33rd United States Congress















33rd United States Congress


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United States Capitol (1846)

March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855
Senate President
William R. King (D)
until April 18, 1853
Vacant
from April 18, 1853
Senate President pro tem
David R. Atchison (D)
Lewis Cass (D)
Jesse D. Bright (D)
House Speaker
Linn Boyd (D)
Members62 senators
234 members of the House
7 non-voting delegates
Senate MajorityDemocratic
House MajorityDemocratic
Sessions

Special: March 4, 1853 – April 11, 1853
1st: December 5, 1853 – August 7, 1854
2nd: December 4, 1854 – March 4, 1855

The Thirty-third 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, 1853, to March 4, 1855, during the first two years of the administration of U.S. President Franklin Pierce. During this session, the Kansas–Nebraska Act was passed, an act that soon led to the creation of the Republican Party. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Seventh Census of the United States in 1850. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.


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Contents





  • 1 Major events


  • 2 Major legislation


  • 3 Treaties


  • 4 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

      • 7.1.1 Alabama


      • 7.1.2 Arkansas


      • 7.1.3 California


      • 7.1.4 Connecticut


      • 7.1.5 Delaware


      • 7.1.6 Florida


      • 7.1.7 Georgia


      • 7.1.8 Illinois


      • 7.1.9 Indiana


      • 7.1.10 Iowa


      • 7.1.11 Kentucky


      • 7.1.12 Louisiana


      • 7.1.13 Maine


      • 7.1.14 Maryland


      • 7.1.15 Massachusetts


      • 7.1.16 Michigan


      • 7.1.17 Mississippi


      • 7.1.18 Missouri


      • 7.1.19 New Hampshire


      • 7.1.20 New Jersey


      • 7.1.21 New York


      • 7.1.22 North Carolina


      • 7.1.23 Ohio


      • 7.1.24 Pennsylvania


      • 7.1.25 Rhode Island


      • 7.1.26 South Carolina


      • 7.1.27 Tennessee


      • 7.1.28 Texas


      • 7.1.29 Vermont


      • 7.1.30 Virginia


      • 7.1.31 Wisconsin



    • 7.2 House of Representatives

      • 7.2.1 Alabama


      • 7.2.2 Arkansas


      • 7.2.3 California


      • 7.2.4 Connecticut


      • 7.2.5 Delaware


      • 7.2.6 Florida


      • 7.2.7 Georgia


      • 7.2.8 Illinois


      • 7.2.9 Indiana


      • 7.2.10 Iowa


      • 7.2.11 Kentucky


      • 7.2.12 Louisiana


      • 7.2.13 Maine


      • 7.2.14 Maryland


      • 7.2.15 Massachusetts


      • 7.2.16 Michigan


      • 7.2.17 Mississippi


      • 7.2.18 Missouri


      • 7.2.19 New Hampshire


      • 7.2.20 New Jersey


      • 7.2.21 New York


      • 7.2.22 North Carolina


      • 7.2.23 Ohio


      • 7.2.24 Pennsylvania


      • 7.2.25 Rhode Island


      • 7.2.26 South Carolina


      • 7.2.27 Tennessee


      • 7.2.28 Texas


      • 7.2.29 Vermont


      • 7.2.30 Virginia


      • 7.2.31 Wisconsin


      • 7.2.32 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 Caucuses


  • 11 Employees

    • 11.1 Senate


    • 11.2 House of Representatives



  • 12 See also


  • 13 References


  • 14 External links




Major events





Gadsden Purchase (in yellow)



  • March 4, 1853: Franklin Pierce became President of the United States

  • April 18, 1853: Vice President William R. King died

  • July 8, 1853: Commodore Matthew C. Perry arrived in Edo Bay with a request for a trade treaty

  • December 30, 1853: Gadsden Purchase: The United States bought land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest

  • March 20, 1854: Republican Party founded


Major legislation



  • May 30, 1854: Kansas–Nebraska Act, ch. 59, 10 Stat. 277

  • March 3, 1855: The U.S. Congress appropriates $30,000 to create the U.S. Camel Corps


Treaties


  • March 31, 1853: Convention of Kanagawa signed with the Japanese government, opening the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American trade

  • January 26, 1854: Point No Point Treaty signed


Territories organized


  • May 30, 1854 – Kansas Territory was organized.

  • May 30, 1854 – Nebraska Territory was organized.


Party summary



Senate



























































Party
(shading shows control)
Total
Vacant

American
(A)

Democratic
(D)

Free Soil
(F)

Whig
(W)
Other
(O)
End of the previous congress

0

34

4

23

0
61
1

Begin

1

35

2

19

0

57
5
End 38 5 17 611
Final voting share 7000160000000000000♠1.6% 7001623000000000000♠62.3% 7000820009999999999♠8.2% 7001279000000000000♠27.9% 5000000000000000000♠0.0%
Beginning of the next congress

2

35

2

9

7
55
7


House of Representatives


For the beginning of this congress, the size of the House was increased from 233 seats to 234 seats, following the 1850 United States Census (See 9 Stat. 433).























































Affiliation
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)

Total









Democratic
(D)
Independent
Democratic
(ID)

Free Soil
(FS)

Whig
(W)
Independent
(I)
Other
Vacant
End of previous Congress
126
3
3
86
0
14
232
1

Begin
158
1
3
71
1
0
234
0
End
156
2
74
Final voting share
66.7%
0.4%
0.9%
31.6%
0.4%
0.1%


Beginning of next Congress
79
(Opposition coalition)
154
233
1


Leadership




President of the Senate
William R. King



Senate



  • President: William R. King (D), until April 18, 1853; vacant thereafter.


  • President pro tempore: David R. Atchison (D), until December 4, 1854

    • Lewis Cass (D), December 4, 1854


    • Jesse D. Bright (D), from December 5, 1854



House of Representatives



  • Speaker: Linn Boyd (D)


  • Democratic Caucus Chairman: Edson B. Olds


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 1856; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1858; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1854. The United States consisted of 31 states during this Congress.


Skip to House of Representatives, below








House of Representatives


The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded 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): 2 seat net loss


    • Free Soilers (FS): 2 seat net gain


  • deaths: 2

  • resignations: 4

  • interim appointments: 1

  • Total seats with changes: 13


















































































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

Rhode Island
(2)
Vacant
Failure to elect.
Successor was elected July 20, 1853.

Philip Allen (D)
July 20, 1853

Alabama
(2)
Vacant
Failure to elect.
Successor elected November 29, 1853.

Clement C. Clay (D)
November 29, 1853

Mississippi
(2)
Vacant
Failure to elect.
Successor elected January 7, 1854.

Albert G. Brown (D)
January 7, 1854

Maine
(2)
Vacant
Failure to elect.
Successor was elected February 10, 1854.

William P. Fessenden (W)
February 10, 1854

North Carolina
(2)
Vacant
Failure to elect.
Successor was elected December 6, 1854.

David Reid (D)
December 6, 1854

Arkansas
(3)

Solon Borland (D)
Resigned April 11, 1853, after being appointed U.S. Minister to Nicaragua and other Central American Republics.
Successor appointed July 6, 1853.

Robert W. Johnson (D)
July 6, 1853

Louisiana
(3)

Pierre Soulé (D)
Resigned April 11, 1853, after being appointed U.S. Minister to Spain.
Successor elected December 5, 1853.

John Slidell (D)
December 5, 1853

New Hampshire
(2)

Charles G. Atherton (D)
Died November 15, 1853.

Jared W. Williams (D)
November 29, 1853

Vermont
(3)

Samuel S. Phelps (W)
Senate declared not entitled to seat March 16, 1854.
Successor elected October 14, 1854.

Lawrence Brainerd (FS)
October 14, 1854

Connecticut
(3)

Truman Smith (W)
Resigned May 24, 1854.
Successor was elected May 24, 1854.

Francis Gillette (FS)
May 24, 1854

Massachusetts
(2)

Edward Everett (W)
Resigned June 1, 1854
Successor was appointed to serve until a new successor was elected.

Julius Rockwell (W)
June 3, 1854

New Hampshire
(2)

Jared W. Williams (D)
Resigned August 4, 1854.
Vacant
Not filled this term

New Hampshire
(3)

Moses Norris, Jr. (D)
Died January 11, 1855.
Successor appointed January 16, 1855, to finish the term.

John S. Wells (D)
January 16, 1855

Massachusetts
(2)

Julius Rockwell (W)
Successor elected January 31, 1855.

Henry Wilson (FS)
January 31, 1855

Iowa
(3)

Augustus C. Dodge (D)
Resigned February 22, 1855, after being appointed U.S. Minister to Spain.
Vacant
Not filled this term


House of Representatives


  • replacements: 7

    • Democrats (D): 2 seat net loss


    • Whigs (W): 3 seat net gain


    • Free Soilers (FS): 1 seat net loss


  • deaths: 4

  • resignations: 4

  • Total seats with changes: 8
































































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

Washington Territory at-large
Vacant
New seat established after Washington became a territory near the end of previous Congress. Seat was vacant until April 12, 1854.

Columbia Lancaster (D)
Seated April 12, 1854

New York 29th

Azariah Boody (W)
Resigned on October 13, 1853

Davis Carpenter (W)
Seated November 8, 1853

Tennessee 1st

Brookins Campbell (D)
Died December 25, 1853

Nathaniel G. Taylor (W)
Seated March 30, 1854

Pennsylvania 8th

Henry A. Muhlenberg (D)
Died January 9, 1854

J. Glancy Jones (D)
Seated February 4, 1854

Massachusetts 1st

Zeno Scudder (W)
Resigned March 4, 1854

Thomas D. Eliot (W)
Seated April 17, 1854

Kansas Territory at-large
New seat
New seat established after Kansas became a territory May 30, 1854. Seat was vacant until December 20, 1854.

John W. Whitfield (D)
Seated December 20, 1854

Nebraska Territory at-large
New seat
New seat established after Nebraska became a territory May 30, 1854. Seat was vacant until January 5, 1855.

Napoleon B. Giddings (D)
Seated December 5, 1855

Virginia 11th

John F. Snodgrass (D)
Died June 5, 1854

Charles S. Lewis (D)
Seated December 4, 1854

New York 12th

Gilbert Dean (D)
Resigned July 3, 1854, after being appointed justice of the Supreme Court of New York

Isaac Teller (W)
Seated November 7, 1854

New York 22nd

Gerrit Smith (FS)
Resigned August 7, 1854

Henry C. Goodwin (W)
Seated November 7, 1854

Kentucky 3rd

Presley Ewing (W)
Died September 27, 1854

Francis Bristow (W)
Seated December 4, 1854


Committees


Lists of committees and their party leaders.



Senate


  • Agriculture


  • American Association for the Promotion of Science (Select)


  • Atmospheric Telegraph Between Washington and Baltimore (Select)

  • Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate

  • Claims

  • Commerce


  • Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select)

  • District of Columbia

  • Finance

  • Foreign Relations


  • French Spoilations (Select)

  • Indian Affairs

  • Judiciary


  • Loss of Original Papers of Mark and Richard Bean (Select)

  • Manufactures


  • Mexican Claims Commission (Select)

  • Military Affairs

  • Militia

  • Naval Affairs


  • Ordnance and War Ships (Select)


  • Pacific Railroad (Select)

  • Patents and the Patent Office

  • Pensions

  • Post Office and Post Roads

  • Printing


  • Private Claims Commission (Select)

  • Private Land Claims


  • Protection of Life and Health in Passenger Ships (Select)

  • Public Buildings and Grounds

  • Public Lands

  • Retrenchment

  • Revolutionary Claims

  • Roads and Canals


  • Sickness on Emigrant Ships (Select)


  • Tariff Regulation (Select)

  • Territories

  • Whole


House of Representatives


  • Accounts

  • Agriculture

  • Claims

  • Commerce

  • District of Columbia

  • Elections

  • Engraving

  • 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

  • Foreign Affairs

  • Indian Affairs

  • Invalid Pensions

  • Manufactures

  • Mileage

  • Military Affairs

  • Militia

  • Naval Affairs

  • Patents

  • Post Office and Post Roads

  • Public Buildings and Grounds

  • Public Expenditures

  • Public Lands

  • Revisal and Unfinished Business

  • Revolutionary Claims

  • Roads and Canals


  • Rules (Select)

  • Standards of Official Conduct

  • Territories

  • Ways and Means

  • Whole


Joint committees


  • Amending the Constitution on Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections

  • Enrolled Bills

  • San Francisco Disaster


Caucuses



  • Democratic (House)


  • Democratic (Senate)


Employees



  • Architect of the Capitol: Thomas U. Walter


  • Librarian of Congress: John Silva Meehan


Senate



  • Chaplain: Clement M. Butler (Episcopalian)

    • Henry Slicer (Methodist), elected December 7, 1853


  • Secretary: Asbury Dickens of North Carolina


  • Sergeant at Arms: Robert Beale

    • Dunning R. McNair, elected March 17, 1853


House of Representatives



  • Chaplain: William H. Milburn (Methodist)


  • Clerk: John W. Forney


  • Doorkeeper: Zadock W. McKnew


  • Postmaster: John M. Johnson


  • Reading Clerks: [Data unknown/missing.]


  • Sergeant at Arms: Adam J. Glossbrenner


See also



  • United States elections, 1852 (elections leading to this Congress)
    • United States presidential election, 1852

    • United States Senate elections, 1852 and 1853

    • United States House of Representatives elections, 1852



  • United States elections, 1854 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
    • United States Senate elections, 1854 and 1855

    • United States House of Representatives elections, 1854



References





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  • 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


  • Congressional Directory for the 33rd Congress, 2nd Session.








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