- January 11, 1861: Alabama Secession Convention enacted an Ordinance of Secession[9][5]
- January 18, 1861: Georgia Secession Convention enacted an Ordinance of Secession[10][5]
- January 26, 1861: Louisiana Secession Convention enacted an Ordinance of Secession[11][5]
- January 29, 1861. Kansas admitted to the Union as a free state.
- February 1, 1861: Texas Secession Convention enacted an Ordinance of Secession[12][5]
- February 13, 1861: Joint Session of Congress certified the election of President Abraham Lincoln and Vice President Hannibal Hamlin.[13]
- February 23, 1861: The people of Texas ratified its Ordinance of Secession[12] President-elect Abraham Lincoln arrived secretly in Washington, D.C. after an alleged assassination plot in Baltimore, Maryland.
Major legislation
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- June 16, 1860: Pacific Telegraph Act of 1860, ch. 147, 12 Stat. 41
- March 2, 1861: Morrill Tariff, ch. 68, 12 Stat. 178
- December 18, 1860 (introduced): Crittenden Compromise, rejected by the House of Representatives and the Senate
Constitutional amendments
- March 2, 1861: Approved an amendment to the United States Constitution that would shield "domestic institutions" of the states (which in 1861 included slavery) from the constitutional amendment process and from abolition or interference by Congress, and submitted it to the state legislatures for ratification 12 Stat. 251
- This amendment, commonly known as the Corwin Amendment, has not been ratified and is still pending before the states.
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
| Party (shading shows control) |
Total | Vacant | ||||
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| [[Know Nothing Party (United States)|Template:US Congress party summary/LBT]] (A) |
[[Democratic Party (United States)|Template:US Congress party summary/LBT]] (D) | [[Republican Party (United States)|Template:US Congress party summary/LBT]] (R) | Other |
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| Begin | 2 | 38 | 25 | 0 | 65 | 1 |
| End | 25 | 26 | 53 | 15 | ||
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House of Representatives
| Party (shading shows control) |
Total | Vacant | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[Know Nothing Party (United States)|Template:US Congress party summary/LBT]] (A) |
[[Democratic Party (United States)|Template:US Congress party summary/LBT]] (D) | [[Lecompton Constitution|Template:US Congress party summary/LBT]] (ALD) | [[Independent Democratic Party (United States)|Template:US Congress party summary/LBT]] (ID) | [[Opposition Party (Southern U.S.)|Template:US Congress party summary/LBT]] (O) | [[Republican Party (United States)|Template:US Congress party summary/LBT]] (R) | Other |
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| End of [[Script error: No such module "Ordinal". United States Congress|previous congress]] | 14 | 130 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 237 | 0 |
| Begin | 5 | 83 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 113 | 0 | 235 | 2 |
| End | 59 | 7 | 17 | 115 | 210 | 28 | |||
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Leadership
John C. Breckinridge
Senate
- President: John C. Breckinridge (D)
- President pro tempore: Benjamin Fitzpatrick (D), until February 26, 1860
- Jesse D. Bright (D), June 12–26, 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, after 44 rounds of balloting[14]
- Democratic Caucus Chairman: George S. Houston
Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district.
Senate
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Benjamin Fitzpatrick, until February 26, 1860 June 26, 1860 – December 2, 1860 Jesse D. Bright, June 12, 1860 – June 13, 1860 Solomon Foot, from February 16, 1861
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House of Representatives
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Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
Senate
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- Replacements: 4
- Democrats (D): no net change
- Republicans (R): no net change
- Deaths: 1
- Resignations: 1
- Interim appointments: 1
- Withdrawals: 13
- Total seats with changes: 16
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| Oregon
(2)
| Vacant
| Successor elected late due to legislature's failure to elect.
| style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Edward D. Baker (R)
| October 2, 1860
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| California
(1)
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | David C. Broderick (D)
| Died September 16, 1859, after taking part in a duel he participated in, which he was unlucky.
Interim successor was appointed to continue the term.
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Henry P. Haun (D)
| November 3, 1859
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| Texas
(1)
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Matthias Ward (D)
| Interim appointee lost nomination to finish the term
Successor elected December 5, 1859.
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Louis Wigfall (D)
| December 5, 1859
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| California
(1)
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Henry P. Haun (D)
| Interim appointee lost election to finish the term
Successor elected March 5, 1860.
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Milton Latham (D)
| March 5, 1860
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| South Carolina
(2)
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | James Chesnut Jr. (D)
| Withdrew November 10, 1860.
| Vacant
| Not filled this Congress
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| South Carolina
(3)
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | James H. Hammond (D)
| Withdrew November 11, 1860.
| Vacant
| Not filled this Congress
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| Mississippi
(2)
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Albert G. Brown (D)
| Withdrew January 12, 1861.
| Vacant
| Not filled this Congress
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| Maine
(1)
| style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Hannibal Hamlin (R)
| Resigned January 17, 1861, to become Vice President of the United States.
Successor elected January 17, 1861.
| style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Lot M. Morrill (R)
| January 17, 1861
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| Alabama
(3)
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Benjamin Fitzpatrick (D)
| Withdrew January 21, 1861.
| Vacant
| Not filled this Congress
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| Alabama
(2)
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Clement C. Clay (D)
| Withdrew January 21, 1861.
| Vacant
| Not filled this Congress
|-
| Florida
(1)
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Stephen Mallory (D)
| Withdrew January 21, 1861.
| Vacant
| Not filled this Congress
|-
| Florida
(3)
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | David L. Yulee (D)
| Withdrew January 21, 1861.
| Vacant
| Not filled this Congress
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| Mississippi
(1)
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Jefferson Davis (D)
| Withdrew January 21, 1861.
| Vacant
| Not filled this Congress
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| Georgia
(3)
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Alfred Iverson Sr. (D)
| Withdrew January 28, 1861.
| Vacant
| Not filled this Congress
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| Kansas
(2)
| New seat
| New state admitted to the Union January 29, 1861
Senator was not elected until the next Congress.
| Vacant
| Not filled this Congress
|-
| Kansas
(3)
| New seat
| New state admitted to the Union January 29, 1861
Senator was not elected until the next Congress.
| Vacant
| Not filled this Congress
|-
| Georgia
(2)
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Robert Toombs (D)
| Withdrew February 4, 1861.
| Vacant
| Not filled this Congress
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| Louisiana
(2)
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Judah P. Benjamin (D)
| Withdrew February 4, 1861.
| Vacant
| Not filled this Congress
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| Louisiana
(3)
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | John Slidell (D)
| Withdrew February 4, 1861.
| Vacant
| Not filled this Congress
|-
| Tennessee
(2)
| style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Alfred O. P. Nicholson (D)
| Withdrew March 3, 1861.
| Vacant
| Not filled this Congress
|}
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
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|- | Template:Ushr | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Vacancy in term | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | John A. McClernand (D) | Seated November 8, 1859 |- | Template:Ushr | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Brown could not take seat because he had not yet attained age required by the US Constitution | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | John Y. Brown (D) | Seated December 3, 1860 |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Cyrus Spink (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died May 31, 1859 | style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Harrison G. O. Blake (R) | Seated October 11, 1859 |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | William Goode (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died July 3, 1859 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Roger A. Pryor (D) | Seated December 7, 1859 |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | George B. Cooper (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election May 15, 1860 | style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Francis P. Blair Jr. (R) | Seated May 15, 1860 |- | Template:Ushr | Experience Estabrook | style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election May 18, 1860 | style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Samuel G. Daily (R) | Seated May 18, 1860 |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Silas M. Burroughs (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Died June 3, 1860 | style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Edwin R. Reynolds (R) | Seated December 5, 1860 |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | John R. Barret (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Lost contested election June 8, 1860 | style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | William A. Howard (R) | Seated June 8, 1860 |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | John Schwartz (ALD) | style="font-size:80%" | Died June 20, 1860 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Jacob K. McKenty (D) | Seated December 3, 1860 |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | William A. Howard (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned June 25, 1860 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | John R. Barret (D) | Seated December 3, 1860 |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Lucius Q. C. Lamar II (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Retired December ???, 1860 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Laurence M. Keitt (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Retired December ???, 1860 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | John McQueen (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Retired December 21, 1860 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | William P. Miles (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Retired December 21, 1860 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Milledge L. Bonham (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Retired December 21, 1860 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | John D. Ashmore (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Retired December 21, 1860 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | William W. Boyce (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Retired December 21, 1860 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Israel Washburn Jr. (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 1, 1861, after being elected Governor of Maine | style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Stephen Coburn (R) | Seated January 2, 1861 |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Reuben Davis (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Withdrew January 12, 1861 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | William Barksdale (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Withdrew January 12, 1861 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Otho R. Singleton (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Withdrew January 12, 1861 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | John J. McRae (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Withdrew January 12, 1861 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | James A. Stallworth (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Withdrew January 21, 1861 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | James L. Pugh (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Withdrew January 21, 1861 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | David Clopton (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Withdrew January 21, 1861 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Sydenham Moore (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Withdrew January 21, 1861 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | George S. Houston (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Withdrew January 21, 1861 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Jabez L. M. Curry (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Withdrew January 21, 1861 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | George S. Hawkins (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Withdrew January 21, 1861 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Peter E. Love (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Retired January 23, 1861 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Martin J. Crawford (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Withdrew January 23, 1861 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | Template:Ushr | style="background:#FFE153" | Thomas Hardeman Jr. (O) | style="font-size:80%" | Withdrew January 23, 1861 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Lucius J. Gartrell (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Retired January 23, 1861 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | John W. H. Underwood (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Withdrew January 23, 1861 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | James Jackson (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Retired January 23, 1861 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | Template:Ushr | style="background:#FFE153" | Joshua Hill (O) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 23, 1861 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | John J. Jones (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Withdrew January 23, 1861 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Marcus J. Parrott (R) | style="font-size:80%" | Kansas was admitted to the Union January 29, 1861 | colspan=2 | Seat eliminated |- | Template:Ushr | New Seat | style="font-size:80%" | Kansas was admitted to the Union January 29, 1861 | style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Martin F. Conway (R) | Seated January 29, 1861 |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Williamson R. W. Cobb (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Withdrew January 30, 1861 | Vacant | Not filled this term |- | Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Miles Taylor (D) | style="font-size:80%" | Withdrew February 5, 1861 | Vacant | Not filled this term |}
Committees
Lists of committees and their party leaders.
Senate
- Alter and Improve Senate Chamber (Select)
- Amendments to the Constitution (Select)
- Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Andrew Johnson)
- Banks of the District of Columbia (Select)
- Circulation of Bank Notes in the District of Columbia (Select)
- Claims (Chairman: Alfred Iverson Jr.)
- Commerce (Chairman: Clement Claiborne Clay)
- Comptroller William Medill (Select)
- Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select)
- District of Columbia (Chairman: Albert G. Brown)
- Duties of Imports (Select)
- Finance (Chairman: Robert M. T. Hunter)
- Foreign Relations (Chairman: James M. Mason)
- French Spoilations (Select)
- Harpers Ferry Invasion (Select)
- Indian Affairs (Chairman: William K. Sebastian)
- Judiciary (Chairman: James A. Bayard Jr.)
- Memorial of Houmas Lands Settlers (Select)
- Military Affairs (Chairman: Jefferson Davis)
- Naval Affairs (Chairman: Stephen Mallory)
- Ordnance and War Ships (Select)
- Pacific Railroad (Select)
- Patents and the Patent Office (Chairman: William Bigler)
- Pensions (Chairman: N/A)
- Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: N/A)
- Printing (Chairman: N/A)
- Public Printing Investigation (Select)
- Private Land Claims (Chairman: N/A)
- Public Lands (Chairman: Robert W. Johnson)
- Retrenchment (Chairman: N/A)
- Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: N/A)
- Tariff Regulation (Select)
- Territories (Chairman: N/A)
- Thirteen on the Disturbed Condition of the Country (Select)
- Whole
House of Representatives
- Accounts (Chairman: Francis E. Spinner)
- Agriculture (Chairman: Martin Butterfield)
- Claims (Chairman: John Hickman)
- Commerce (Chairman: Elihu B. Washburne)
- District of Columbia (Chairman: Luther C. Carter)
- Elections (Chairman: John A. Gilmer)
- Engraving (Chairman: Garnett B. Adrain)
- Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman: N/A)
- Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Robert Hatton)
- Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: George W. Palmer)
- Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: James B. McKean)
- Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: Dwight Loomis)
- Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: William Stewart)
- Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: William D. Brayton)
- Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Thomas Corwin)
- Indian Affairs (Chairman: Emerson Etheridge)
- Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Reuben E. Fenton)
- Judiciary (Chairman: John Hickman)
- Manufactures (Chairman: Charles F. Adams)
- Mileage (Chairman: John D. Ashmore)
- Military Affairs (Chairman: Benjamin Stanton)
- Militia (Chairman: Cydnor B. Tompkins)
- Naval Affairs (Chairman: Freeman H. Morse)
- Patents (Chairman: William Millward)
- Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Schuyler Colfax)
- Private Land Claims (Chairman: Cadwallader C. Washburn)
- Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Charles R. Train)
- Public Expenditures (Chairman: John B. Haskin)
- Public Lands (Chairman: Eli Thayer)
- Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman: John A. Logan)
- Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: George N. Briggs)
- Revolutionary Pensions (Chairman: John F. Potter)
- Roads and Canals (Chairman: Robert Mallory)
- Rules (Select)
- Standards of Official Conduct
- Territories (Chairman: Galusha A. Grow)
- Ways and Means (Chairman: John Sherman)
- Whole
Joint committees
- Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Sen. Henry Haun then Sen. Willard Saulsbury Sr.)
- The Library (Chairman: Rep. John U. Pettit)
- Printing (Chairman: Rep. John A. Gurley)
- Making Arrangements for Inaugurating Washington's Statue
Caucuses
- Democratic (House)
- Democratic (Senate)
Employees
Legislative branch agency directors
Senate
- Chaplain: Stephen P. Hill (Baptist), until December 15, 1859
- Phineas D. Gurley (Presbyterian), elected December 15, 1859
- Secretary: Asbury Dickins
- Sergeant at Arms: Dunning R. McNair
House of Representatives
- Clerk: James C. Allen, until February 3, 1860
- John W. Forney, elected February 3, 1860
- Chaplain: None
- Doorkeeper: Robert B. Hackney, until February 6, 1860
- George Marston, elected February 6, 1860
- Messenger: Thaddeus Morrice
- Postmaster: Josiah M. Lucas
- Sergeant at Arms: Adam J. Glossbrenner, until February 3, 1860
- Henry William Hoffman, from February 3, 1860
See also
- 1858 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress)
- 1860 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
Notes
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- ^ Special session of the Senate.
- ^ Special session of the Senate.
- ^ Unconditional Union
- ^ Unconditional Union & Constitutional Union
References
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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
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Congressional Directory for the 36th Congress, 2nd Session. May 8, 1861.
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